Emory Bored
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Hey, I know this doesn't belong here but this is the only place I know where 2 strokes get respect. Dig this guy. With airshocks no less.
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Yeah man. Way to go!
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Amen to that Ed. That's what happened to the Asiana flight into San Francisco earlier this year.
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The main reason I want those taking a BFR as Sport Pilots to take the same BFR I take is that I share the dad gum SKY with them. Either they know the rules or they don't. Working the controls around is fine as far as it goes but the biggest problem I have with other pilots is around the pattern. Non standard approaches for instance. There are many other for instances.
Do you know the rules for special VFR into a non-towered airport? That seems far fetched I know but think about it. You're not suppose to be there granted but you are there now. It's one of those red ones with the keyhole around it and you've been out having a blast all day and you get home only to find you have low fuel, low vis and a broken layer. What are you gonna do? Park it? No. Learn the rules and act like you know what you are doing.
It's worth reviewing at BFR time.
just sayin'
Dan
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Ditto all of the above.
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+1 Mister Horsepower. A sound analysis.
Dan
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Almost twice the displacement without much weight gain, good thinking on the shared aircleaner, wet sump lubrication with PSRU lubricated by engine oil. Overhead cam rather than pushrod. I'm guessing that it actually makes it's horsepower while HKS usually mostly disappoints in that regard. I wonder how much? If you look at the power/torque curves it's really peaky. Like a 2 stroke.
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Have you had any snow? We were in Soldotna in July and we had a few good days and some rain. Mosquitos were down too. Great time.
Dan
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my own design airfoil ,..similar to kitfox/avid airfoil ,.. 48" cord.laminar flow,...063 wall tubing with beam fore and aft..designed for aluminum skin
Very nice. Well done.
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I think we need to review ALL the airspace requirements. There ain't very much "uncontrolled" airspace most places. Class E mostly but that's kinda patchy. Class A above 60,000 feet. Interesting about Alaska airspace. I wonder what all those T-carts and Luscombes do up home there. Nothin' I expect. This is a confusing thread. If you don't have a generator you don't need a transponder but you can't under any circumstances go into class B. Class C by permission only. Class D you don't even need a radio. I think I'd like a set of wingtip strobes just to alert the less than alert. I'll have a transponder because class C airspace is unavoidable with my mission.
Dan
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There's still a big grey area around "owner built part" when factory parts are no longer available. A 1956 Bo is the nicest of the E series engined ones. 1957 began the O-470 with the pressure carb in the H model. I have an idea you may have not yet talked to the right folks on that spinner. Join American Bonanza Society and talk to one of their tech counselors about Bonanza bone yards.
It's kind of unrelated but we've been working on a 1956 Beechcraft that has all sorts of issues. It's going to require 50% of the aircraft cost (just purchased by new owner) to get it flying again. we actually called the Nashville fisdo to ask if we could declassify it to an experimental (it's been done here before) and they said no. The largest cost is the prop spinner, $2,450 was the cheapest we found and we were told that only 4 new ones exist. We have 4 spinners for Van's RV's that are absolutely identical that we wanted to use for sub $200.. Apparently they had 3 Cessna's recently declassified to experimental and all 3 crashed due to mechanical failure causing multiple fatalities. So from I understand they are getting a little more strict regarding certified aircraft and recertification due to these recent accidents
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This is true Dan. Really a guy needs 3 planes! Add a Turbo 206 to the mix. You still good if I make plans to ship that engine in December?
Yup. We'll be away over Thanksgiving but will be home right through December. Keep me posted. I can even go to a freight terminal an have them drop it into the bed of the truck. I've done that sort of thing often and it saves the local delivery cost.
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The kids won't fit!! Aren't they about ready to ride?
Dan
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What are you doing home? I thought you were sentenced to 6 months in the sand box?
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Oh crud. I didn't notice. No goodsky
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This is NOT MY LISTING!!! I dunno nothing about it, I just thought that with a 912 included it seems like a pretty good project for somebody.
Dan
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This is NOT MY LISTING!!! I dunno nothing about it, I just thought that with a 912 included it seems like a pretty good project for somebody.
