< PreviousKiwiFlyer Magazine Issue 95 4849 2023 #8 Visit us at 6 Mustang Lane, Wanaka helicraft.co.nz Modifications and Role Equipment for MD369 and AS350 Snow shoes, Instrument panels, Pneumatic door openers, Frost lights, Position lights, and more. Helicopter Maintenance at Wanaka for 25 years + Specialists for R44, Bell 204/UH-1, Bell 206, AS350, MD500/520. Helicopter Parts in stock now New, used-serviceable and overhauled parts for AS350, MD500 and R44 including many critical items for AOG support. Rod Price 021 400523 rod@helicraft.co.nz Andrew Dennison 027 7537831 chief.engineer@helicraft.co.nz Located at Rangiora Airfield, Plane Worx is a maintenance organisation backed by the extensive military and civil experience of its two principal engineers Chris Burton and Mark Saunders. Chris started Plane Worx in 2019 initially contracting his services overseas on ATR aircraft. More recently he has teamed up at Rangiora with Mark and his company, Air Repair Taranaki which Mark founded in 2004. Together, they offer: l Aircraft and helicopter maintenance l Accident and damage repairs and rebuilds l Component Overhauls and Upgrades l Avionics installations and maintenance l Annual and hour-based checks including magnetos l Reviews of Airworthiness l Aircraft and helicopter refurbishment and painting l Maintenance planning l SID and pre-purchase inspections l Free advice Chris began his career in the RNZAF, working on the Aermacchi MB 339CB. After leaving the Air Force he worked on GA and topdressing aircraft, and the smaller airliners. A contracting period followed in Australia on C130 Hercules for Qantas Defence and F18 Hornets for Boeing. As well as undertaking Quality Management and Chief Engineer roles, plus being a licensed engineer and IA, Chis also holds a PPL and enjoys recreational flying, with shares in several aircraft. Also a licensed engineer and IA, Mark got his first taste of aviation in the RNZAF some 50 years ago, carrying out group servicing and structural repairs on transport and fighter wing aircraft. That led to servicing the Iroquois fleet with the Multi National Force and observers in the Sinai Peninsula. He was later attached to the HMNS Canterbury, servicing the Wasp Helicopter. 1984 saw a shift to the civilian world, with an organisation undertaking refurbishment and repair work on Bell 206 Jet Rangers for corporate clients. Chief Engineer roles followed for ag companies operating all manner of helicopters from the Sikorsky S55, Bell & Kawasaki 47s, Bell UH-1 series, the Hughes 300 & 500 series and Robinson R22 & R44s. Work with other operators involved Long Rangers and the Eurocopter Range including the EC120, plus Agusta 109 and 119s. Mark’s focus Maintenance by Plane Worx at Rangiora “You do the flying. We’ll sort everything else.” hasn’t been entirely rotary wing however. He is also rated on many fixed-wing aircraft from small Cessnas to the Saab 340. Between them and with closer to 100 years aviation experience than they like to admit, Chris and Mark hold ratings on: l All fixed wing aircraft below 5700kg - Metal aircraft - Tube and fabric aircraft - Composite aircraft - Microlight aircraft - Single and twin engine aircraft - Normally aspirated piston engines - Turbo / supercharged piston engines - Rotax engines - Radial engines - Fixed and retractable undercarriage aircraft l All piston powered helicopters l Most turbine Helicopters Although based at Rangiora, Plane Worx looks after aircraft for private and commercial operators all over the South Island. Fixed- price annual inspections are available for most aircraft and ARAs. Chris says, “We can tell you how much your inspection will cost - including up to four hours of defect rectification - before you roll it into our hangar. If the inspection reveals large defects, we will always contact you to talk over the options before any repairs.” Plane Worx can also undertake Janitrol heater annual checks and pressure tests, and also offers a comprehensive pre-purchase service. Chris strongly encourages customers to discuss their plans to acquire an aircraft with them before going out looking or purchasing themselves; “We can offer advice on what to look for on a particular model - we’ve worked on most of them - and if the customer is warming to a particular aircraft then we can have a look at the machine and offer advice on its maintenance status. “We’re a small operation – boutique perhaps – but we have huge experience, we offer personal