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1. 06:08 AM - Flying with the doors off (Catz631@aol.com)
2. 10:06 AM - Re: Flying with the doors off (bjones@dmv.com)
3. 11:23 AM - Re: Flying with the doors off (Lynn Matteson)
4. 05:29 PM - 912 install (egp8111)
5. 07:04 PM - Re: Removing ethanol from gasoline (Paul Morel)
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| Subject: | Flying with the doors off |
That last message about flying with the doors off interests me. It runs
about 90-95 degrees here now (sucks !) and I too would like to fly without my
doors however the area right below my turtle deck is uncovered(no interior
fabric) I thought about having a piece made up with velcro hold downs to cover
that area so air would not come in the doors go back in there causing drag
and pressurising the aft fuselage area. Is there normally a cover there ?
How about pressure on the turtledeck itself ?
Dick Maddux
Fox 4
Milton,Fl
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| Subject: | Re: Flying with the doors off |
My model IV is open from the seats to the tail except for a small baggage
"sack behind the seats.
In 400 plus hours (probably more than half with either both doors or just
the pilot's door off), the only problem I have noticed is some buffet of
the small "triagular" windows on the sides behind the doors. The original
window material had become somewhat brittle with age and developed cracks.
I replaced both with new from Kitfox. They seem to be doing well. I tried
a custom made window that apparently had the wrong clear material and it
failed quickly.
I normally fly relatively low and slow. I suspect if I powered up I would
see maybe 10 knot slower cruise, not sure. I have not been surprised by
any handling problems with the doors off.
Mic on headset breaks squelch a lot with doors off, even if I reposition
the boom up and out of the way. My communications probably have a fair
amount of background wind noise on the other end, although no one has
mentioned it.
I carry charts folded to show the area that I'm flying in but have to keep
them held down on the passengers seat with a camera gear and PLB bag. I
suspect trying to open or unfold them would be difficult (an
understatement.)
Passengers seem to feel safer with the passenger side door in place.
Photography is great without door "glass" and framework in the way.
Anyone with other thoughts on the matter, please chime in. I'm Curious.
Bj
N154K
> about 90-95 degrees here now (sucks !) and I too would like to fly without
> my
> doors however the area right below my turtle deck is uncovered(no interior
> fabric) I thought about having a piece made up with velcro hold downs to
> cover
> that area so air would not come in the doors go back in there causing drag
> and pressurising the aft fuselage area. Is there normally a cover there ?
> How about pressure on the turtledeck itself ?
> Dick Maddux
> Fox 4
> Milton,Fl
>
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| Subject: | Re: Flying with the doors off |
I made a cover...called a "tonneau cover" back in the hot rodding
days (it covered the open deck of pickups, and the open cockpit of
roadsters)...to keep the cold air from the fuselage from chilling the
back of my neck in the winter. I velcroed it to the top of the seat
back, and the rest of it is held in place by the turtledeck.
Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
Jabiru 2200, #2062, 1007.1 hrs (since 3-27-2006)
Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)
Electroair direct-fire ignition system
Rotec TBI-40 injection
Status: flying...1000 hrs. plus...
On Jul 15, 2010, at 9:07 AM, Catz631@aol.com wrote:
> That last message about flying with the doors off interests me. It
> runs about 90-95 degrees here now (sucks !) and I too would like to
> fly without my doors however the area right below my turtle deck is
> uncovered(no interior fabric) I thought about having a piece made
> up with velcro hold downs to cover that area so air would not come
> in the doors go back in there causing drag and pressurising the aft
> fuselage area. Is there normally a cover there ? How about pressure
> on the turtledeck itself ?
> Dick Maddux
> Fox 4
> Milton,Fl
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I'm replacing a 582 with a 912ul in a KFIII. If anyone has any miscelaneous parts
or insturments (mount, radiator, exchaust parts etc.) that would fit and they
would like to sell please drop me a note.
thanks,
EG
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=305008#305008
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| Subject: | Re: Removing ethanol from gasoline |
I've been beating myself up trying to locate ethanol-free auto fuel and
found there were several providers close enough for me to take a drive
to buy some. I'm sure most of you have seen this site before, but it is
new to me. Please add to it for new locations of ethanol-free fuel in
case others are looking too.
http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp
Paul Morel
912 Speedster
Locust Grove, GA
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