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0. 10:13 PM - Wiki... (Matt Dralle)
1. 01:10 AM - Re: Flush Latch Source ? (Greg)
2. 04:41 AM - Microair 760 VHF Transceiver (Williams Hildred)
3. 06:41 AM - Garmin finally upgrading to WAAS (RV Builder (Michael Sausen))
4. 07:29 AM - Re: Weathermeister (Bob Collins)
5. 07:31 AM - Re: Removing white plastic covering from aluminum (Finn Lassen)
6. 07:48 AM - Re: Garmin finally upgrading to WAAS (Ron Lee)
7. 09:09 AM - Lycoming Data Plate (PGLong@aol.com)
8. 10:57 AM - Re: Removing white plastic covering from aluminum (vft@aol.com)
9. 12:08 PM - Re: Weathermeister (Bob 1)
10. 01:22 PM - Re: Removing white plastic covering from aluminum (JOHN STARN)
11. 01:40 PM - Re: Weathermeister (SPAM) (Bob C.)
12. 02:11 PM - Re: Removing white plastic covering from aluminum (linn Walters)
13. 02:38 PM - Finally, my website is updated (Patrick Kelley)
14. 02:45 PM - Re: Weathermeister (SPAM) (Bob Collins)
15. 02:50 PM - Re: Weathermeister (SPAM) (Tim Olson)
16. 03:13 PM - Re: Garmin finally upgrading to WAAS (Charles Reiche)
17. 03:45 PM - Re: Golden Eagle (RV6 Flyer)
18. 03:51 PM - Re: Removing white plastic covering from aluminum (JOHN STARN)
19. 04:32 PM - Re: Weathermeister (SPAM) (Smitty)
20. 05:18 PM - Re: Golden Eagle (David Burton)
21. 05:55 PM - Re: Weathermeister (Bill Schlatterer)
22. 05:57 PM - Re: Golden Eagle (David Maib)
23. 06:21 PM - Re: Weathermeister (Bob Collins)
24. 07:27 PM - Drain holes & Carbon Monoxide (DAVID REEL)
25. 07:41 PM - Re: Drain holes & Carbon Monoxide (Fiveonepw@aol.com)
26. 08:18 PM - Re: Weathermeister (Sherman Butler)
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Dear Listers,
I added a new Wiki web site to the Matronics Email List features earlier this year. What's a Wiki, you ask? Well, here's the Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki) definition:
A wiki (IPA: [ w .ki ] <WICK-ee> or [ wi .ki ] <WEE-kee>) is a type of Web site
that allows the visitors themselves to easily add, remove, and otherwise edit
and change some available content, sometimes without the need for registration.
This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for
collaborative authoring. The term wiki also can refer to the collaborative software
itself (wiki engine) that facilitates the operation of such a Web site,
or to certain specific wiki sites, including the computer science site (an original
wiki), WikiWikiWeb, and on-line encyclopedias such as Wikipedia.
Under the Matronics Email List Moniker, there is now a very nice List-specific
Wiki available! It a place for Listers to put articles about any aviation topic
that suits them. The purpose is to provide what the mailing lists do not:
structure and persistence. The mailing lists are a fantastic resource to ask
a question and get good (and bad and funny and annoying) answers. But once the
question is asked and answered it is not in front of the List anymore. If a
new person subscribes the next day, he/she does not see that information unless
he/she goes to the trouble to search the archives, a hit or miss proposition.
The result is that the same thread of conversation gets created and/or revisited.
There are several things that happen as a result:
1. The person gets his or her question answered;
2. The information gets better as more people think about and answer the question;
3. The people who have seen the same question asked and answered get annoyed
at seeing the same things over and over and over and ...
So this is where the Wiki comes in. You know what questions you wanted answered.
You may have asked or answered the question. You know the information is useful.
So you put the information here, in the Matronics Email List Wiki!
It doesn't matter that this information is 100% complete or correct. Just writing
something creates a placeholder and makes useful information available immediately.
It has the same immediacy as the mailing list but it has persistence
and structure.
But what if the information is incomplete or incorrect? No problem! Anyone else
coming along can edit the article! If I write something and you discover something
I have left out or stated incorrectly, you can fix it right then!
So let's begin and make this the place for information about building, flying,
maintaining, and understanding our airplanes.
But what about whether something is "appropriate" or not? Don't worry. Write
it down. Let the reader determine whether or not it is appropriate. If it is,
he/she will read it. If it isn't, he/she won't. It's as simple as that.
And when you do write that article you won't have to worry about whether some editor
is going to decide whether or not to print it in a newsletter or whether
the webmaster will have time to put it up on the web page.