service and we do quality work.” For more information Contact Chris on 021 615 401 or planeworx@gmail.com. Mark is available on 0274 508 132 or airrepair@xtra.co.nz Visit Hangar 93 at Rangiora Airfield or go to www.planeworx.co.nz “ Whether you operate a single aircraft or manage a large fleet, we can tailor a maintenance programme for your specific needs. Customer satisfaction and safety are at the core of our values alongside exceptional service, transparent communication, and competitive pricing. We offer the utmost care for your aircraft! ” Maintenance Accident repairs & rebuilds Component Overhauls & Upgrades Avionics installations & maintenance Annual Reviews of Airworthiness Annual & hour-based checks incl. magnetos Refurbishment & painting Maintenance planning SID and pre-purchase inspections Free advice Visit us at Hangar 93, Rangiora Airfield Chris Burton 021 615 401 planeworx@gmail.com Mark Saunders 0274 508 132 airrepair@xtra.co.nz KiwiFlyer Supply and Maintenance Annual Feature Factory engines cylinder Kits genuine spare parts autHorised distriButors For lycoMing and continental aerospace tecHnologies CONTACT US AT AVIATIONPOWERSUPPLY.COM.AU or by email to: bob@aviationpowersupply.com.au NEW ZEALAND Contact our NZ Agent Superior Air Parts NZ on 09 298 8992 for a quotationThere was a temporary fence set up to keep the public from putting their dirty fingers on the beautifully restored and replica WWI aircraft on display at Omaka during the Classic Fighters Air Show. Theoretically it was ‘air side’. And tucked between the aircraft was something a little different. Mounted on very solid stands were two rotary engines with beautiful handcrafted wooden propellers. When these engines were started up the distinct pop pop pop sound quickly blurred into an exciting roar and the particular aroma of castor oil smoke floated across the crowd. These were Gnome monosoupape vintage engines, one with nine cylinders and one with seven, and they were brand new. Brand New Old KiwiFlyer Magazine Issue 95 5051 2023 #8 CAMS seven-cylinder Gnome monosoupape re-creation in a replica Sopwith Pup at Omaka. Tony Wytenberg’s company CAMS (Classic Aero Machining Service) Aero Engines Limited had a stand set up at the Classic Fighters Air Show held at Omaka back on Easter weekend. Being based at the airfield themselves, they of course didn’t have far to go. It wasn’t too far to travel for Jill McCaw either, who made the trip up from Christchurch to report on the event for KiwiFlyer. Whilst looking around at all there was to offer, Jill came across the CAMS display and felt compelled to write a special article about it: When aircraft were first developed, the internal combustion engine was also very new. The earliest engines had fly wheels which created vibrations, not ideal when mounted on a lightweight plane of the day. The first engines weren’t very efficient and had all sorts of problems. Early Bleriot engines for instance, would potentially seize from heat after about 15 minutes. A rotary engine solved the vibration problem, and the early rotary engines, first developed by Gnome Engine Company in France, only had one valve in the cylinder – hence monosoupape. The engine used a clever arrangement of internal transfer ports and a single pushrod-operated exhaust valve to replace the many moving parts found on more conventional rotary engines - and made the Monosoupape engines some of the most reliable of the era. British aircraft designer Thomas Sopwith described the Monosoupape as, “one of the greatest single advances in aviation.” With the advent of reliable engines, aviation exploded. Seven- cylinder engines were in many trainers. The nine-cylinder was in aircraft like the Sopworth Pup. Aircraft could now fly for over an hour, or even two, something that became very useful during the first world war. These venerable aircraft are now 100 to 120 years old. Their engines are certainly no longer reliable and they’re very expensive to maintain. The options have been, to nurse along the original engine, often needing to have parts retooled or replaced, or swap the whole engine out for a modern Rotax or similar. But Classic Aero Machining Services – CAMS have changed the game. They have reverse engineered the 100 hp Gnome Monosoupape from an original engine and are building brand new ones, using modern materials, that have the exact same specifications as the original. This is a game changer for owners and restorers. CAMS Owner and