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1. 07:16 AM - covering wing (jerry evans)
2. 09:04 AM - Re: covering wing (akflyer)
3. 10:02 AM - Re: Re: covering wing (Lowell Fitt)
4. 10:46 AM - Re: Crossing the grand canyon at Bar Ten (Michael Gibbs)
5. 11:02 PM - Series 7 heater questions?? (darinh)
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I'm about to cover the wing on my model2 with fiberglass wing tips and 13.5gallon
fiberglass gas tank do I prime with ep-420 on the fiberglass before starting
the covering or will the poly brush be enough? I'm using stits poly-fiber dacron
1.8 oz but didn't find in the manual about fiberglass.
Jerry Evans
96% done 582
Magalia Calif.
N582'er'
kitfox 555
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| Subject: | Re: covering wing |
on my avid, I brushed on 3 coats of poly tac, then per the manual, layed on the
fabric, and brushed on a coat of 50/50 thinner and poly tac. I used the "thickster"
nitrile gloves from the paint department at the local auto parts store
and really work the fabric into the polytac to assure a good adhesion. I rib
stiched too for piece of mind..
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Leonard Perry
Soldotna AK
Avid "C" / Mk IV
582 IVO IFA
Full Lotus 1260
95% complete
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| Subject: | Re: covering wing |
Jerry,
Go with Leonard's procedure. Polybrush is definitely not enough. Don't ask
me how I know.
Lowell Fitt
Cameron Park, CA
Model IV-1200 R-912 UL Warp
1998 870 hrs.
----- Original Message -----
From: "akflyer" <akflyer_2000@yahoo.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 9:02 AM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: covering wing
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> on my avid, I brushed on 3 coats of poly tac, then per the manual, layed
> on the fabric, and brushed on a coat of 50/50 thinner and poly tac. I
> used the "thickster" nitrile gloves from the paint department at the local
> auto parts store and really work the fabric into the polytac to assure a
> good adhesion. I rib stiched too for piece of mind..
>
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> Leonard Perry
> Soldotna AK
> Avid "C" / Mk IV
> 582 IVO IFA
> Full Lotus 1260
> 95% complete
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=116058#116058
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>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Crossing the grand canyon at Bar Ten |
Luis sez:
>...Out of curiosity though, what is the minimum altitude over the
>canyon? Is there any place where one can fly safley under the rim?
The short answer to your question is, not any more. Since September
22, 1988 flight over the Grand Canyon is governed by the FAA's
Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 50-2, "Special Flight
Rules in the Vicinity of the Grand Canyon National Park, AZ." The
SFAR prescribes minimum crossing altitudes, communications
requirements (it's a busy place as you can imagine) and a number of
corridors for use by non-commercial sight-seeing flights.
Flights below 14,500' are required to follow a number of rules. You
must have a copy of the Grand Canyon VFR Aeronautical Chart aboard
and you must observe minimum altitudes within the corridors (11,500
or 13,500 for northbound crossings and 10,500 or 12,500 for
southbound crossings--remember that the south rim elevation is over
6000' and the north is over 7000'). To operate below 14,500' you can
use the Zuni Point and Dragon corridors on the east end of the canyon
airspace or the Fossil Canyon and Tuckup corridors to the west.
There are also a number of flight-free zones you should be careful of.
Flying over the Grand Canyon is a spectacular experience and worth
the hassle of complying with the special airspace rules. I have to
agree with others, though, that a successful forced landing inside
the canyon is very unlikely.
You can read the entire text of the requirements at
<http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library%5CrgFAR.nsf/0/DD9C9F385188169E86256C7800586329?OpenDocument>.
Note, the expiration date shown at the bottom of the page has been
extended. :-|
>It would be risky but how many pilots can claim to have flown below
>sea level? :-)
I have. It wasn't risky at all, I just flew to Death Valley,
California and landed at Furnace Creek airport (L09), elevation -210.
Mike G.
List Admin
Kitfox IV-1200 Speedster, N728KF
Phoenix, AZ
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| Subject: | Series 7 heater questions?? |
I have two questions related to the cabin heater install in my Series 7.
First:
I am installing the cabin heating kit on my Series 7 and it required me to cut/drill
2 - 1 inch holes in the SS firewall. I have a metal flywheel cutter that
works great on aluminum and mild steel but stainless is a beast to drill or
cut as it stress hardens with heat. Is using the flywheel the best way to approach
this? I am going to try it tomorrow but don't want to flub up my firewall.
I'm sure many have done this so I thought I would as before I go forward
with it.
Second:
The radiator (Earl's supplied with the heater kit) has two fittings for the water
that have an o-ring seal. The Kitfox manual says to use a good quality thread
sealer, while the Earl's installation instructions for the radiator say to
simply apply a good quality oil to the o-rings and snug the fittings with a wrench.
Do I need to use the thread sealant and if so, can I use teflon tape?
Seems like that would do the trick and actually be overkill given the o-ring
designed seal. Any thoughts?
Thanks guys,
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Darin Hawkes
Series 7 (under Construction)
914 Turbo
Ogden, Utah
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