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1. 07:57 AM - Re: Tail up grades... (Richard Pike)
2. 03:59 PM - Re: Nose cone access (Brad Nation)
3. 04:23 PM - Re: Nose cone access (Richard Girard)
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| Subject: | Re: Tail up grades... |
Here is what we did on Ed's Firestar II, just a length of 1/8" aluminum flat stock
on each side. Drilled one new hole on each side of the steel ring, and used
the existing bolt that secures the tailwheel strut. I will be doing the same
on my MKIII this winter.
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Richard Pike
Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
richard (at) bcchapel(dot)org
Kingsport, TN 3TN0
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| Subject: | Re: Nose cone access |
I'm not all the familiar with the nose of Kolbs as I don't have one yet, but
wouldn't it be better to put the instrument panel on a hinge? Other than th
at I like the idea,
Sent from my iPad
Brad
On Dec 6, 2012, at 19:45, "Andy and Sheila Slinkard" <andysheila@eltopia.com
> wrote:
> Kolbers, tired of standing on your head to access the back of your instrum
ent panel, especially if you have a battery mounted in the cone? This is my
solution: Make five fiberglass layups on the inside of the cone where the c
utout will be. Draw the desired cutout on outside of cone and use a small D
rammel tool to carefully cut the desired opening. Use clear packing tape as
a release agent on the inside of the cutout. Tape the cutout back in the h
ole on the outside. Make five more fiberglass layups on the inside. Remove
the cutout and trim the five layers of glass for a flange where all metal f
loating anchor nuts ( Aircraft Spruce part # MS21059L06) will be riveted to a
ccept and secure the cutout to the cone with #6-32 counter sunk screws. See
pictures for reference.
> Have a good day,
> Andy
> N687AS
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Nose cone access |
Brad, As you said, you don't have one yet. There's more to this than just
getting at the instruments. There are pedal hinges to be oiled, pitot and
static lines to inspect. If you have hydraulic brakes you'll be wanting to
service the master cylinders and cables stretch on mechanical brakes. It is
VERY handy to have access to the forward end of the nose cone without going
in through the cockpit and a whole lot easier on your back.
I used the same basic idea as Andy's on my Mk IIIC except I made the flange
from aluminum and riveted it on.
As I recall, John Hauck put his access hole on the bottom of the nose cone
for the same reason.
On Ken Holle's Mk IIIX I took out the rivets and used screws to attach the
entire nose cone so the whole thing comes off. I could get at everything
while sitting on a roll around shop stool. Again, very handy for those
maintenance items that have to be attended to during every annual
conditional inspection.
Rick Girard
On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 5:58 PM, Brad Nation <nationcap@comcast.net> wrote:
> I'm not all the familiar with the nose of Kolbs as I don't have one yet,
> but wouldn't it be better to put the instrument panel on a hinge? Other
> than that I like the idea,
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> Brad
>
> On Dec 6, 2012, at 19:45, "Andy and Sheila Slinkard" <
> andysheila@eltopia.com> wrote:
>
> Kolbers, tired of standing on your head to access the back of your
> instrument panel, especially if you have a battery mounted in the cone?
> This is my solution: Make five fiberglass layups on the inside of the cone
> where the cutout will be. Draw the desired cutout on outside of cone and
> use a small Drammel tool to carefully cut the desired opening. Use clear
> packing tape as a release agent on the inside of the cutout. Tape the
> cutout back in the hole on the outside. Make five more fiberglass layups
> on the inside. Remove the cutout and trim the five layers of glass for a
> flange where all metal floating anchor nuts ( Aircraft Spruce part #
> MS21059L06) will be riveted to accept and secure the cutout to the cone
> with #6-32 counter sunk screws. See pictures for reference.
> Have a good day,
> Andy
> N687AS
>
>
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>
> *
>
>
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