Engineer Tony Wytenburg has decades of experience in CAD/CAM and practical machining in aviation engineering firms. Originally working on heavy aircraft maintenance, Tony and CAMS has specialised since 2004 in the reverse engineering of aircraft parts and engines. They’re located at Omaka, an integral part of the heritage and restoration culture of the site. Tony says, “The highlight of the air show for us was the debut of our new seven-cylinder Type A Gnome monosoupape which we built for a client in Australia. The seven-cylinder engine was the first engine of the monosoupape design F K NEW BUILD GNOME ROTARY ENGINES RESTORATION OF OTHER PERIOD ENGINES AND PARTS REVERSE ENGINEERED PARTS MANUFACTURING FROM SAMPLES OR DRAWINGS CRAFTED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS USING CORRECT MATERIALS, TOLERANCES AND PRACTICES Contact Tony Wytenburg 03 579 2033 tony@cams.net.nz WWW.CAMS.NET.NZ If it was made back then, we can make it now. which led onto the nine-cylinder. There are not very many seven-cylinder mono engines around, just a few in museums. We think that with the war on and the development of the nine-cylinder no one was wanting less power!” The CAMS team are craftsmen engineers. They can start with a corroded, badly damaged part, figure out how it worked, redesign it, then the critical bit – figure out how to re-manufacture it. CAMS outstanding capability is to find ways to re-manufacture parts and components using modern techniques and materials but that retain as close as possible the original appearance and specifications. “Then we store away the CAD file and hope we’ll get asked to make another one sometime in the future,” says Tony. Fortunately, as the business grows, more and more often CAMS is able to manufacture to inventory providing customers with more choice and even quicker delivery. The Gnome nine- cylinder engine is one such thing. CAMS version of this engine is now flying in multiple aircraft worldwide and several of them were on display at Classic Fighters. Jill McCaw KiwiFlyer Supply and Maintenance Annual Feature l Comprehensive stocks of Aircraft AN, MS, NAS Hardware l US Industrial Tooling l Aircraft Spruce (NZ) Distributor (fortnightly delivery from USA) l Covering Products l And much more Contact: Lianne Bergin P: 09 476 0984 F: 09 476 0985 E: sales@apparts.co.nz aviationandperformance.co.nzAnd another year is gone! Actually, a bit more than a year since the last instalment, but who’s counting. It’s been incredibly busy for the team at JEM Aviation, not helped by some natural attrition that we’re keen to replace. We still have our stalwart originals (Dick Veale and Marty Nicol) who are welcome here ‘til the day they turn up their toes’, but we said farewell to Scott Tudor earlier this year when he decided to take up a machining apprenticeship with Classic Aero Machining. A real loss for us, but a win for our friends across the road. We continue to get some great young guys coming to us from the NMIT training school at Woodbourne but it would be nice to find a couple of people with good experience that I can just let ‘have at it’ without a lot of oversight. We’re a fun place to work and always have some amazing projects going on. Hint, hint… Annual inspections continue to be a big part of the workload. At least the paradox of mayhem and drudgery of ADS-B installations is now largely behind us! I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Jake and the team at Sounds Aero Maintenance for their help, advice and above all, faith in our work which allowed us to do most of the installation work for our customers. A number of longer-term jobs went out the door this year. In no particular order, these included the completion of PA-38 ZK-NJT. This Tomahawk was imported from the USA for the Walsh Aviation Support Society just prior to the last lockdown and comprised a complete paint strip and repaint, engine overhaul, avionics upgrade and many other little bits and pieces. It is now painted in the ‘company’ paint scheme with orange trim. The WACO UPF-7 was successfully put on the register in September last year and has been actively used by her owner. Unfortunately, it was out of the air for a few months after we noticed things weren’t quite right with the freshly overhauled engine. A new top end and some open heart surgery sorted that along with some extra effort to track down oil leaks from the replacement cylinders. On a more personal note, Rex Newman and I got our