The last question I hear brewing out there is: if anyone can post anything, won't
this just become a mass of garbage? Surprisingly, the answer is a resounding
no. If you want proof, go visit the Wikipedia, a free-to-everyone encyclopedia
written by whoever wants to write articles. The articles there are as good
as anything I have read anywhere and anyone can add anything anytime they want
to.
So don't hesitate. Write it down. Put it here. It will never hurt anyone. The
more information we get here, the more useful it will become to other people
and the more information they will put here for YOU to use.
Here's the URL to start (there are lots more bured under this starting place):
http://www.matronics.com/wiki/index.php/Matronics:Community_Portal
But please don't forget that this Wiki and all of the other Matronics Email List
features are supported solely by YOUR Contributions!! November is List Fund
Raiser month and there are lots of Free Gifts to be had with your qualifying
Contribution. Please make a Contribution to support the continued operation and
upgrade of these great services!!! Thank you!
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
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| Subject: | Re: Flush Latch Source ? |
Flush Latch Source ?Aircraft Spruce page 199 # KM610-64 $27.60 Cessna
latch
Greg
RV8 82070
Does anyone know where to find this latch. It's very simple and clean
and I would like to use it for an oil door latch. Saw it on a Micco a
couple of weeks ago. The link below is to a Fairchild Fasteners catalog
but I can't seem to find a source. Any help appreciated.
http://www-glast.slac.stanford.edu/MechanicalSystems/Analysis/References/
Vendor/Other/camloc_ram-h.pdf
<<...>>
Thanks
Bill S
7a engine
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| Subject: | Microair 760 VHF Transceiver |
DO NOT ARCHIVE
NOT RV RELATED.
Anyone out there with experience related to the Microair 760 comm radio
connected to a Sigtronics intercom?
Last week, for some reason, I lost the ability to transmit clearly on
any channels below 122.00.
Everything above 122.0 appears to work correctly.
Any suggestions or trouble shooting tips would be of great help.
Thanks.
Hildred Williams
WilliamsHildred@JohnDeere.com
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| Subject: | Garmin finally upgrading to WAAS |
Looks like Garmin is finally coming through......
http://www.garmin.com/pressroom/aviation/110906.html
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Here's a review I wrote last week on WM
http://rvhotline.expercraft.com
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| Subject: | Re: Removing white plastic covering from aluminum |
Thank you Danny. This is one for the archives!
It works!
I left a miniral spirits soaked rag on part of the plastic overnight and
it now peels right of (or some more stubborn sections scape off easily
with a plastic spatula without marring the aluminum).
Finn
vft@aol.com wrote:
> Cover the affected area with old towels and soak them with mineral
> spirits. You may need to soak them for a few hours but this worked
> very well on my F1 project.
>
> Danny Melnik
> F1 #25
> Melbourne (FL) Rocket Factory
>
>
> <mailto:finn.lassen%40verizon.net>>
>
> After spedning a couple of hours trying to remove the white plastic
> (with black backing/glue) from the rear wing spar channel of my old
> RV-4 kit, I'm beginning to question the wisdom of removing it at all.
>
> Yes, I checked the archive and the hairdryer/hetgun helps, but the
> material is so old or fragile that it beaks. I can remove maybe an
> inch before it breaks, then have to start again with a plastic
> spartula to get an edge to hold onto to pull, etc.
>
> Anybody see any liability in leaving it on?
>
> Finn
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| Subject: | Re: Garmin finally upgrading to WAAS |
At 07:40 AM 11/10/2006, you wrote:
>Looks like Garmin is finally coming through......
>
><http://www.garmin.com/pressroom/aviation/110906.html>http://www.garmin.com/pressroom/aviation/110906.html
>
From my reading it appears that you really want the upgraded
software due out next year for this to be a primary means of
navigation system.
I wonder if you should wait for the upgrade until that is approved
and available.
Ron Lee
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| Subject: | Lycoming Data Plate |
I've been told that the data plate on my Lycoming 0-230 installed in my RV-
4
is not in compliance with the FAR=99s. The engine has some modificatio
ns on
it, and I do not maintain an A.D. list, so the engine is experimental. Is it
true that only a certified engine can retain its data plate? Who can remove
a
data plate? How would the FAA handle this situation?
Pat Long
PGLong@aol.com
N120PL
RV4
Bay City, Michigan
3CM
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| Subject: | Re: Removing white plastic covering from aluminum |
Cool! I've been mostly lurking on this this for almost 6 years. Glad I was finally
able to contribute.
