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Old 29th Aug 2015, 10:21
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vee-tail-1
 
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As with all things it depends on who you know and who does the job.

Mags are quite simple bits of kit ... they need the points gapped & timed and bearings lubricated. They need cleaning and checking for cracks or damage. Not much more difficult than the distributor on a 1960s car.

My two Bendix mags were overhauled for £100 each at the last 500 hour check. They went with a batch of mags sent from my local flying school to a well known aviation repair and overhaul company in the west country.

Don't even think of trying that as an individual owner ...

I took my mags off and refitted them myself using a simple electronic timer obtainable from LAS. Can't remember if that was a permitted task under annex VIII, but who cares when such ludicrous amounts of rip-off money are involved.
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