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1. 08:49 AM - Re: Front wheel service (Jim Berry)
2. 09:19 AM - Re: Front wheel service (Miller John)
3. 11:56 AM - RV Hat Badge (Jerry Calvert)
4. 07:19 PM - Re: Front wheel service (Tim Olson)
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| Subject: | Re: Front wheel service |
I use a loop of 1" nylon webbing through the upper tubes of the engine mount, then
lift with my engine hoist. Get the stuff climbers use, not the HD stuff. Climbers
webbing is good for 6,000 lbs.
Jim Berry
40482
N15JB
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=243546#243546
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| Subject: | Re: Front wheel service |
I have used it, but makes checking the torque on the fork swing
impossible.
I just used a 2x4 (padded) and 2 bottle jacks (built like Tim's) just
aft of the exhaust pipes under the fuselage. Worked great!
grumpy
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On May 10, 2009, at 7:38 PM, pilotdds@aol.com wrote:
> Anyone use the nut at the bottom of the fork as a jacking point to
> service the front wheel?What are you guys doing to jack up the
> aircraft for front wheel service.I am told weighting down the tail
> can cause damabe.thanks-jim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Olson <Tim@MyRV10.com>
> To: rv10-list@matronics.com
> Sent: Thu, 7 May 2009 1:40 pm
> Subject: Re: RV10-List: EA10 electric aileron trim
>
>
> Do you mean the standard Van's RV-10 Electric Aileron Trim,
> like Section OP-38 in the plans? If so, it seems to work
> real well...better than I figured it would. The fuel
> imbalance, (and in my case the pilot vs. wife imbalance)
> can be pretty significant, so I find I use it on most of
> the X/C trips. No real complaints.
>
> Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD
> do not archive
>
> Ralph E. Capen wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone done this? Care to share your experiences? Care to share
> your > results?
> > > I would like to find out how different their system on the
> pushrod is > from the one I designed for my 6A. Maybe theirs is
> better - either way, > trying to figure it out for my second
> offense.....
> > > Ralph
> > RV6A N822AR @ N06 still flying off the hours - now undergoing
> builders > withdrawl......
> >
>
>
> We found the real 'Hotel California' and the 'Seinfeld' diner. What
> will you find? Explore WhereItsAt.com.
>
>
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I am laser engraving an RV accessory set that includes a Flight Bag Tag, Hat
Badge, and Key Ring. A picture of the Hat Badge is attached.
If you are still building and do not have an n-number yet, I can engrave
the image of your RV model and leave the n-number blank or put something
else there such as your email address, or whatever you like.
Great for tagging your flight bag. Key Ring is just what you need for the
RV and hangar keys. Best of all, the Hat Badge identifies you at fly-ins as
a proud RV builder/owner!
Email me direct at <mailto:legacylaser@att.net> legacylaser@att.net for an
informational order form that has pictures of all 3 items in the set.
(Please do not reply to this message to request the information!)
Forgive me if you receive multiple copies of this email, it went to all RV
related lists.
Thanks,
Jerry Calvert
RV-6
N296JC
Legacy Laser Creations
Edmond Ok
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| Subject: | Re: Front wheel service |
I used to be worried about using the tail ring to pull down on the
tail and jack up the nose, so before, I would un-cowl and use
an engine hoist to lift up the front. It was very inconvenient, but
it worked. More recently though I started to think about it a
bit...
The RV-10 has had NUMEROUS cases of 2 people trying to board the
plane at the same time, resulting in a tail strike. Yeah, it
balances fine on it's 3 legs, but it doesn't take THAT much
force to tip it. If you are really concerned, you can always
keep maybe 4 lead shot bags in the hangar and throw them in the aft
baggage area, and that would help offset some nose weight during
the pull. So now I'm perfectly comfortable with the concept
of pulling the tail down to lift the nose. It just
doesn't take that much force. What I did is to cut a hole
in my asphalt hangar, and pour in a 1'x1'x1' cube of concrete
under the floor, with an embedded large 12" long turn buckle
that came up flush to the floor. So now I just thread in the
tail eye, and a floor eye, and I use a simple come-a-long
cable puller to crank the plane down and hold it.
I'm less comfortable with the aft loading that it would take to
tow the plane into the hangar with a winch, although I've done that
a couple times now and it's worked out fine. I only used it when
I had to tow over ice. I have a remote-controlled winch that only
runs about 1 second per button push, and I push on the front
of the plane while I run the winch, so even that cable isn't having
to pull too awful hard. I wouldn't do it if I had to pull
up a steep incline though.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD
David McNeill wrote:
> we use wing jacks and a tail weight (attached at the tie down ring) to
> lift the aircraft off the floor. A floor jack would be ok if just the
> nose wheel needs service but still should be aware not to raise the nose
> to high to avoid an inadvertent tail strike.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] *On Behalf Of
> *pilotdds@aol.com
> *Sent:* Sunday, May 10, 2009 5:38 PM
> *To:* rv10-list@matronics.com
> *Subject:* RV10-List: Front wheel service
>
> Anyone use the nut at the bottom of the fork as a jacking point to
> service the front wheel?What are you guys doing to jack up the aircraft
> for front wheel service.I am told weighting down the tail can cause
> damabe.thanks-jim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Olson <Tim@MyRV10.com>
> To: rv10-list@matronics.com
> Sent: Thu, 7 May 2009 1:40 pm
> Subject: Re: RV10-List: EA10 electric aileron trim
>
> <mailto:Tim@myrv10.com>>
>
> Do you mean the standard Van's RV-10 Electric Aileron Trim,
> like Section OP-38 in the plans? If so, it seems to work
> real well...better than I figured it would. The fuel
> imbalance, (and in my case the pilot vs. wife imbalance)
> can be pretty significant, so I find I use it on most of
> the X/C trips. No real complaints.
>
> Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD
> do not archive
>
> Ralph E. Capen wrote:
> <recapen@earthlink.net <mailto:recapen@earthlink.net>>
> > > Anyone done this? Care to share your experiences? Care to share
> your > results?
> > > I would like to find out how different their system on the pushrod
> is > from the one I designed for my 6A. Maybe theirs is better - either
> way, > trying to figure it out for my second offense.....
> > > Ralph
> > RV6A N822AR @ N06 still flying off the hours - now undergoing
> builders > withdrawl......
> >
>
>
>
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