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Thanks, That's what I suspected. I remember Ricks thoughts, and Roysons article have come up before. I always thought if I damaged one I'd replace them both with Hoerners. Still the darn thing really can climb at a very serious AOA.

Domonic: Look for a PM from me!!!

Dale Larsen

New price on these. $350 or best offer plus packaging and shipping.
Dom

Still have these?

Are the Madra tips still available?

Look, it's a NEW GUY!!! Welcome to the forum, Joe.

No, Ace Demers passed away some years ago, his son Jim attempted to run the business for a while, then they closed it down.

FWIW the lure of the Madras tips is not in measured performance, they really do not make any measurable difference in the numbers, but the feel, the stability, at low speed is greatly enhanced. I've flow a 150 with the Madras tips, and it was much more stable at low speed.

A story I've told before. When I was a mechanic in a small shop in Columbus, GA, we had a customer who had two identical 182's he used for parachute jumping. One day he walked in with a large box and put it down, and told us to install those Madras tips on the jump plane that was on the ramp outside, which we did. A couple of months later, he walked in with another box with another set of the Madras tips. The guy was a retired Army Sargent, a former jump instructor with thousands of jumps, he was a kinda hyper person anyhow, but that day he was especially wound tight. Turns out the pilots flying the two 182's were basically refusing the fly the airplane WITHOUT the Madras tips, and were arguing and quarreling about who would get stuck with the "stock" wingtips model. He ended up buying the second set of tips to make everyone happy. Thats how impressed these pilots were of the low speed stability of the aircraft with the Madras tips.

Charles

Hello Hung and Chuck,

Yes, the new guy...I am trying to catch up on some of the forums...so many and so much information.

I didn't think the Madras added any performance. I flew a 152 that had them. I thought they looked good.

Welcome to the club, Joseph. Do you go by Joe, or Joseph? I was raised across the river from you in Gosnell, AR....just outside of Blytheville. I joined the Army in 1988 and never went back. You're on the pretty side of the river. I soloed at Blytheville, but finished up over at Paragould, AR right before I left home. Lots of things I miss about those times.

Again...welcome.

Hello Gary,

I go by Joe...

I left home (Chicago) in 1981 and moved to West Tennessee (Dyersburg). I can say I do not miss home. I know the area well that you're talking about. I think it is a very nice area, and many small airports with the friendliest people...

I did many approches into Blytheville when I owned my Bonanza and was doing my IFR training...

Maybe see you out and about some time.

Thanks for the welcome!

Joe