Congratulations, Ed- you are going to love it!
I know you ordered a governor from Van?s, and that is fine, but I?d encourage anyone making the conversion to CS to at least consider the PCU5000. It is beautifully built, lighter in weight, and a real performer. Mine can effortlessly maintain full pitch with the prop windmilling power-off at approch speeds. This is pretty important on most RV?s(less so with the 9?s), to maximixe the engine-out glide performance. I?ve heard mixed reviws on this capability with other governors, but of course excess internal leakage around the high-pressure section of the crankshaft will make any governor look bad, so who knows...
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Otis Holt-
RV-7A (bought)
Built Monnett Moni
Frmr Test Pilot/Author CAFE APR's:
RV-8A, S-7C, Europa, Glastar.
-2019 VAF donation!!-
"RV-Fun is inversely proportional to RV-Weight!"
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