---------------------------------------------------------- KIS-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 06/22/18: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:22 AM - Re: Hinge Failure Video (pastormac@comcast.net) 2. 05:26 AM - Re: Hinge Failure Video (Robert Reed) 3. 05:31 AM - Re: Hinge Failure Video (M Ketteing) 4. 12:06 PM - Re: KIS-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 06/21/18 (Peter Duran) 5. 12:06 PM - Re: KIS-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 06/21/18 (Peter Duran) 6. 03:31 PM - Re: Hinge Failure Video (Galin Hernandez) 7. 03:34 PM - How do you remove the flaps? (Galin Hernandez) 8. 03:46 PM - Re: Hinge Failure Video (Robert Reed) 9. 03:52 PM - Re: How do you remove the flaps? (Robert Reed) 10. 05:42 PM - Re: How do you remove the flaps? (Galin Hernandez) 11. 09:11 PM - Re: How do you remove the flaps? () ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:22:17 AM PST US From: pastormac@comcast.net Subject: Re: KIS-List: Hinge Failure Video Thank you!! To our success, Stephen McIntosh > On Jun 21, 2018, at 10:32 PM, Galin Hernandez wrote: > > I made a short video of my KIS4 hinge failure and how to inspect it. You c an view it at: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVUYrrd7VE ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:26:40 AM PST US Subject: Re: KIS-List: Hinge Failure Video From: Robert Reed Galin One thing that I am not clear on is how the hinge actually failed. Did the w orn tabs all fail or did the loosened hinge pin fall out? I know that I was paranoid and did an overkill on all of my hinges by doubli ng the length and additional screws but the idea of just crimping the end to retain the pins didn=99t appeal to me as being the right choice. I ad ded a small tab to on end of each hinge with a small hole that a bolt could b e inserted. Each hinge pin has a 90 degree bend and a loop that aligns with t he tab. I put a small bolt through with lock nut after installing. I couldn =99t get the bolt into a couple of them so I used safety wire to tie them in place. The hinge pins can=99t come out no matter how loose the hin ge. Bob Reed Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 21, 2018, at 9:32 PM, Galin Hernandez wrote: > > I made a short video of my KIS4 hinge failure and how to inspect it. You c an view it at: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVUYrrd7VE ========================== ========================== ========================== ========================== ========================== ========================== ========================== ============ ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:31:03 AM PST US From: M Ketteing Subject: Re: KIS-List: Hinge Failure Video This sort of play should really be seen even on a preflight inspection let alone an annual inspection. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 12:06:15 PM PST US From: Peter Duran Subject: KIS-List: Re: KIS-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 06/21/18 Galin, Thank you for sharing this valuable information. A picture/ video is worth 1000 words. Pete On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 11:38 PM KIS-List Digest Server < kis-list@matronics.com> wrote: > * > > ================================================= > Online Versions of Today's List Digest Archive > ================================================= > > Today's complete KIS-List Digest can also be found in either of the > two Web Links listed below. The .html file includes the Digest formatted > in HTML for viewing with a web browser and features Hyperlinked Indexes > and Message Navigation. The .txt file includes the plain ASCII version > of the KIS-List Digest and can be viewed with a generic text editor > such as Notepad or with a web browser. > > HTML Version: > > > http://www.matronics.com/digest/digestview.php?Style=82701&View=html&Chapter 18-06-21&Archive=KIS > > Text Version: > > > http://www.matronics.com/digest/digestview.php?Style=82701&View=txt&Chapter 18-06-21&Archive=KIS > > > =============================================== > EMail Version of Today's List Digest Archive > =============================================== > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > KIS-List Digest Archive > --- > Total Messages Posted Thu 06/21/18: 2 > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > Today's Message Index: > ---------------------- > > 1. 07:33 PM - Hinge Failure Video (Galin Hernandez) > 2. 