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1. 01:36 AM - Re: A camera question for Jeff (Boatright, Jeffrey)
2. 08:16 AM - Re: Re: Andy solos the Piet! (Boatright, Jeffrey)
3. 12:07 PM - Re: Andy solos the Piet! (taildrags)
4. 01:03 PM - Re: Re: Andy solos the Piet! (Boatright, Jeffrey)
5. 08:15 PM - Re: Question re posting progress (taildrags)
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Subject: | Re: A camera question for Jeff |
Hi Douwe,
The "boom" is a pvc pipe held on by bungee cords. You're right, the tape st
eadies the pipe. Instole the whole idea from ... Uh ... I can't remember. O
ne of the other guys on this list. ;)
I will try to post pix of the instillation.
Hope you're doing well,
Jeff
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Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD, FARVO
Professor of Ophthalmology
Emory University School of Medicine
Sent from an iPad with a spelling problem
On May 23, 2015, at 10:05 PM, "Douwe Blumberg" <douwe@douwestudios.com<mail
to:douwe@douwestudios.com>> wrote:
Hey Jeff,
It looks like your camera mount is a pole affixed to both struts. What is
all the tape on the trailing edge for, steadying?
I sure like the view it gives.
Douwe
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Subject: | Re: Andy solos the Piet! |
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Subject: | Re: Andy solos the Piet! |
Jeff;
Inspiring little video! Couple of questions for you. (1) What did Andy have to
say about the sensation of flying the Piet solo? Climb like a rocket and handle
a bit more lightly than when two-up? (2) In the ground-to-air footage when
looking at the plane straight on, it appears that the wing is dead level...
no dihedral. Yes? Operating off of grass is really the way to go in these airplanes
and besides adding to the 1920s feel of flying them, it really softens
the overall feel of things and makes it more fun than operating off of hard
surfaces. You have a great place to get the most fun out of your airplane there.
Just a bit of a challenge with the "tunnel" through the trees on final, too.
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Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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Subject: | Re: Question re posting progress |
Attached is a photo of the Vi Kapler cast hinges on the scales... 22.8 grams (0.8
oz), with clevis pin (still with unclipped tails) and thin washer. Not to
say one is better than the other (Bill Church's hinges are essentially the same
weight as the cast ones), but if you consider that Semih's hinge weighs 1.4
oz and there are 9 of these on the tail of an air camper, the difference in weight
for a set of tail hinges amounts to 5.4 oz (1/3 of a pound). The moment
arms on my Air Camper from engine CG to tailwheel are in the ratio of 7:1, so
that the difference in effect on the airplane's CG between Semih's fabricated
stainless hinges and my cast aluminum ones is about the same as adding 2 pounds
in the engine compartment. If you have a tail-heavy airplane and you need to
move weight to the nose, you could do the same by shaving weight from the tail
in a ratio of about 7:1.
Heavier engine Piets don't have to worry too much about this, but the Continental
powered ones with no electrical system or starter usually do.
--------
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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