significantly below the magic 30 psi mark
Whats that mean? 20 psi? A really smart man told me once that in his racing engines if he had a pound of pressure for every 100 rpm the engine was in fine shape. So if you are cruising @ 2400 rpm, 24 psi is just fine. I have a C-90 and @ 180 degree...
Cool, what city in Switzerland is it located in? Will be there in August flying into Basel and the current thinking will be to rent a car and drive towards/around the Alps for a couple of days. Would love to see it if we are close.
Pat
I bought one last year at Oshkosh and have been disappointed in it. It sometimes shows me in a turn when I am not, (did again today) more so in rough air. I took it to the Dynon booth at Oshkosh this year and explained the problem and they said they had some complaints and had done a software...
I say buy it expecting to overhaul it. I bought a J-3 with a C-90 6 years ago that had 357 hours SMOH in 1989. Short story, ran it 20 plus hours with no oil leaks, clean plugs, cylinders, but burning a quart of oil every 4 hours and continued to slowly lose power. After 30 hours, tore down...
Jeff, Congratulations! I feel your pain and know exactly what you went through. I just got me come flying after a 75 month complete re-build, which was supposed to take 9 months (ok, I admit that might have been a little optimistic). It sure is fun to fly though.
Pat
Very interesting, just got my C-90 J3 back flying after a complete rebuild. Should have all the bugs out of it by then to join you for part, (or all?) of the trip.
Pat