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What's the overhaul going to cost? And what will be involved in it? New engine, sleeves? Overhaul is $40,000. If required, the steel cylinder sleeves are bored out 0.010" over. The sleeves can be bored up to 0.030" over in multiple overhauls. The consumables such as all bearings are replaced. Our c...

ragbagflyer wrote:Does the TRACE engine have a reversible prop?

Yes. It's a four blade reversing MT composite prop.

This sounds like a pretty cool mod, if it works. What has been done to reslove some of the reliability issues that existed with the engine when it was the Thunder/Orenda? I understand there were head warping issues, along with ignition system issues. One or both of the Orenda test aircraft have bee...

Lost Lake, what failures?

Good idea but it still burns 100LL and the supply of that fuel is under pressure to be eliminated. Not to mention 100LL is hard to find in more remote places. I think it needs to be able to run on auto gas to be successful. TRACE has a project underway to get approval for electronic ignition and in...

At 10,000 feet at cruise we are getting a true airspeed of 190+ mph.
It performs like a Turbo-Beaver.
The install Price will be $325,000 USD including the EDM 950. And the customer gets to keep the old firewall forward which is worth $25,000 to $75,000.

We're excited.

Presently the TBO is 1500 hours, and, based on trend monitoring with the EDM 930, it will be eligible for TBO extensions. The installed weight is about 150 lbs heavier than an R985. A Beaver with a TRACE engine will be eligible for a gross weight increase to 6000 pounds. I agree, they would look goo...

It needs a paint scheme.
Here's a link to a promo video taken a few weeks ago:
http://youtu.be/Sx81g-ZV3yw

The first flight of the TRACE powered DHC-2 took place in Midland Texas today. http://www.sealandaviation.com/blog-entry/trace-beaver-flying The engine is a certified 600 HP V8 that has been installed in Air Tractors. It was originally called the Thunder Engine, then the Orenda. This is the new and ...

Right now the Beaver Ballad has been watched 66,000 times on youtube. Who woulda thunk that there were 66,000 DHC-2 fans? The Fretless Bar Girls were Annemarie Koch and Elizabeth Harvey, two young women from Sointula B.C. They wrote and performed songs at corporate retreats and parties held at west ...

Don’t dis Joey. He spends a lot of time working, mostly behind the scenes, to make our industry safer. How many other pilots made well presented, well documented submissions to the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans regarding the de-staffing of our lighthouses? The Standing Committee ...

From the Westcoaster.ca published today: Atleo Air Owner Speaks About Crash Investigation, Reaction From Community Published Date: 2010/6/2 10:52:18 Article ID : 7873 Version 1.00 By Keven Drews TOFINO — Within 36 hours of a crash that claimed the lives of a float-plane pilot and his three passenger...

Thank you 2R! Those pages in AC43-4A is what we were looking for. It's got a lot of good information. ( I started to read it a while ago but got bogged down on page 56 at "purple plaque" or what happens when you bond gold to aluminum.) I like the world maps that show you the areas of mild, moderate ...

We're trying to figure out what really happened to our customer's floats. I was hoping someone knew of a publication from the FAA or TCCA, or even a textbook that warns about the use of the types of silicone sealant that use acetic acid as a curing agent. I like the comment "if it smells like pickle...

Air Cab, Pacific Eagle Air and Bella Coola Air are making their passengers wear life jackets. The story is in the Vancouver Sun: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Broken ... story.html

We have a customer with a set of wipline floats that are badly corroded. A lot of the areas that are corroded are underneath a layer of silicone sealant. I've been told that the acetic acid used in silicone sealant will etch the aluminum and ultimately lead to corrosion, but I can't find anything wr...

Most of the pump-out ports on both floats were open and the ones that were sealed used halved rubber balls instead of the expanding and locking plugs called for by the type design. I'm surprised R. J. Waldron and Co didn't consult Kenmore about the use of float balls. The drawing is posted on Kenmo...

The common use of children’s balls in the pump-outs should be eliminated and the original expanding and locking plugs reinstated.

According to EDO Parts Book (available from Kenmore), Drawing Number 55589 Edo Float Model 679-4930, Revision E , the float ball is a replacement for the plug assembly.

The DHC-2 and-3 will be with us for a while yet.
Here's a link to a musical tribute:
http://www.sealandaviation.com/beaver_song.php