greg grouleff

[greg grouleff]

Hi Doug, I fly N34386 a 1961 200B with a Lycon IO-550. I personally like the lower cabin height of the A/B models but we don’t have the flush riveted wing. I was told that when the Meyers factory was racing the 200 that they exchanged the wing for a flush riveted one and it didn’t make any difference in speed.

[greg grouleff]

Hi Brent, Congrats for buying a Meyers 200! Plenty of good advice from the other owners. I would add that before putting the gear handle in the down position that you put it in the up position. That way the gear lifts up off the locks and it’s easier to select the down position. Please let us know how your ferry flight home went.

[greg grouleff]

Mark, I normally just keep fuel in my inboard tanks for local flights and my thermos style caps get loose on the empty tanks. I soak them in a small container of 100LL overnight and the rubber on the caps tend to swell up. You can try it but you might need to tighten them also.

[greg grouleff]

Our 200 oil separator is a Garwin G200

[greg grouleff]

I hate to be a spoil sport, I have an oil separator on our 200 and on other aircraft we own / have owned , but you will still have to clean off a fine mist of oil from the belly of your 200. Enjoy rubbing down the grand old dame, she gives us hours and hours of pleasure!

[greg grouleff]

Hi Dean, Yes it has been many years since the last fly-in at our airport (CA32). I have been thinking about another one and it will probably be late April or early May 2019. I will check with some other Meyers owners and see what works for them. Would you be coming out for it? What time would work for you? I would love to see/fly the 200 Matt Jackson is developing. Perhaps he and the owner could come show it off and answer the many questions we all would have. Happy Holidays! to all and blue skies. Best Regards, Greg

[greg grouleff]

Jamon, if you can make it out to California I will be happy to let you fly our 200B. This offer extends to any Meyers owner that would like to evaluate a 200 with an IO-550 and 3 bladed prop.

[greg grouleff]

Hey Jamon, nice job against the Bonanzas. It seems as though they have got them running near our 200 speeds.

[greg grouleff]

Maybe SARL could host a race in the central San Joaquin Valley of California.

[greg grouleff]

The IO-550 and 3 blade prop makes a significant difference in the performance of the 200. My engine was sent to Lycon for head work and puts out 335hp. Fuel burn increases but climb out is way better as is cruise. I’ve owned this Meyers for 30yrs now and every flight really is fun. It feels so nice to fly as you 200 owners already know!

[greg grouleff]

How you run your engine depends on what engine you have, 470/520/550. My 200B has the IO-550F and I generally do short trips of 30 minutes to 1.5 hours at 4500′- 5500′. I’m not concerned about the fuel burn as I like the speed. I will run it at 23″@ 2400 186kts gps ( no wind ) and fuel burn around 19gph. Flew from my home airport CA32 ( San Joaquin,Ca ) to Columbia,Ca on Saturday at 4500′ 24″@ 2500 208kts gps (a nice tailwind) burning 20-21gph. The return trip later that day at 5500′ 23″@ 2450 was 168kts 19gph (damn headwinds).On a cold day 500agl everything firewalled it will indicate 220mph and around 25gph. When I do fly at higher altitudes I will lean until it runs rough then richen the mixture so it runs smoother

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