---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 05/19/13: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:51 AM - 500 (Roberto Brito) 2. 12:00 PM - Re: Re: Electronic Ignition (JimVillani) 3. 12:19 PM - Re: Re: Electronic Ignition (Don McDonald) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:51:01 AM PST US From: "Roberto Brito" Subject: RV10-List: 500 Hello Rob, These numbers show Brazil's importance to the world market. We consume more RV 10 than the rest of the world!! Currently Brazil has nearly 300 RV-10 flying and some others, about 40, will be flying in 6 months, I guess. People are building their own airplane everywhere. Our history in the aviation is beautiful, but very painful in some ways. We have a large aviation industry, Embraer, but our country does not manufacture aeronautical engines. We can not count on Brazilian Industry to build our own aircraft. Most of the parts are bought in the USA I suppose you can guess how hard it is. Luckily, our economy has improved and we can travel abroad and bring parts and kits to assemble our planes. As for the RV 10, I have a 33-hour plane, which is strong and powerful. It's a big hit in our country and I can honestly say I love it. Regards, Roberto Brito Subject: 500 From: Rob Kochman (rv10rob@gmail.com) Date: Wed May 15 - 8:00 AM For those who missed it: https://www.facebook.com/notes/vans-aircraft-inc/rv-10-500/602548626422180 -- Rob Kochman RV-10 Flying since March 2011 Woodinville, WA http://kochman.net/N819K ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:00:35 PM PST US From: "JimVillani" Subject: RE: RV10-List: Re: Electronic Ignition Greg, Greg, Greg, Greg Greg... Oh Boy... Yea, The mags are old school... But You mentioned... Oiled up Plugs, Fouled plugs, Sounds like you may have other problems Mixture, Shut down Procedure, Start up procedure, Rings? Blown a starter? Maybe oil leaking from your engine into the throat of the starter, Or maybe you went "Light" on the starter feed cable using #4 or #6 from your battery instead of #2 to save weight (1 to 2 pounds) to get better gas mileage... Mag overhaul or checkout at 500 hours That's 5 maybe 7 to 10 years for most aviators. Most of your hoses on your plane should be replaced every 5 years or so... Oh yea that's in certified planes... Sounds reasonable to me to have your Mags looked at every 5 years... Hot start Issues... Is the mag in control of a "Hot Start?" Or is the Pilot responsible? That's like blaming the Gun for the Murder... I have "Electronic RPM readout" and "Electronic Manifold Pressure" using Magnetos. I have 1-2 turn starts with my Mags and Shower of Sparks System. I also have EGT and Cylinder temps on all cylinders, Oil pressure, Oil temperature, Fuel Pressure using my mags. It's called an "EFIS" Maybe you should look at your starting procedure... Hot Starts on my IO540 are usually 2 to 3 revolutions, but I blame that on the Fuel Injection not the Mag. I have friends with Carbureted engines, and Mags that start in 1-2 turns hot or cold. Why not change out the "Old School Lycoming Engine", It's only good for 2,000 hours anyway... It's been around for 60 or so years also... Why pay $40 to $60k for old school technology? Again engines are good for 20 to 25 years for most aviators You can go buy a Subaru or a "Brand New Factory Porsche engine" for about $15k (you can really save some gas cash using that thought) Then modify it to work in your RV... "Mooney Porsche" did that back in 1989 or so. They were trying to improve on the old school technology also.. That model lasted a year or so... Do you not think that the Millions and Millions of dollars Lycoming, and Continental spends on R&D engineering and testing could have figured this out over the past 30 years or so EI has been around. Maybe they figured out it wasn't "Worth the Risk" Or did you think maybe, "They had a hell of an overstock" of these "Old School Magnetos" that they needed to get rid of, So.. They sold their antiquated engines and ignition systems to "Not so up to speed companies like Cessna and Piper... and they still haven't dumped all the magnetos... Fuel economy... Think about that one night when your EI turns your RV into a glider. "Boy I saved $500 in fuel last year..." "What a deal" Meanwhile you are looking for an off airport landing site... By the way... What was that insurance deductable??? If you want Real Fuel Economy... FLY COMMERCIAL... No Offence... Just some spare time... And a big spoon to stir the pot... Jim N10KQ -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Greg McFarlane Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:47 AM Subject: RV10-List: Re: Electronic Ignition --> O Boy Jim talk about a can of worms. Interesting grab of the last 2 weeks of Matronics re electronic ignition, you sound just like my Mag AP. All the Spam Cans who haven't got the option of bringing ignition forward at least 80 years take it for granted, mag failure on ramp RPM drop 400 or 800 due to oiled up plugs or bad points, failure in flight, no worries, just hope we can make it home one one. We expect overhaul at 500 hours..... no worries at least we don't have to have a back up battery, What's the best starting technique? o hell we've just blown a starter cause we've had hot start issues. I think Tim's option of two bob each way (sorry a quarter each way) one EI & One Mag is best option, You get 90% of the advantage of Dual Electronic Ignition ie Optimum