Checking In!

[Rmendler]

After a long teardown and finding a few small discrepancies the N94JE is almost ready to fly. The last part should show up today and I think I may have found an instructor willing to take it up.

Here's my next question. When I bought the airplane, literally 2 months ago, the paint was perfect! Not my style, but paint scheme was low on the priority list.

I am now noticing some paint chipping, mostly on the front 4 piece cowling.

Do I need to refabric to repaint? I've been told yes and no, does anyone have any experience with this?

*edit*

the airplane is currently white and red. I am looking to repaint it grey and dark grey. possibly a blue

[Wheels]

As far as re fabric to repaint, do you know what the paint system is that is currently on the plane?
Stits systems are awsome and your A&P friend will tell you that some MEK and a long winter project will likley be the fix. Don't refabric if the plane is flyable and sound just because of some paint chips.

The cowling paint gets chipped on my grass runway sometimes. I'm repainting them now.

My plane is white with red stripe and some gray pinstripe.
let me know. What you find in your build manual for paint system. Im interested. I have my plane in a paintbooth with a professional painter doing the work.
I did the prep myself to save money and I saved over half the cost of paint.

[Rmendler]

Does anyone else with a 582 Blue Head and a 3:1 Gearbox have gearbox chatter around 2,800 RPM's?

The fox idles at 3,000 currently with no issues, but when I try to reduce the idle you can hear a slapping noise up front so I immediately throttle it back up to 3,000. Don't want to do any damage but at 3k on the tach when I let off the brakes she rolles forward pretty quickly and if you don't ride the brakes you'll be at takeoff speed in 600 feet, haha.

[Av8r_Sed]

You ought to be able to idle much closer to 2000 RPM. A lot depends on the prop. Mine has a clutch so idle is a non-issue now, but once the prop engages around 2400 RPM, it's relatively smooth all the way to full throttle.

What prop, length and number of blades are you running?

[Rmendler]

68" 3-Blade GSC prop.

I must say I am learning a lot about MY Rotax, but not many people here fly them so I have not been able to listen to others engines but to me it sounds like a mechanical backlash in the gearbox..

I also need to rejet, I moved the airplane to high altitude and with the recent heat wave the egt's have been cool and the idle has risen 100rpm's. it's clearly running too rich

[Dave F]

Check your carb needles - s/b on the 2nd notch from bottom for summer.

Under 5000 ASL this should be a good starting point.
Prop pitch will change your EGT as well.

What is your EGT temps at cruise 5800 to 6000 rpm ?
- what colour are your plugs?
-what # plug is in the engine?

Cheers

[Av8r_Sed]

If you haven't done so, you should check/adjust the blade angles on the prop. There are other threads on the forums with advice and reference materials for the GSC prop.

Also, if the plane has been stored outdoors during its lifetime it's possible that one or more of the wooden blades have picked up some moisture, affecting the balance. This happened to a buddy of mine and his fix was to inset and epoxy in a coin on the back of one of the blades to restore balance.