My experience pretty much mirrors Richards, including the engine time.
I have not had any kind of radio interference and the hubs stopped
weeping in short order. I'm 100% satisfied with the AirMaster...
Jeff - Baby Blue
257 hours
Richard Holder wrote:
>
> steve v wrote:
>
>> Hi Chaps, im looking at possibly the purchase of an Airmaster from
>> the factory in the near future so need a
>> few questions answered , 1 has any one an approximate
>> hourly life for the brushes & whats the replacement cost for them -
>> i assume its DIY replacement, 2 was the
>> radio inerference ever cured ? 3 was the oil leak problem sorted or
>> is it still ongoing, and 3, anyone got a good reason why the
>> Airmaster should be ditched in favour of the Woodcomp Etc.?
>
> 1A. I have done 250 hours in mine so far. No sign of any
> brush problems
>
> 1B. A spare set of brushes is included in the box. It does
> require a soldering job to fit them but shouldn't be too
> difficult.
>
> 2. I have had a regular click very second or so in my
> radio. Never sure what caused it (is this the "radio
> interference" to which you refer ?), but I have almost
> finished a component change to a different intercom so
> that may fix it.
>
> 3. There used to be a weep of grease from the hub, showing
> up as a very slight line along the top cowling and onto
> the windscreen. I cleaned out the hub of that expensive
> grease and put in just enough. It doesn't leak now. Not a
> lot anyway :-)
>
> Second 3 (!) I have an Airmaster and that is what I
> started with so I can't comment about Woodcomp. The
> reversing trick sounds neat but not recommended in a
> tri-gear with the speed kit (the nose wheel fairing will
> turn around and it tail (now facing forward) will be hit
> by the propellor blades).
>
> Richard Holder
> G-OWWW Europa Classic Tri-Gear High Cross
>
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