Hi Ed,
I agree.
Most of our birds have had a number of owners. In some cases logs
("history" of minor modifications legal with a log book entry without
CAA/FAA notification) are "missing", in whole or in part.
I wanted to make current owners of E and G Model Ercoupes that if
these original baffles have somehow disappeared over the years (left
off in rebuild, removed and sold, whatever) this is an
"airworthiness" issue. All too many of us presume that the plane is
"right" as they receive it from the last owner. In most that
presumption is inaccurate and can be dangerous. The D Model only
requires the baffles if the engine is, as you say, converted to C-85
specs, so my simple, easy to understand comment could not serve the
purpose intended had I complicated it to included "some" D Models.
Few "simple" statements cover all possible instances, but they can be
accurate if carefully worded.
Regards,
WRB
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On Aug 30, 2010, at 18:52, Ed Burkhead wrote:
On 2010-08-29 2:11 AM, William R. Bayne wrote:
the case seems clear that any 415-E or G Ercoupe operating without
these baffles runs the risk of airworthiness questions.
I think that any C-85 Coupe being flown under the authority of Type
Certificate Data Sheet A-787 must have the baffles.
Ed
