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Letters From Readers: September 2019

I wish you guys ran that digital fuel sensor article (August 2019 Aviation Consumer) last year when I committed to a JPI big-screen engine monitor for my aging Cessna 206. I was already at the threshold of my budget when I pulled the trigger on the engine monitor job, which of course included fuel quantity to replace the bouncing Cessna OEM gauges. After consultation with the shop manager, I could tell that using the existing senders would be a roll of the dice, so we ended up sending them away for a rebuild.

Aviation Consumer Staff
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Increasing the TBO

I noticed that Continental just announced a drop-in replacement engine for the Lycoming IO-360 engine that’s in later-model Cessna Skyhawks. I own two of these airplanes (one is on a leaseback to a busy flying school) and what got my attention was Continental’s claim of a longer TBO with high usage. What does the manufacturer consider high usage and do you know anything about this engine?

Thanks for your consistant excellent work-I’m a lifetime subscriber.

Aviation Consumer Staff