N252FA

Hi Paul, I looked at my bird yesterday and it has the engine and prop mounted and the shop is working on putting the gear and flight controls back on the plane. So I guess my 252 is an Encore. It should be ready to fly hopefully by the end of next week. I did a Factory Reman on the SB engine, do you know if I can do GAMIs right away or do I have to wait for the warranty to expire?

Hi Paul, I am doing the Encore Conversion also. I ordered my engine in July and it should arrive at my shop on or about Monday November 3. I had 2300 hours on the engine with all good compressions. My oil consumption went up and the engine has been making metal. Took it in for annual and they found oil coming from the turbo leaking into the intakes. Scavenge pump was failing. Since the first overhaul was a field overhaul by the prior owner, I too bit the bullet and upgraded to the SB engine and the Encore conversion kit. I think the shop is still waiting on the air speed indicator. I also have changed over to the MT propeller to save another 20 pounds. Problem I am facing is my shop Top Gun was exposed to Covid and they sent everyone home for a week. N252RD Robert

You can get O2 at Oshkosh. There is a shop north of the north 40 and east of the Hilton called In Newview Technolgy. The A&P also does O2 refills. Regards, Hoser.