Ed raises a good issue. On my first long cross-country trip in my 'Coupe, several others of the SoCal group were meeting up en route. I remember that our Wing Leader's Alon was delayed by a fuel pump failure right overhead a neighboring airport, but he had a spare one on hand in his plane and just landed, changed it, and set out again. I'd be interested in the opinion of all the experienced Ercoupers on what parts OUGHT to be carried along if setting out on a long cross country (e.g. weekend away or week away). Sure, one would like to have an extra one of everything -- but, realistically and practically, what do you think is essential to carry for a 415-C?
Ed: a "wish list" like this might make for a good addition to our Yahoo Groups files... Linda N3437H (Sky Sprite) L.A. --- In [email protected], "Ed Burkhead" <e...@...> wrote: > > > I'm somewhat inclined to suggest that those spare parts for the > Eisemann > mags be purchased and carried with you on cross country trips. > > When my mag failed upon departure at Sun-N-Fun, (on a Saturday > afternoon, > naturally), I had to wait till Monday to order parts and pay > overnight > shipping. The motel and restaurant meal costs for Saturday, Sunday > and > Monday easily exceeded the repair costs. > > On another occasion, I had a bad mag at an Illinois fuel stop on a > Sunday > cross country from Pennsylvania to Iowa. There was no Sunday > mechanic > available on the field at which I was stopped. I took my chances > and flew > back to Iowa on one mag, something I intend to never do again. > Spare parts > wouldn't have helped much on this Sunday, probably, but early > morning > repairs on Monday might have gotten me back to work Monday without > having to > fly on one mag. With no parts, there would have been no early > morning > Monday repairs. Local mechanics rarely seem to stock the Eisemann > mag > parts. > > Ed > >
