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1. 11:08 AM - Brakes (t41pilot)
2. 03:57 PM - testing a new camera! (Larry Cottrell)
3. 06:36 PM - Re: Brakes (olendorf)
4. 06:43 PM - Re: Brakes (olendorf)
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It's finally time to stick some brakes on my Firefly and I would like to attempt
to use mountain bike brakes. If anybody is currently using that type of setup,
I could use a couple of photos of your install to help get me on my way. I
plan to use either a stick mount or lever next to me as a control. I sat in
a firefly with the standard heel brakes and being short in stature, I found them
too difficult to operate. Independent brakes are great but not a must have.
I would like to try to fabricate something instead of buying commercial to save
cost and give this retired guy something to do. I've got a buddy that knows
somebody with a Bike shop so I may be able to get some parts reasonable in cost.
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Gregg Kaat
2011 Firefly
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| Subject: | testing a new camera! |
I finally decided to try Garmin's Virb video camera. I have been dithering
for months as to whether it was worth the expense or not. Finally I decided
to give up and get the thing. One of the features that I liked was that you
could show your speed on the camera. I seem to have trouble remembering my
actual flying speed, since there are so many distractions when one is
suspended between the clouds and the ground.
After I added the "baffle" to the muffler,( a 5 inch flat plate that seems
to realign the air flow coming off the 8 inch round muffler ) I seemed to
be going a lot faster than I remembered before I added it. One of the
things about the Virb is that the GPS in the camera records the speed, and
a whole lot of other things. Not being that interested in my heart rate, I
think I will pass on that one. My measurement of excitement is how dry my
mouth gets.
I stuck it on the other wing on the tube that holds the wing when it is
folded. That seems to be the least amount of vibration on the entire plane.
I did get some harmonics, especially when I throttled back. The camera is
supposed to have a "stabilization feature" but apparently flying isn't that
stable.
The colors produced by the camera did not require me to use the
"enhancement feature" of my editing program. It seemed to be a little dark,
but I tend to fly early in the morning and the lighting is not always the
best then. In Sept the air should stabilize enough to be able to fly during
the middle of the day when light is better.
All in all, I like the camera. There are lots of features that could be if
not helpful, at least interesting. As for the comparison to the Drift-
About the only improvement to the drift is the GPS features. When the drift
is set properly ( in this case minus one f stop) there is not a lot of
difference between the two. I still think I will keep the Virb however.
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I put these on my Firestar. They work great. One finger will bring me to a screeching
halt.
They are cable activated bike brakes.
Avid BB7 Road Disc Brake 140mm x 6 Bolt
I hope you can see what I did there. I had to make two brackets out of aluminum.
One bracket plate has the four bolts going through the rim on one side and
six bolts holding the rotor on the other side. I switched to narrower tires
to make this work. I may have been able to use longer bolts but I like the way
this came out. The second bracket is for the caliper to mount to. I thought
three bolts on the axle plate would work but I couldn't get a bolt through there
so it is held on with just two bolts and is plenty.
The nice feature of these brakes is that the individual side pads can be adjusted
easily with your fingers.
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Scott Olendorf
Original Firestar, Rotax 447, Powerfin prop
Schenectady, NY
http://sites.google.com/site/kolbfirestar/
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Forgot the hand controls. One lever controls both cables. I also use a wooden
wedge to lock the lever open as a parking brake.
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Scott Olendorf
Original Firestar, Rotax 447, Powerfin prop
Schenectady, NY
http://sites.google.com/site/kolbfirestar/
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