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0. 12:41 AM - Who is "Matt Dralle" & What Are "The Lists"? [Please Read] (Matt Dralle)
1. 02:44 AM - Palm sanders (Mike Gamble)
2. 04:51 AM - Re: Palm sanders (Steve Pitt)
3. 11:39 AM - Open canopy (CHUCK RHOADS)
4. 12:22 PM - Re: Open canopy (JEFF ROBERTS)
5. 01:09 PM - Re: Open canopy (Dave_Miller@avivacanada.com)
6. 03:46 PM - canopy open (Graham Singleton)
7. 07:34 PM - First Flight (AlStills)
8. 07:43 PM - Re: First Flight (DuaneFamly@aol.com)
9. 08:05 PM - Re: First Flight (AlStills)
10. 08:17 PM - Re: First Flight (JEFF ROBERTS)
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Subject: | Who is "Matt Dralle" & What Are "The Lists"? [Please Read] |
Dear Listers,
Who is Matt Dralle and what exactly are these Lists? Well, I've been working in
the information technology industry for over 20 years primarily in computer
networking design and implementation. I have also done extensive work in web
development and CGI design during this period.
I started the Matronics Email Lists back in 1990 with about 30 fellow RV builders
from around the world. Since that time, I have added 63 other kinds of aircraft
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as the Forums, Wiki, Archives and Search Engine just to name a few.
For flexibility and reliability, I have chosen to run all of my own servers here
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Seeking recommendations for the most useful palm sander to use for
sanding the various filled bits prior to painting,
I see belt, orbital, random orbital, detail sanders with circular,
triangular, rectangular and square bases.
Help.
Mike Gamble
XS mono 440
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Subject: | Re: Palm sanders |
Dear Mike
I used a small orbital palm sander from B&Q and this seemed to do the
trick. Be careful that you do not dig into the surface with any sander
you use or it will ruin your day.
I think I used the sander for cutting back the main filling but then
hand sanded after that. It gave more control and a better feel for the
finish - car sprayers use electric tools but then they are experienced
with what they are doing.
I am still waiting for my Permit which is why I am still grounded. Very
frustrating.
Regards
Steve
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__________________________________________________________=0A=0A50/50 Fift
y feet in the air and 50 feet of runway left, OK; however, not good when th
e canopy comes open.=0A =0AThanksgiving day was beautiful and I had not bee
n home for 2 weeks so I decided to go flying. The temperature was the cold
est that I had flown my plane, 40's in the hanger. The door/canopy did not
close quite normal which I attribute to the temp change. After two touch
& goes all looked great until the door came open. First I thought that I w
as a "has been", but I noticed that the plane was still controllable and th
at the canopy was still intact. After reminding myself several times FLY T
HE PLANE, I was able to use my left hand to hold the canopy shut. About th
at time I remembered that there was a 20-30 story Holiday Inn just ahead of
me now that I was off course, so stress got to be a little high. Downwind
went fairly normally; however, the landing became interesting because I ha
d never used my right hand on the controls and thus there was no easy to co
ntrol throttle, trim, etc. The landing actually turned out to be pretty go
od, that may be relative because I have
had many that were not pretty.=0A =0AOn another note, my Geo Metro engine
is working great and the engine computer greatly simplifies the engine mana
gement. In cases like that above simplicity can contribute to safety.=0A
=0AChuck Rhoads A100=0AN246CR Trike=0A=0A=0A =0A_________________________
___________________________________________________________=0ACheap talk?
yahoo.com
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Congratulations on getting her home Chuck! You are to be commended for
handling the situation as you did. What made the door open? Keep us
informed of the situation.
Thanks,
Jeff
N128LJ Gold Rush
On Nov 28, 2006, at 1:38 PM, CHUCK RHOADS wrote:
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> -
> __________________________________________________________
> 50/50- Fifty feet in the air and 50 feet of runway left, OK;
however,
> not good when the canopy comes open.
> -
> Thanksgiving day was beautiful and I had not been home for 2 weeks so
> I decided to go flying.- The temperature was the coldest that I had
> flown my plane, 40's in the hanger.- The door/canopy did not close
> quite normal which I attribute to the temp change.- After two touch
&
> goes all looked great until the door came open.- First I thought
that
> I was a "has been", but I noticed that the plane was still
> controllable and that the canopy was still intact.- After reminding
> myself several times FLY THE PLANE, I was able to use my left hand
> to-hold-the canopy shut.- About that time I remembered that
there was
> a 20-30 story Holiday Inn just ahead of me now that I was off course,
> so stress got to be a little high.- Downwind went fairly normally;
> however, the landing became interesting because I had never used my
> right hand on the controls and thus there was no easy to control
> throttle, trim, etc.- The landing actually turned out to be pretty
> good, that may be relative because I have had many that were not
> pretty.
> -
> On another note, my Geo Metro engine is working great and the engine
> computer greatly simplifies the engine management.- In cases like
that
> above simplicity can contribute to safety.
