---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 06/28/06: 22 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:29 AM - GPS to Trio autopilot delima (Tim Bryan) 2. 09:05 AM - Re: GPS to Trio autopilot delima (Ralph E. Capen) 3. 10:29 AM - N557XW Flies (joelrhaynes@aol.com) 4. 11:07 AM - Re: N557XW Flies (Jeff Dowling) 5. 11:08 AM - Re: N557XW Flies (Jeff Point) 6. 11:26 AM - Introducing a new builder (Michael Hudson) 7. 12:30 PM - Re: GPS to Trio autopilot delima (RV6 Flyer) 8. 01:08 PM - Re: Introducing a new builder (Chuck) 9. 01:15 PM - Re: Introducing a new builder (Konrad L. Werner) 10. 01:47 PM - Re: Introducing a new builder (Rick McCraw) 11. 01:53 PM - Re: GPS to Trio autopilot delima (Tim Bryan) 12. 04:23 PM - Vinyl Pinstriping (Tony Marshall) 13. 04:43 PM - Re: Checking air in tires (LarryRobertHelming) 14. 04:54 PM - Re: N557XW Flies (LarryRobertHelming) 15. 05:06 PM - Re: Vinyl Pinstriping (JOHN STARN) 16. 05:17 PM - Re: Vinyl Pinstriping (LarryRobertHelming) 17. 05:17 PM - Re: Checking air in tires (JOHN STARN) 18. 06:01 PM - Re: Introducing a new builder (Chuck) 19. 07:20 PM - Re: Checking air in tires (Dale Ensing) 20. 07:25 PM - Re: Checking air in tires (Dale Ensing) 21. 07:27 PM - Re: Fly/OSH (Dale Ensing) 22. 08:29 PM - Re: N557XW Flies (Ralph Howey) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:29:12 AM PST US From: "Tim Bryan" Subject: RV-List: GPS to Trio autopilot delima I have added a trio to my RV-6 and ran a wire from the trio to the vicini ty of the GPS (GX-60 with MX-20). The problem is my panel was wired up proffessionally on the bench and the wires are all neatly tied and it is real nice. I can't tell which wire is the one I am needing to cut and ti e into. I really hate to cut this bundle all up. I know which pin # it is on the GX-60 and on the MX-20. I do not have th e confidence to tear into this. I hear people on this list talk about this like it is a simple thing. What do you all know that I don't? If I pull the radio out of it's box, would I be able to see the back and pull on a wire? Tim N616TB RV-6 Bend, Or. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:05:22 AM PST US From: "Ralph E. Capen" Subject: Re: RV-List: GPS to Trio autopilot delima --- MIME Errors - No Plain-Text Section Found --- A message with no text/plain MIME section was received. The entire body of the message was removed. Please resend the email using Plain Text formatting. HOTMAIL is notorious for only including an HTML section in their client's default configuration. If you're using HOTMAIL, please see your email application's settings and switch to a default mail option that uses "Plain Text". --- MIME Errors No Plain-Text Section Found --- ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:29:33 AM PST US From: joelrhaynes@aol.com Subject: RV-List: N557XW Flies AB-DAR George Hanna flew from Colorado to Bozeman in is RV-6 yesterday to do the inspection on my 7A (He is the closest DAR to Montana). Believe it or not the FSDO in Helena needed 3-6 months to do my inspection. After 5 years and 2 months of building, head scratching and the occasional cursing I said, "Forget that!" So I hired George to fly up and do the deed. After two hours of poring over the airplane he finally gave up trying to find something wrong. This morning I proved the point that large sums of cash can make 1070 lbs. of aluminum, fiber glass and steel fly under its own power. She handled well and a small amount of aileron trim allowed her to fly hands-off. I have some high oil temps (235) so I definitely need to work on directing better air flow through the cooler. CHT's stabilized around 400 which is also a little on the high side but it is a new engine running straight mineral oil. The airplane is equiped with an 0-360-A2A from AeroSport Power and an 85 inch pitch Sensenich cruise prop. Despite the warm temps and 5000 ft field elevation, takeoff performance with the cruise prop was no problem. I know I need to run it hard the first few hours to seat the rings but because of the higher temps I had throttled back to 2200 to 2300 and was still showing 140 kts on the GPS without gear leg fairings or wheel pants. After some tweaking under the cowling I'll see if I can run it harder and still keep the temps reaso nable. Any advice on CHT and oil temp control is welcome. Only 39.5 Phase I hours to go before Oshkosh. Joel Haynes Bozeman, MT N557XW Flyin' and Grinnin' ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 11:07:20 AM PST US From: "Jeff Dowling" Subject: Re: RV-List: N557XW Flies Alls it takes is about another 100 hours of messing around with your baffling and oil cooler setup to