---------------------------------------------------------- Kitfox-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 10/09/05: 13 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:39 AM - Re: UHS Spinner (Ceashman@aol.com) 2. 11:37 AM - Wind (jareds@verizon.net) 3. 12:17 PM - Re: Wind (Rick) 4. 01:02 PM - Re: Wind (Randy Daughenbaugh) 5. 04:04 PM - Re: Wind (jareds@verizon.net) 6. 04:04 PM - Re: Wind (jareds@verizon.net) 7. 04:57 PM - Re: Wind (Randy Daughenbaugh) 8. 04:58 PM - NSI Subaru EA81 (Clem Nichols) 9. 06:47 PM - Re: UHS Spinner (Lowell Fitt) 10. 07:42 PM - Re: Wind (Rick) 11. 09:06 PM - Re: Wind (Guy Buchanan) 12. 09:06 PM - Re: UHS Spinner (Guy Buchanan) 13. 09:20 PM - Re: Wind (Bob Unternaehrer) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:39:38 AM PST US From: Ceashman@aol.com Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: UHS Spinner --> Kitfox-List message posted by: Ceashman@aol.com >Guy Buchanan Said; I bought a 10" UHS fiberglass spinner to go over my Warp Drive >three blade with HP hub. Guy. I have a UHS spinner. Got it a long time ago. When I first placed it on and started the motor my wife noticed that the spinner was out of round (a big wabble). I didn't like the idea of people seeing this as I taxied by. I removed the back plate and placed it on my lathe and found the back plate was not true. I went for a long time without a spinner and then I purchased a small aluminum one. I finally purchased soft aluminum from Aircraft Spruce and made a wood mold from the original back plate and spun a back plate. Riveted in nut plates and now I am happy with the 10" spinner. I do not understand how this company could think that the back plate could be true without machining after the chopped glass is sprayed, there is no way to maintain equal thickness on the back plate. But to answer your question. I think the 1/8" should be sufficient to hold on the spinner. There isn't much force, centrifugal or otherwise on the plate, unless the spinner is really out of center. cheers. Eric. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:37:10 AM PST US From: "jareds@verizon.net" Subject: Kitfox-List: Wind --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jareds@verizon.net" Anyone have a good link to a site for wind forecast and winds aloft? > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:17:51 PM PST US From: "Rick" Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Wind --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Rick" If you get the flightsoft program it will provide that and much much more. Rick -----Original Message----- From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of jareds@verizon.net Subject: Kitfox-List: Wind --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jareds@verizon.net" Anyone have a good link to a site for wind forecast and winds aloft? > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 01:02:34 PM PST US From: "Randy Daughenbaugh" Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Wind --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Randy Daughenbaugh" Jared, My favorite is Intellicast wind forcast: http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USNationalStd.asp?loc=usa&seg=Sail&prodgrpForecasts&product=WINDcast&pid=none&prodnav=d1_12 This lets you see the big picture and how things are changing. Only surface winds though. A reall good site too is: http://www.rvproject.com/wx/ This is a translation of Aviation weather and has lots of detail if you have an airport nearby. Randy . -----Original Message----- From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of jareds@verizon.net Subject: Kitfox-List: Wind --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jareds@verizon.net" Anyone have a good link to a site for wind forecast and winds aloft? > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 04:04:41 PM PST US From: "jareds@verizon.net" Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Wind --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jareds@verizon.net" Rick, Can you elaborate on this flightsoft program? Rick wrote: >--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Rick" > >If you get the flightsoft program it will provide that and much much more. > >Rick > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com >[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of >jareds@verizon.net >To: ax >Subject: Kitfox-List: Wind > > >--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jareds@verizon.net" > >Anyone have a good link to a site for wind forecast and winds aloft? > > > > >> >> > > > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 04:04:41 PM PST US From: "jareds@verizon.net" Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Wind --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jareds@verizon.net" I have actually used the first one over the past year but it hasn't been very accurate. It does give you a good idea of any counter clockwise pressure activity so you can guess as good as the experts. The second one for METAR info looks great but no forcast winds or winds aloft? Randy Daughenbaugh wrote: >--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Randy Daughenbaugh" > >Jared, > >My favorite is Intellicast wind forcast: >http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USNationalStd.asp?loc=usa&seg=Sail&prodgrpForecasts&product=WINDcast&pid=none&prodnav=d1_12 This lets you see the >big picture and how things are changing. Only surface winds though. > >A reall good site too is: http://www.rvproject.com/wx/ This is a >translation of Aviation weather and has lots of detail if you have an >airport nearby. > >Randy > > >. