We are annualling (SP?) a friend's Decathlon. There is damage on the front of lower cowl where the engine components have touched it. My first thought is that the plane needs new engine mounts, but these are not that old (less than 100 hours!) OTOH, the plane is having to work for a living since we started competing in aerobatics; it pulls 5+ gs regularly. The mounts do appear to be sagging slightly.
I think I remember my husband put Barry Mounts on the S2B because he thought they were better.
So, any opinions here? Which will hold up better or are stronger?
We annual my Decathlon next, and he's been flying it too, so it will be interesting to see if there is similar damage. (I do not typically pull much over 4 gs...) my mounts have probably 800 hours on them.
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I think I remember my husband put Barry Mounts on the S2B because he thought they were better.
So, any opinions here? Which will hold up better or are stronger?
We annual my Decathlon next, and he's been flying it too, so it will be interesting to see if there is similar damage. (I do not typically pull much over 4 gs...) my mounts have probably 800 hours on them.
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Stephanie