Danny Melnik
F1 #25
Melbourne (FL) Rocket Factory
-----Original Message-----
From: finn.lassen@verizon.net
Sent: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: RV-List: Removing white plastic covering from aluminum
Thank you Danny. This is one for the archives!
It works!
I left a miniral spirits soaked rag on part of the plastic overnight and it now
peels right of (or some more stubborn sections scape off easily with a plastic
spatula without marring the aluminum).
Finn
vft@aol.com wrote:
Cover the affected area with old towels and soak them with mineral spirits. You
may need to soak them for a few hours but this worked very well on my F1 project.
Danny Melnik
F1 #25
Melbourne (FL) Rocket Factory
After spedning a couple of hours trying to remove the white plastic (with black
backing/glue) from the rear wing spar channel of my old RV-4 kit, I'm beginning
to question the wisdom of removing it at all.
Yes, I checked the archive and the hairdryer/hetgun helps, but the material is
so old or fragile that it beaks. I can remove maybe an inch before it breaks,
then have to start again with a plastic spartula to get an edge to hold onto to
pull, etc.
Anybody see any liability in leaving it on?
Finn
________________________________________________________________________
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| Subject: | Re: Weathermeister |
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Lockamy" <jacklockamy@verizon.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 6:51 PM
Subject: RV-List: Weathermeister>
> Dan has created a MASTERPIECE!!! Weathermeister.com is a FREE web-based
> tool that will absolutely change the way you currently get your weather
> infomation when flying locally or coast-to-coast in your RV. After
> experiencing www.weathermeister.com, you will NEVER go back to DUATS.
Speaking for myself...
When it comes to FREE, Golden Eagle And Cirrus Software For DUATS can't be
beat!
Download at http://www.duats.com/cirrus.shtml
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| Subject: | Re: Removing white plastic covering from aluminum |
Just another hint. Left that duct tape on too long, or it got baked in
the sun. Many years ago we had that problem, the tape came off but the
glue residue remained on the raw unpainted skin. Someone on line
suggested coating the glue with mayonnaise (kinda heavy) & covering with
a cloth, let stand overnight. The next day 90% came right off, reapplied
and removed the rest the next day. I have no idea why it worked but it
did. Final cleanup with acetone.
KABONG HRII N561FS Do Not Archive, it's in there., somewhere.
Cool! I've been mostly lurking on this this for almost 6 years. Glad I
was finally able to contribute.
Danny Melnik
F1 #25
Melbourne (FL) Rocket Factory
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| Subject: | Re: Weathermeister (SPAM) |
Jack,
No doubt Dan appreciates the advertisement (SPAM) but IMHO your just wrong!
No doubt Dan;s weather page WAS great!!! But it's NOT FREE anymore???!!!
With the 'free' function it will no longer remember your location or allow
you to set a radius . .. it's nearly worthless! Without the $5.00 per
month fee it doesn't even do route weather. I'm not saying it's not worth
it if you fly several trips per month but it's not much good for the
occasional flyer anymore.
Golden Eagle looks like the only choice now if you don't want to pay a
monthly fee!
What am I missing???
Regards
Bob in SE Iowa
On 11/9/06, Jack Lockamy <jacklockamy@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
> For those who aren't aware... there is an OUTSTANDING new tool available
> for aviation weather info. Check out www.weathermeister.com
>
> This aviation weather website was developed and is maintained by Dan
> Checkoway (aka 'Sharpie') who is a SoCAL RV-7 builder/formation pilot and
> frequent contributor to Kitplanes Magazine. Many of you have probably
> visited his RV-7 website.... www.rvproject.com. Hands down the best RV
> builder website on the internet.
>
> Dan has created a MASTERPIECE!!! Weathermeister.com is a FREE web-based
> tool that will absolutely change the way you currently get your weather
> infomation when flying locally or coast-to-coast in your RV. After
> experiencing www.weathermeister.com, you will NEVER go back to DUATS.
>
> Weathermeister.com displays numerous weather charts, winds aloft info,
> best economy and best speed altitudes to fly based on up-to-the-minute winds
> aloft data, TFRs, forecast weather conditions at your destination and
> airports under your flight path, and much, much more.
>
> If you sign up for the premium service ($4.95 monthly or $49.95
> yearly...), you can store your own aircraft info and frequently flown
> cross-country routes that will accurately give you fuel burn, ETE, etc. The
> premium service is an unbelievable value once you see how powerful, and easy
> to use the tools available really are. I encourage everyone to visit
> www.weathermeister.com., evaluate it's awesome capabilities, and sign-up
> for the premium service to keep the site alive! (NOTE: The Premium service
> provides a LOT more info than the free site.)