07:44 PM - Re: Hinge Failure Video () > > > ________________________________ Message 1 > _____________________________________ > > > Time: 07:33:16 PM PST US > From: Galin Hernandez > Subject: KIS-List: Hinge Failure Video > > I made a short video of my KIS4 hinge failure and how to inspect it. You > can view it at: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVUYrrd7VE > > ________________________________ Message 2 > _____________________________________ > > > Time: 07:44:55 PM PST US > From: > Subject: RE: KIS-List: Hinge Failure Video > > Hello Galin, > > > Thanks for doing this, just amazing how much wear there was. > > > Mike > > > From: owner-kis-list-server@matronics.com [mailto: > owner-kis-list-server@mat > ronics.com] On Behalf Of Galin Hernandez > Sent: June 21, 2018 7:33 PM > Subject: KIS-List: Hinge Failure Video > > > I made a short video of my KIS4 hinge failure and how to inspect it. You ca > n view it at: > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVUYrrd7VE > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 12:06:15 PM PST US From: Peter Duran Subject: KIS-List: Re: KIS-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 06/21/18 Galin, Thank you for sharing this valuable information. A picture/ video is worth 1000 words. Pete On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 11:38 PM KIS-List Digest Server < kis-list@matronics.com> wrote: > * > > ================================================= > Online Versions of Today's List Digest Archive > ================================================= > > Today's complete KIS-List Digest can also be found in either of the > two Web Links listed below. The .html file includes the Digest formatted > in HTML for viewing with a web browser and features Hyperlinked Indexes > and Message Navigation. The .txt file includes the plain ASCII version > of the KIS-List Digest and can be viewed with a generic text editor > such as Notepad or with a web browser. > > HTML Version: > > > http://www.matronics.com/digest/digestview.php?Style=82701&View=html&Chapter 18-06-21&Archive=KIS > > Text Version: > > > http://www.matronics.com/digest/digestview.php?Style=82701&View=txt&Chapter 18-06-21&Archive=KIS > > > =============================================== > EMail Version of Today's List Digest Archive > =============================================== > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > KIS-List Digest Archive > --- > Total Messages Posted Thu 06/21/18: 2 > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > Today's Message Index: > ---------------------- > > 1. 07:33 PM - Hinge Failure Video (Galin Hernandez) > 2. 07:44 PM - Re: Hinge Failure Video () > > > ________________________________ Message 1 > _____________________________________ > > > Time: 07:33:16 PM PST US > From: Galin Hernandez > Subject: KIS-List: Hinge Failure Video > > I made a short video of my KIS4 hinge failure and how to inspect it. You > can view it at: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVUYrrd7VE > > ________________________________ Message 2 > _____________________________________ > > > Time: 07:44:55 PM PST US > From: > Subject: RE: KIS-List: Hinge Failure Video > > Hello Galin, > > > Thanks for doing this, just amazing how much wear there was. > > > Mike > > > From: owner-kis-list-server@matronics.com [mailto: > owner-kis-list-server@mat > ronics.com] On Behalf Of Galin Hernandez > Sent: June 21, 2018 7:33 PM > Subject: KIS-List: Hinge Failure Video > > > I made a short video of my KIS4 hinge failure and how to inspect it. You ca > n view it at: > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVUYrrd7VE > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 03:31:20 PM PST US From: Galin Hernandez Subject: Re: KIS-List: Hinge Failure Video Bob; There was no indication of the actual hinge failing except the insides being worn out. Then there is the fact the pin was nowhere to be found. Otherwise the hinge looked normal. It fell out. If it would have been one long hinge, the entire rudder would have failed catastrophically and I would have been in real doggie do-do. But since it had two hinges, the second hinge held long enough to safely land the airplane. That is why I decided to add a 3rd hinge instead of making one super long hinge. On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 8:26 AM, Robert Reed wrote: > Galin > > One thing that I am not clear on is how the hinge actually failed. Did th e > worn tabs all fail or did the loosened hinge pin fall out? > > I know that I was paranoid and did an overkill on all of my hinges by > doubling the length and additional screws but the idea of just crimping t he > end to retain the pins didn=99t appeal to me as being the right cho ice. I > added a small tab to on end of each hinge with a small hole that a bolt > could be inserted. Each hinge pin has a 90 degree bend and a loop that > aligns with the tab. I put a small bolt through with lock nut after > installing. I couldn=99t get the bolt into a couple of them so I us ed safety > wire to tie them in place. The hinge pins can=99t come out no matte r how > loose the hinge. > > > Bob Reed > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 21, 2018, at 9:32 PM, Galin Hernandez wrote: > > I made a short video of my KIS4 hinge failure and how to inspect it. You > can view it at: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVUYrrd7VE > ======================== =========== //www.matronics.com/Navigator?KIS-List > ======================== =========== cs.com =========== ======================= > om ======================= ============ matronics.com/contribution > ======================== > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 03:34:55 PM PST US From: Galin Hernandez Subject: KIS-List: How do you remove the flaps? Can anybody post a step-by-step method to remove the flaps on a KIS4? ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 03:46:29 PM PST US Subject: Re: KIS-List: Hinge Failure Video From: Robert Reed Galin That is what I suspected, the loosened pin was not locked in and fell out th e bottom of the hinge. The way the original instructions said to secure the p in just never seemed right to me. Bob Reed Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 22, 2018, at 5:30 PM, Galin Hernandez wrote: > > Bob; There was no indication of the actual hinge failing except the inside s being worn out. Then there is the fact the pin was nowhere to be found. Ot herwise the hinge looked normal. It fell out. If it would have been one long hinge, the entire rudder would have failed catastrophically and I would hav e been in real doggie do-do. But since it had two hinges, the second hinge h eld long enough to safely land the airplane. That is why I decided to add a 3 rd hinge instead of making one super long hinge. > >> On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 8:26 AM, Robert Reed wrote: >> Galin >> >> One thing that I am not clear on is how the hinge actually failed. Did th e worn tabs all fail or did the loosened hinge pin fall out? >> >> I know that I was paranoid and did an overkill on all of my hinges by dou bling the length and additional screws but the idea of just crimping the end to retain the pins didn=99t appeal to me as being the right choice. I added a small tab to on end of each hinge with a small hole that a bolt cou ld be inserted. Each hinge pin has a 90 degree bend and a loop that aligns w ith the tab. I put a small bolt through with lock nut after installing. I co uldn=99t get the bolt into a couple of them so I used safety wire to t ie them in place. The hinge pins can=99t come out no matter how loose t he hinge. >> >> >> Bob Reed >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jun 21, 2018, at 9:32 PM, Galin Hernandez wrote: >>> >>> I made a short video of my KIS4 hinge failure and how to inspect it. You can view it at: >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVUYrrd7VE >>> ========== //www.matronics.com/Navigator?KIS-List = ========= cs.com ========== om === ======= matronics.com/contribution ========= > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 03:52:09 PM PST US Subject: Re: KIS-List: How do you remove the flaps? From: Robert Reed Disconnect the connection from handle to flap control arm then lower the flaps by hand until control arms slip out if the channel at end of flaps. Once flaps are fully down the hinges should be accessible. (My assumption was manual flaps. In my case I disconnect the flap motor and lower flaps. ) Bob Reed Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 22, 2018, at 5:33 PM, Galin Hernandez wrote: > > Can anybody post a step-by-step method to remove the flaps on a KIS4? ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 05:42:58 PM PST US From: Galin Hernandez Subject: Re: KIS-List: How do you remove the flaps? THANKS! The flap hinges are in excellent shape but, since I have new ones, I am going to replace them anyways. On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 6:51 PM, Robert Reed wrote: > > Disconnect the connection from handle to flap control arm then lower the > flaps by hand until control arms slip out if the channel at end of flaps. > Once flaps are fully down the hinges should be accessible. > > (My assumption was manual flaps. In my case I disconnect the flap motor > and lower flaps. ) > > Bob Reed > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 22, 2018, at 5:33 PM, Galin Hernandez wrote: > > > > Can anybody post a step-by-step method to remove the flaps on a KIS4? > > ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 09:11:20 PM PST US From: Subject: RE: KIS-List: How do you remove the flaps? For a while there I could not understand the problem. Then I realised I put nut plates on all my hinges, this makes it a breeze t o remove and replace them, you only have to get to one side. I put a piece of weed eater nylon through 2 holes on the hinge and then through the hole s in the wing and pull it together with one hand and put the screws in with the other. Also explains why I=99m not in the air yet. Try these screws https://www.microfasteners.com/fcmxs0808-8-32-x-1-2-t15-10 0-degree-flat-head-6-lobe-drive-machine-screws-stainless.html Keep well Mike From: owner-kis-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kis-list-server@mat ronics.com] On Behalf Of Galin Hernandez Sent: June 22, 2018 5:42 PM Subject: Re: KIS-List: How do you remove the flaps? THANKS! The flap hinges are in excellent shape but, since I have new ones, I am going to replace them anyways. On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 6:51 PM, Robert Reed > wrote: ertr237@att.net> > Disconnect the connection from handle to flap control arm then lower the fl aps by hand until control arms slip out if the channel at end of flaps. Onc e flaps are fully down the hinges should be accessible. (My assumption was manual flaps. 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