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com >[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of >jareds@verizon.net >To: ax >Subject: Kitfox-List: Wind > >--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jareds@verizon.net" > >Anyone have a good link to a site for wind forecast and winds aloft? > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 04:57:59 PM PST US From: "Randy Daughenbaugh" Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Wind --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Randy Daughenbaugh" Jared, The second one does have winds. I have seen both off a bit. The METAR based one is usually high - the winds are not that strong as a rule. Randy . -----Original Message----- From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of jareds@verizon.net Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Wind --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jareds@verizon.net" I have actually used the first one over the past year but it hasn't been very accurate. It does give you a good idea of any counter clockwise pressure activity so you can guess as good as the experts. The second one for METAR info looks great but no forcast winds or winds aloft? Randy Daughenbaugh wrote: >--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Randy Daughenbaugh" > >Jared, > >My favorite is Intellicast wind forcast: >http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USNationalStd.asp?loc=usa&seg=Sail&prodgrp Forecasts&product=WINDcast&pid=none&prodnav=d1_12 This lets you see the >big picture and how things are changing. Only surface winds though. > >A reall good site too is: http://www.rvproject.com/wx/ This is a >translation of Aviation weather and has lots of detail if you have an >airport nearby. > >Randy > > >. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com >[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of >jareds@verizon.net >To: ax >Subject: Kitfox-List: Wind > >--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jareds@verizon.net" > >Anyone have a good link to a site for wind forecast and winds aloft? > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 04:58:06 PM PST US From: "Clem Nichols" Subject: Kitfox-List: NSI Subaru EA81 --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Clem Nichols" I'm running a normally aspirated NSI Subaru EA81 engine on my Model IV 1200 Kitfox. I have a 3-blade, ground-adjustable Warp Drive prop with the pitch set at 16 degrees. My maximum engine rpm at level flight is 4700. I've just upped the pitch from 15 degrees, and find that I am getting about the same indicated air speed at 3800 rpm that I had been getting at 4100 rpm. Needless to say, I like the faster speed with less wear on the engine, but I realize that if I increase the pitch enough, at some point I'm going to be lugging the engine and increasing the risk of pre-ignition, etc. (The increase in pitch does not seem to have affected my take-off or climb. My vertical speed indicator shows 8 to 9 hundred feet per minute at 70 mph indicated.) Can someone tell me at what point I have to worry about overloading the engine? Thanks in advance. Clem Nichols ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 06:47:20 PM PST US From: "Lowell Fitt" Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: UHS Spinner --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Lowell Fitt" That sounds like the spinner I have. I just went through 750 hours on the way back from the Desert Fox Fly-in North of Phoenix. I was complemented by an RV builder on the true spin of the spinner. I guess there can be a quality control issue here as well as other products. I also wonder about heat. It is pretty common practice in the plastic airplane business to apply heat to some parts to tweak them into alignment. Maybe the same can be said about heat distorting parts also. Lowell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Guy Buchanan" Subject: Kitfox-List: UHS Spinner > --> Kitfox-List message posted by: Guy Buchanan > > All, > I bought a 10" UHS fiberglass spinner to go over my Warp Drive > three blade with HP hub. The spinner back plate looks to be about .08" of > chopped strand mat fiberglass - not a very robust part, in my opinion. Has > anyone cracked or broken one of these? Should I reinforce it with some of > my carbon iso-plate? > > Thanks, > > > Guy Buchanan > K-IV 1200 / 582 / 99% done, thanks to Bob Ducar. > > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 07:42:46 PM PST US From: "Rick" Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Wind --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Rick" The program is by RMS Technologies. They have a web site. You can get all the details there. Rick -----Original Message----- From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of jareds@verizon.net Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Wind --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jareds@verizon.net" Rick, Can you elaborate on this flightsoft program? Rick wrote: >--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Rick" > >If you get the flightsoft program it will provide that and much much more. > >Rick > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com >[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of >jareds@verizon.net >To: ax >Subject: Kitfox-List: Wind > > >--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jareds@verizon.net" > >Anyone have a good link to a site for wind forecast and winds aloft? > > >> >> > > ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 09:06:12 PM PST US From: Guy Buchanan Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Wind --> Kitfox-List message posted by: Guy Buchanan Try: adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov/ I think it's the best graphical weather information available anywhere. For flight planning I use Jeppessen FlightStar. I love it. I update the database about once a year because I always plot on and use current paper charts when flying. At 11:38 AM 10/9/2005, you wrote: >--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jareds@verizon.net" > >Anyone have a good link to a site for wind forecast and winds aloft? Guy Buchanan K-IV 1200 / 582 / 99% done, thanks to Bob Ducar. ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 09:06:12 PM PST US From: Guy Buchanan Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: UHS Spinner --> Kitfox-List message posted by: Guy Buchanan Thanks Eric & Dave, Sorry to hear about the wobble, though. If mine does I'll send it back. I don't want to support someone who can't build a true spinner. I'll let you know how it turns out, though, once I get it installed. At 05:38 AM 10/9/2005, you wrote: >I think the 1/8" should be sufficient to hold on >the spinner. Guy Buchanan K-IV 1200 / 582 / 99% done, thanks to Bob Ducar. Do not archive ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 09:20:09 PM PST US From: "Bob Unternaehrer" Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Wind --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Bob Unternaehrer" How about DUATS, Your taxpayer dollars at work. Bob U. ----- Original Message ----- From: Subject: Kitfox-List: Wind > --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jareds@verizon.net" > > Anyone have a good link to a site for wind forecast and winds aloft? > > > > > > > >