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1. 08:31 AM - Wing walk (Robert Reed)
2. 08:53 AM - Re: Wing walk (Bill Schertz)
3. 06:53 PM - Re: Wing walk (Alfred Rosa)
4. 07:49 PM - Re: Wing walk (OC)
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Wings are mounted and in interest of protecting them as I finish interior panel
and wiring I ordered my wing walk. I felt that the 12 inch was really a bit too
narrow but the 24 inch looks way too wide when placed on wing. Any personal
experience to share and where from leading edge did you start.
Bob Reed
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Bob
My Wing Walk was put on by my painter, applying a grit, then painting over
it. Initially it was black, per tradition, but when I started taking it
outside, I felt it got too hot in the sun and had it over sprayed with the
off-white that I used on the rest of the plane. I felt the WW being black
could be bad for the composite material. You live in a hotter, sunnier
climate that I did at the time.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Reed
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2017 9:29 AM
Subject: KIS-List: Wing walk
Wings are mounted and in interest of protecting them as I finish interior
panel and wiring I ordered my wing walk. I felt that the 12 inch was really
a bit too narrow but the 24 inch looks way too wide when placed on wing. Any
personal experience to share and where from leading edge did you start.
Bob Reed
Sent from my iPhone
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Glad to hear you're going to the finish line with your project Bob.
I miss mine but had little choice.
In my next life I know better than building and would instead buy a used Arrow
retractable for about the same money I put into the project.
That way I could have been flying all those years.
Al
> On Aug 28, 2017, at 11:51 AM, Bill Schertz <wschertz343@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Bob
> My Wing Walk was put on by my painter, applying a grit, then painting over it.
Initially it was black, per tradition, but when I started taking it outside,
I felt it got too hot in the sun and had it over sprayed with the off-white that
I used on the rest of the plane. I felt the WW being black could be bad for
the composite material. You live in a hotter, sunnier climate that I did at
the time.
> Bill
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> -----Original Message----- From: Robert Reed
> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2017 9:29 AM
> To: kis-list@matronics.com
> Subject: KIS-List: Wing walk
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> Wings are mounted and in interest of protecting them as I finish interior panel
and wiring I ordered my wing walk. I felt that the 12 inch was really a bit
too narrow but the 24 inch looks way too wide when placed on wing. Any personal
experience to share and where from leading edge did you start.
>
> Bob Reed
> Sent from my iPhone
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2/28/2017
Hello Robert, I have never understood the desire to glue some very coarse
black sandpaper on the inboard top of the wings of an aircraft that I was
building and planning to fly myself. Maybe for some rental airplane that may
make some sense, but not for one of our home builts.
What does make sense to me is to purchase some non adhesive rubberized shelf
or tool drawer liner (Similar to these):
https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/shelf-liner
and cut four pieces of the appropriate length and width, two sized for the
wing walk and two sized for laying over the door sill when getting in or out
or working on the plane.
Once all occupants are seated in the airplane it is very easy to ball up (or
fold up if you are a neat nick) and stow the shelf liners behind the heels
of the copilot. This is otherwise unoccupied space.
I have flown my airplane for over 10 years and never encountered a problem
unless the wind was blowing so hard that the wing walks wanted to fly away
before stowing them. II t was usually pretty easy to find some weight (nav
bag or whatever) to anchor the wing walks in that situation until it was
time to stow them before flight.
Try it -- it is a low cost, very convenient solution and if you eventually
don't like it you can always go the coarse black sand paper route.
OC
PS: Along the same line of protecting my airplane's finish I have purchased
some camp sleeping pad or exercise mats (here are some examples):
https://www.amazon.com/Therm-A-Rest-6432-Therm-a-Rest-RidgeRest-Classic/dp/B00HANOY9I/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1503974286&sr=8-6&keywords=camp+sleeping+pad
and I keep these pads on the top surface of the wings whenever the airplane
is in the hangar. Makes great paint protection from tools, parts, battery
charger, etc.
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From: Robert Reed
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2017 11:29 AM
Subject: KIS-List: Wing walk
Wings are mounted and in interest of protecting them as I finish interior
panel and wiring I ordered my wing walk. I felt that the 12 inch was really
a bit too narrow but the 24 inch looks way too wide when placed on wing. Any
personal experience to share and where from leading edge did you start.
Bob Reed
Sent from my iPhone
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