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1. 12:07 AM - Re: Oshkosh 2008 (icrashrc)
2. 07:06 AM - Re: an antenna location (TK)
3. 07:15 AM - $49 VG's (VICTOR PETERS)
4. 08:02 AM - Re: $49 VG's (ElleryWeld@aol.com)
5. 10:22 AM - Re: adding gasoline (Dana Hague)
6. 12:07 PM - FireFly Aileron Hinge and Pivot Bolt Clearance Repair. (Jack B. Hart)
7. 01:03 PM - Re: FireFly Aileron Hinge and Pivot Bolt Clearance Repair. (JR)
8. 07:11 PM - Absolutely the easiest way to refuel (Bill Vincent)
9. 11:03 PM - Any Examples of the new Valley Engine (jerb)
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| Subject: | Re: Oshkosh 2008 |
Here's a teaser pic from Oshkosh. I'll post when i have a new web page built with
more pics.
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Scott
www.ill-EagleAviation.com
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| Subject: | Re: an antenna location |
RICHARD STRACKE wrote:
> I"ve been lurking the site a while and have decided to step in and see
> if you Kolbers will help with a question. Just one for now.If I wish
> to install a remote antenna where might a good location be on a FS II?
> I'll offer ya'll some background.After registration while taxi
> testing/familiarization with the tail off the ground I took a gust and
> was flying. I have had it balloon before.This time just a few more R's
> and I'm now leaving 94C down and behind.
> Many Kolb drivers might understand the distraction of open cockpit
> flight in a FS II. Besides keeping the airspeed up and wings level I
> was very distracted by my anal sphincter and harness both of which I
> could not make tight enough.So after second approach I did the
> ultimate no-no. I stalled it on. This insult to my dream machine
> caused it to fail the left axle fitting (older whimpy mod.)which
> caused a nose breaking maneuver which bent front half of cage.
> I am now about to spray the first coat of Poly Brush on repaired
> cage and I thought the belly could be a possible location for
> future remote. So , should I put couple of plastic reinforcement rings
> on or concentrate on sphincter exercises? I enjoy building but I want
> to be a pilot again.
>
>
> Dick
Dick,
Have my antenna underneath the front nose cone on my FireFly and it
performs well. Advantage of that location is that the floor pan acts as
a ground plane for the antenna. Made my antenna out of a car antenna I
picked up from Advance Auto for $8 and made an insulator out of a block
of nylon. It's attached to my little Icom A5 and is amazing. You need
to cut the antenna to 23 inches long for our frequencies. Also need to
put a bend in it the keep it from rubbing the ground. Have a flying
buddy that did the same and we have the best reception in our group of
flyer's!
Hope this helps,
Terry - FireFly #95
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Here's a link, save some money
http://flyfbi.com/html/accessories.html
Vic
Maine
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Oh that's why they didn't work good you paid for what you got ....LOL
Ellery
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In a message dated 8/4/2008 10:15:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
vicsv@verizon.net writes:
Here's a link, save some money
_http://flyfbi.com/html/accessories.html_
(http://flyfbi.com/html/accessories.html)
Vic
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| Subject: | Re: adding gasoline |
At 04:18 PM 8/3/2008, Dave Kulp wrote:
>Has anyone used one of those 5 gal. cans you can get from... I think it's
>Northern Hydraulics,
>that you pump up and it has a small hose and nozzle like a service station
>pump?
I use one to fill my PPG, works fine if a little slow.
-Dana
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Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.
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| Subject: | FireFly Aileron Hinge and Pivot Bolt Clearance Repair. |
FireFlyer's
After almost 250 hours, two of the left wing aileron hinge pins were showing
wear to the point that when one shook the trailing edge of the aileron up
and down, you could hear the pins clicking in the bores. The inner most
hinge pin had been replaced once before, and so I thought I would do
something a little different. I purchased some 3/32 inch OD brass tubing
and cut it into 1/2 inch long pieces with the idea of gluing them into the
hinge bores with acrylic cement. And then using a matching smaller hinge
pin. But then Richard Girard told me about the use of Teflon tubing. And
so I went this route. If you are interested, you can see how it was done
at:
http://www.thirdshift.com/jack/firefly/firefly143.html
The aileron control horn pivot bolt passes through a hole in the inner most
steel rib. There is enough clearance between the bolt and hole that it will
rattle too. I figured out how to shim it with a thin wall brass tubing that
is adjustable so that as wear continues one can simply rotate a nut and
remove the undesirable clearance. How this was done can be seen at the same
jump as listed above.
After making these repairs, I thought that surely, I had removed all play
from the left aileron control system. But when I shook the aileron again, I
discovered that the aileron push-pull rod end rod bearings were worn to the
point that they rattled too. When TNK gets back from Oshkosh, I will order
replacements.
One other bit of news. Ed and Pat Diebil stopped by on their way home from
Oshkosh. We spent a full day of talking about FireFlys. It was great. Ed
has a sharp eye, and picked up, that I had not completed my FireFly. He
showed me that I had left out some rivets on the upper rudder hinge. So it
pays to have someone else look at your plane.
Fly safe.
Jack B. Hart FF004
Winchester, IN
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| Subject: | Re: FireFly Aileron Hinge and Pivot Bolt Clearance Repair. |
Jack... you da man!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack B. Hart" <jbhart@onlyinternet.net>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 4:08 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: FireFly Aileron Hinge and Pivot Bolt Clearance Repair.
>
> FireFlyer's
>
> After almost 250 hours, two of the left wing aileron hinge pins were
> showing
> wear to the point that when one shook the trailing edge of the aileron up
> and down, you could hear the pins clicking in the bores. The inner most
> hinge pin had been replaced once before, and so I thought I would do
> something a little different. I purchased some 3/32 inch OD brass tubing
> and cut it into 1/2 inch long pieces with the idea of gluing them into the
> hinge bores with acrylic cement. And then using a matching smaller hinge
> pin. But then Richard Girard told me about the use of Teflon tubing. And
> so I went this route. If you are interested, you can see how it was done
> at:
>
> http://www.thirdshift.com/jack/firefly/firefly143.html
>
> The aileron control horn pivot bolt passes through a hole in the inner
> most
> steel rib. There is enough clearance between the bolt and hole that it
> will
> rattle too. I figured out how to shim it with a thin wall brass tubing
> that
> is adjustable so that as wear continues one can simply rotate a nut and
> remove the undesirable clearance. How this was done can be seen at the
> same
> jump as listed above.
>
> After making these repairs, I thought that surely, I had removed all play
> from the left aileron control system. But when I shook the aileron again,
> I
> discovered that the aileron push-pull rod end rod bearings were worn to
> the
> point that they rattled too. When TNK gets back from Oshkosh, I will
> order
> replacements.
>
> One other bit of news. Ed and Pat Diebil stopped by on their way home
> from
> Oshkosh. We spent a full day of talking about FireFlys. It was great.
> Ed
> has a sharp eye, and picked up, that I had not completed my FireFly. He
> showed me that I had left out some rivets on the upper rudder hinge. So
> it
> pays to have someone else look at your plane.
>
> Fly safe.
>
> Jack B. Hart FF004
> Winchester, IN
>
>
> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com
> 8:09 AM
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Absolutely the easiest way to refuel |
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| Subject: | Any Examples of the new Valley Engine |
For those folks that went to Oshkosh - did anyone see a sample of the
new little engine package Valley Engineering is selling. Any flying
examples, how did it perform and comments?
I staving down here in Texas while the sun is baking us.
jerb
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