Timing, Easy Starting, Better fuel economy, Smooth running, Better Idle. Electronic readouts for RPM, MP & Timing Position of Ignition with Lightspeed. Wack in a Mag as an easy backup but be careful about relying on ! it after more than 200Hrs. Maybe the stats would be different if Klaus recommended overhauls at 500 Hours or even less because of the advantages of EI cause nothing lasts forever. Cheers from Western Australia Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=400905#400905 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:19:46 PM PST US From: Don McDonald Subject: RE: RV10-List: Re: Electronic Ignition There's probably quite a few of the guys that would tell you were to put th e spoon. You had already made YOUR point. BYW over 500 hours, no problems with dual EI in under 4 years. --- On Sun, 5/19/13, JimVillani wrote: From: JimVillani Subject: RE: RV10-List: Re: Electronic Ignition Greg, Greg, Greg, Greg Greg... Oh Boy... Yea, The mags are old school... But You mentioned... Oiled up Plugs, Fouled plugs, Sounds like you may have other problems Mixture, Shut down Procedure, Start up procedure, Rings? Blown a starter? Maybe oil leaking from your engine into the throat of the starter, Or maybe you went "Light" on the starter feed cable using #4 or #6 from your battery instead of #2 to save weight (1 to 2 pounds) to get better gas mileage... Mag overhaul or checkout at 500 hours That's 5 maybe 7 to 10 years for most aviators. Most of your hoses on your plane should be replaced every 5 years or so... Oh yea that's in certified planes... Sounds reasonable to me to have your Mags looked at every 5 years... Hot start Issues... Is the mag in control of a "Hot Start?" Or is the Pilot responsible? That's like blaming the Gun for the Murder... I have "Electronic RPM readout" and "Electronic Manifold Pressure" using Magnetos. I have 1-2 turn starts with my Mags and Shower of Sparks System. I also have EGT and Cylinder temps on all cylinders, Oil pressure, Oil temperature, Fuel Pressure using my mags. It's called an "EFIS"- Maybe you should look at your starting procedure... Hot Starts on my IO540 are usually 2 to 3 revolutions, but I blame that on the Fuel Injection not the Mag. I have friends with Carbureted engines, and Mags that start in 1-2 turns hot or cold.- Why not change out the "Old School Lycoming Engine", It's only good for 2,000 hours anyway... It's been around for 60 or so years also... Why pay $40 to $60k for old school technology? Again engines are good for 20 to 25 years for most aviators You can go buy a Subaru or a "Brand New Factory Porsche engine" for about $15k (you can really save some gas cash using that thought) Then modify it to work in your RV... "Mooney Porsche" did that back in 1989 or so. They were trying to improve on the old school technology also.. That model lasted a year or so... Do you not think that the Millions and Millions of dollars Lycoming, and Continental spends on R&D engineering and testing could have figured this out over the past 30 years or so EI has been around. Maybe they figured out it wasn't "Worth the Risk" Or did you think maybe, "They had a hell of an overstock" of these "Old School Magnetos" that they needed to get rid of, So.. They sold their antiquated engines and ignition systems to "Not so up to speed companies like Cessna and Piper... and they still haven't dumped all the magnetos... Fuel economy... Think about that one night when your EI turns your RV into a glider. "Boy I saved $500 in fuel last year..." "What a deal" Meanwhile you are looking for an off airport landing site... By the way... What was that insurance deductable??? If you want Real Fuel Economy... FLY COMMERCIAL... No Offence... Just some spare time... And a big spoon to stir the pot... Jim N10KQ -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Greg McFarlane Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:47 AM Subject: RV10-List: Re: Electronic Ignition --> O Boy Jim talk about a can of worms. Interesting grab of the last 2 weeks o f Matronics re electronic ignition, you sound just like my Mag AP. All the Spam Cans who haven't got the option of bringing ignition forward at least 80 years take it for granted, mag failure on ramp RPM drop 400 or 800 due t o oiled up plugs or bad points, failure in flight, no worries, just hope we can make it home one one. We expect overhaul at 500 hours..... no worries a t least we don't have to have a back up battery, What's the best starting technique? o hell we've just blown a starter cause we've had hot start issues. I think Tim's option of two bob each way (sorry a quarter each way) one EI & One Mag is best option, You get 90% of the advantage of Dual Electronic Ignition ie Optimum Timing, Easy Starting, Better fuel economy, Smooth running, Better Idle. Electronic readouts for RPM, MP & Timing Position of Ignition with Lightspeed. Wack in a Mag as an easy backup but b e careful about relying on ! it after more than 200Hrs. Maybe the stats would be different if Klaus recommended- overhauls at 500 Hours or even less because of the advantage s of EI cause nothing lasts forever. Cheers from Western Australia Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=400905#400905 le, List Admin. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-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/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-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.