Recent content by clafrenz

Yes it has Hot Shot. Will have to get SN#

Thanks everyone. Hoses look good... Heat exchanger does not look bad.. Investigation continues. Will let you know what I find. May be a combination of poor design and a very drafty cockpit

In a partnership with 3 others (not a rental)

So I was able to limit the amount of cold air coming in through vent under the back seat, but it is still pretty cold in this airplane. It is like the cabin heat is ineffective. I heard that this May be a common problem with the 112. Any other thoughts would be great,

The plan is to seal the vent at the source from inside the acft (this would be a temporary fix as it will need to be removed when the warm weather returns) the vent is a metal mesh about 6-8" in diameter on the belly of the acft (in line with trailing edge of wing) there is so much cold air...

Thanks for the feeback!!!

tried taping it off from the inside (under the seat) however that did not work. I think the previous owners had the right idea by taping off the vent on the exterior bottom of the airplane. Will trying blocking it off with some foam fro teh inside... Just hoping someone else had a better...

recently started flying a Commander 112. Great airplane, however I am noticing significant cold air draft (flying in Michigan) coming from under the rear seats. There is such a draft that the aircraft heat system seems ineffective, and there is no hope for back seat passengers. When I remove...