long-term WACO UOC project flying first thing this year. This was a long project that would not have been completed but for Rex’s dedication to the cause. We had a few battles with its engine too, but all is good now. It is a beautiful A year with Jay and the team at JEM Aviation machine to fly after all the hard work! We continue to make progress on both the Yak-7B and Yak-9V projects - never as fast as we would like. Did I mention already we could do with more manpower? Apply today! The -7B was the priority however due to material delays and other unforeseen events it seemed much of last year’s progress went into the design and manufacture of the engine mount. A major goal was to have the engine sitting in the -9V project for Classic Fighters Airshow at Easter. We made this deadline with about two days to spare thanks to a great effort by Dave Lochead and Nigel Sheppard - boy did she look glorious and ready to go with the prop on! The engine mount for the -7B has now been completed to the same design and we are using the engine from the -9V project for fit-out purposes while we wait for its engine to come back from the USA. Currently we are gutting the -7B’s fuselage in order to finish up all the welding and then blast and paint the fuselage. Once this is done the fuselage can be fitted out for good with all the items that are sitting ready on shelves. From there the electrical wiring can be completed and cowls built. The Fairchild F45 project continues to burble along with Mike Lagunowitsch at the helm. We were able to fit the fuselage to the centre section for Classic Fighters’ Restoration Row display – she is a big aeroplane and we haven’t even fitted the wings yet! Dummy fuselage formers have been made and stringlines run to check everything is as it should be for the final shape of the fuselage. Work now focuses on getting the steel tube fuselage sorted out so that it can be blasted and painted and then the fit-out of the cabin and fuselage woodwork started. The owner has nearly completed the remanufacture of the massive wing spars which are a work of art. Our big job for the moment is the return to airworthiness of the ex RNZAF FG-1D Corsair. It is a huge honour to be entrusted with this work and we are making good progress towards having her done in time for Wings Over Wairarapa. The aircraft is in remarkable condition and even after having been dormant for six years shows no real signs of deterioration. While carrying out the annual we only found a couple of things (tailwheel bearings and a pulley for the undercarriage indicator system) needing attention. Having said that we have taken the opportunity to replace hoses, add a remote oil filter and pre-oiler, replace the carb and brakes plus other upgrades. This upgrade is a managed process and will take a number of iterations to get it to the level that the new owner desires. Our flagship restoration and Reno racer, Yak-3M ‘Full Noise’ had a mishap back in May. Despite the current manpower shortage we’re a sucker for a challenge and committed to getting her back in the air as soon as possible. Although the damage looks bad most of it is quite superficial. Luckily the fuselage suffered no damage other than to cowls, the radiator scoop and tailwheel. I have been lucky enough to tap into the skills of two ex-RNZAF old boys, Ali Iggo and Garry Stuart. Both are highly experienced ‘Skin Bay’ men and I am able to leave them to it, other than sourcing bits and pieces. I like to joke that their wives are paying me to get them out of the house! A machine that has been a bit of an off and on project was recently completed in a joint effort between all the maintenance facilities on the airfield. Mark O’Sullivan’s Pitts S-2B, ZK-STX had arrived some five years ago. Ryan Southam expertly repaired the damage to the wings incurred by over enthusiastic tightening of strut fittings and Marty Nicoll applied his magic to the paint scheme and Superflite System VII fabric job. Once this was completed, Mark put the project on the backburner while other things took priority. After Classic Fighters this year he revitalised the project with Wayne Tantrum completing the cockpit fit-out and remaining tasks. The aeroplane looks glorious in her ‘Ripslinger’ paint job from the Planes movie and will make a great photoshoot subject, not only her own right, but also with the other Pitts that have recently come on the scene. We had a surprisingly easy time at Classic Fighters with the normally