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1. 01:14 AM - Re: Ditching checklist (josok-e)
2. 09:49 AM - Instrument Panel (graeme bird)
3. 10:00 AM - kit bits for a mono available (graeme bird)
4. 10:02 AM - What a fine airplane! (Remi Guerner)
5. 10:03 AM - Re: Mono Wheel Qualified Instructors available for checkouts (Bob Borger)
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| Subject: | Re: Ditching checklist |
As Graham once pointed out to me: There is still a lot of (thin) foam in the fuselage
and wings, and it could well be that also the XS will float forever. Speeds
and attitude will be very important. Best glide fort my mono was 70, landing
speed with flaps down 55. At 55 and a stopped engine the sink rate will be
quite high, and the nose attitude high. Judging the height over water is quite
difficult. Summarizing i would raise the nose at a few meters over the water,
aim for 55 knots. which happens to be the right attitude for a hard runway,
and wait for the hit...
Regards,
Jos Okhuijsen
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=297013#297013
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| Subject: | Instrument Panel |
The original GRP classic console/instrument panel was destroyed by the
previous owner of the mono classic kit i am building, they wanted to make
more of a pilot and co-pilot version but thier attempt was pretty bad. Does
anybody have any suggestions for making one, other than trying to buy a new
one (not sure if the old console type will still be available). Was one of
the issues that its not very good for servicing?
Graeme
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| Subject: | kit bits for a mono available |
my kit is a mono classic but I am going to make it a trigear, consequently I
have all the mono related bits I would like to sell on including outriggers,
wheel, brakes, bushes, wheel frame, top and bottom engine cowl, old style
prop spinner.
Graeme
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| Subject: | What a fine airplane! |
Frans,
I agree with you regarding the Andair gascolator. I have been using a
GAS 375 for 8 years/700 hours now and it is really a pain to fit the
bowl every time I remove it for service. The problem is the O-ring which
expands while in contact with Mogas. As there is no chamfer inside the
body the O-ring is catched by the sharp angle. Coating the O-ring with
grease helps a lot, but does not solve the problem. Replacing the O-ring
at every 50 hours inspection is an expensive option. More over, there is
no way you can visually check that the O-ring is at the right place as
it is masked by the nut while the bowl is pushed in place. This can be
dangerous as you can have the bowl fitted, the nut tightened and safety
wired without knowing the O-ring is damaged. It happened to me once. A
really bad design !
Remi Guerner
F-PGKL
<<<<I don't like the Andair gascolator so much (I have the bigger one).
It
needs to be wire locked (making it less attractive to "field clean" the
gascolator) and the rubber O-ring breaks far too easily. I spoiled
already the spares I had, if I break another one this means I'm
grounded>>>>>>>>>>>>
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| Subject: | Re: Mono Wheel Qualified Instructors available for checkouts |
Bud,
I may have one here in North Texas. Gary Platner is an ex-Navy, ex-airline, flight
instructor with over 20,000 hrs in everything from cubs to the 737s. He's
an excellent pilot and instructor. He did my checkout in the monowheel. If
you like, I will ask him about it when I get back home at the end of the month.
Bob Borger
On Tuesday, May 04, 2010, at 07:32PM, "Bud Yerly" <budyerly@msn.com> wrote:
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