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Electroair Ignition: Performance, Support

Installation of the Electroair system isn’t overly complicated, but it isn’t a slap-and-go, either. The key is to take the aircraft to an Electroair-approved shop that has experience installing and troubleshooting the system.

With the Lycoming O-360 in my Grumman Tiger freshly overhauled, I decided it was time to replace one of the mags with an Electroair electronic ignition.

At the time (I started shopping for it and a Garmin avionics package at AirVenture 2017), the investment in the Electroair EIS 41000 seemed risky. Generally skeptical of manufacturer claims of improved performance, I also thought about dispatch reliability (we fly a lot) and maintainability as the system aged.

Bob Reed

Contributor Bob Reed is an active CFII and owns a Grumman Tiger based in Pennsylvania.