amekler Posted July 22 Report Share Posted July 22 is anyone at OSH that can check this out? Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmnpilot Posted July 22 Report Share Posted July 22 I’ll be there later this morning. I will update when I am able to get over there and talk to them Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amekler Posted July 22 Report Share Posted July 22 Thank you also check out Textron Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted July 22 Report Share Posted July 22 36 minutes ago, amekler said: Thank you also check out Textron Alan As of July 16, 2024 Textron said October 14, 2024 was the available date for the clamp. If you need one get in line and order one from them. People who ordered a few months ago are getting theirs' now. If you wait until October to order then it will be January, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmnpilot Posted July 22 Report Share Posted July 22 I talked with GAMI. For our Bravos, they are saying about a year out due to them needing to get on the AML and doing testing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted July 22 Report Share Posted July 22 7 minutes ago, Rmnpilot said: I talked with GAMI. For our Bravos, they are saying about a year out due to them needing to get on the AML and doing testing. Using the 10:1 Aviation-Time Ratio, that means a decade . . . lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amekler Posted July 22 Report Share Posted July 22 Thanks for posting alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbogie Posted July 26 Report Share Posted July 26 Just spoke with GAMI team at OSH. This is their new replacement clamp. Looks stout. They said FAA is facilitating their approval process and they are “close”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amekler Posted July 26 Report Share Posted July 26 Is this for the bravo? alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbogie Posted July 26 Report Share Posted July 26 Said they are making them in multiple sizes for multiple aircraft. Design is the same. I didn’t ask if this example was the correct diameter for the Bravo. Multiple spring washers under the head of the cap screw to allow for expansion. Small hole on each side to safety wire the head of the cap screw. They report no failures in their testing so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbogie Posted July 26 Report Share Posted July 26 If you are at OSH and want to see it, this assembly was under the table and I had to ask. It wasnt on display although they were very happy to let me examine and take pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmnpilot Posted July 26 Report Share Posted July 26 John Paul said this is not for the TIO-540 (bravo). It’s for the turbos that they already have done work with and can add the clamps to their parts lists. The TIO-540 clamps would be about a year out or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted July 26 Report Share Posted July 26 I applaud their efforts, but I would not want to be an early adopter on a new design of something this critical to safety. The present riveted Bravo clamp has an excellent safety record. If I still owned a Bravo I would just have an order in for a new one in case I needed it and after the newly designed clamp has been out a few years, accident-free, then I'd consider it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.