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Dear Spar,
We did this conversion several years ago on a 150D we had. We got the "kit" from A/C conversions in CA, it's on that list of Cessna conversions. At the time I think it was $5,500 for the kit. There was a lot of fabricating and blueprints and a lot of labor that scared off a good many mechanics. We had bought a 150 HP engire reasonably, but it ended up that there were only certain engine dash numbers that you could use, and we had the wrong one. It was out of a Super Cub and we advertised it as a Super Cub engine and made a few bucks on it so that worked out OK. Then we got the right engine (from a really good guy in Orlando FL, Dick Waters who deals in engines and is usally our first place to look, his number is 1-800-366-4746. He's real reasonable and real honest.) I think the engine was $7,000 and it was real low time. Then you'll need a different prop. We ended up buying a new one, think it was $2,300 cause we were going crazy trying to find a used one with the right numbers. Called a couple of dealers from Trade A Plane and they said to be real careful. He said he had been buying props that would check out OK, people would use them a while, and then they wouldn't check out any more. Like somebody had worked on them and got it back in tolerance but then just normal use would get it out again. Scary. So we just bought a new one. We have a grass strip and the prop is longer than the original prop so it's kind of scary with rocks and gravel knicks to you have to be more careful. A instructor did a short field landing on a tar runmay in it and got on the brakes really hard. The nose dipped down and Tom says the prop almost hit. He said he closed his eyes cause he was too scared to keep watching. Probably the air in the nosewheel strut was a little low, but just keep that in mind. May the extra weight of the engine too might have added, not sure of the weight difference. The bigger engine will drink more fuel, so it will cut down on the amount of hours you can fly. Can't remember the exact numbers but probably run out in about two hours. Be really great if you could get the long range tanks, but that used to cost about $4,000 just for the kit. We never had the money to get the X tra fuel, and you are kind of limited by weight so if you had more fuel, probably have to fly it solo legally. So by the time you put all this money into a 150 you could've probably bought one all done or a different type of airplane. I usually fly conservatively, so I'd fly at say 50% power instead of 75%. It was so much fun taking off and landing that about all I did with it. It would climb out at 1,000 to 1,500 FPM at 90 MPH even on 100+ degree days here in Texas. That totally spoiled me. I hate flying a regular 150 or 152 now. I get out. See if the brakes are sticking. Carb heat stuck on. How come this thing ain't moving or climbing. Hope this into has been helpful. Just be careful and research and make sure you find a good mechanic who can start and finish the job, we burned out a bunch before we found somebody competent to do the job. Take care, homesick angel. |
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