>
> As a government employee, I still don't understand how a fellow like Dan
> Checkoway can single-handedly provide such a useful tool for evaluating
> flight weather conditions when the entire government (read FAA...) can not
> provide readable or barely understandable weather info to us.
> Weathermeister.com displays it all so clearly.
>
> If you haven't checked out www.weathermeister.com, you owe it to yourself
> to try it. I use it EVERY time I intend to fly...
>
> Tell a friend about the site. They WILL thank you!!!
>
> Jack Lockamy
> RV-7A N174JL 250 hrs.
> Camarillo, CA
> www.jacklockamy.com
>
> NOTE: Although Dan C. is a friend of mine, he is not aware of this
> posting nor did he endorse this message. I am in no way affiliated with
> www.weathermeister.com. I'm just a a VERY grateful user that appreciates
> the weather tool Dan has created and wanted to share it with my fellow RV
> builders/pilots who may not have discovered it yet.
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Removing white plastic covering from aluminum |
JOHN STARN wrote:
> Just another hint. Left that duct tape on too long, or it got baked in
> the sun. Many years ago we had that problem, the tape came off but the
> glue residue remained on the raw unpainted skin. Someone on line
> suggested coating the glue with mayonnaise (kinda heavy) & covering
> with a cloth, let stand overnight. The next day 90% came right off,
> reapplied and removed the rest the next day. I have no idea why it
> worked but it did.
Mayonaise is oil mixed with eggs. The oil was the solvent, and the eggs
made it thick so it didn't just run off. Almost any petroleum product
will work though!
Linn
> Final cleanup with acetone.
> KABONG HRII N561FS Do Not Archive, it's in there., somewhere.
>
>
> Cool! I've been mostly lurking on this this for almost 6
> years. Glad I was finally able to contribute.
>
> Danny Melnik
> F1 #25
> Melbourne (FL) Rocket Factory
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Finally, my website is updated |
I know, it's been ages. And it's only a -6A, not even one of the newer
ones. But if you're interested, I've updated my pages and you can see the
current progress. Or you can drop in at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport and
visit, if you're in the area and I'm available. Next week would be good;
Aluminum Overcast will be here Tuesday and Wednesday for flights and tours,
and I'm planning to be at the airport to help out. Feel free to drop in.
PatK - RV-6A - http://www.flion.com/rv6a/Default.htm
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| Subject: | Re: Weathermeister (SPAM) |
It cracks me up how folks who have no problem spending tens of thousands of dollars
avionics and a gazillion more on stuff in a homebuilt plane that you can't
find in a 747, and then go all glassy-eyed at the prospect of spending $49.95
a year so they're a more informed -- and presumably safer -- pilot.
Obviously folks have a right not to spend money they don't wish to spend, but there's
a bit of an entitlement mentality at work when people who are doing all
the work and spending money on servers etc. to provide something free, all of
a sudden get ripped for being compensated for their effort.
If you don't want to pay, don't pay. But please have the good sense not to belittle
even the "free" stuff as "worthless."
At the very LEAST, you got what you paid for. Stop complaining about it.
Do not archive
--------
Bob Collins
St. Paul, Minn.
RV Builder's Hotline (free!)
http://home.comcast.net/~rvnewsletter/
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=73582#73582
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| Subject: | Re: Weathermeister (SPAM) |
I've been using GoldenEagle for the past year now, and find it amazing
that you can get all of that for FREE. It's a fantastic program,
and worth a try for anyone who hasn't seen it. Not only that, but
after using it for a while, at OSH I decided to buy ChartCase Express
for in-flight tracking and charting. That too is a very cool program
and has all the low-enroute, sectional, WAC, and terminal approach
charts, plus more, and includes a terrain view EFIS with HITS, similar
to flying with a Chelton system. The nice thing is, you can save
your route in Golden Eagle Flight Prep, and then import it into
Chart Case Express. Now Chart Case is definitely not free, but they're
giving a heck of a program away for free with Golden Eagle, trying
to lure you to their paid-for software....it sure worked on me.
None of that is to knock Dan's site. I haven't looked at it but
briefly. The only disappointment worth mentioning with the limited
exposure I have to it is that the page is that the free side of
it is covered by "Ads by google", which makes it lose appeal for
myself. On the plus side, it is web based, so you don't require
a software download, so there is a market for the info.