cantankerous FW190 performing flawlessly. On the other hand the Mk XIV Spitfire gave us grief with a magneto problem that grounded her for two show days. Scott Tudor and Jeremy Hughan did a great job of keeping the 190 airborne and attending to the Spitfire’s woes while I swanned off and flew the WACO UOC and Polikarpov PO-2 in the show... About time I say! For more information For all aviation engineering requirements, whether a routine check or a warbird acquisition and restoration project, contact Jay McIntyre on 03 578 3063, 021 504 048, email: jay@jemaviation.co.nz or visit www.jemaviation.co.nz KiwiFlyer Magazine Issue 95 5253 2023 #8 Yak-9V Tomahawk NJT Fairchild F45 with dummy formers and stringlines F45 fuselage Pitts S-2B STX in ‘Ripslinger’ livery Everything you need at AvParts 16 Steele Road Rukuhia Hamilton Airport CAANZ Approval SUP 69410 For all your requirements, Please contact: P 07 843 3833 M 027 313 5884 E sales@avparts.co.nz W avparts.co.nz - AN, MS, NAS and other standards - Sheet, Tube, Bar and Extrusions - Airframe, Engine and associated items Based at Hamilton Airport and under new management from Lyndon Knowles since April of this year, AvParts is on a mission to ‘re-profile the business’ and to expand their range of stock on hand to become a one-stop shop for engineers and homebuilders needing aviation parts and consumables. From humble beginnings with Murray Dreyer and John Hansen in 2004, AvParts was traditionally presented to the market as a wholesale aviation supplies company, not particularly involved with the retail and homebuilder markets. Now there’s a retail side to the business with a shopfront at Hamilton Airport and all the usual customer-facing services. Whilst maintaining all the previous connections to larger organisations in the industry, Post- Covid a new direction has been set to cater to the whole of the aviation sector from maintenance organisations through to homebuilders and recreational flyers. Lyndon says that as well as a much expanded range, the company now carries a lot more stock on hand, particularly of hardware; “We now have Andrew Osborne as our Inventory manager and have become a business of engineers who sell to engineers. I eat and breathe aviation parts and having been an engineer myself, know what’s important to our customers when they come to us for whatever they need. We’ve worked hard to set ourselves up to provide a great service and to grow – and we need to spread the word beyond our traditional customer base that we’re here and ready to help. We had an open day visit recently from the local SAA chapter – I was told ‘We never knew you were here. If only I’d known years ago.’ We can be of great help to recreational flyers and homebuilders. It’s not meant to be a secret.” On a drive to expand the company’s range, Lyndon has obtained several new agencies during the year including from manufacturers in the US who have welcomed New Zealand representation to improve their service to the aviation industry here. Saf-Air Valves and Universal Corporation are examples, with more in the pipeline. An all-new website is also on the radar. Tooling has been introduced to the available stocklist, Sutton being an example. Lyndon says they are also working to increase their range of consumables with a view to making parts ordering a one-stop opportunity for many useful items an engineer (or homebuilder) needs. Simple things like standard batteries are an example. “We’re creating a new AvParts for 2024 and beyond with everything from AAA batteries in a cockpit torch to aluminium sheet for the aircraft skin, and all that’s in-between. For more information contact AvParts on 07 843 3833 or sales@avparts.co.nz or visit www.avparts.co.nz KiwiFlyer Supply and Maintenance Annual FeatureKiwiFlyer Magazine Issue 95 5455 2023 #8 KiwiFlyer Supply and Maintenance Annual Feature New facilities at Hamilton for Rotorcraft Hamilton Airport’s only dedicated helicopter maintenance company Rotorcraft has been a fixture there for more than 33 years. Recently relocated to a purpose-built new facility across the airfield from their old hangar, the company offers services in all areas of maintenance including import/export, rebuilds and repaints, avionics and maintenance control to nationwide clients. Rotorcraft is locally owned and operated by a pair of Brad’s (Collins & Lentfer) who took over ownership in 2017 and have grown the business to include eight engineers and two admin