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1. 01:53 AM - Re: Stuck main wheels (Walter Tondu)
2. 06:02 AM - Re: Aircraft Batteries (Bill Gunn)
3. 08:01 AM - Re: Aircraft Batteries (Jerry Grimmonpre)
4. 11:01 AM - Fw: Stuck main wheels (Trevor)
5. 12:57 PM - Garmin Foretrex 101 (Ken Arnold)
6. 02:26 PM - Re: Garmin Foretrex 101 (Hopperdhh@aol.com)
7. 03:13 PM - Re: Garmin Foretrex 101 (Ken Arnold)
8. 03:15 PM - Re: Breather run into exhaust (warning again) ()
9. 04:48 PM - Re: Garmin Foretrex 101 (Dale Walter)
10. 08:03 PM - Re: Re: Breather run into exhaust (warning again) (Sherman Butler)
11. 08:06 PM - Re: Last call for the RV OSH BBQ (Bob Collins)
12. 10:29 PM - Re: Garmin Foretrex 101 (Dave)
13. 11:16 PM - Re: Kudos to Aero Sport Power (Paul Besing)
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| Subject: | Re: Stuck main wheels |
On 06/12 9:23, Trevor wrote:
> Today I fitted the main wheels to the axle on my -7. The left went on and
> off no problem, however the right went on ok but would not come off, no
> matter how much tugging and thumping. It seems as tho the bearing is
> catching on the threads. Gets so far but will not budge any further (
> with the spacer there is about 1/4" of thread showing) The disturbing
> part is that it comes fairly easily to this point, then there is a
> definate "clunk" (like hitting a stop). I have tried putting on the nut
> and tightening it all up, hoping that it might re-align the bearing but to
> no avail. Nut goes on smoothly, shaft was sanded and greased beforehand.
> The cotter pin hole has not been drilled. Quite a mystery!
>
> Will undo the circlip tomorrow and try and coax the bearing out but if
> anyone has any better ideas I would appreciate hearing them.
Hi Trevor,
Mine was a bit tight as well and did get stuck (both). My solution was
to slightly hone the axle with a scotch-brite pad until they went on
smoothly. There may be specs of powder coating on the shaft as well
keeping it from sliding on all the way.
--
Walter Tondu
http://www.rv7-a.com - Flying!
http://www.evorocket.com - Building
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| Subject: | Re: Aircraft Batteries |
I have had good success with a recumbent gas wheelchair battery, purchased from
a local supplier, about $65.00. I get a 35 amp/hour unit that fits the box of
my RV 4, no maintenance, no problems in 10 years, as long as I change it out
every third year.
Bill Gunn, TxDOT Aviation Division
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| Subject: | Re: Aircraft Batteries |
Bill ... many thanks for your info, do you have the width, depth and height
of your 35ah battery along with the weight?
Jerry Grimmonpre
RV8A
Huntley IL
>
> I have had good success with a recumbent gas wheelchair battery, purchased
> from a local supplier, about $65.00. I get a 35 amp/hour unit that fits
> the box of my RV 4, no maintenance, no problems in 10 years, as long as I
> change it out every third year.
>
> Bill Gunn, TxDOT Aviation Division
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| Subject: | Stuck main wheels |
Thanks Walter - Thats exactly what I did after removing the bearing by
placing the wheel between two supports and using the rivet gun on the axle
to coax it off! The perplexing part was that I scotch-brited the axle the
first time - obviously not enough - and the bearings fitted ok on the shaft
when tested. I did find afterwards that the outer bearing had a smaller
diameter than the inner!!!
Subject: Re: RV-List: Stuck main wheels
>
> On 06/12 9:23, Trevor wrote:
>
> > Today I fitted the main wheels to the axle on my -7. The left went
> > on and
> > off no problem, however the right went on ok but would not come off,
> > no
> > matter how much tugging and thumping.> Hi Trevor,
>
> Mine was a bit tight as well and did get stuck (both). My solution was
> to slightly hone the axle with a scotch-brite pad until they went on
> smoothly. There may be specs of powder coating on the shaft as well
> keeping it from sliding on all the way.
>
> --
> Walter Tondu
> http://www.rv7-a.com - Flying!