On the flip side, if you're really in need of an online flight planner,
it looks like FlightPrep http://www.flightprep.com/ also has an online
version that would be excellent and include more feature wise than
you could almost ever expect, but you'll pay $149/yr for it. For an
IFR flier though, this might be more of what you'd need considering you
can even get approach plates out of it.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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Bob C. wrote:
> Jack,
>
> No doubt Dan appreciates the advertisement (SPAM) but IMHO your just wrong!
>
> No doubt Dan;s weather page WAS great!!! But it's NOT FREE
> anymore???!!! With the 'free' function it will no longer remember your
> location or allow you to set a radius . .. it's nearly worthless!
> Without the $5.00 per month fee it doesn't even do route weather. I'm
> not saying it's not worth it if you fly several trips per month but it's
> not much good for the occasional flyer anymore.
>
> Golden Eagle looks like the only choice now if you don't want to pay a
> monthly fee!
>
> What am I missing???
>
> Regards
> Bob in SE Iowa
>
>
> On 11/9/06, * Jack Lockamy* <jacklockamy@verizon.net
> <mailto:jacklockamy@verizon.net>> wrote:
>
> <mailto:jacklockamy@verizon.net>>
>
> For those who aren't aware... there is an OUTSTANDING new tool
> available for aviation weather info. Check out
> www.weathermeister.com <http://www.weathermeister.com>
>
> This aviation weather website was developed and is maintained by Dan
> Checkoway (aka 'Sharpie') who is a SoCAL RV-7 builder/formation
> pilot and frequent contributor to Kitplanes Magazine. Many of you
> have probably visited his RV-7 website.... www.rvproject.com
> <http://www.rvproject.com>. Hands down the best RV builder website
> on the internet.
>
> Dan has created a MASTERPIECE!!! Weathermeister.com
> <http://Weathermeister.com> is a FREE web-based tool that will
> absolutely change the way you currently get your weather infomation
> when flying locally or coast-to-coast in your RV. After
> experiencing www.weathermeister.com <http://www.weathermeister.com>,
> you will NEVER go back to DUATS.
>
> Weathermeister.com <http://Weathermeister.com> displays numerous
> weather charts, winds aloft info, best economy and best speed
> altitudes to fly based on up-to-the-minute winds aloft data, TFRs,
> forecast weather conditions at your destination and airports under
> your flight path, and much, much more.
>
> If you sign up for the premium service ($4.95 monthly or $49.95
> yearly...), you can store your own aircraft info and frequently
> flown cross-country routes that will accurately give you fuel burn,
> ETE, etc. The premium service is an unbelievable value once you see
> how powerful, and easy to use the tools available really are. I
> encourage everyone to visit www.weathermeister.com
> <http://www.weathermeister.com>., evaluate it's awesome
> capabilities, and sign-up for the premium service to keep the site
> alive! (NOTE: The Premium service provides a LOT more info than
> the free site.)
>
> As a government employee, I still don't understand how a fellow like
> Dan Checkoway can single-handedly provide such a useful tool for
> evaluating flight weather conditions when the entire government
> (read FAA...) can not provide readable or barely understandable
> weather info to us. Weathermeister.com <http://Weathermeister.com>
> displays it all so clearly.
>
> If you haven't checked out www.weathermeister.com
> <http://www.weathermeister.com>, you owe it to yourself to try
> it. I use it EVERY time I intend to fly...
>
> Tell a friend about the site. They WILL thank you!!!
>
> Jack Lockamy
> RV-7A N174JL 250 hrs.
> Camarillo, CA
> www.jacklockamy.com <http://www.jacklockamy.com>
>
> NOTE: Although Dan C. is a friend of mine, he is not aware of this
> posting nor did he endorse this message. I am in no way affiliated
> with www.weathermeister.com <http://www.weathermeister.com>. I'm
> just a a VERY grateful user that appreciates the weather tool Dan
> has created and wanted to share it with my fellow RV builders/pilots
> who may not have discovered it yet.
>
> *
>
>
> *
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| Subject: | Re: Garmin finally upgrading to WAAS |
If you have a 430 or 530 unit now, schedule with a garmin dealer to have the unit
sent in for the upgrade. An antenna change is also necessary and may be extra
depending on your installation.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Lee
To: rv-list@matronics.com
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: RV-List: Garmin finally upgrading to WAAS
At 07:40 AM 11/10/2006, you wrote:
Looks like Garmin is finally coming through......
http://www.garmin.com/pressroom/aviation/110906.html
From my reading it appears that you really want the upgraded
software due out next year for this to be a primary means of
navigation system.
I wonder if you should wait for the upgrade until that is approved
and available.
Ron Lee
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| Subject: | Re: Golden Eagle |
I travel with my notebook computer to get weather.
