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  1. akflyer added a post in a topic Treetop Landing   

     
    That made me laugh... a few years ago I was flying my electric Tigermoth around the yard and a gust of wind put in a tree... I grabbed a saw and went to cutting the neighbors tree down.  While I had my head down cutting away, Akflyerbob pulled up and I didnt even see him.. luckly for me he caught the tree with his head and saved my tigermoth from a sure and certain death   I will never forget the look on his face and the tree came down on him (what the hell was he doing standing in the road anyways)      I am not sure if he has forgiven me for that one yet
     

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  2. akflyer added a post in a topic Norman building an ultralight   

    swimming in warm water aint as bad as trying to swim in glacier water.  So the guy has a dream, let him dream.. I sure am glad the pioneers didnt listen to the nay sayers who told them that a bicycle mechanic cant make a flying machine.. Or that Igor Sikorsky did not let his first 100 failures stop him from finally getting it right and making a controllable pile of rapidly whirling parts that defy all laws of physics.  I still have dreams of blowing up a Sig Kadet RC plane to 4 or 6 place one day.  The structure would be STUPID simple to replicate out of tube and fabric and it has to be one of the BEST STOL RC planes I have ever flown.  I blew one up to a 15' wing span and flew it with a 3.5 hp chainsaw engine and only rudder, elevator and throttle control.  That plane flew AWESOME!  If I could scale that up I would bet it would make an outstanding 4 place with an 0320 in the nose as far a STOL... but I would be shocked if it flew faster than 80-85 MPH
     
    http://www.sigmfg.com/IndexText/SIGRC58.html
     
    I have flown them with ailerons and on floats and it is outstanding with only an old K&B .40 in the nose.
     

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  3. horsepower added a post in a topic Treetop Landing   

    I did that once with my radio controlled plane,had to climb the tree to get it down.Glad no one was hurt in this one.Randy
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  4. EDMO added a post in a topic Norman building an ultralight   

    He better do his homework - hard to outrun Guvment flying machines.
    I get nervous every time I have to fly across the Mississippi River - make sure I have altitude to glide across if something happens - like 5000 feet minimums!
    EDMO
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  5. akflyer added a post in a topic The 180.. saving a ramp mummy   

    After much deliberation, I did the unthinkable... I called the FSDO and chatted with the inspector there then sent him pictures. While on one hand I SERIOUSLY hate to get the government involved in ANY aspect of my life or anyone elses, I just cant sit by and take this one in the shorts. This will probly end up with me taking the parts to the FSDO when I get home for further "evaluation" then I will more than likely have to take them to someone else and pay them to do the job right. I just cant see putting the mummy back in the air with sub standard parts on her just because I want to fly the damn thing this summer. I talked to one of the local 135 guys that his rudder in the same shop when I went to pick up my parts and he noted that some of the rivets on his rudder were "bucked a little harder than needed". Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I start putting up pictures of the new engine going together and the interior work getting done.
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  6. marksires added a post in a topic Norman building an ultralight   

    It's only 80 miles from KFXE to MYGF (Freeport Bahamas).  He might make it, but it will take him a long time to get back.  To fly to there from the US, you have to have an FAA registered plane, and the N numbers have to be at least 12" high.  He might get to spend some time in the 'free hotel' if he makes it.
     
    Mark
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  7. EDMO added a post in a topic Aluminum - Paint or Not?   

    Thanx Leni,
          That sounds great - back when I was in school, we had to go out and find roots, wild berries, beets, and grind them up with two rocks to make our warpaint! 
    EDMO
           I was also told that it works equally as good on steel.
           The guy who is going to paint the Luscombe after rebuilding says he has a paint that is better than - Oh hell, my mind just went blank - That slick paint that GM brought out a few years ago - IMRON ? - must be getting old?
            Havent heard the name of the new paint - but bet it is not healthy to spray!
    ED
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  8. akflyer added a post in a topic Aluminum - Paint or Not?   

    yes they said we don't need to alodine it, just a scotch bright then MEK or acetone wipe down.  If you go to the Vans RV forum you will get a TON of info on the guys painting aluminum.
     

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  9. EDMO added a post in a topic Aluminum - Paint or Not?   

    Dollars?  That's crazeee!
    Did they say you could use the self-etching primer without alodine?
    EDMO
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  10. wypaul added a post in a topic Treetop Landing   

    Bet that was an expensive landing, chopper assisted.
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  11. akflyer added a post in a topic Aluminum - Paint or Not?   

    hope you dont need much.. we got quoted 489 a gallon here local...
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  12. EDMO added a post in a topic Aluminum - Paint or Not?   

