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Ed, seriously where you before with this one. a cutting board!!! thats a lot cheaper than buying raw materials. I wonder if my wife would notice that the cutting board is just a bit shorter hmmm. I should probably check the thrift store first
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Nylon, Teflon, Cheap cutting board from wife's kitchen or Walmart - Probably Walmart is safer!I hard mounted mine by riveting it to the tab welded on the fuselage it clears when folding but not by much, (I have already dinged my flapperons on it grrr) If i were to do it again, and I may redo it, I would use a small hinge to fold it down out of the way when folding the wings. also my kit had aluminum for the bearings I would use some sort of synthetic material.
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EDMO
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I hard mounted mine by riveting it to the tab welded on the fuselage it clears when folding but not by much, (I have already dinged my flapperons on it grrr) If i were to do it again, and I may redo it, I would use a small hinge to fold it down out of the way when folding the wings. also my kit had aluminum for the bearings I would use some sort of synthetic material.
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I believe that some have set the straight top where the "U" is, at an angle, so when you swing, it will clear with just a little pressure. Or cut the back part of the top lower. You mount the top of the bearing to match the bottom angle. Hope this makes sense.
Later models did mount this pad on a hinge, and that is how I am doing mine.
EDMO
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Here's from when I did mine. We recovered the whole stab and just ran the wire out by the horn under the fabric.
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Noting will happen until someone steps up and turns the A** in to the FAA. I ran across a guy giving rides in a Sea Rey experimental, he charged the Light Sport Instructor $100+ for the ride.
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Hi guys I'm working on my electric elevator trim. This is a model C and came with no provisions for a trim tab. Since my elevator is already covered I'm adding a trim tab to the rear of the elevator that will be actuated by a servo. My question is since the servo is mounted in the elevator how do I route the servo wires from the elevator into the fuse? Is it alright to drill a hole through the leading edge spar of the elevator? Anybody got a pic of how you routed your wire out of the elevator?
Thanks
Bill
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On the bottom half of the turtle deck bearing are you guys mounting that on a hinge or something. I don't see how the flaperon horn will release from the bearing when folding the wing with out pushing up on the bottom of the wing. Hope this makes sense.
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If you get around Lawrenceburg, in Lawrence County, TN, it has a nice concrete country strip - my Cousin was running a shop there some years ago covering some WW1 replica birds. Fleeman was his last name.
EDMO
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Leni,
Here is a photo of my position lights with the strobe modification. Looks like the bulb reads 112V, 60W, and really cant make out the last row, but looks like _E-C? It has a filament, not flash tube. Do Halogen bulbs have filaments?
Anyone know what it might be and what power pack goes with it? I think this might be for the old 500 series Whelen.
EDMO
I have a back-up plan for some LED strobes for this too.
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I am thinking that you are talking about the firewall bushings that the mount bolts to - mild steel bushings and unplated steel washers work just as well as the 4130 bushings, and are easier to ream after welding if you need to do that. Same goes for the bushings and washers on the mount itself - 5/8 OD should be plenty.
EDMO
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Hi. I need some guidance on engine mount bushings that the bolts go through. I need a bushing that has a 5/16 ID and not sure what the OD should be and should it be 4130.
Also, What type of washer (metal) should I weld to the bushing.
Thanks
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Sounds good Bryce, may give me an excuse to fly somewhere else. The closest to your neck of the woods I've flown is Baker Airport in Hohenwald a few years back. And as far as the needles go, a soak in cleaner wouldn't hurt although they wont really be dirty, oil them as you reinstall them. Yes you will find carbon built up on the underside of the piston, at least I did.
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Yep, here in Casper they say that when the wind stops blowing half of the folks in Wyoming fall flat on their face.
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I ran across this today. I've not followed amatuer radio since the vaccum tubes became dianasours. I wonder if this device might be able to comply with the ADS-B in/out requirement for experimental aircraft. I'm certain it would have to work in conjunction with other hardware. The attachment is a pdf slideshow.
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Well, that's a bit of Fox sensationalism, Mr.
Here's a link to balanced coverage of what's going on with the FCC and Congress at the moment: http://www.politico.com//story/2015/02/reality-check-on-net-neutrality-rhetoric-115460.html
I for one, thinnk the monopolistic ISP's like Comcast and AT&T have too much power and don't represent consumerrs in the least. I'm a believer that they need to be treated like a utility just like my electricity or gas supplier.