get this fixed! Dont ask :) Shemp/Jeff Dowling RV-6A, N915JD 295 hours Chicago/Louisville ----- Original Message ----- From: joelrhaynes@aol.com To: rv-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 12:25 PM Subject: RV-List: N557XW Flies AB-DAR George Hanna flew from Colorado to Bozeman in is RV-6 yesterday to do the inspection on my 7A (He is the closest DAR to Montana). Believe it or not the FSDO in Helena needed 3-6 months to do my inspection. After 5 years and 2 months of building, head scratching and the occasional cursing I said, "Forget that!" So I hired George to fly up and do the deed. After two hours of poring over the airplane he finally gave up trying to find something wrong. This morning I proved the point that large sums of cash can make 1070 lbs. of aluminum, fiber glass and steel fly under its own power. She handled well and a small amount of aileron trim allowed her to fly hands-off. I have some high oil temps (235) so I definitely need to work on directing better air flow through the cooler. CHT's stabilized around 400 which is also a little on the high side but it is a new engine running straight mineral oil. The airplane is equiped with an 0-360-A2A from AeroSport Power and an 85 inch pitch Sensenich cruise prop. Despite the warm temps and 5000 ft field elevation, takeoff performance with the cruise prop was no problem. I know I need to run it hard the first few hours to seat the rings but because of the higher temps I had throttled back to 2200 to 2300 and was still showing 140 kts on the GPS without gear leg fairings or wheel pants. After some tweaking under the cowling I'll see if I can run it harder and still keep the temps reasonable. Any advice on CHT and oil temp contro l is welcome. Only 39.5 Phase I hours to go before Oshkosh. Joel Haynes Bozeman, MT N557XW Flyin' and Grinnin' ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 11:08:40 AM PST US From: Jeff Point Subject: Re: RV-List: N557XW Flies --> RV-List message posted by: Jeff Point Congratulations! On the oil temp, the first thing I would do (if you haven't already) is calibrate the oil temp probe in some boiling water, to make sure it is accurate. Beyond that, we'll need some more details on your cooling setup to troubleshoot. Jeff Point RV-6 Milwaukee > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 11:26:43 AM PST US From: "Michael Hudson" Subject: RV-List: Introducing a new builder Hello there list folk. I have just started building an RV-9A and have my web site is up. I welcome all comments and cautions. I'm presently working on my Horizontal Stabilizer and have built a gyrocopter before this project. Yes, I know that gyros are considered a bit of a perversion but please know I'm a fixed wing kind of guy with this one oddness... Michael Hudson Portland, Oregon www.N669RV.com ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 12:30:36 PM PST US From: "RV6 Flyer" Subject: RE: RV-List: GPS to Trio autopilot delima --> RV-List message posted by: "RV6 Flyer" You need to get to the rear of the GX60 to remove the pin from the connector. I had to cut into some of the ties holding my wires together to get the the pin in the connector. I used a pin (contact) removal tool that I purchased from Stein Air to remove contact #5 from the connector. I then fabricated a "Y" adapter with male and female contacts to splice into the wire. I have the connector contacts, and tools to do this. I had the wire from GX60 Pin 5 to the SL30 and the wire from Pin 20 running from the GPS to the AP. The GX60 will only allow one of the serial ports to be programed as MAP. MAP is what is needed for the Trio AP. My Trio worked with the GPS signal right out of the box on a test before I did the calibrations. If you were local, I would lend a hand. This is something that if you are not familiar with wiring connectors, could be over your head. Gary A. Sobek "My 72+ Flying Hours So. CA, USA http://SoCAL_WVAF.rvproject.com ----Original Message Follows---- I have added a trio to my RV-6 and ran a wire from the trio to the vicinity of the GPS (GX-60 with MX-20). The problem is my panel was wired up proffessionally on the bench and the wires are all neatly tied and it is real nice. I can't tell which wire is the one I am needing to cut and tie into. I really hate to cut this bundle all up. I know which pin # it is on the GX-60 and on the MX-20. I do not have the confidence to tear into this. I hear people on this list talk about this like it is a simple thing. What do you all know that I don't? If I pull the radio out of it's box, would I be able to see the back and pull on a wire? Tim N616TB RV-6 Bend, Or. ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 01:08:05 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: Re: RV-List: Introducing a new builder Caution: This RV-stuff is additive. Don't try this at home kids ! Michael Hudson wrote: Hello there list folk. I have just started building an RV-9A and have my web site is up. I welcome all comments and cautions. I'm presently working on my Horizontal Stabilizer and have built a gyrocopter before this project. Yes, I know that gyros are considered a bit of a perversion but please know I'm a fixed wing kind of guy with this one oddness... Michael Hudson Portland, Oregon www.N669RV.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 01:15:21 PM PST US From: "Konrad L. Werner" Subject: Re: RV-List: Introducing a new builder Additive? or "addictive"! Do not archive ----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck To: rv-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 2:05 PM Subject: Re: RV-List: Introducing a new builder Caution: This RV-stuff is additive. Don't try this at home kids ! Michael Hudson wrote: Hello there list folk. I have just started building an RV-9A and have my web site is up. I welcome all comments and cautions. I'm presently working on my Horizontal Stabilizer and have built a gyrocopter before this project. Yes, I know that gyros are considered a bit of a perversion but please know I'm a fixed wing kind of guy with this one oddness... Michael Hudson Portland, Oregon www.N669RV.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- No virus found in this incoming message. 6/27/2006 ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 01:47:04 PM PST US From: "Rick McCraw" Subject: RE: RV-List: Introducing a new builder It's additive if you build more than one. Do not archive _____ [mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Konrad L. Werner Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 4:14 PM Additive? or "addictive"! Do not archive ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 2:05 PM Caution: This RV-stuff is additive. Don't try this at home kids ! Michael Hudson wrote: Hello there list folk. I have just started building an RV-9A and have my web site is up. I welcome all comments and cautions. I'm presently working on my Horizontal Stabilizer and have built a gyrocopter before this project. Yes, I know that gyros are considered a bit of a perversion but please know I'm a fixed wing kind of guy with this one oddness... Michael Hudson Portland, Oregon www.N669RV.com _____ Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. _____ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Date: 6/27/2006 ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 01:53:04 PM PST US From: "Tim Bryan" Subject: RE: RV-List: GPS to Trio autopilot delima Hi Gary, I wish you were local also as I am very intimidated by this. H ere is the message I received from trio quite some time back. >> from Chuck Busch at Trio I just went through the installation manuals on the GX- 60 an MX-20 devic es and verified the data formats and electrical interfaces. My research indicates that the MX 20 and EZ Pilot need to share the same data line, serial port 1, which is on pin 5 of the 37 pin GX-60 connecto r. This pin will interface to the EZ Pilot pin 7. The common data return is pin 3. You do not have to connect the data return (GX 60 pin 3 to EZ Pil ot pin 10) since the main power ground will provide this return path. The MX-20 needs to have the serial port 1 TX format selected as "MovMap" with the extended moving map option activated. My evaluation of the data is that it wil be compatible with the EZ Pilot as the "extended" data is appended to the normal moving map data and the EZ Pilot will just discard this as irrevelant data.. If you currently have the MX-20 set up, you do not need to do anything else with the serial output format. You will, however, need to change the CDI scaling to "manual" and 5.00 NM scaling. The attached PDF details the steps to do this. << Is this in confirmation of how you hooked yours up? You mentioned hooki ng pin 20 to the auto pilot. Sounds like I need to obtain a tool to remove t he pin. Ralph mentioned one from Radio Shack. Can either of you mention wh at it is called? I will obtain one. I had thought I could just locate the wire and cut it to splice into it with a solder and heat shrink splice. Sounded like from the comments above that they would just share this data =2E Thanks both of you for your help Tim RV-6 Ready soon to fly Do Not Archive -------Original Message------- --> RV-List message posted by: "RV6 Flyer" You need to get to the rear of the GX60 to remove the pin from the connector. I