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In a message dated 11/20/2012 12:21:54 A.M. Central Standard Time,
taildrags@hotmail.com writes:
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "taildrags" <taildrags@hotmail.com>
Corky: I'm sorry I didn't mention that I wanted the plane moved. Next
time, I will. Oh, by the way: my wife has been telling me that she would like
to see the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu. When can you have the airplane
down there so I can fly her over the ruins?
;o)
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Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=388385#388385
I'll try
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I just arrived home in Medford a while ago=2C safe and sound (Scout=2C too)
. A very nice journey=2C but it sure was windy up in N. California today!!
! Good thing it was from the south... I had a tailwind all day. Total dis
tance traveled=2C 2051 miles so cutting across the Nevada desert saved me a
bout 150 miles and truthfully=2C I enjoy the drive out that way. I got to
see some live-fire bombing practice by jets out of Fallon and the other mil
itary sites out there are always intriguing anyway. Now to get the plane u
nloaded and safely hangared. Oh=2C and in reply to Chuck's questions about
the van=2C see below.
-Oscar
>What size van did you use?
It's a 26 ft. Penske moving van. The 22 footer rents for the same as a 26
footer=2C so I opted for the larger one but that's because I had other stuf
f to move in there. The wing panels are only 13 ft. long and the fuselage
will fit in a 22 ft. van=2C although snug. For a 75 mile move=2C I wouldn
't even consider it... find a 16 ft. flatbed trailer and load it up. Fits
perfectly=3B I've done it before=3B see last picture here:
http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/incident/incident.html
>I assume you rented it. If so=2C from whom? Would I have access to the sam
e
company in North Carolina?
Penske. Yes=2C you should have access to the same outfit. I opted for Pen
ske for several reasons... their vans are turbo diesels=2C while the UHauls
are all gasoline. In the mountains=2C it makes a difference and for long
runs out West=2C it makes a big difference. But again=2C you needn't rent
a moving van just to move 75 miles... it's way too expensive.
>Did you have to fasten the wheel chocks to the
floor of the van? If so how?
I didn't have to=2C but it was recommended to me that I did=2C and I am VER
Y glad that I did! Every time I go over a bridge at highway speeds=2C or w
rinkles in the pavement=2C the rig jumps around and if things weren't secur
ed=2C it would not have held the airplane in place. We secured the chocks
and straps to the oak floor of the van with deck screws=2C and I'll bet tha
t the screw holes will not be noticeable when I remove the screws and smoot
h things down. It's a moving van=2C and the floor gets a lot of wear and t
ear. I don't intend to leave it rough though.
>If you screwed or nailed them down=2C do you
think the people who own the van would object to holes in the floor?
I'll let them inspect it when I'm done and go from there. They don't provi
de D-rings or tie-downs on the floor of the van and it's a shame because we
could really have used them to keep the plane from moving fore and aft tha
t way. Our field adaptation worked perfectly though.
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