---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 01/10/07: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:41 AM - For those who need a break from building (Jeff Dowling) 2. 08:46 AM - Re: spin testing with unexpected result (Jeff Dowling) 3. 12:11 PM - Re: For those who need a break from building (Phil Sisson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:41:46 AM PST US From: Jeff Dowling Subject: RV-List: For those who need a break from building Do not archive Im in the middle of this book and had to put it out there for the rest of my fellow rv builders. Its excellent and right up our alley. TO CONQUER THE AIR, the Wright Brothers and the great race for flight by James Tobin. Shemp N915JD RV-6A John Fasching wrote: > I finally found a very small, relatively inexpensive, and > well-designed control module that will flash your landing/taxi lights. > www.periheliondesign.com has a > control module that has its own toggle switch and is about the size of > the old 50-cent piece. It fits into a standard toggle switch hole on > the instrument panel. I used it for flashing halogen lamps (don't have > landing/taxi lights) and it works great. Cost is $88 including > shipping. A very compact and fool-proof unit. > > FWIW - no connection with this firm. > > John at Salida, CO > * > > > * ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:46:35 AM PST US From: Jeff Dowling Subject: Re: RV-List: spin testing with unexpected result I purchased a quick pin from West Marine. Be careful to mount it so the head doesnt interfere with the seat pan. Shemp Arnold de Brie wrote: > > Here is an interesting/scaring story about spin-testing my RV7-A > > My aerobatics instructor took the plane up to do some spin-testing by > himself, sitting alone in the left seat. > > He returned very enthusiastic about the spin handling and other > aerobatic capabilities of the plane. > > So there we went. The two of us, me left ( a bit nervous of course) > and the instructor right. > > I climbed to 6000 feet and he should show me a 2 turn spin first. > > Two fast turns then opposite rudder, stick forwardand then he > yelled at me keeping the right stick loose in his hand.RECOVER!!!!!!! > > So I had to do it myself and I mean all by myself. > > No problems however and we could have quite a good laugh about it. > > Lesson learnt here; we better find a way of securing this passenger stick. > > Arnold de Brie > > RV7A > > PH-PWP > > The Netherlands > > * > > > * ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:11:06 PM PST US From: "Phil Sisson" Subject: RE: RV-List: For those who need a break from building I found a "Wright Brothers" book at one of the big book stotres on sale for about 8 or 10 bucks and I am having a hard time laying it down. There is a lot of stuff in it that is not normally pictured or told about. The book I have is was from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. It was a Barnes and Nobles poor sellers that normally went for about $35. It has about 100 or more photos. I will have to look for "To Conquer The Air". Another place that is full of Great information is a Glenn Curtiss website. I ran across it doing a search for the Great Aerodrome, which was built by Langley but rebuilt and flown by Glenn Curtiss. It looks dangerous. Off the Glenn Curtiss site there are some good links to The Wrights and others. Also do a search and look at some of the Sikorsky stuff. Some one put up a Sikorsky website way back in the late eighties or early nineties. I was new to the internet then and I thought that website was just fantastic.... Phil in Illinois -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Dowling Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:40 AM Subject: RV-List: For those who need a break from building Do not archive Im in the middle of this book and had to put it out there for the rest of my fellow rv builders. Its excellent and right up our alley. TO CONQUER THE AIR, the Wright Brothers and the great race for flight by James Tobin. 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