Benefits of the Electroair Electronic Ignition System with James Spearman Aircraft

Joining us today is the owner of "James Spearman Aircraft", an airplane maintenance shop in Sevierville, Tennessee at the KGKT airport.
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Cruise Flight:
How did you get into aviation maintenance?
The benefits of the Electroair - "Electronic Ignition System"
Which aircraft can utilize the Electroair Ignition System
What is the difference between dual and single electronic ignition?
What are the additional costs for dual electronic ignition?
Why would someone only use a single electronic ignition and what do you recommend?
Example of cost to add Electroair Ignition System to a Pa-28
How to find out more about the maintenance shop in Sevierville TN.
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[@JustAnumbr]

Hello Carl. I’ve listened to many of your podcasts and am glad to see you on youtube.
I’m a non pilot OTR trucker that aspires to get my certificate one day.

[@StuckMicAvCast]

Welcome aboard! I look forward to hearing about your journey towards becoming a pilot!

[@Robinbamv]

Having installed the Electroair system in my aircraft I would mostly agree with what James Spearman has to say. What is not in dispute is I am saving 1 USG per hour in fuel consumption , the engine runs very smoothly and starts very well. I can’t comment on the issue of lead contamination as we burn 91UL Avgas. As the ignition was installed at the same time as I fitted an overhauled engine I can’t be sure if the extra power that is apparent is due to the new engine or the new ignition system…..or both ! The installation can be an issue and depends on the aircraft, a PA28 or C172 are both types that have room in the engine bay so I would guess at two days Labour for a single system. My aircraft is very restricted on firewall forward space so the install was almost three days work but I am guessing that I could do it in two days the second time around. The big question is will it save me money ? The Answer is yes ! I would guess that the break even will be at 500 hours for my private aircraft ( based on European Avgas prices and Mag overhaul ) but this is with the aircraft being operated by experienced pilots, having rented aircraft to flight schools I had to allow for one battery and starter motor per year because of incompetence of student pilots when starting ( or not starting ) the engine. The electroair ignition will save that problem ( I fitted slickstart’s to all my rental aircraft and got rid of the starting problems but this was before the electroair was on the market ) so I think flight schools would likely see greater cost savings than a private owner.

[@DblIre]

Mags, I believe, go back to the 30s or 40s. Considering mags have a relatively low voltage output of around 25KV, Can see where the electronic system is much better.
Thanks for a wonderful video.