X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:09:47 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-iy0-f176.google.com ([209.85.210.176] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTPS id 5098043 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:10:55 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.210.176; envelope-from=mdpilot982@gmail.com Received: by iyn35 with SMTP id 35so6702467iyn.7 for ; Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:10:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.42.108.132 with SMTP id h4mr66874icp.110.1313809821645; Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:10:21 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smithhome (c-75-72-249-193.hsd1.mn.comcast.net [75.72.249.193]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id q1sm2610117icu.22.2011.08.19.20.10.20 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:10:20 -0700 (PDT) From: "Michael Smith" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: Subject: Just turned 1000 X-Original-Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:10:45 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002D_01CC5EBC.D861EA60" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AcxejH1yl7Fo9vh+Qq68Ud3KNzaJrwAWhbgg In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6109 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01CC5EBC.D861EA60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My non pressurized TSIO 550B IV just passed 1000TT. Its been flying for over ten years. All compressions are hovering just above or at 60 and it uses 1 quart every 12-15 hours. To give insight to the maintenance and operational concerns particularly focusing on dispatch reliability, I wrote up this summary- there was only one flight I didn't do due to mechanical issues- a demo flight when an alternator didn't come on line- I could have flown with the other one alone but it was just a pancake breakfast flight so it wasn't an issue. I could have easily gotten home if need be. Over the last 40,000 miles it has averaged 229 knots per the Garmin 430. That includes al flight time above 30 knots movement. The slowest groundspeed I saw at cruise against the teeth of a winter blast at 186 knots and the fastest to date 408 knots has been eastbound with a big tailwind. I routinely operate at 28 inches 2360 RPM LOP at 16.4 to 16.9 gph at any altitude. The engine just seems to get smoother the more it is flown. Once the plane was completed, I had to redo the mags at 500 and 950 per the service bulletin. I needed to replace the nose gear hydraulic cylinder at 45 TT. I had some baffle cracks at 409 that required doublers. I had ice ingestion that somehow got the turbine intake and I had to replace those wheels only at 470 TT. It may have snuck around the alternate air door, it seems. I had a vacuum pump go out at 574 TT. I had a vacuum artificial horizon go out at 437 TT, and a gyro warning flag go out at 930 TT. I had a bad alternator diode at 885. So that's it other than oil changes and two sets of tires. For what it does I just couldn't ask any more other than maybe deice. Michael Smith\ 411MS ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01CC5EBC.D861EA60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My non pressurized TSIO 550B IV just passed 1000TT.  Its = been flying for over ten years.  All compressions are hovering just = above or at 60 and it uses 1 quart every 12-15 hours.    To give = insight to the maintenance and operational concerns particularly focusing on = dispatch reliability, I wrote up this summary- there was only one flight I = didn’t do due to mechanical issues- a demo flight when an alternator didn’t = come on line- I could have flown with the other one alone but it was just a = pancake breakfast flight so it wasn’t an issue.  I could have easily = gotten home if need be.

 

Over the last 40,000 miles it has averaged 229 knots per the = Garmin 430. That includes al flight time above 30 knots movement.   The = slowest groundspeed I saw at cruise against the teeth of a winter blast at 186 knots and the fastest to date 408 knots has been eastbound with a big tailwind.  = I routinely operate at 28 inches 2360 RPM LOP at 16.4 to 16.9 gph at any altitude.  The engine just seems to get smoother the more it is = flown.

 

Once the plane was completed, I had to redo the mags at 500 and = 950 per the service bulletin.

 

I needed to replace the nose gear hydraulic cylinder at 45 = TT.

 

I had some baffle cracks at 409 that required = doublers.

 

I had ice ingestion that somehow got the turbine intake and I = had to replace those wheels only at 470 TT.  It may have snuck around the alternate air door, it seems.

 

I had a vacuum pump go out at 574 = TT.

 

I had a vacuum artificial horizon go out at 437 TT, and a gyro = warning flag go out at 930 TT.

 

I had a bad alternator diode at = 885.

 

So that’s it other than oil changes and two sets of = tires.

 

For what it does I just couldn’t ask any more other than = maybe deice.

 

Michael Smith\

411MS

 

 
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