had to cut into some of the ties holding my wires together to get the the pin in the connector. I used a pin (contact) removal tool th at I purchased from Stein Air to remove contact #5 from the connector. I the n fabricated a "Y" adapter with male and female contacts to splice into the wire. I have the connector contacts, and tools to do this. I had the wir e from GX60 Pin 5 to the SL30 and the wire from Pin 20 running from the GPS to the AP. The GX60 will only allow one of the serial ports to be programed as MAP. MAP is what is needed for the Trio AP. My Trio worked with the GPS signal right out of the box on a test before I did the calibrations. If you were local, I would lend a hand. This is something that if you ar e not familiar with wiring connectors, could be over your head. Gary A. Sobek "My 72+ Flying Hours So. CA, USA http://SoCAL_WVAF.rvproject.com ----Original Message Follows---- I have added a trio to my RV-6 and ran a wire from the trio to the vicini ty of the GPS (GX-60 with MX-20). The problem is my panel was wired up proffessionally on the bench and the wires are all neatly tied and it is real nice. I can't tell which wire is the one I am needing to cut and ti e into. I really hate to cut this bundle all up. I know which pin # it is on the GX-60 and on the MX-20. I do not have th e confidence to tear into this. I hear people on this list talk about this like it is a simple thing. What do you all know that I don't? If I pull the radio out of it's box, would I be able to see the back and pull on a wire? Tim N616TB RV-6 Bend, Or. ========================= ========== ========================= ========== ========================= ========== ========================= ========== ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 04:23:19 PM PST US From: "Tony Marshall" Subject: RV-List: Vinyl Pinstriping Does anyone have a supply source for small quantities of vinyl pinstriping? By small quantities I mean 100 ft or so. I am looking for Avery colors. Thanks for any help. Tony Marshall RV6 Polson, MT ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 04:43:06 PM PST US From: "LarryRobertHelming" Subject: Re: RV-List: Checking air in tires Dale, are you also able to add air using the flexible rubber extension? I use the solid rigid extension you speak of and have to align the valve quite precisely to get it to thread on as you have suggested. Thanks. Larry in Indiana ----- Original Message ----- From: Dale Ensing To: rvlist Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 7:19 PM Subject: RV-List: Checking air in tires As many of you know some of the aircraft tires and tubes need frequent checking for correct air pressure. With wheel fairings installed that job is not done quickly or easily. Found a 6 inch flexible rubber extension for checking air pressure in tires that makes the job a bit easier when wheel fairings are installed. The extension is sold at NAPA stores, and others I'm sure, for connections to the inner tire on a dual wheel arrangement for trucks. I had been using a 6 inch straight steel adapter sold by one of the tool suppliers to the RV crowd, that required rather precise alignment of the tire valve with the port in the wheel fairing to get the adapter on the valve. Which is a chore when doing this alone. The flexible extension doesn't require as precise alignment and with a mark on the tire showing the valve location it is working much better. Dale Ensing ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 04:54:42 PM PST US From: "LarryRobertHelming" Subject: Re: RV-List: N557XW Flies Way to go Joel. Enjoy the flights and your plane. How is that grin anyway? You still have a lot of testing work to do during the next 39.5 hours and if you are anything close to average, you will find some small set backs as you progress through the testing. I hope you do not rush through the 40 hours just putting on hours to just get r done. Review the EAA materials and you will find lots of test flight stuff if you need to take a look at it. Best wishes. ( There is always next year for flying to O when it will be much safer for everyone.) ON HEAT ISSUE: I had some debris between the fins on the cylinders near the spark plugs that was not allowing air to pass through easily and had to file/clean this away. Larry in Indiana ----- Original Message ----- From: joelrhaynes@aol.com To: rv-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 12:25 PM Subject: RV-List: N557XW Flies AB-DAR George Hanna flew from Colorado to Bozeman in is RV-6 yesterday to do the inspection on my 7A (He is the closest DAR to Montana). Believe it or not the FSDO in Helena needed 3-6 months to do my