Am I the only one that has had the FREE Golden Eagle FlightPrep software
CRASH on me while I was on a trip in need of weather? It has CRASHED
several times on the road. I have also had problems updating the database
while on the road. Every time the database needs updated, it appears like
they make it harder to do so that you go get their PAID for it software.
I still HAD the OLD Cirrus program installed and I also have Jeppsen
FlightStar so all was not lost. I still ended up using
http://www.rvproject.com/wx which is now http://www.weathermeister.com to
get the most useful info in the least time.
Gary A. Sobek
"My Sanity" RV-6 N157GS O-320 Hartzell,
1,964 + Flying Hours So. CA, USA
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Bob 1" <rv3a.1@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: RV-List: Weathermeister
Speaking for myself...
When it comes to FREE, Golden Eagle And Cirrus Software For DUATS can't be
beat!
Download at http://www.duats.com/cirrus.shtml
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| Subject: | Re: Removing white plastic covering from aluminum |
Ahh Yes. Guess the mayo would also not evaporate over night like most
"petroleum products" would. It would remain and soften the glue
sloowllly. This would allow it to be removed without scrubbing it with
scotchbrite. KABONG Do Not Archive 8*)
Subject: Re: RV-List: Removing white plastic covering from aluminum
Someone on line suggested coating the glue with mayonnaise (kinda
heavy) & covering with a cloth, let stand overnight. The next day 90%
came right off, reapplied and removed the rest the next day. I have no
idea why it worked but it did.
Mayonaise is oil mixed with eggs. The oil was the solvent, and the
eggs made it thick so it didn't just run off. Almost any petroleum
product will work though!
Linn
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| Subject: | Re: Weathermeister (SPAM) |
Holy Moly!!
Before I type anything, let me wave my hands to get rid of the smoke
from that previous email.
I went to Dan's Weathermeister website and jumped on it like a horny
toad. I LUV IT!!!! I am more than happy to contribute my buckinos to
such an outstanding weather website and a great guy.
Chill before you drill...
Have a goodun!
Smitty's RV-9A
http://SmittysRV.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob C.
To: rv-list@matronics.com
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: RV-List: Weathermeister (SPAM)
Jack,
No doubt Dan appreciates the advertisement (SPAM) but IMHO your just
wrong!
No doubt Dan;s weather page WAS great!!! But it's NOT FREE
anymore???!!! With the 'free' function it will no longer remember your
location or allow you to set a radius . .. it's nearly worthless!
Without the $5.00 per month fee it doesn't even do route weather. I'm
not saying it's not worth it if you fly several trips per month but it's
not much good for the occasional flyer anymore.
Golden Eagle looks like the only choice now if you don't want to pay a
monthly fee!
What am I missing???
Regards
Bob in SE Iowa
On 11/9/06, Jack Lockamy <jacklockamy@verizon.net> wrote:
<jacklockamy@verizon.net>
For those who aren't aware... there is an OUTSTANDING new tool
available for aviation weather info. Check out www.weathermeister.com
This aviation weather website was developed and is maintained by Dan
Checkoway (aka 'Sharpie') who is a SoCAL RV-7 builder/formation pilot
and frequent contributor to Kitplanes Magazine. Many of you have
probably visited his RV-7 website.... www.rvproject.com. Hands down the
best RV builder website on the internet.
Dan has created a MASTERPIECE!!! Weathermeister.com is a FREE
web-based tool that will absolutely change the way you currently get
your weather infomation when flying locally or coast-to-coast in your
RV. After experiencing www.weathermeister.com, you will NEVER go back
to DUATS.
Weathermeister.com displays numerous weather charts, winds aloft
info, best economy and best speed altitudes to fly based on
up-to-the-minute winds aloft data, TFRs, forecast weather conditions at
your destination and airports under your flight path, and much, much
more.
If you sign up for the premium service ($4.95 monthly or $49.95
yearly...), you can store your own aircraft info and frequently flown
cross-country routes that will accurately give you fuel burn, ETE, etc.
The premium service is an unbelievable value once you see how powerful,
and easy to use the tools available really are. I encourage everyone to
visit www.weathermeister.com., evaluate it's awesome capabilities, and
sign-up for the premium service to keep the site alive! (NOTE: The
Premium service provides a LOT more info than the free site.)
As a government employee, I still don't understand how a fellow like
Dan Checkoway can single-handedly provide such a useful tool for
evaluating flight weather conditions when the entire government (read
FAA...) can not provide readable or barely understandable weather info
to us. Weathermeister.com displays it all so clearly.
If you haven't checked out www.weathermeister.com, you owe it to
yourself to try it. I use it EVERY time I intend to fly...
