The prices have been updated....take a look....FAWGie wrote:Ready to fly with basic avionics, radio and 582 64HP Rotax, under R200k.....Bennie Vorster wrote:FAWGie
Moolas, how mutsh moolas for a kid like that?
Nice and competitive !FAWGie wrote:My opinion on what combination to buy for a skyranger.....
http://www.electrodynamics.co.za/skyranger/kits.html
Good point you raise.....My reason for not suggesting the EGT's is that that you have absolutely no control over the mixture, so it serves no ,ore purpose than to tell you if the carb is working correctly. I prefer the CHT guage as the motor is working quite hard (being in the lower HP range) and although you are monitoring water temperature, the CHT will show up disparity if the cylinder temps differ, pointing to a potential seisure.....Ian wrote:
Nice and competitive !
One point, would you need the CHT probes on the 582 option ? Perhaps EGT and gauge
Cheers ian
You are right.....I found this link which talks about the usefulness of EGT's...I stand corrected....Ian wrote:I fly with a 582 now, and the norm for basic engine monitoring is water temp, where the sensor sits on top of the 2 cylinders.
I fitted EGT and am amazed that it is not manadatory, saved my butt a few times and increased my range by always having correctly set carbs.. Also great when pressure changes (either flying location changes or hot,dry day).
An exhaust gas temperature gauge can show you whether your engine combustion chamber is running to hot or cold, lean or rich. It can also indicate problems with the engine.
For example:
-if your intake manifold were to develop a crack this could cause a lean fuel mixture, which would result in a higher EGT on that side.
-if the needle in the throat of the carb were to wear and drop down a notch this would show up on your EGT.
-if your gas to oil mixture was wrong it would show up quickly on the EGT.
-if something was wrong with your ignition system, a bad spark plug or faulty ignition cap/coil/wire this would show up as a colder EGT reading, since the fuel isn't being burned properly.
-if your prop is not set correctly it will show up in your EGT temps
-if a problem develops in one carb due too much or too little fuel this will show up in the EGT prior to take off it is very important that the engine be brought up to operating temperature, 1000 to 1200 degrees F you use EGT gauges to do this.
The proper EGT reading for all two stroke Rotax engines is 1,000 to 1,200 degrees F.
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