boingk Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Great weather today so went out and got some maintenance done on the Gardan - the Flottorp prop is back on and new W100 in the sump. The new ArkTech prop is great, but I think the spec on the Flottorp is out of whack - they claim it a 72x48 but I reckon its a 72x42. Thus, the new one which was modelled on the old is now a very good cruise prop (90kt @ 12Lph!) but not too flash on climb. After the maintenance was done I took her up and she went nicely indeed... loved every minute of it! The skies were clear, or silent at least, so I did a bit of sightseeing and some nice relaxed turns over Lake Bathurst to get back into the groove of things. I haven't been flying very much lately but it was as if I'd only been up yesterday. Landing was uneventful apart from a change from runway 22 to 26 as the winds had swung and picked up a bit and now favoured 26. All in all, I'll really regret selling her... if and when that ends up happening. Cheers all, happy flying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 You could easily end up with something much worse, and not a lot of money to show for it. That engine is more economical than most and with proven reliability and a 2400 hrs TBO. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boingk Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Thats why I'm leaning toward keeping her... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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