Steel panel is in excess of $100 - I have one - never installed it.
Roy ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Caliendo Dan Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 3:50 PM To: John Cooper Cc: Techlist Ercoupe Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] stainless steel skin Importance: Low I agree. If the fire is on the ground I suggest getting out of the plane ASAP. If the fire is in the air I wonder how much good the steel panel is going to do you. I hear the steel panel is expensive.... wonder what an engine fire extinguisher would cost? Dan C On Jul 30, 2009, at 10:27 AM, John Cooper wrote: Linda: I think it is worth considering, but I wouldn't loose a whole lot of sleep over it. The only time it would be an issue is in the event of a fire in the engine compartment that cannot be controlled, by shutting the fuel off (two places!) So, first I'd ensure the fuel shutoffs work as expected. John Cooper Skyport Services www.skyportservices.net -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <mailto:ercoupe-tech%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:ercoupe-tech%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Linda Abrams Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 5:10 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:ercoupe-tech%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: [ercoupe-tech] stainless steel skin John, Someone else on the list wrote "The stainless steel panel was not functional for the gross weight - its addition was regulatory to correct an error in the original C certification." Do you think the stainless steel panel is a safety issue? I realize that C models are not required to have it, but should we consider adding it as a matter of safety? Linda N3437H (Sky Sprite) 415-C L.A. 2a. Re: Model C or D; gross wt. STC Posted by: "John Cooper" [email protected] <mailto:john%40skyportservices.net> Date: Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:12 am ((PDT)) <snip> The stainless steel skin is required on the model D and later because of differences between the regulations under which the C and CD are certified (CAR 4a Aircraft Specification A-718) and the D and later models were certified under (CAR 3 Type Certificate Data Sheet A-787). Since 415-C's under the STC remain C's the stainless steel skin is not required. (CD's already have it). John Cooper Skyport Services www.skyportservices.net ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links