The Politico article is all about the bluster, has little facts. At issue beyond net neutrality itself is who will 'regulate' the Internet, FCC or Congress. You may be for net neutrality but granting absolute, unanswerable power to the FCC (think another crazy edict spewing Govt agency like the EPA making up layer upon layer of new, progress-stifiling regulations to justify their existence) is not a good thing IMHO. http://report.heritage.org/ib4339
Regarding the idea of net neutrality, I think regulation of utility industries has the potential to be beneficial in some instances and detrimental in others. You simply cannot paint with a broad brush. For example, recent years have seen the introduction, at both national and state levels, of major regulatory restructuring and increased competition in the traditionally regulated telephone and natural gas industries. The telephone industry has seen sweeping regulatory and statutory changes in the last two decades, with the introduction of competition and increasingly wider choices of service providers. From the perspective of the average consumer, the experiment has been a clear success in terms of lower long-distance rates, with mixed reviews for the cost and quality of local service. In NY, retail gas customers of NY utilities now have the option to purchase their gas from suppliers other than their local gas utility. We can also select electric suppliers (ESCO's) separate from our local provider. Prices dropped dramatically. Clearly, new regulation was done in both industries with the intent to increase competition and lower prices to end users. The FCC sponsored and Obama backed bill just adopted would seem to have the opposite effect if I understand it correctly.
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I stopped at a McDonalds in Cheyenne on my way from Illinois to California one March. I had to get out of the passenger side. The wind was blowing directly onto the driver side, and I couldn't open the door.
Mark
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I read part of an interview with a 17 year veteran of law enforcement and also a gun store owner. He said the hand guns that might use this round do not bother him. The weapon is so large it is easily seen. It is the small pocket handguns he is concerned with. The article also mentions that the government has not provided any factual data to support the claims. (imagine that) (note to barrack-hire better pr people)
http://m.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2560750
Someone say Christie?
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Thanks Guys! That's all helpful info! 2 more questions. Do the needles need to come out to be cleaned? Did you find carbon on the underside/inside of the piston? Briman, thanks for the offer-I drive past one of the best little mom and pop hardware stores and am always looking for an excuse to patronize them and keep their doors open, I'll get some there. However, I noticed that your down in the ATL area, if you get up to Nashville holler at me, I'm in Franklin. Mark that's a great point! The engine is on the bench. I think I'll tip it up on its side like you said so the if I have any runaway needles, they fall in the piston. Y'all Rockâ—Bryce
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I just read this. That is unbelievable. That guy is no more than a con man and a thief. It is hard to believe that AK F&G has not nailed him yet.
Maybe I am cheap but I have only been on one guided hunt in my life and that was my first deer hunt with my dad at 12 years old. I always figured I would end up with some nightmare of a guide like this guy and I have always managed to be pretty successful figuring it out on my own. Even with a few airplane repair bills it has not been as costly or irritating as this guy; and I always got my meat. And fortunately I have met some great people when I needed help. I hope I can repay by always helping others when I get the chance.
I hope this guy gets put out of business one way or another, he give both guides and experimental aircraft a bad name!
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My serial number ends in E. I guess this makes it a Bandit. It has 083 spars. HH spacing and double false ribs as well as 7/8 struts. Does not have the plastic smooth wing cover on the front spar or the chrome sticks. Plane was on floats when I bought it. GW is set at 1200. EW 726. Since my bad landing(crash) I got a super deal on a complete fuselage (basically a complete aircraft) minus the wings and engine . Going to take a little time but she will fly again!
Alright! That is great news!
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Dang, I wish I had known about those. I just bought the other LED position lights a few months ago and almost exactly the same price but don't have the strobe feature.
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EDMO
Posted · Edited by Ed In Missouri
When you get my age, you will know to go buy your wife a new cutting board, if she has a nylon one - Tell her that you are going to recyle the old one, and she will be so happy with you - or buy two, then you take the other one out to your plane!
EDMO
BTW: After hearing that Oh Bummer was outlawing some .223 ammo, I went to Walmart and bought my wife a new vacuum cleaner, and 200 rounds of ammo. She was so happy!
EDMO