inspection. After 5 years and 2 months of building, head scratching and the occasional cursing I said, "Forget that!" So I hired George to fly up and do the deed. After two hours of poring over the airplane he finally gave up trying to find something wrong. This morning I proved the point that large sums of cash can make 1070 lbs. of aluminum, fiber glass and steel fly under its own power. She handled well and a small amount of aileron trim allowed her to fly hands-off. I have some high oil temps (235) so I definitely need to work on directing better air flow through the cooler. CHT's stabilized around 400 which is also a little on the high side but it is a new engine running straight mineral oil. The airplane is equiped with an 0-360-A2A from AeroSport Power and an 85 inch pitch Sensenich cruise prop. Despite the warm temps and 5000 ft field elevation, takeoff performance with the cruise prop was no problem. I know I need to run it hard the first few hours to seat the rings but because of the higher temps I had throttled back to 2200 to 2300 and was still showing 140 kts on the GPS without gear leg fairings or wheel pants. After some tweaking under the cowling I'll see if I can run it harder and still keep the temps reasonable. Any advice on CHT and oil temp contro l is welcome. Only 39.5 Phase I hours to go before Oshkosh. Joel Haynes Bozeman, MT N557XW Flyin' and Grinnin' ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 05:06:29 PM PST US From: "JOHN STARN" Subject: Re: RV-List: Vinyl Pinstriping Do you have a sign shop close ?. We got our 3M stripe materials from them. KABONG Do Not Archive. ----- Original Message ----- From: Tony Marshall To: rv-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 4:18 PM Subject: RV-List: Vinyl Pinstriping Does anyone have a supply source for small quantities of vinyl pinstriping? By small quantities I mean 100 ft or so. I am looking for Avery colors. Thanks for any help. Tony Marshall RV6 Polson, MT ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 05:17:28 PM PST US From: "LarryRobertHelming" Subject: Re: RV-List: Vinyl Pinstriping I bought mine by going to a graphics place recommended by a local auto repair shop. They had all types of stuff and a computer to create just about anything. Larry in Indiana ----- Original Message ----- From: Tony Marshall To: rv-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 6:18 PM Subject: RV-List: Vinyl Pinstriping Does anyone have a supply source for small quantities of vinyl pinstriping? By small quantities I mean 100 ft or so. I am looking for Avery colors. Thanks for any help. Tony Marshall RV6 Polson, MT ________________________________ Message 17 ____________________________________ Time: 05:17:28 PM PST US From: "JOHN STARN" Subject: Re: RV-List: Checking air in tires Next time your at Napa get a paint stick (we use yellow), rotate the tire until you have the air fitting perfect alignment, put a thin vertical line on the tire (rim to ground). KISS, next time, roll airplane until yellow line is again vertical. Easy one man job. Do Not Archive PS: I have posted part#'s, photos in the archives years ago. ----- Original Message ----- From: LarryRobertHelming To: rv-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 4:39 PM Subject: Re: RV-List: Checking air in tires Dale, are you also able to add air using the flexible rubber extension? I use the solid rigid extension you speak of and have to align the valve quite precisely to get it to thread on as you have suggested. Thanks. Larry in Indiana ----- Original Message ----- From: Dale Ensing To: rvlist Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 7:19 PM Subject: RV-List: Checking air in tires As many of you know some of the aircraft tires and tubes need frequent checking for correct air pressure. With wheel fairings installed that job is not done quickly or easily. Found a 6 inch flexible rubber extension for checking air pressure in tires that makes the job a bit easier when wheel fairings are installed. The extension is sold at NAPA stores, and others I'm sure, for connections to the inner tire on a dual wheel arrangement for trucks. I had been using a 6 inch straight steel adapter sold by one of the tool suppliers to the RV crowd, that required rather precise alignment of the tire valve with the port in the wheel fairing to get the adapter on the valve. Which is a chore when doing this alone. The flexible extension doesn't require as precise alignment and with a mark on the tire showing the valve location it is working much better. Dale Ensing ________________________________ Message 18 ____________________________________ Time: 06:01:41 