Tell a friend about the site. They WILL thank you!!!
Jack Lockamy
RV-7A N174JL 250 hrs.
Camarillo, CA
www.jacklockamy.com
NOTE: Although Dan C. is a friend of mine, he is not aware of this
posting nor did he endorse this message. I am in no way affiliated with
www.weathermeister.com. I'm just a a VERY grateful user that
appreciates the weather tool Dan has created and wanted to share it with
my fellow RV builders/pilots who may not have discovered it yet.
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Ditto on Golden Turkey. I've given up on it and gone back to using my old
copy of Cirrus. Dan's program is awesome. I don't know how he comes up
with such elegant solutions to problems that others fumble around with.
We're just lucky he's shared them with us...
Dave Burton
Rv6, building
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of RV6 Flyer
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: RV-List: Golden Eagle
I travel with my notebook computer to get weather.
Am I the only one that has had the FREE Golden Eagle FlightPrep software
CRASH on me while I was on a trip in need of weather? It has CRASHED
several times on the road. I have also had problems updating the database
while on the road. Every time the database needs updated, it appears like
they make it harder to do so that you go get their PAID for it software.
I still HAD the OLD Cirrus program installed and I also have Jeppsen
FlightStar so all was not lost. I still ended up using
http://www.rvproject.com/wx which is now http://www.weathermeister.com to
get the most useful info in the least time.
Gary A. Sobek
"My Sanity" RV-6 N157GS O-320 Hartzell,
1,964 + Flying Hours So. CA, USA
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Bob 1" <rv3a.1@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: RV-List: Weathermeister
Speaking for myself...
When it comes to FREE, Golden Eagle And Cirrus Software For DUATS can't be
beat!
Download at http://www.duats.com/cirrus.shtml
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I kinda thought everyone knew about Flight Planner. It's also a free
service, it will take your flight plans and file them automatically at
whatever time you like, uses your particular aircraft data or set up your
own for the RVs. Calculates your time in route with current winds, fuel
burn, has charts, approaches, etc, cheap gas service, weather, notams, etc.
Prints out a great flight plan with winds, frequencies, FBO phone numbers,
etc.. It will print a nice enroute weather report with no tams and TAFs
with times current to your zone.
Just register and there is no cost, the advertisers and FBOs pick up the
tab. Link is http://www.fltplan.com/index.htm
Here is another fun free site for tracking flights while they are in the
air. Tracks anyone on a filed IFR plan and runs about 2 minutes behind. My
wife loves it because she can tell when I left and where I am and when I
should be on the ground. http://flightaware.com/
Hope this helps
Bill S
7a engine
_____
From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bob C.
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: RV-List: Weathermeister (SPAM)
Jack,
No doubt Dan appreciates the advertisement (SPAM) but IMHO your just wrong!
No doubt Dan;s weather page WAS great!!! But it's NOT FREE anymore???!!!
With the 'free' function it will no longer remember your location or allow
you to set a radius . .. it's nearly worthless! Without the $5.00 per
month fee it doesn't even do route weather. I'm not saying it's not worth
it if you fly several trips per month but it's not much good for the
occasional flyer anymore.
Golden Eagle looks like the only choice now if you don't want to pay a
monthly fee!
What am I missing???
Regards
Bob in SE Iowa
On 11/9/06, Jack Lockamy <jacklockamy@verizon.net> wrote:
For those who aren't aware... there is an OUTSTANDING new tool available for
aviation weather info. Check out www.weathermeister.com
This aviation weather website was developed and is maintained by Dan
Checkoway (aka 'Sharpie') who is a SoCAL RV-7 builder/formation pilot and
frequent contributor to Kitplanes Magazine. Many of you have probably
visited his RV-7 website.... www.rvproject.com. Hands down the best RV
builder website on the internet.
Dan has created a MASTERPIECE!!! Weathermeister.com is a FREE web-based
tool that will absolutely change the way you currently get your weather
infomation when flying locally or coast-to-coast in your RV. After
experiencing www.weathermeister.com, you will NEVER go back to DUATS.
Weathermeister.com displays numerous weather charts, winds aloft info, best
economy and best speed altitudes to fly based on up-to-the-minute winds
aloft data, TFRs, forecast weather conditions at your destination and
airports under your flight path, and much, much more.
If you sign up for the premium service ($4.95 monthly or $49.95 yearly...),
you can store your own aircraft info and frequently flown cross-country
routes that will accurately give you fuel burn, ETE, etc. The premium
service is an unbelievable value once you see how powerful, and easy to use
the tools available really are. I encourage everyone to visit
www.weathermeister.com., evaluate it's awesome capabilities, and sign-up for
the premium service to keep the site alive! (NOTE: The Premium service
provides a LOT more info than the free site.)
