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'I'm fairly new to Fairchild's and the Ranger. My question is, does anybody here think it would be a bad idea to put a Fairchild 24 to work, meaning 4-6 hours of flying a day?

Thanks'

'The Ranger is a well engineered engine for its time. I have great faith when flying behind . But it is an old engine and design. Dollars per hour will be much higher to maintain due to shorter TBO time compared to a modern flat engine. It would not be my first choice in todays choice of engines for a work engine.



But if you have the mech skill to maintain and keep up with the spares, press on. Runs strong, sounds good, smooth operation.



JST

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From: "dc871f"
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 1:56:56 PM
Subject: [fairchildclub] Durablility of Ranger engine

 




I'm fairly new to Fairchild's and the Ranger. My question is, does anybody here think it would be a bad idea to put a Fairchild 24 to work, meaning 4-6 hours of flying a day?

Thanks




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'Nothing to add really to Jamie's comments!
Just would say that with oil filtering accessories (well dimenssioned), and good pistons and rings (re-drilled oil path through piston wall, and double seal oil ring), this become a very good engine, easy to fly smoothly at 1950rpm during hours of long cross country travel!
))

Airy




To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
From: jamietreat@q.com
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:20:32 -0400
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Durablility of Ranger engine







The Ranger is a well engineered engine for its time. I have great faith when flying behind . But it is an old engine and design. Dollars per hour will be much higher to maintain due to shorter TBO time compared to a modern flat engine. It would not be my first choice in todays choice of engines for a work engine.

But if you have the mech skill to maintain and keep up with the spares, press on. Runs strong, sounds good, smooth operation.

JST

----- Original Message -----

From: "dc871f"
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 1:56:56 PM
Subject: [fairchildclub] Durablility of Ranger engine



I'm fairly new to Fairchild's and the Ranger. My question is, does anybody here think it would be a bad idea to put a Fairchild 24 to work, meaning 4-6 hours of flying a day?

Thanks

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