With no tuned pipes allowed in SPA, it (Hanno) would be of little use in classic pattern flying. No, I'm not trying to tick you off, my friend(s).

What is or isn't classic pattern truly depends upon when one was born, I suppose.

I sincerely doubt that the .65 LA is tuned/timed similarly to the .61SF and is capable of pulling an 11/11 at the same rpm with the same consistency in throttling. Plus you must run lots of "extra" lubrication in order to keep the LA's bushings happy. No, I haven't tried it empiracally, so I could be wrong. But I doubt it.

I'm not trying to be disagreeable this morning. Sometimes I just wake up that way. <G>


Ed Cregger