LASAR cowl mod (201)

[bnicolette]

Hi all,

I had the LASAR cowl mod installed on my 201 to keep the cowl from "floating/shifting" up during flight.  I only have a couple of flight on the plane since it was installed, but so far, it is awesome.  The cowl is extremely rigid and I can not budge it by hand and it doesn't move in flight.  Attached are a couple pictures.

 

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2. picture looking down the inside of the bottom cowl.  You can see the new cam locks and also a stip of aluminum at the very bottom with a nut plate.
   
3. picture of the very bottom of the bottom cowl where a screw goes through the aluminum strip into a nut plate on the opposite side.
   
4. picture of the bottom of the from fuselage where the aluminum strip is held secure by three new rivets.
   

It was right around a 4 hour job at my local Mooney Service Center and the parts were around $60 from LASAR.  In my opinion, it is well worth it as I don't have to pull down on my cowl after every flight so that it doesn't look like my engine is sagging.  Also, I now know that my cowling is secure.