> http://www.evorocket.com - Building
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Garmin Foretrex 101 |
Dear Listers,
Someone on the Zenith list or RV list purchased subject GPS from ALDI
for about $60. I drove to neighboring town and found one at the ALDI
store there for $50. It was their last unit.
It is an interesting unit and can be adapted for flying. It does not
have airport database so routing has to be entered manually or input by
actually being on site. I plan on trying it out by flying to
neighboring airports and entering its respective location.
My thoughts on the unit will be made in a few months. At the price, it
has to have some value for certain missions.
Regards,
Ken Arnold
Pikeville, NC
CH701 75% 912ULS
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| Subject: | Re: Garmin Foretrex 101 |
Ken,
That would have been me. $50 -- what a bargain! I would be interested in
knowing if anyone else on the list found one even for $60. I was told that one
guy bought out a store in central Indiana. Maybe those will show up on ebay.
No, it wasn't me.
You won't be disappointed. As you said, you can also enter the lat/lon
manually. This is available online from Airnav.com, or from the Airport Directory
book. It will hold 500 waypoints (airports, etc.). I am going to try to
download waypoints into mine, but it may take me a while to do it.
As a matter of interest I found on the bench that the serial port functions
in NMEA (for driving a Navaid autopilot -- not tried yet), but you have to
apply a voltage to data in (ring of the 2.5 mm plug) to power up the serial port.
This voltage can be as little as 5 volts and can be either polarity. Also,
the battery negative is common to the ground of the jack (meaning that an
external power supply could be substituted) and the unit draws about 60 mA at 3
volts. I didn't realize that AAA batteries had that much capacity -- to supply
60 mA for 15 hours.
Good luck on getting the CH701 flying soon.
Regards,
Dan Hopper
RV-7A
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In a message dated 6/13/2007 3:59:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
arno7452@bellsouth.net writes:
Dear Listers,
Someone on the Zenith list or RV list purchased subject GPS from ALDI for
about $60. I drove to neighboring town and found one at the ALDI store there for
$50. It was their last unit.
It is an interesting unit and can be adapted for flying. It does not have
airport database so routing has to be entered manually or input by actually
being on site. I plan on trying it out by flying to neighboring airports and
entering its respective location.
My thoughts on the unit will be made in a few months. At the price, it has
to have some value for certain missions.
Regards,
Ken Arnold
Pikeville, NC
CH701 75% 912ULS
do not archive
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| Subject: | Re: Garmin Foretrex 101 |
Dan,
Per Garmin support, the software "MapSource Trip and WayPoint Manager" can
be used to upload the Lat/Longs. I need to find someone with software to
ensure it will do this easily. Then buy the software. It costs about $30.
The serial cable costs about $15 so for total of about $100 we may have a
nice GPS unit. Hope it works in my 701!
Regards,
Ken Arnold
----- Original Message -----
From: <Hopperdhh@aol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: RV-List: Garmin Foretrex 101
>
> Ken,
>
> That would have been me. $50 -- what a bargain! I would be interested in
> knowing if anyone else on the list found one even for $60. I was told
> that one
> guy bought out a store in central Indiana. Maybe those will show up on
> ebay.
> No, it wasn't me.
>
> You won't be disappointed. As you said, you can also enter the lat/lon
> manually. This is available online from Airnav.com, or from the Airport
> Directory
> book. It will hold 500 waypoints (airports, etc.). I am going to try to
> download waypoints into mine, but it may take me a while to do it.
>
> As a matter of interest I found on the bench that the serial port
> functions
> in NMEA (for driving a Navaid autopilot -- not tried yet), but you have to
> apply a voltage to data in (ring of the 2.5 mm plug) to power up the
> serial port.
> This voltage can be as little as 5 volts and can be either polarity.
> Also,
> the battery negative is common to the ground of the jack (meaning that an
> external power supply could be substituted) and the unit draws about 60 mA
> at 3
> volts. I didn't realize that AAA batteries had that much capacity -- to
> supply
> 60 mA for 15 hours.
>
> Good luck on getting the CH701 flying soon.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dan Hopper
> RV-7A
>
> do not archive
>
>
> In a message dated 6/13/2007 3:59:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> arno7452@bellsouth.net writes:
> Dear Listers,
> Someone on the Zenith list or RV list purchased subject GPS from ALDI for
> about $60. I drove to neighboring town and found one at the ALDI store
> there for
> $50. It was their last unit.
