marksires
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marksires added a post in a topic Looking for information on Kitfox wheel hubs
Yes, they land more often, and with more force, but the wheels and hubs are both steel, not aluminum. I'd stick with the six personally.
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marksires added a post in a topic Cabin Heat
Nope, that won't work. No way that would be dressed like that in Alaska, and by the time you get it unwrapped, you're too tired to do anything else! The only thing that is worse than getting old, is not!
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marksires added a post in a topic Cabin Heat
Yep, a bikini on a warm sandy beach is way better than layers of long underwear in muddy slush (we get enough snow in Illinois I know that postcard stuff is a bunch of crap. About an hour after it quits snowing, it's just a muddy, slushy mess)!
However, you have to keep the eye bleach handy, remember that most of the folks here in the winter are NOT college coeds!
The house in Florida came with a couple of runways and a hangar too. Now all my toys can live at home!
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marksires added a post in a topic Cabin Heat
I solved my winter heating problem. Bought a house in Florida )
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marksires added a post in a topic Avid C 3 view drawing
I had this problem with some other PDF's on the site. It was decided that an upgrade or problem in the past had damaged them. The original poster was able to reupload them, and the worked after that.
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marksires added a post in a topic replacement wing tanks!
The other plane I'm building is a Cozy MkIV, all fiberglass, including the tanks. The general consensus of those who are building and those that have built is that EZPoxy 87 is the most fuel resistant epoxy for those planes. I'm replacing the fabric on my Avid over the winter, and if the tank looks sketchy I'll be building a new one using that. http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cmpages/ezpoxy.php?clickkey=5889
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marksires added a post in a topic engine and prop advice
I'm not a great mechanic, and had zero Rotax or Aircraft engine experience at the time. I took my engine off (582 grey head) to send it for overhaul in a few hours, and it took me a little less than a day to get it put back on by myself. Since all the 'stuff' is already run, it isn't that bad. Most of the time I spent was running new fuel lines and oil injector lines. Installing an engine in a new airplane would take longer since all the wires, throttle cables, hoses, radiator mounts, etc. have to be set up and then adjusted a bazillion times.
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marksires added a post in a topic Congratulations Joey
Good work Joey. That rating made me a much better pilot. Then the float rating helped me figure out what those pedals by my feet were for....
You'll always remember you first real approach in IMC to near minimums. I still do, and it has been, well, a lot of years...
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marksires added a post in a topic Flaperons
Unless I'm thinking wrong, you'd want to wire the flap handle down. Pulling the handle up moves the flaperons down to act like flaps, and is when the control reversal might happen. Down is the 'no flaps' position.
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marksires added a post in a topic Tri gear to tail dragger
Ed,
Mine is a bone stock Avid 'C/D' STOL wing taildragger. When I'm back in the same state as the airplane, I'll be happy to measure that. Do you want that measurement when the plane is level (flying mode, like doing weight and balance), or sitting on the gear?
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marksires added a post in a topic Tri gear to tail dragger
Ed,
Thanks for the tip. Doesn't look too far to me, but then I'm making regular trips between Illinois and our new Florida house with the truck and trailer.
Getting it over there won't be a problem, it fits into the trailer fine when the wings and horizontal stabilizer are off. The stab is a royal pain, and was a surprise. I knew a wing had to come off when I bought it, but the stab was a surprise. Fun grinding down a wrench to get the nut off 1500 miles from home!
If Travis is interested, I'd still like to get up there with a leg (maybe both) so we can compare. If they are different, then we can discuss a swap, or just make drawings of both kinds (and share them here), and then we can both make our own alternate gear.
Even though it might not be in my best interest, I'd recommend to Travis to consider some kind of wider gear if he converts to taildragger. The stock gear is a handful on the ground, at least on asphalt.
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marksires added a post in a topic Tri gear to tail dragger
Ed,
My build manual talks about nose gear, I have both main gear attach points, but don't have the nose gear weldment in the frame right now. I have a nose gear weldment to put in. Have to practice a lot more with the TIG or find a good welder though!
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marksires added a post in a topic Tri gear to tail dragger
Travis,
It is hard to tell from the pictures. Level my plane up like yours, swap the legs, and then move the fairing to the other tube, and the difference might just be an optical illusion.
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marksires added a post in a topic Tri gear to tail dragger
Travis,
I'm just south of you in central Illinois (KIJX). I have what is either a late C or early D (later mk IV, the build manual says 'D', the tail was still square originally though) taildragger I'm thinking of converting to a nose gear. I'm stripping the fabric off to recover this fall, and would be willing to throw one of the taildragger main gear legs in the Cherokee and head that way so we can both see if there are any differences.
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marksires added a post in a topic Plane & Pilot Midwest LSA Expo Sept. 4-6, 2014
You can have the snow, I'll take the 106!
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marksires added a post in a topic Plane & Pilot Midwest LSA Expo Sept. 4-6, 2014
If I go, I'll send you a PM. I'll be a not tall, not handsome, not quite as old man with a piper yellow Jack Brown Seaplane base hat on. And likely a tropical shirt - I like to pretend I'm in Florida even when I'm not.
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marksires added a post in a topic Plane & Pilot Midwest LSA Expo Sept. 4-6, 2014
I'm thinking about it, but won't know for sure until a day or so before I go. Probably just fly the Cherokee over.
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marksires added a post in a topic Cowling building
Ed,
Use PVC foam (pink stuff at Home Depot/Lowes), and a little gas (or alcohol, or other things)will dissolve a lot of foam. Use that method when making small parts with fiberglass & a foam mold. Make the mold, layup the part, and if the foam won't come off easily, or the shape doesn't allow the foam to come out, dissolve the foam.
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marksires added a post in a topic Airventure 2014
Luke,
I would imagine, I remember a few years ago at Sploshkosh, watching the same entertainment on Thursday morning. All the guys with the giant, fancy motorhomes decided it was time to leave after the torrential rains Wednesday night. EAA had a John Deere 8 series 4wd tractor pulling them out. One guy won the prize though, buried it front and back to the axles. They had to call the towing service, and they had to use airbags to get it lifted out of the hole. My thought through the whole thing was 'Really? You can afford those motorcoaches, but can't afford to stay one more day and let it dry out?'
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marksires added a post in a topic Fuel drain valve failure (never seen this one before)
Wow, all mine have needed replacing for leaking long before 25 years!
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marksires added a post in a topic Hey Leni
Ok, google to the rescue. Been trying to figure out what an 800 AC motor was.... Arctic Cat 800! See, here in the midwest, 'cat means something else entirely, it's usually very big, very heavy, and doesn't have anything that would work in a helicopter! Forgot that all you Alaska guys think about is snow machines!
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marksires added a post in a topic Hey Leni
I can't seem to find the helicopter in that picture....
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marksires added a post in a topic Airventure 2014
Sorry I missed it. I had planned to stay all week, but business needs forced me to leave Wednesday evening. That may have been good - getting my camper out of the campgrounds after the rain might have been more fun than I could stand!
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marksires added a post in a topic Empty weight
How much for that dog? Depends on the day....
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marksires added a post in a topic Empty weight
That would be true if the force increased in proportion to the weight increase, but with turbulence, the force is the same, so heavier wing loading results in less response to the force, so less damage. If in my analogy the rat was shaken by a chihuhua, and the groundhog was shaken by a great dane, both would probably have the same damage.
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