    The self-etching epoxy primer is what my body-shop friend said to use.   Guess I will be buying more alodine.
    My corrosion book said that the cut edges, and rivet holes, of the Alclad 2024 are open to corrosion, but no one seems to know how to seal them without painting - so, guess these are going to get painted too.
    Thanx Leni,
    EDMo
    BTW:   I forget the exact numbers, but the 1200 Alodine give a gold or brown-gold finish, depending on the metal,  and the 1000 Alodine is clear or frosted (or not gold) finish.
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  13. akflyer added a post in a topic Aluminum - Paint or Not?   

    Sounds like he Alodined it.  When you do the Alodine right it will give it a nice golden brown finish, but you have to top coat it.
     
    We have been talking to the guys at Napa and decided to go with the crossfire self etching epoxy primer on our new aluminum as that is what the rest of the aircraft shops around here have been doing.
     

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  14. akflyer added a post in a topic Treetop Landing   

    http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/small-plane-crashes-into-tree-shortly-after-takeoff-pilot-uninjured/25807992
     
    http://www.frontiersman.com/news/pilot-walks-away-from-treetop-landing/article_56f9f5bc-d411-11e3-bc7d-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=image
     
    The guy works for our company up here... will be interesting to hear his story when he comes back to work.
     

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  15. akflyer added a post in a topic Summer Shoes   

    Wow, that is low!  I too am worried about the fire season.  No run off and July temps in May is setting us up for a nasty fire season.  The only saving grace is that the ground is still waterlogged from last years rainfall, but these high temps wont take long to dry that up. 
     
    Nice pics, hopefully I will get to come play with you next weekend! 
     

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  16. akflyer added a post in a topic How big of tire can I put on a 6 inch wheel   

    Well looks like dresser is missing the boat.  By going to larger wheels, the side walls wont be so cushy.  They need to put these out for 6" wheels so everyone does not have to swap.  Why save 1000 bucks on tires when you now have to spend 3000 on wheels and brakes..  The math dont add up.  The target audience for these tires are going to be the back country crowd and most cubs and 180s etc are running 6" wheels.  I think Dresser has a marketing guy that needs his butt kicked.
     
    The 850X6 "smooth tundra tire" that I liked are for 6" wheels so we should be able to run them on the Matcos.
     

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  17. Bandit added a post in a topic How big of tire can I put on a 6 inch wheel   

    The 27" are for 8" wheels or 6"? Are the 22" for the 6" wheel.
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  18. Bandit added a post in a topic Summer Shoes   

    Our winter was -10 or windy. Now our spring is raining, windy and cold. Global warming! Nice pictures Randy!
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  19. SuberAvid added a topic in Close Call's and dumb stunts   

    Treetop Landing
    I am not sure how to post this but if you look at the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman or the Anchorage Daily News, a guy landed his Taylorcraft in the top of the birch trees last Sunday out at Meadow Lakes.  The local electric company got him down from the plane in the bucket truck but the plane is in perfect flying position about 40' up in the trees.
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  20. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Aluminum - Paint or Not?   

    Ed, see that you got crickets on this question.  You probably know more about aluminum than most of us. 
     
    We had our last EAA meeting at one member's Glastar project.  He was using a neat aluminum coating wash that almost looked like a gold anodizing when it was done.  I didn't write it down but think it may have been a Martin Senior product.  JackAk may remember or I could ask at the next meeting if I remember too.
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  21. marshawk added a post in a topic Summer Shoes   

    Awesome , hope you guys get some rain though or it might be a scary fire season
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  22. SuberAvid added a post in a topic How big of tire can I put on a 6 inch wheel   

    I built my 8" wheels on Douglas 8" wide wheels if you have teh KF hub already.  Jack and I talked to the Dresser dealer at teh trade show.  Those 27" tires for the 8" wheels should be a great tire for the money!  He said you will have to run them at about 11 or 12 psi since they are tubed, but will also make a tubeless one.  Still may have to use a rimlock of some kind if you want to run them down in the 4-5 psi range.
     
    Thinking about it, you might have to check if these tires can be mounted on a rim that isn't two piece (the Douglas rims).
     
    The are also coming out with a 30 or 31 to go on 10" rims.
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  23. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Summer Shoes   

    Was flying back up the Knik last Sunday and it was really hazy so it made for a red sunset but the camera didn't do too good with it.  I still need to figure out the best settings on this new camera. 
     
    I have never seen the river this low; this was kind of a neat spot in what is usually under water.  Fun coming around this rock and touching down.  You can see that there is hardly any water in the whole river.  Most the places I landed are normally under water.  Stopped to do a little practice with the 1911 in one spot and the sand was so soft and undisturbed the 45 cases would dissapear into little craters and I had to stick my finger into the crater to find them.




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  24. EDMO added a post in a topic Norman building an ultralight   

    I didn't see any flying in the video?
    Maybe instead of "Rock 'n Roll", he should be listening to the soundtrack from JAWS!
    I really hope he makes his goal, if that is really what he is going to try.
    I also watched "Forest Gump" last week, for the 6th time!
    EDMO
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  25. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Norman building an ultralight   

    Mack the knife....  Jim
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