---------------------------------------------------------- Commander-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 09/07/12: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:45 AM - Re: Re: Thoughts on keeping an old 520 flying... (yourtcfg@aol.com) 2. 09:09 AM - Re: Thoughts on keeping an old 520 flying... (stratobee) 3. 06:46 PM - Re: TCFG Fly-In (apg86) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:45:37 AM PST US Subject: Re: Commander-List: Re: Thoughts on keeping an old 520 flying... From: yourtcfg@aol.com HI ADAM.......I am sorry, but not surprised to hear of your of your trouble s. Anytime an old Commnader shows up at a shop like that, the outcome is p redictable. Your mechanic should always be older than the airplane he is w orking on. First, the AD on the forward spar does not apply to your airpla ne. I doesn't even have the parts to be inspected installed. The 560A was the first model to have the straps. But, it is probably a moot point. La st April a service letter was issued from Hartzell that suspended the servi ce instructions for your propellers. In other words, they can no longer be overhauled. They can, at great expense, be upgraded to the MV design, but this would require replacing basically everything in your props. I am goi ng to be speaking on this issue at the flyin. We did talk about the 250hr inspection when I checked you out in your airplane. You may remember that I had a pair of low time, no AD props for sale? You passed at the time and I later sold them for a 560, sorry:-( I dont know what to tell you. I am going to contact Hartzell and see if there is any other solution, but a m not hopeful as I feel they just don't want these old propellers around an ymore. jb -----Original Message----- From: stratobee Sent: Thu, Sep 6, 2012 4:03 pm Subject: Commander-List: Re: Thoughts on keeping an old 520 flying... Kerry - this was from a Lean Of Peak guy I flew with in his 601P. He could be trying to impress me, but it's not beyond the realm of the possible conside ring 190kts is a pretty low power setting. Granted, it was high up, much higher than my 520 would fly. So at a similar altitude, low teens, I'm sure the burn wo uld go up. -------- Adam Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=382550#382550 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:09:34 AM PST US Subject: Commander-List: Re: Thoughts on keeping an old 520 flying... From: "stratobee" I should have bough those then, but I didn't have any money left after the first big annual! Are you saying Hartzell won't let them be overhauled or inspected at all? Because buying new props is a $70K deal, which would be the end of all 520's. -------- Adam Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=382607#382607 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:46:39 PM PST US Subject: Commander-List: Re: TCFG Fly-In From: "apg86" stratobee wrote: > I'm hoping to make it, but the old girl is in annual and they just found the props need O/H and loads of other annoying stuff and AD's, so I doubt it will be ready in time. I knew she'd been a bit too good for the last 100 hours - I was due for a beatdown. Call me we are flying out of Chino in a 680F on Thursday morning 714 six five eight 3641 Andrew -------- Andrew P Geraghty Corona CA Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=382652#382652 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message commander-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Commander-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/commander-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/commander-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.