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| Subject: | Re: Speed kit ....follow up |
Anyway i flew with my speed kit yesterday
Performed as advertised +10kt min at one stage i was straight an level at
10500, 27" and 137 kt tas.
Certainly worth 3 days of "joy".
Getting closer to Bog mia....only have to fit the aux tank and do the
flight permits....
Will
William Daniell
LONGPORT
+57 310 295 0744
On Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 15:30 William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com>
wrote:
> It was 3 days of joy in my case......
>
> I used dacron lacing to secure leg fairings....as per bob nuckolls method.
>
> Acetone is impossible to get in colombia as it is a precursor chemical for
> coke....:-(.
>
> Alchohol seems to help remove it tho...industrial not the drinking kind....
>
> Will
>
> On Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 11:29 BobD <rjd@bobdawson.plus.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Will,
>>
>> I also recently had the joy of fitting the speed kit to my Europa. I
>> didn't experience the brackets catching on the disk hex bolts, but I did
>> find that the wire locking I had used on them was catching the edge of the
>> starboard wheel spat. I ensure that the pigtail was folded flat against the
>> disk, then filed some more of the wheel opening, and it did the trick,
>> (the telltale clicking from the wheel when manually maneuvering the
>> aircraft disappeared).
>>
>> Your post will prompt me to check the overall clearance of the brackets,
>> but I didn't notice a problem when fitting them.
>>
>> I have had good results in clearing off excess silicon adhesive with
>> acetone, but if you are worried about the effect of this, you could try
>> acetone-free nail polish remover. Following a tip on here, I used this to
>> good effect in clearing off some small paint splatter on my door window
>> edges, after I had fitted and painted the fittings for the re-positioning
>> of the door struts. However, I am no expert on the chemical effects of
>> cleaning agents, so would defer to others knowledge in this area.
>>
>> I took the instructions at face value regarding silicon adhesive being
>> strong enough to hold together the leg fairings, until one of them
>> disappeared on my aircraft's maiden flight. I have now secured all three
>> with tie wraps, not quite as pleasing aesthetically, but definitely more
>> secure.
>>
>> Did you fit bulkheads to the front & rear of the spats ? I haven't yet,
>> but as I hope to do some strip flying, it may be an option I will adopt.
>>
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>> Bob Dawson
>> Europa XS TG || 912 ULS || G-NHRJ || Dynon Skyview || PilotAware ||
>> SmartAss3
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>> Read this topic online here:
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>> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=480854#480854
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