> -
> Chuck Rhoads- A100
> N246CR- Trike
> &nb="http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://
> music.y
>
>
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Chuck,
Thanks given that you and the plane are OK.
It's possible for the rear shoot bolt to miss the guide, giving the doors
a push when latched will show if anything is amiss.
How about updating the list on the engine capacity, fuel burn and cruise
perfomance of the Geo engine ?
Dave C-FBZI.
Only 35 hours, but finally all the paperwork OK'd by transport Canada, so
I can go places next year.
Now bringing it into a heated hangar with a list of things to fix or
improve !
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Chuck
glad you had enough wits to FLY THE PLANE. :-)
We can all learn from other peoples mishaps, thanks for telling us.
When my engine boiled on take off, then a hose burst, then the engine
swallowed glycol but unfortunately didn't stop, then? I've no idea but
the trim was badly nose high, (I checked the wreck a few weeks later,
we had a stick top trim button and I guess I nudged it accidentally) so
I must have been pushing hard, glycol on windscreen, not enough power
with trees and barn to avoid, I can only assume My gyro toppled.
Then the power came back suddenly and I guess the extra torque tripped
the left wing, (inside of turn) and in we went from 100 feet or so. At
least it didn't hurt, till later.
I have no memory of the accident but it tool me 6 weeks to get out of
hospital, fortunately most of what they screwed back on works. They were
good those guys but I was lucky. They were doing a trial at the hospital
that day, put as many surgeons as necessary on the case at once, I think
they said 7 guys worked on me at once. IT WORKED but I don't think it
worked for the bean counters.
I really should go back to the hospital and chase them up on their
conclusions to that successful experiment.
One very successful British NHS story. I do find it difficult to respect
beancounters. Our western education system still hasn't learnt what the
real values are. Maybe we should blame the bean counters for global
warming ;-)
Graham
pholosoffing again, sorry
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A note to all that N625AZ flew for the first time Tues 11/28/06. At 10:34 AM
local from KGEU (Glendale Ariz) at the extermely capable hands of
Bob Lindsay. First take off was approx 500 ft, climb was normal. Bob took
the plane to 3500 ft over the airport and flew for 45 mins before landing
to a highly excited builder. All flight was normal, the Jabiru engine ran
flawlessly. The plane flew straight and level with no trim imputs at all.
Stalls
were straight and level with no bad tendencies.
At 4:00 PM the plane flew for it's second flight of about 30 mins to expand
the flight envelope a little with 60Deg bank and 2 G turns. All was normal
and successful. Tomorrow I'll take up with Bob and fly myself for the first
time. (If I can get any sleep tonight).
Al Stills
N625AZ
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Subject: | Re: First Flight |
Congratulations Al,
It must feel great having all that work behind you. Which landing gear did
you go with? Do you have a weight for your bird?
I am just starting to see how my Jab3300A fits onto mine with conventional
gear. I would like to get mine airborne this summer but too many Honey-Do's keep
getting in the way.
Have fun flying off the 40 hours.
Mike Duane
Redding, California
XS Conventional Gear
Jabiru 3300A
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Mike,
N625AZ is a conventional tri gear. It weighs in at 953 lbs. The Jab 3300 ran
perfictly, using a Jab 60X48 prop. Take off RPM was 2650.
Quite a few mods installed. Looking foreward to tomorrow!
Al Stills
N625AZ
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of
DuaneFamly@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:43 PM
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Subject: Re: Europa-List: First Flight
Congratulations Al,
It must feel great having all that work behind you. Which landing gear did
you go with? Do you have a weight for your bird?
I am just starting to see how my Jab3300A fits onto mine with conventional
gear. I would like to get mine airborne this summer but too many Honey-Do's
keep getting in the way.
Have fun flying off the 40 hours.
Mike Duane
Redding, California
XS Conventional Gear
Jabiru 3300A
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Subject: | Re: First Flight |
Congrats Al!
Now you will be finding out what a great plane you've been building all
this time. I still get amazed how easy it flies and handles every time
I take her up. Prepare to be impressed and smile a lot.
Regards,
Jeff
A258 N128LJ / Gold Rush
On Nov 28, 2006, at 9:32 PM, AlStills wrote:
>
> A note to all that N625AZ flew for the first time Tues 11/28/06. At
> 10:34 AM
> local from KGEU (Glendale Ariz) at the extermely capable hands of
> Bob Lindsay. First take off was approx 500 ft, climb was normal. Bob
> took
> the plane to 3500 ft over the airport and flew for 45 mins before
> landing
> to a highly excited builder. All flight was normal, the Jabiru engine
> ran
> flawlessly. The plane flew straight and level with no trim imputs at
> all.
> Stalls
> were straight and level with no bad tendencies.
> At 4:00 PM the plane flew for it's second flight of about 30 mins to
> expand
> the flight envelope a little with 60Deg bank and 2 G turns. All was
> normal
> and successful. Tomorrow I'll take up with Bob and fly myself for the
> first
> time. (If I can get any sleep tonight).
>
> Al Stills
> N625AZ
>
>
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