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Stephen. To answer your questions: 1. Rudder pedals- commonly viewed as good, or bad? Some like rudder pedals, some don't, some praise them as good enough to slip the plane down to the runway, some say they are not effective . You need to understand the original intend of Fred Weicks design. The rudders are linked to the ailerons to keep the plane coordinated in turns, thus avoiding uncoordinated stalls and resolving spins. adding rudder pedals removes that linkage and effectively the coordination in turns. With that in mind I think rudder pedals don't belong in a Coupe.At least not in a Coupe of a Beginner. The other thing is that they take up space and that makes up for uncomfort on long distance flights. Last but not least, adding rudder pedals to the coupe is as much as putting a 96 engine in a 67 Mustang. 2. 0-200. Who's done it, and what was the performance difference you actually noticed from a C75 or C85? Again some people love their 0-200 and some don't care. You have to change a few things when converting to the 0-200 . One thing is that the O-200 has no provision for a mech. fuel pump, so an electrical one has to be added. You need some extra wiring, lamps and maybe switches on your dashboard. Not good when you want to keep the plane original. The 0-200 gives more climbed and nothing against that. The prop is a shorter one than on a 75/85 engine and the machine runs faster - which I believe will make it wear faster too, but that's just me. If you find a Coupe with a nice running 75 or 85 engine, I do not see a reason to change that unless you live in a place that is surrounded by huge mountains. 3. What do the metalized wings weigh? Presumably the metalizing adds 10-20 pounds each wing. Hartmut ----- Original Message ----- From: "stephen coffey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 10:54 AM Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] performance ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- The yellow bird has been sold, and I'm seeking a D model right now. I do have a couple of questions for the group: 1. Rudder pedals- commonly viewed as good, or bad? 2. 0-200. Who's done it, and what was the performance difference you actually noticed from a C75 or C85? 3. What do the metalized wings weigh? Looks like with the increase in value of the C, I'll be able to buy a nice D and have a few bucks left over. Probably not as nice of a paint job, but I wasn't after one like what I got anyhow. Thanks in advance, folks! Stephen Searching for a new 'coupe. Red '56 Tbird Marietta, GA _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ========================================================================== == == To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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