Legal Control Yokes

if the plane had the yokes installed per a factory modification kit, there will be nothing more than a logbook entry, mine were done using FMK 14, Forney Modification kit 14, in 1962.

Thanks David. I'm looking for an Ercoupe to purchase right now. That being said, if the one I purchase does not have the pretzel yokes, I will be buying them from Univair to be period correct. Appreciate the offer though!

This might be your lucky day. I bought a pair of rams horn about a year ago because apparently I had too much money laying around. Anyway, they came with the original Installion instructions from skyport and sample 337 field approval forms. I can get copies to you if you want. Of course your mechanic will need to agree, but it looks like a pretty straight forward paperwork deal if you already have them installed. Let me know.

Thanks Larry. Got it---Pretzel yokes--not kidneys. Pretzels is my preference anyway as they go better with beer rather than kidney beans. This is just one reason why I joined EOC---to learn everything about Ercoupes after having owned a Piper Cherokee 140, a Grumman AA1A and 3 Bonanzas through the years.
As a side note, I see you're a banjo player. I have a Gibson 5 string Mastertone that my dad bought for me in the 1960's. Beautiful instrument and used it on many gigs. Thanks again for the help.

Don't let record keeping keep you from becoming an Ercoupe owner. Legal is whatever someone with authority will sign off. Since you have access to an IA looking at potential Ercoupes, ask him what it would take to correct modifications that might technically make the plane unairworthy due to improper documentation. Every classic plane you look at will have a skeleton or two in the closet. It might be as simple as him filing a 337 form so he is comfortable signing your annual. If the yokes are from a Forney or Mooney, then legality should not be an issue since those planes were designed/manufactured under the same Type Certificate. It is just a matter of making sure they were installed correctly, and record keeping.