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GrummanDude
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 Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:47 am Post subject: 2005 Tiger observation |
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I'm doing the first annual on a 2005 Tiger. First, let me say, it's SOOOOO nice to have all of the hardware in its right place. AND, it's so nice to not see corrosion and neglect form owners too cheap to keep up on their planes. It always amazes me how so many of the planes I see show little or no pride in ownership. At least they aren't parked on a ramp some where rotting.
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Observation: 1) Who in the hell authorized putting (chose to put) the oil pressure transducer on the pilots side and running the oil pressure hose from the right side of the engine to the pilots side, behind the oil filter, such that R&R of the filter becomes difficult? What a dumb ass. That, and there are so may wires hanging down in the area of the oil filter that sooner or later thay will all get damaged during an oil filter change. And the primer solenoid: there it is, right in the way of anyone doing general maintenance in the back of the engine compartment. Stupid. Clearly, no one who makes these planes does any maintenance on them. I won't even mention the airbox mounted on the cowling in such a location as to make R&R of the cowling a real pain in the ass. Problem is, if someone wanted to change it now, the FAA would make it nearly impossible to change.
that aside ... 2) The overall aircraft structure shows beautiful workmanship. My plane would be 5 knots faster just having those beautiful, clean, smooth wings. I'd like to get the bare fuselage and wings and make my own from scratch. 12v electrical, of course. I wonder ...... [quote][b]
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:15 pm Post subject: 2005 Tiger observation |
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I have a 2002 Tiger, the second one built, and I have the combination for removing the lower cowl. I can have it off it under 20 minutes without having to remove the powerflow shortstack. Of course with help it takes a little longer:) YOu got to know when to push and when to rotate...the airfilter box will slide right past the exhaust manifold if you hjold your mouth just right...
It was probably some FAA dsk jockey that specified where to run some of those lines you are complaining about.......
I have no problem with interference at all removing my oil filter so maybe mine is a bit different form the 2005 model???
24volts came in with the new avionics in mind back in the 90's and is finally fully required with the G1000 equipment
I do have a problem with the short stack getting the battery a little hot...
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GrummanDude
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:16 pm Post subject: 2005 Tiger observation |
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Hi Ned, I know you're proud of your '02 Tiger. And, yes, there can be ways found to work around a lot of poor engineeering. There are tricks to everything. BUT.
20 minutes? I can have the my cowling off and back on twice in that length of time. Maybe more.
The fact is, if this were a Ford being reviewed for Consumer Reports, or Car and Driver, or Road and Track, and they were faced with routine maintenance that should take minutes and takes hours, they would slam the hell out of the product. NO ONE should have to work around or find ways to work around such basic items.
As for the oil change, I'm sure there are a lot of people out there changing the oil on their planes with wires draped all over the place. Trust me, I've seen many. But why? Why go through the hoops just to change the oil. Next time you see my plane, notice just how few wires you even see. Open the hood of any car going back to the 50's and you don't see wires hanging all over. Hell, today, you're lucky to find any wires.
There are no regs saying where to run wiring. It's just being lazy and accepting poor engineering.
24 volts is a great idea for a Citation. And, if I were up to spending $100K on a glass panel, I might want 24 volts too. But, the fact is, for the class of plane we fly, it's over kill. At most, I draw 20 to 30 amps from my alternator/battery. That's, at most, 360 watts (or 420 Watts at 14 volts). In a 24 volt system, you're looking at maybe 17 to 20 amps. Why is there such a huge alternator on a 24 volt system? Is it necessary to carry around all that dead weight?
OK, I'm off my soap box. [quote][b]
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