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Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Tri-gear speed kit
From: ami-mcfadyean@talktalk.net <amimcfadyean@talktalk.net>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2017 10:25:40

John,
Please define "..good surface finish and polish"! I tried that before (using a
micromesh kit) starting from the status of a mediocre (cf Renault?) automotive
finish, and it made no difference at all.


Duncan McF.


----Original Message----
From: john@wighton.net
Date: 07/09/2017 10:09
Subj: Europa-List: Re: Tri-gear speed kit


The speedkit is probably worth 10kts.  A REALLY good surface finish and polish
is worth 5kts.  Diving gently into a cruise by progressively applying down trim
is also worth a few kts.  I first noticed this on a DA20, climb into the cruise
and it struggled to keep up with a C152, dive into the cruise and it would
do 110kts.

Adding a camera anywhere (on a go-pro type mount) -is -5kts.

JW

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John Wighton
Europa XS trigear G-IPOD


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