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Ercoupers: Hello again, I am now living in Southern Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis. My Ercoupe is now based at Crystal Airport (KMIC) and in a hangar at Crystal Shamrock FBO. I picked up my stranded Ercoupe from Algona, Iowa on December 22nd. An old friend who now flys Learjets drove me down there to get it. It had the fuel pump repaired along with the rest of the squawks as part of the annual. Nothing major came up on the annual thankfully. I highly recommend Jim as a good IA at the Algona Airport. I thought he was very fair and did a great job on 413. The flight back from Algona was on a clear, cold day around zero degrees F. With just me aboard, 413's climb exceeded 1000 fpm in the super-dense air! I about froze with no cabin heater!! the OAT at 3,500 was -10F and within a half-hour, my hands were aching!! A definite priority is to get my cabin heater installed. I alternated putting my hands under my leg to warm them up. The LCD display on my GPS would periodically "Freeze" up too. I had to cycle it on and off to bring it back to life. Its been so cold I haven't ventured out to the airport. I'm definitely missing the warm days in San Diego!! I'd be interested to meet up with any Minnesota, Iowa or Wisconsin based Ercoupers on a warm day here. Drop me a line!! Take care Tim Briggs Erco 415G N94413 ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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