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: RE: RV-List: Introducing a new builder I was just tryin' to be punny... but now I "c" what was missin' oh, please Do Not Archive Rick McCraw wrote: v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } Its additive if you build more than one Do not archive --------------------------------- From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Konrad L. Werner Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 4:14 PM Additive? or "addictive"! Do not archive ----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck To: rv-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 2:05 PM Subject: Re: RV-List: Introducing a new builder Caution: This RV-stuff is additive. Don't try this at home kids ! Michael Hudson wrote: Hello there list folk. I have just started building an RV-9A and have my web site is up. I welcome all comments and cautions. I'm presently working on my Horizontal Stabilizer and have built a gyrocopter before this project. Yes, I know that gyros are considered a bit of a perversion but please know I'm a fixed wing kind of guy with this one oddness... Michael Hudson Portland, Oregon www.N669RV.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. --------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Date: 6/27/2006 --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 19 ____________________________________ Time: 07:20:39 PM PST US From: "Dale Ensing" Subject: Re: RV-List: Checking air in tires ......... are you able to add air using the flexible rubber extension? Yes, the ends are just like the ridget one. One end threads onto the tire valve. The other end has a valve core fitting. Dale ________________________________ Message 20 ____________________________________ Time: 07:25:09 PM PST US From: "Dale Ensing" Subject: Re: RV-List: Checking air in tires ....... put a thin vertical line on the tire (rim to ground). Thanks John but I already have the tires marked for the valve location. Still required small movements of the airplane to get the metal extension on. The flexible extension just doesn't require the precise alignment. Maybe your ports in the firings are bigger then mine. Dale ________________________________ Message 21 ____________________________________ Time: 07:27:22 PM PST US From: "Dale Ensing" Subject: Re: RV-List:Fly/OSH Larry please explain...... ( There is always next year for flying to O when it will be much safer for everyone.) Dale do not archive ________________________________ Message 22 ____________________________________ Time: 08:29:37 PM PST US From: "Ralph Howey" Subject: Re: RV-List: N557XW Flies Congratulations Joel and well done!!!! Bet that's a great feeling. Keep us informed on your trials with the cooling.......you have the engine prop combo I'm going to use.... do not archive Ralph....8qb rudder ----- Original Message ----- From: joelrhaynes@aol.com To: rv-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 10:25 AM Subject: RV-List: N557XW Flies AB-DAR George Hanna flew from Colorado to Bozeman in is RV-6 yesterday to do the inspection on my 7A (He is the closest DAR to Montana). Believe it or not the FSDO in Helena needed 3-6 months to do my inspection. After 5 years and 2 months of building, head scratching and the occasional cursing I said, "Forget that!" So I hired George to fly up and do the deed. After two hours of poring over the airplane he finally gave up trying to find something wrong. This morning I proved the point that large sums of cash can make 1070 lbs. of aluminum, fiber glass and steel fly under its own power. She handled well and a small amount of aileron trim allowed her to fly hands-off. I have some high oil temps (235) so I definitely need to work on directing better air flow through the cooler. CHT's stabilized around 400 which is also a little on the high side but it is a new engine running straight mineral oil. The airplane is equiped with an 0-360-A2A from AeroSport Power and an 85 inch pitch Sensenich cruise prop. Despite the warm temps and 5000 ft field elevation, takeoff performance with the cruise prop was no problem. I know I need to run it hard the first few hours to seat the rings but because of the higher temps I had throttled back to 2200 to 2300 and was still showing 140 kts on the GPS without gear leg fairings or wheel pants. After some tweaking under the cowling I'll see if I can run it harder and still keep the temps reasonable. Any advice on CHT and oil temp contro l is welcome. Only 39.5 Phase I hours to go before Oshkosh. Joel Haynes Bozeman, MT N557XW Flyin' and Grinnin' ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----