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1. 11:01 AM - cutting aircraft cable (Oscar Zuniga)
2. 09:37 PM - Wood Prop & Rain (Rcaprd@aol.com)
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| Subject: | cutting aircraft cable |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildrags@hotmail.com>
Howdy, folks;
You know how all the tips and how-to's for cutting aircraft cable say to use
a cold chisel and hammer (including Bingelis' books)? The problem is, once
you've gotten your cable fitted and nicopressed in position, at least on one
end of the cable there is no way to get a chisel, hammer, or anything else
in there to do the cutting. So here's a nifty tip from one of the old
Pietenpol newsletters for when you've got the cable all nicopressed in place
and are ready to cut off the tag end. Take your Dremel tool with the small
abrasive cut-off wheel and use it to slice through the tag end! Slip a
small piece of stainless or other metal between the tag end and the standing
cable so your cutoff wheel doesn't nick the standing part of the cable as it
cuts through, and before you start cutting wrap the whole thing with some
masking tape to catch the cutoff bits of cable.
And you did remember to slip a piece of heat-shrink tubing over the cable
before you fitted the cable and nico, didn't you? After cutting off the
excess cable and making sure everything is fitted, cover the nico and cut
end with heat shrink tubing (unless you're concerned about your inspector or
designee not being able to see that the cables are properly nico'd).
Oscar Zuniga
San Antonio, TX
mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com
website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
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| Subject: | Wood Prop & Rain |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Rcaprd@aol.com
OK, here is another flying story, during my Big Adventure:
On the second leg of my return trip from Oshkosh, Sat. 8/2, enroute from
Iowa Co. Wisconsin (MRJ) to Mount Pleasant, Iowa (MPZ)...what turned out to be
one of the longer legs of my trip - 3 1/2 hours in the seat !! I was faced
with a beautiful panoramic view of the Mighty Mississippi River about 5
stretching to 10 miles or more, out in front of me. Words simply cannot portray
this type of scenery. I was in 'The Zone', with thoughts of how our
civilization has progressed, and altered the scenery from how it must have looked
before
humans were on earth. Holding the stick between my thumb and fingers, it was
a little bit bumpy, but my reflexes became used to letting 'er just ride it
out, instead of correcting for every bump. The earth was slowly slipping about
1000 feet below my trusty wings, when all of a sudden...BAM !! Something
smacked me right on the forehead !! I thought a bolt or something fell off the
engine, when I noticed the drops of water crawling up my windscreen. My
thoughts instantly went to how rain can 'sandblast' a wood prop into a useless
piece
of frayed wood. As I instantly rolled into a steep right bank & haul back on
the stick, my being was searching for any slight vibration, with thoughts of
the prop eroding into an out of balance block of hard wood, then shaking the
engine loose from the airframe, then becoming WAY tail heavy, I would spin in,
and that would be that. I was ready to shut 'er down, if any serious vibration
would be felt. After completing a 180 turn, it lasted what seemed like an
eternity, but actually maybe another 30 seconds. Drops were still on the
windscreen, but they just stayed there...no more crawlers. I was out of the rain.
Decision time. Go back to Iowa Co. Airport, or see if I can pick my way
through. Raising each wing tip, I could see what I was in. Towering cumulus to
the South, where I could see the showers under a portion of them, but directly
west looked like a wide path, judging by how the sun was shining on the earth.
I picked up a westerly heading for the 10 mile wide path cut in the clouds.
Approaching the Mighty Miss again, I always climb an extra 1000 feet, just in
case the engine conks out. Engines always seem to have a way of sputtering
when crossing a large body of water, or a forest. On this occasion, she never
skipped a beat !! After crossing the Miss, I just had to fly along the West
shore for a little while, just to take it all in. What a magnificent river !!
Way off course now, I had to locate my position with the chart I had strapped
on my lap board. This wasn't too difficult, because there are numerous
landmarks to refer to, and the ol' Piet just isn't fast enough to get lost...well,
almost...but that's another story. The rest of this leg consisted of picking
my way through the high clouds, enjoying every moment, and maintaining my
position with my finger on the chart.
Chuck G.
NX770CG
logged 29.3 hours during my Big Adventure !!
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