Dan
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They do indeed but they do not have fuel caddys, fuel caddies, gas caddies etc. They have gas cans and gas engines. Maybe I don't know what they call the things we're talking about.
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Wow. I must have missed that one. Sounds like a terrific idea.
Dan
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This particular Z plane has 4 10 gallon tanks. I can see myself using two at a time for most flights. Any sort of flight requiring 40 gallons I can get there quicker in the pickup truck, but for those camp out situations when by myself it would be nice to get there on the outboard tanks and do the local flying on the inboards. The only Z I've seen with the four tanks has a 4 way fuel valve! About like flying a big airplane.
Anyway, a guy could add his oil and gas to the outboard tanks and then transfer.....but that adds the weight of a transfer pump and plumbing. One might as well buy a four stroke if it gets that complex.
My conclusion drawn from this discussion is dump it in and shake it good. All the available fuel caddies I have seen had the hand pump on the caddy so fueling while alone is going to be rough.
Dan
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That's good to know about the Phillips. I checked prices on oils and found that the damn oil can cost nearly as much as the gas it's mixed with. There's something called Texas Tea on Amazon that goes for $99 for five gallons but they are sold out. Has anyone used this stuff?
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Thanks for the info Leni. There was a guy on BCP that built his 701 with the Victor 2 and he absolutely could not give a higher recommendation. HE considered it that good. Sadly he's passed away a couple of weeks ago. Fellow by the name of Lynn Sanderson. Known on the forums by the handle "Dirtstrip" Hid opinion is what got me to thinking of one. Unfortunately neither the US distributor nor the Canadian are reachable by their web-site phone numbers and they don't reply to e-mail either. NOT a good recommendation!!
Premix is pretty much a non event. If you have a flue flow meter etc, you have a pretty damn good idea of how much gas your gonna take to fill it up. Keep your ratio rite cup in the plane. When I am premixing for my boat, I go in 12 gallon increments. I know I gotta dump in a quart for every 12 gallons and I know pretty damn close how much gas I will take for each fill up. I will dump it in slowly while running the pump nozzle with the other hand. or you can dump in some oil first, then put the gas in and grab the wing tip and shake the hell out of it a few times.
The other option is to mix it 5 gallons at a time and then dump the 5 gallon can into the wing. That is a bit anal if you ask me, but some get a warm fuzzy out of it.
I looked at the V2 and it intrigued me, but I have not heard of enough flying around over here to make me want to run out and buy one.
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Here's a question I know Joey could answer but he's out of country right now so I don't know how often he can get to the forum. Perhaps there are others that have eschewed the injector and gone to the much safer pre-mix plan.
I suppose I should say up front that I maybe should be kicked off the forum because I went and bought an unfinished Z plane 701. I just think the folks here are going to be much smarter about 2 stroke operation than anyone else.
Here's the deal: I'm thinking of the Simonini Victor 2 Plus for my kit. It requires pre-mix; there is no oil injection system. I figure I can get a couple of gas totes to make my pre-mix while home with no problem but how do you mix when you are away? Is it safe to pour a quart in the tank and then add gas or do you add gas then pour in the oil? Do you run the risk of having pure gas get into the fuel lines where it can't be properly lubricated doing it that way? Am I over analyzing this?
Rotax Rick also recommends pre-mix for his 670 model so I suspect there might be good reason to do it.
Anyone with experience here would be welcomed to comment.
Dan
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It's kinda spendy to be building new wings for. I'm all over the place on it and a couple other airplanes right now anyway.
Why not just build a set of Kitfox wings and be done with it.
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I looked long and hard for an Avid but didn't act fast enough on the few that came up in 2012 when I was in the buying mood. After my Luscombe buy and sell fiasco I just couldn't pass on my 701 kit. I love 'em both. I'm staying open on power options but I'm leaning towards 4 stroke today. This guy though, changes the equation on so many levels. I don't know how familiar you are with the CH701 but that's not the stock gear. You can tell the stock gear because it's usually bent from hard landings. That's a home brew gear based on an ATV. Everything about the wheels, gear and brakes is fresh thinking. I've never seen one off the ground quicker either.