Will,
You are spot on with your analysis.
First the prop: Density altitude determines engine power and prop pitch fo
r appropriate setting=85 As I said before. Reset your stops on the fine p
itch to 5650 RPM and the course setting on a 64 inch prop to 4000 at max co
ntinuous power. These settings prevent a fine pitch overspeed on takeoff/g
o around and the course setting allows cruise setting up to Vne without the
engine RPM climbing during the dive.
Doors: Yep, things built at 30C suddenly asked to work at -10C do not respo
nd well. (The doors are vinylester carbon and glass and the fuselage epoxy
and glass so they move differently over 40-50C. The door seals also get q
uite hard at low temps.) Now that you are in Florida, leave the doors close
d and things should normalize in a few days. Worse case scenario if still
out of alignment, heat your shoot bolt guide in the door sills and remove t
hem and reset to allow proper movement.
Registration:
It is relatively easy to convert to a US registry. I would recommend you s
pend a little time on: https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_c
ertification/aircraft_registry/import_aircraft/
Next: contact the Miami FSDO (Flight Standards Duty Office) (also on line)
and get their input. Forms and folks are available at the Miami office to
help you. The registration form is an 8050-1. Easy to fill out. Fees ar
e small. They are normally pretty responsive. The FAA Rep may come out and
redo your airworthiness inspection for free. Talk to them. If you have to
use a Designated Airworthiness Rep, expect to pay $500 up to $1000.
Stay away from the Tampa FSDO, as they are slow and unresponsive to experim
ental anything.
I use Federal Aviation Title in Oklahoma City (right down the street from t
he FAA headquarters) for all my registration work. Superior service. The
ir website is: http://www.federalaviationtitle.com/ They walk the forms t
hrough and you have your FAA registration complete in a few days, rather th
an the typical months. They are also a great source of information if our
Federal employees at the Miami FSDO are less than responsive. Their fees a
re minor also as they guarantee completion. Typically around $60.
Bottom Line, transferring from foreign registry to US is not a big deal. C
ontact Aviation Title and get the ball rolling.
Glad to have you in the States.
Best Regards,
Bud Yerly
Custom Flight Creations, Inc.
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Subject: Europa-List: Cold weather
I wonder if anyone has come across this.
Hj 460 grew up in a warm climate. Passing through Mississippi we encounter
ed sub zero temperatures. Two things happened.
One was that one of the doors wouldn't open...it had shrunk in the cold and
came into contact with the surround.
The other was the engine would only reach 5200. I surmised that this was b
ecause I set the propeller fine stop for Colombia on a warm day at 8500'.
At zero ft and close to freezing the air was much denser and therefore the
fine stop was set too coarse. And so it proved. yesterday with a very war
m afternoon in FL she made 5700 as normal.
Will
William Daniell
LONGPORT
+57 310 295 0744
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