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Re: Europa-List: Engine Hoods

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Engine Hoods
From: Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:53:38
The one upside, for a 914 owner at least is that being able to open the cowl
after flying would be great for letting the heat out.

With that said, I am not about to go modify mine and my experience during
the build process is that all the little modifications sure added to the
build time!

On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 6:14 AM, Karl Heindl <kheindl@msn.com> wrote:

>   I wonder if it would really be a worthwhile project. I once timed the
> removal/replacement of the top hood, using a manual screwdriver, and no
> rushing. It takes less than 5 minutes. Compare that to all the other tasks
> when you want to go flying, and it turns out to be pretty trivial. And you
> wouldn't want to do this every time.
>
> Karl
>


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