Scrapman1959 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Does anyone want a radiator shutters system to put on for winter flying.? Dan is going to build some more next week. They work great for quicker oil temps and keeping your oil in the 200 and above while cruising. Takes about ten minutes to install. You can remove it in ten minutes for summer flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgassmann Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 count me in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgassmann Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 do u have a photo or sketch of it? how do u attach it? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandpiper Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Would love to have one. Sent you a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapman1959 Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Ok, I will snap a pic tomorrow while replacing my LED beacon on the tail. Yes the hanger door was open far enough. We keep two CTs in a t hanger and my back was a little tight Monday morning and I didn't push the tail down far enough and snapped the LED beacon off the tail while bringing the tail under the wing to get the LS out. $2020 from Flight Design, $520 from Sportys for the same light. The shutter is held in place by two plastic tie wraps that go completely around the radiator/oil cooler assembly. Then a simple push/pull cable opens and closes it from the cockpit. The simplicity of the shutter is genius. He is painting them flat black, so you barely see it unless you are looking. Much less noticeable than a piece of silver tape across your radiator. The best part is it's adjustable per OAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgassmann Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 What do these run $$? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapman1959 Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I will find out today. I got mine 3 years ago and can't remember the price. Is everybody else still trying to put the right amount of tape on per temperature that day, or are they just running cold oil temps all winter ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Cesnalis Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I will find out today. I got mine 3 years ago and can't remember the price. Is everybody else still trying to put the right amount of tape on per temperature that day, or are they just running cold oil temps all winter ? Â I have to use tape of I can't get any cabin heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapman1959 Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 If I take a picture or a ten second video on my I phone, can one of you guys school Me on posting it here. I'm not computer savvy. Thought it would be easiest to show how the shutter works with a short video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandpiper Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Tape if I want to run in the green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C ICEY Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Aluminum tape, to be sure. two minute installation, two minute removal. One strip around freezing temps on the ground, one and a half to two strips at minus ten C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgassmann Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 that's an interesting way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapman1959 Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Okay, got a couple pictures of the shutters installed. How do I post them here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisurvey Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 > Reply right-down corner > More Reply Options left-down corner > Attach Files/Choose Files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgassmann Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I was sent two photos of the louvers that are for sale. I've seen this installed on a CTSW, very nice installation with choke handle inside for adjusting inside the plane while in flight, very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgassmann Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 i might add, those photos were from Scrapman1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Am I correct in saying that there is no LOA for the shutter system and therefore cannot be legally installed on experimental LSA only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
207WF Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 LSA are not supposed to have cowl flaps. I wonder if that runs against the spirit, at least, of that reg. WF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapman1959 Posted December 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 He is making an extra one and sending it with the $120 to get LOA. I believe the shutters have been "okayed" verbally, just need to send one to flight design in Conneticut for inspection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitten192 Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 LSA are not supposed to have cowl flaps. I wonder if that runs against the spirit, at least, of that reg. WF Â REMOS has a oil cooler damper to control oil temp in flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 OK, so I get very confused by the LOA process. My understanding is that you must have an LOA BEFORE you modify an SLSA. Otherwise what is to keep me from say, homemade floats on my plane and then seeking an LOA? Or modifying my panel to integrate an i-pad mini in the panel itself? In effect, my plane becomes experimental and I am a test pilot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Lee Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Hi Doug, Â Yes it would need an LOA, but I'm sure there are many small items on our CT's and other SLSA's that don't have them. I see these things all the time. For the most part it just boils down to your personal limit on whether you want to be 100% legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Just went to a FAAST seminar on ramp checks. I lean heavily toward legal. Right now many of the FAA folk don't have a lot of knowledge about Light Sport, but that could change quickly if they start finding out people are treating it like experimental. That could make things a lot tougher for all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRon Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Here's how I do this in our colder climate. I cut a piece of styrofoam about four inches wide (as seen in the attached JPG) and insert it between the radiator and the cowling. I use that anytime the surface temperature is 35F or less. It keeps the oil temperature up in the green. I have another piece about seven inches wide to use when the surface temperature is 10 degrees or colder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapman1959 Posted January 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Dan is shipping the radiator shutters out to whomever wants a set. You can play with your tape and your styrofoam on the ground while the shutters allow you to adjust your oil temps in flight due to differing temps from departure to destination, climb and even different power settings while in cruise. They also help get your oil to takeoff temp faster because you close them completely during warm up. Dans e mail is danddan17@yahoo.com he will fedex you a set for $150 plus freight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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