---------------------------------------------------------- Glasair-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 11/01/10: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 12:15 AM - PLEASE READ - List Fund Raiser Kickoff! (Matt Dralle) 1. 10:14 AM - Re: Bent tailwheel, (Robin Young) 2. 10:23 AM - Re: Bent tailwheel, (Bruce Gray) 3. 10:55 AM - Re: Bent tailwheel, (Robin Young) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 12:15:24 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Glasair-List: PLEASE READ - List Fund Raiser Kickoff! Dear Listers, Each November I hold a PBS-like fund raiser to support the continued operation and upgrade of the List services at Matronics. It's solely through the Contributions of List members that these Matronics Lists are possible. There is NO advertising to support the Lists. You might have noticed the conspicuous lack of flashing banners and annoying pop-ups on the Matronics Email List email messages and web site pages including: * Matronics List Forums http://forums.matronics.com * Matronics List List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com * Matronics List Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search * Matronics List Browser http://www.matronics.com/listbrowse You don't find advertising on any of these pages because I believe in a List experience that is completely about the sport we all enjoy - namely Airplanes and not about annoying advertisements. During the month of November I will be sending out List messages every couple of days reminding everyone that the Fund Raiser is underway. I ask for your patience and understanding during the Fund Raiser and throughout these regular messages. The Fund Raiser is only financial support mechanism I have to pay all of the bills associated with running these Lists. Your personal Contribution counts! Once again, this year I've got a terrific line up of free gifts to go along with the various Contribution levels. Most all of these gifts have been provided by some of the vary members and vendors that you'll find on Matronics Lists and have been either donated or provided at substantially discounted rates. This year, these generous people include: * Bob Nuckolls of the AeroElectric Connection http://www.aeroelectric.com * Andy Gold of the Builder's Bookstore http://www.buildersbooks.com * Jon Croke of HomebuiltHELP http://www.homebuilthelp.com These are extremely generous guys and I encourage you to visit their respective web sites. Each one offers a unique and very useful aviation-related product line. I would like publicly to thank Bob, Andy, and Jon for their generous support of the Lists again this year!! You can make your List Contribution using any one of three secure methods including using a credit card, PayPal, or by personal check. All three methods afford you the opportunity to select one of this year's free gifts with a qualifying Contribution amount!! To make your Contribution, please visit the secure site below: http://www.matronics.com/contribution I would like to thank everyone in advance for their generous financial AND moral support over the years! Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator RV-8 Builder and Flyer ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:14:43 AM PST US From: Robin Young Subject: Re: Glasair-List: Bent tailwheel, John, the fork is not where the streeses showed on mine. I have gone to the Grove gear and increased my gross to 1900lbs from the original 1500lb. landing weight. Still there has been no problem. RObin -----Original Message----- >From: John Bolding >Sent: Oct 31, 2010 4:03 PM >To: glasair-list@matronics.com >Subject: Re: Glasair-List: Bent tailwheel, > > >Thanks for the reply Robin but the part that bent is the steel piece that >the wheel mounts in, any problems there? > >Thanks John > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Robin Young" >To: ; >Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 2:14 PM >Subject: Re: Glasair-List: Bent tailwheel, > > >> >> John, I built a Glasair 1 TD in 1984 and still fly it. The problem you >> described happened to me early on. I reinstalled the strut with the mill >> fiber as the manual indicated and added bi=directional cloth around the >> outside and onto the fuselage. It was probably 4-6 layers. No problems >> since. Robin Young 286YM. >> >> ----->Got a buddy with a II TD and 40 hrs total time, tailwheel assy bent >> to one >>>side, easy enough to fix and strengthen but is this a common problem? He >>>operates off grass but smooth. >>> >>>John ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:23:48 AM PST US From: "Bruce Gray" Subject: RE: Glasair-List: Bent tailwheel, And I'll bet you make wheel landings rather than full stall. Bruce www.Glasair.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-glasair-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-glasair-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Robin Young Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 1:12 PM Subject: Re: Glasair-List: Bent tailwheel, John, the fork is not where the streeses showed on mine. I have gone to the Grove gear and increased my gross to 1900lbs from the original 1500lb. landing weight. Still there has been no problem. RObin -----Original Message----- >From: John Bolding >Sent: Oct 31, 2010 4:03 PM >To: glasair-list@matronics.com >Subject: Re: Glasair-List: Bent tailwheel, > > >Thanks for the reply Robin but the part that bent is the steel piece that >the wheel mounts in, any problems there? > >Thanks John > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Robin Young" >To: ; >Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 2:14 PM >Subject: Re: Glasair-List: Bent tailwheel, > > >> >> John, I built a Glasair 1 TD in 1984 and still fly it. The problem you >> described happened to me early on. I reinstalled the strut with the mill >> fiber as the manual indicated and added bi=directional cloth around the >> outside and onto the fuselage. It was probably 4-6 layers. No problems >> since. Robin Young 286YM. >> >> ----->Got a buddy with a II TD and 40 hrs total time, tailwheel assy bent >> to one >>>side, easy enough to fix and strengthen but is this a common problem? He >>>operates off grass but smooth. >>> >>>John ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:55:18 AM PST US From: Robin Young Subject: RE: Glasair-List: Bent tailwheel, Yep...all wheel landings. RObin -----Original Message----- >From: Bruce Gray >Sent: Nov 1, 2010 1:21 PM >To: glasair-list@matronics.com >Subject: RE: Glasair-List: Bent tailwheel, > > >And I'll bet you make wheel landings rather than full stall. > >Bruce >www.Glasair.org > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-glasair-list-server@matronics.com >[mailto:owner-glasair-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Robin >Young >Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 1:12 PM >To: glasair-list@matronics.com >Subject: Re: Glasair-List: Bent tailwheel, > > >John, the fork is not where the streeses showed on mine. I have gone to >the Grove gear and increased my gross to 1900lbs from the original >1500lb. landing weight. Still there has been no problem. RObin > >-----Original Message----- >>From: John Bolding >>Sent: Oct 31, 2010 4:03 PM >>To: glasair-list@matronics.com >>Subject: Re: Glasair-List: Bent tailwheel, >> > >> >>Thanks for the reply Robin but the part that bent is the steel piece >that >>the wheel mounts in, any problems there? >> >>Thanks John >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Robin Young" >>To: ; >>Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 2:14 PM >>Subject: Re: Glasair-List: Bent tailwheel, >> >> > >>> >>> John, I built a Glasair 1 TD in 1984 and still fly it. The problem >you >>> described happened to me early on. I reinstalled the strut with the >mill >>> fiber as the manual indicated and added bi=directional cloth around >the >>> outside and onto the fuselage. It was probably 4-6 layers. No >problems >>> since. Robin Young 286YM. >>> >>> ----->Got a buddy with a II TD and 40 hrs total time, tailwheel assy >bent >>> to one >>>>side, easy enough to fix and strengthen but is this a common >problem? He >>>>operates off grass but smooth. >>>> >>>>John > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message glasair-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Glasair-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/glasair-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/glasair-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.