>
> It is an interesting unit and can be adapted for flying. It does not have
> airport database so routing has to be entered manually or input by
> actually
> being on site. I plan on trying it out by flying to neighboring airports
> and
> entering its respective location.
>
> My thoughts on the unit will be made in a few months. At the price, it
> has
> to have some value for certain missions.
> Regards,
> Ken Arnold
> Pikeville, NC
> CH701 75% 912ULS
>
> do not archive
>
>
> ************************************** See what's free at
> http://www.aol.com.
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Breather run into exhaust (warning again) |
>From: "John Porter" <december29@bellsouth.net>
>Subject: Re: RV-List: Breather run into exhaust (warning again)
>
>blaaa blaaa blaaa blaaa blaaa and blaaa.
No comment, but did notice a couple of pot shots & stupid insults.
That's just rude, snide and un-gentlemanly rhetoric. It indicates
how weak your technical argument is when you go to personal
attacks. I have little respect for that.
If you want to add something that is not needed, adds weight and
blocks the free flow of your exhaust, ace, fine. Do IT and just shut
up about it.
You throw out all kind of "facts" but don't support it:
What factory planes have crank-case exhaust vent systems?
What is the benefit?
Less wind-age?
......Prove it.
It's not a matter of understanding the super-wonder-crank-vent-
exhaust-tee-system, so I challenge you:
-Draw it up,
-Make it,
-Fight test it and
-Publish the results and design
Convince me and everyone all the weight, cost, fabrication time is
worth it, not to mention adding an exhaust restriction.
What is the design? An off the shelf Moroso / Mr. Gasket set up,
home-grown set up with a "0.125" pill? Tell me. Crank vent is a
critical system so you better be right. Since YOU are telling other
builders to do something that affects SAFETY, I am all ears. You
are the big man telling everyone how great this is and safe, so
prove it. I'm not as smart as you, so when you have 1000 hours
on it, write me and I'll do it. In the mean time I'll have my simple
vent crank vent system the puts little or no oil on the belly.
What is the inches of water in the crank, vent and pipe at full
power sea level and WOT at 16,000 feet. You better put your
engineer hat on before you tell people what to do that is 180
degrees from the standard.
Never said is would not work or has zero value, but is it needed?
Does it really reduce oil on the belly? I bet at altitude with LOW
temps, low air pressure and high velocity exhaust it may just spit
more oil out further down the belly. May be it's the best thing
ever! so drill 1/2" holes in your pipe because some dude "John
Porter" says do it, but he has never done it himself. So I'm the
dumb one for not jumping on this break-through.
That is what I thought. Doha!
Sorry if I offend you because I am keeping my vent like most of
the other 5,000 RV's and +250,000 piston plane crank vents
around the world, and I highly recommend all do the same, KISS.
Last, only smart people under stand the KISS principle. Simple
designs are best. Any professional designer will tell you that its
more elegant to make it simple, not more compacted because you
can. Every ounce weight has to earn its way onto my plane. This
is why builders end up with 1,200 lb empty weight RV's.
Wise man said: "Build it per the plans, keep it simple & light."
Cheers George RV-4/RV-7
PS: 7375767 is short hand for B737, B757, B767, a few
current type ratings.
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| Subject: | Garmin Foretrex 101 |
One more turned up in Atlanta. Had to dispatch my son to get it!!
Dale
Florida RV6a with quatro GPS redundancy ;)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Hopperdhh@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: RV-List: Garmin Foretrex 101
Ken,
That would have been me. $50 -- what a bargain! I would be interested in
knowing if anyone else on the list found one even for $60. I was told that
one
guy bought out a store in central Indiana. Maybe those will show up on
ebay.
No, it wasn't me.
You won't be disappointed. As you said, you can also enter the lat/lon
manually. This is available online from Airnav.com, or from the Airport
Directory
book. It will hold 500 waypoints (airports, etc.). I am going to try to
download waypoints into mine, but it may take me a while to do it.
As a matter of interest I found on the bench that the serial port functions
in NMEA (for driving a Navaid autopilot -- not tried yet), but you have to
apply a voltage to data in (ring of the 2.5 mm plug) to power up the serial
port.
