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"If you have not updated your in flight computer system for a while, NOW is the time!" From John Murray (LX).  The Vent - Hank Nixon, Dick Butler and I have been working for two years on venting cockpit air pressure overboard better than factory standard. The issue is the realization that there is a significant air pressure build up in modern cockpits due to the improved cockpit vents most of us are using. Plenty of air incoming, but exit air does not keep up. This air vents everywhere it can, canopy, wing roots and tail. I copied Dick Butler's basic design and modified it slightly last year in my 29. The improvement was very noticeable. However, the number of hours to build was too high for a commercial kit. I had about 20 hours in the vent. Way too expensive for a "kit" Enter Hank Nixon. He saw a way to combine the extractor vent with a cover plate, with a reinforcing plate to shore up the hole cut into the top of the fuselage all in one piece. Our extractor kit, offered for $500.00 is very simple to install. Cut a rectangular hole as per the included template, apply glue to the Extractor vent plate, and press the assembly into place. Done. We supply the vent with base Gel Coat so many simply tape the glue seams and paint it later. Vents have been installed by Hank and myself in 1.5 hours at the airport with tools available, not shop tools. Completing the kit is what separates us from everyone else. We also supply a collector plate which fits behind the pilot's head and forces all air flowing from the cockpit into the vent. Our testing showed a good improvement from just the vent. However we found a noticible further improvement when installing the collector plate. The improvement using our vent is noticeable. If air was being forced out the canopy frame and no longer is. Also the improvement in performance is very real.
Dick Butler summed it up well- "It's the best performance improvement available to your ship for $500" |