staff. Aside from their Director roles, Brad Lentfer holds the Chief Engineer’s position while Brad Collins is the company’s Engineering Manager. The Rotorcraft team currently cares for about 50 helicopters from a mix of private and commercial operators which has seen the company operating at capacity for the premises it previously occupied. In a significant commitment to the long term, in 2022 they purchased a 5000 m2 vacant section from the airport company on the opposite side of the airport, south of the terminal. Work proceeded to then design and construct a new 1200 m2 purpose-built facility on the site consisting of offices, a large hangar and workshops. In November of 2023, the company moved in. “It’s a milestone in the history of Rotorcraft,” says Brad, “We wanted a modern base to enable us to better serve our current customer base and to continue to grow the company – and we’ve achieved all of that as well as a having a modern new environment to work in. We’re very proud of the facility and look forward to welcoming our customers, old and new, through the doors in the coming months.” For more information For all helicopter work from routine servicing to major rebuilds and everything in-between, phone 07 843 4925 or visit the website at www.rotorcraft.co.nz Brad Collins is on 021 036 0062 or brad.collins@rotorcraft.co.nz Brad Lentfer is on 021 884 544 or brad.lentfer@rotorcraft.co.nz The brand new Rotorcraft premises at Hamilton Airport Email: johnbg@xtra.co.nz Decades of Experience and a Full Range of Engineering Services at Southair Located at Otago’s Taieri Airport, Southair has been maintaining, rebuilding and restoring aircraft since 1964. Nearly 60 years of history and growth have resulted in an aircraft maintenance organisation that not only embraces latest technologies but also retains traditional aircraft engineering skills. An increase in clientele seeking both Airframe and Engine Overhauls has seen the need to increase employee numbers to 11 engineering and 2 administration staff, every one of them beneficial to Southair achieving customer satisfaction in today’s challenging ecomony. Southair Services and Capabilities Southair’s extensive capability list covers ratings for Airframe Group 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7; Rotorcraft Group 1 and 2; Powerplant Group 1, 2, 3 (Allison A250, Pratt & Whitney PT6, Walter/GE M601), and Group 7 (Fixed Pitch Propeller). The Engine Shop staff are specialists in Lycoming, Continental, Gipsy, and Rotax engines and components. As well as covering nearly everything to do with General Aviation, services include vintage aircraft restoration, full repaints (in a purpose-built, heated, 13x13m paint shop), aircraft salvage and repair, engine and components overhaul, NDT, corrosion work, propeller dynamic balancing, pre-purchase inspections, ARAs and more. Southair is experiencing an increased Engine Overhaul workload and is currently investing in a new Part 145 Engine Facility which will double their existing floor size to over 250 square metres. Adding to this is a recently purchased new Mag Particle Machine which will be of great benefit to the company and its customers. Southair is the only NZCAA Part 145 approved Piston Engine Overhaul Facility in the South Island for both certified and experimental needs. Pre-purchase inspections by licensed engineers can be arranged, and a full maintenance control service is available. For more information General Manager Graeme Daniell says that whatever work you need done, Southair can do it and to the highest of standards. Whether you fly a Tiger or a Turbine, Southair would welcome the privilege of looking after your aircraft and undertake to treat it as if it were their own. Contact Graeme on 027 307 5850, email: graeme@southair.co.nz or visit www.southair.co.nz Contact Neil Hintz 027 824 1978 autoflightneil@gmail.com Bespoke Components Machining: One or Many Engines and Development Geared Reduction Drives Dominator Autogyros P: 06 879 8593 M: 022 636 6573 E: sammy@primaryavionics.co.nz Cresco Lane, Main North Road, Hawkes Bay Airport www.primaryavionics.co.nz Summer is here Get in touch with us for any assistance. We’re happy to help. We speak Avionics. If you’d like to discuss options for your aircraft, call Sammy today. As the weather settles and holidays loom, there is more time for flying. If the plane has been in the hangar for a while, double check your avionics to keep you safe. P Avionics inspections ? P ELT self test ? P ELT battery check ? P Comms checks ? P Lights operational ? P Battery health ?Save Fuel and Improve Performance with Electroair fully certified electronic ignition systems from Canterbury Aircraft Maintenance If you could save fuel, improve power, gain high altitude performance, and have a smoother running engine, then surely you would be a happier aircraft owner. Electroair have a product that will deliver all of those outcomes. An Electroair Electronic Ignition Kit replaces one magneto and will typically improve fuel economy on average by 10-15%. It also ticks all of the other aforementioned boxes, in part by adjusting spark timing automatically by way of a MAP sensor. Most parts are not life limited which combined with reduced spark plug fouling means lower maintenance costs. Kits can be used with 12V or 24V systems and include all required parts to replace one magneto on most 4 and 6-cylinder Lycoming and Continental engines. New Bendix single drive, dual magneto replacement A recent addition to the Electroair range is the EIS-42000D Electronic Ignition Kit. This is a fully STC’d kit to replace the Bendix single drive, dual magneto (commonly known as the Siamese Mag) used in some Lycoming engines with a complete, Dual Electronic ignition. As well as being a single point of failure, Siamese mags are often very expensive to service or replace. The Electroair kit addresses both of these issues by incorporating a single mag pickoff where the original mag was, and a second pickoff from the driveshaft / ring gear behind the prop - thus eliminating the single point of failure. Electroair’s two ignition systems are completely independent of each other and do not have any common failure modes. As with other kits, the EIS-42000D can be used with 12V or 24V systems. Supplemental back-up power is required. This kit eliminates A.D. notes, eliminates repetitive inspections, and improves performance. Tried and Proven Since their inception, Electroair has delivered over 1200 certificated aircraft systems and 3500 experimental systems to customers all over the world. Electroair ignition systems are approved on over 400 aircraft models today, and Electroair continues to expand the approvals by adding models and obtaining international certifications including EASA, ANAC, and others. Electroair has recently earned two additional STCs for control modules that can interface with the electronic ignition and the older magneto ignition system. Testimonials There are many words of thanks on the Electroair website from appreciative customers. One of the early Bendix Single Drive, Dual Magneto replacement customers declared that “the engine clearly has more power and where I would have been showing about 17 gph, with ElectroAir I took it down to 15 gph and had lower cylinder head and exhaust temps. When doing a runup at 1,850 rpm, when shutting off one side of the ElectroAir, then the other, there is not 1 rpm drop on the G3X EIS display.” Another customer flying a Bonanza says that “It starts much better, especially when it is hot. I have about 200 hours on the Electroair mag now. I haven’t needed to clean plugs in between annuals like I was with the conventional mag.” And another who frequently shuts down for short periods says that “Hot Starts are a non-issue. I’ve had many occasions where the engine flat refused to start with the traditional magnetos. Never had an issue since adding the electronic ignition system.” Available in New Zealand Electroair kits cost from USD4995 plus freight, installation and GST and are available exclusively from David Harnett at Canterbury Aircraft Maintenance based at Rangiora Airfield. For more information contact David on 027 222 0872 or email avionicscanterbury@gmail.com. The EIS-42000D kit replaces Bendix single drive dual magnetos. KiwiFlyer Magazine Issue 95 5657 2023 #8 Contact David on 027 222 0872 avionicscanterbury@gmail.com www.avionicscanterbury.co.nz Pictured is the all new avionics suite we installed in Bret Lucas’ Bonanza We’re proud to say we built this panel Whether your ideas are big or small, we’ll work with you to plan everything you’d like, then implement that plan in stages to suit your budget. To help out, we’ll even rebate the additional set-up and dismantle costs so the price will be the same as if you did all the work at once. (Subject forex & supplier price changes over time.) KiwiFlyer Supply and Maintenance Annual Feature | +61 3 9735 5655Next >