This voltage can be as little as 5 volts and can be either polarity. Also,
the battery negative is common to the ground of the jack (meaning that an
external power supply could be substituted) and the unit draws about 60 mA
at 3
volts. I didn't realize that AAA batteries had that much capacity -- to
supply
60 mA for 15 hours.
Good luck on getting the CH701 flying soon.
Regards,
Dan Hopper
RV-7A
do not archive
In a message dated 6/13/2007 3:59:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
arno7452@bellsouth.net writes:
Dear Listers,
Someone on the Zenith list or RV list purchased subject GPS from ALDI for
about $60. I drove to neighboring town and found one at the ALDI store
there for
$50. It was their last unit.
It is an interesting unit and can be adapted for flying. It does not have
airport database so routing has to be entered manually or input by actually
being on site. I plan on trying it out by flying to neighboring airports
and
entering its respective location.
My thoughts on the unit will be made in a few months. At the price, it has
to have some value for certain missions.
Regards,
Ken Arnold
Pikeville, NC
CH701 75% 912ULS
do not archive
************************************** See what's free at
http://www.aol.com.
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| Subject: | Re: Breather run into exhaust (warning again) |
Geroge, I'm sorry, but you have missed the point.
gmcjetpilot@yahoo.com wrote: >From: "John Porter" <december29@bellsouth.net>
>Subject: Re: RV-List: Breather run into exhaust (warning again)
>
>blaaa blaaa blaaa blaaa blaaa and blaaa.
No comment, but did notice a couple of pot shots & stupid insults.
That's just rude, snide and un-gentlemanly rhetoric. It indicates
how weak your technical argument is when you go to personal
attacks. I have little respect for that.
If you want to add something that is not needed, adds weight and
blocks the free flow of your exhaust, ace, fine. Do IT and just shut
up about it.
Do not archive
Sherman Butler
RV-7a Wings
Idaho Falls
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| Subject: | Re: Last call for the RV OSH BBQ |
This evening we reached 352 registrations for the RV BBQ at Oshkosh, topping the
limit we set of 350 people. With expected neighbors and miscounts, this should
give us about 400 attendees.
There's no way we could handle any more than that, especially with 150+ "didn't
tell you we were comings" that we had last year, so the BBQ is now a 'sellout.'
To go larger would, I think, ruin the grassroots nature of the event that has
made it such a favorite for many people in very short order.
If you didn't get your registration in, I'm sorry but we look forward to seeing
you next year.
Now, onto the planning. and a few chants for good weather wouldn't hurt.
--------
Bob Collins
St. Paul, Minn.
RV Builder's Hotline (free!)
http://rvhotline.expercraft.com
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=118342#118342
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| Subject: | Re: Garmin Foretrex 101 |
Where is everyone finding the 50 dollar garmin fortrex 101?
Dave
DNA
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| Subject: | Re: Kudos to Aero Sport Power |
This is a re occurance with this company. I had a Bart engine, and will forever
be a customer in any future projects.
Paul Besing
Ted French <ted_french@telus.net> wrote:
I have been flying my RV-10 since April 5th and I have just finished
flying the test period off. The plane is equipped with an I0-540-D4A5 engine
which I bought from Aero Sport. The engine didn't want to idle very well, and
it also had a rough right mag and an oil leak.
I am fortunate in that I live about 30 minuites flying time from Aero Sport so
I decided to take it over to them to see if they could help me out.
On the first trip, Ted ( chief mech ?)and Brian (one of the partners in the business)
spent about an hour and a half trouble shooting and adjusting the mixture
and idle for me. When they were done, it ran like a Swiss watch and would
idle happily at 500 RPM.
I went home, but found that the mag was still rough during the mag check.
I returned to Aero Sport yesterday and Brian spent another hour troubleshooting,
and had another of the mechanics pull the wiring off the right mag. Course,
I had messed up and one of the spring connectors was folded over and was not
allowing any spark to #1 bottom plug. They replaced the rubber grommet and reassembled
the harness and the mag checked out perfectly.
During all this time they also chased my oil leak and I think it is fixed.
They refused to give me a bill. NO CHARGE. Folks, this is one classy company
to do business with. Both Sue and Bart came out to take a good look at the 10.
It's the first one in these parts to fly, so the don't see them often.
A happy customer....
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Ted French C-FXCS
RV-10 Flying
http://www3.telus.net/elfrench/RV-10_main.htm
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