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Aussie versus Piper Horn
I purchased a new horn from Piper last year and planned to install it in a few weeks.
I am about ready to time out on the A/D so I need to move forward soon.
Now we have the Austrailian horn available.
Any thoughts?
- Gary Gray
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Re: Aussie versus Piper Horn
As I understand it the Aus Horn terminates the AD, but adds a 100hr inspection for the new Horn.
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Don
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Re: Aussie versus Piper Horn
I haven't seen the visual inspection protocol, but I doubt that a decent visual inspection can be made without pulling the tail cone. That probably increases the labor required to about an hour or so, if done outside the annual inspection. No additional when done with the annual. For most people, the Aussie horn is the better way to go. The more you fly in a year, the less the Aussie horn is a great solution as you are having to track and get done one more inspection that will come up a time or two before the annual is due.
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Re: Aussie versus Piper Horn
Don't believe there will be a large savings aside from combined freight, but thought I would check.
Best regards, Mike Foster
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Re: Aussie versus Piper Horn
I believe there is already in place another 100 hr inspection, for the singles at least, which I believe might be the rudder spar (?). I agree the tail cone needs to come off but if one follows the tip of talking it off in one piece, that is not too bad.
Don
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Re: Aussie versus Piper Horn
The fin spar requires removal of the fairing at the front base of the vertical fin.
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Don
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