John Spratt brings his exceptional Rans S-20 Raven to Placerville where he and Mark go over the plane and take it once around the patch. This plane was featured on the cover of Kitplanes. Our first supermodel!
Mr. Spratt seems like a great guy and really knows his stuff. Thanks Mark for having him on the channel, there is just something about military pilots. I can't put my finger on it but all the ones I've met convey a sense of confidence and attention to detail.
Nice plane!! Imagine the Wright brothers way back when they flew for the first time if one told them that one day people will build planes that speak, at home!
Excellent video!!! Your final words about understand the machine and systems makes a better pilot are so true!!! Great work, I really enjoyed. Greetings from Argentina!!!
John and I share many design preferences. I recently installed the same type of battery switch and 2 EarthX batteries. IMO it’s an awesome configuration for any installation with batteries aft of the firewall. Mine are under the aft cargo bay. I too prefer a center control stick and dual throttles. I also prefer Dynon avionics. Thanks for introducing us to John and to his well thought out plane.
Mark, great review of a beautifully crafted airplane. Please pass on to John from a fellow Herc Pilot that the manufacturer of his battery switch has a recall out for certain models of those switches. I had 3 of them on my boat, and learned of the recall when one of the switches failed internally. The manufacturer stood behind the product and sent me a newer model of the switch gratis. Hopefully, John’s switch is of the newer design.
BlueSea Systems is the manufacturer of the 9001e-Series Selector Battery Switch in N68CJ. No service bulletins on it per email from them. This one has 1360 hours on it now and a previous one in a Searey had over 1400 hours with no issues. Thanks for the heads up on the possibilities. (50th TAS)
@@johnspratt8329 Glad to hear. Mine were vintage 2002, on an Edgewater. Failed internally, and would not stay in the on or off position. 914TAG, AFRES, and USCG after that. A,B,E,H,&HC models, Loved the plane. Best, Larry.
G,day Mark from Sydney Australia. The constant speed variable pitch prop system: could you have guess of price: Panel instrument, computer and hub? $.............. 🦉🌀