As a government employee, I still don't understand how a fellow like Dan
Checkoway can single-handedly provide such a useful tool for evaluating
flight weather conditions when the entire government (read FAA...) can not
provide readable or barely understandable weather info to us.
Weathermeister.com displays it all so clearly.
If you haven't checked out www.weathermeister.com, you owe it to yourself to
try it. I use it EVERY time I intend to fly...
Tell a friend about the site. They WILL thank you!!!
Jack Lockamy
RV-7A N174JL 250 hrs.
Camarillo, CA
www.jacklockamy.com
NOTE: Although Dan C. is a friend of mine, he is not aware of this posting
nor did he endorse this message. I am in no way affiliated with
www.weathermeister.com. I'm just a a VERY grateful user that appreciates
the weather tool Dan has created and wanted to share it with my fellow RV
builders/pilots who may not have discovered it yet.
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| Subject: | Re: Golden Eagle |
I have been very happy with the AOPA Flight Planner, but it won't
work on my Mac. Then again, DUATS is still free and is quite good.
David Maib
40559
On Nov 10, 2006, at 5:44 PM, RV6 Flyer wrote:
I travel with my notebook computer to get weather.
Am I the only one that has had the FREE Golden Eagle FlightPrep
software CRASH on me while I was on a trip in need of weather? It
has CRASHED several times on the road. I have also had problems
updating the database while on the road. Every time the database
needs updated, it appears like they make it harder to do so that you
go get their PAID for it software.
I still HAD the OLD Cirrus program installed and I also have Jeppsen
FlightStar so all was not lost. I still ended up using http://
www.rvproject.com/wx which is now http://www.weathermeister.com to
get the most useful info in the least time.
Gary A. Sobek
"My Sanity" RV-6 N157GS O-320 Hartzell,
1,964 + Flying Hours So. CA, USA
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Bob 1" <rv3a.1@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: RV-List: Weathermeister
Speaking for myself...
When it comes to FREE, Golden Eagle And Cirrus Software For DUATS
can't be beat!
Download at http://www.duats.com/cirrus.shtml
_________________________________________________________________
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I've been known to sit on my deck with a laptop and flightaware,
"watching"
planes taking off from MSP and STP and trying to guess where they're
going.
It's addictive.
// Here is another fun free site for tracking flights while they are in
the
air. Tracks anyone on a filed IFR plan and runs about 2 minutes behind.
// My wife loves it because she can tell when I left and where I am
and
when I should be on the ground. http://flightaware.com/
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| Subject: | Drain holes & Carbon Monoxide |
I just drilled a 1/8" hole just outboard of the fuselage in the lowest part
of
F826 and F827, the fuselage bottom skins that are attached the inboard
bottom wing skin. Their purpose is to drain water that collects there when
the RV8A sits outside
in the rain. I keep it outside on tie down all the time. It just occured
to me that I may have provided a path for exhaust products to be sucked into
the cockpit. Could you comment on the likelyhood of this possibility? The
holes are located 23 inches forward from the trailing edge of the flap when
it is fully raised.
Come to think of it, why don't exhaust products get sucked into the cockpit
through the aileron pushrod and flap pushrod holes? Is it the draftyness of
our cockpits that saves us?
Dave Reel - RV8A
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| Subject: | Re: Drain holes & Carbon Monoxide |
Hi Dave-
FWIW, if the drain holes are at the outside edges of the fuse where the
in-flight air pressures are largely affected by the wing airfoil, they may actually
be drawing air OUT of the fuselage- see this airfoil diagram:
http://websites.expercraft.com/n51pw/index.php?q=log_entry&log_id=5255
This is largely speculative on my part and may or may not apply in your case
as the pressures may be different at your actual location- you could always
test for CO with a tester in the cabin to be sure- cheap peace-of-mind
dontchaknow...
Mark
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Thanks for the info. I liked Dan's site and would subscribe if it was less expensive,
or I flew more often. My choice to return to ADDS.avation weather etc.
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Bill Schlatterer <billschlatterer@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
I kinda thought everyone knew about Flight Planner. It's also a free service,
it will take your flight plans and file them automatically at whatever time
you like, uses your particular aircraft data or set up your own for the RVs.
Just register and there is no cost, the advertisers and FBOs pick up the tab. Link is http://www.fltplan.com/index.htm
Sherman Butler
RV-7a Wings
Idaho Falls
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