Today's Message Index:
----------------------
1. 02:37 AM - Re: A Plane is born (Bob Leffler)
2. 04:23 AM - Re: A Plane is born ()
3. 05:44 AM - Re: A Plane is born (Bill Gipson)
4. 05:51 AM - Re: A Plane is born (Seano)
5. 06:08 AM - Re: A Plane is born (Dave Saylor)
6. 06:22 AM - Re: A Plane is born (Patrick Pulis)
7. 06:38 AM - Re: A Plane is born (Tim Olson)
8. 07:11 AM - Re: A Plane is born (bill.peyton)
9. 07:52 AM - Re: Re: A Plane is born (LES KEARNEY)
10. 08:18 AM - Re: Finishing door frame and bodywork (Bill Watson)
11. 08:35 AM - Re: A Plane is born (Phil White)
12. 09:21 AM - Re: Re: A Plane is born (Don McDonald)
13. 10:01 AM - Re: A Plane is born (Bill Watson)
14. 10:40 AM - Interesting weather flight to Lycoming Engine School in my RV10 (Bill Watson)
15. 11:16 AM - Re: Interesting weather flight to Lycoming Engine School in my RV10 (Bill Watson)
16. 06:28 PM - Re: A Plane is born (dmaib@me.com)
Message 1
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: A Plane is born |
Congratulations Les!
Sent from my iPad
On Apr 8, 2013, at 1:28 AM, "Les Kearney" <kearney@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Hi
>
> After 6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose Airport
in Alberta, Canada.
>
> I would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially Tim Olson for h
is website, Matt Dralle for this list and Dave Saylor for his fiberglass se
minar. Thanks to all those who answered my cries for help. Learning how to b
uild a plane is harder and perhaps takes longer than the actual building pro
cess. Having access to the collective wisdom of this group was quite literal
ly pricesless. In every sense you were my build partners.
>
> Cheers
>
> Les Kearney
> #40-643 Now Flying!!!!!!!
>
>
==========================
=========
==========================
=========
==========================
=========
==========================
=========
>
Message 2
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: A Plane is born |
That=99s a small rotation for a man ... giant birth ... etc.!
Awesome, Les! Post pics/ video when you can. At least more details.
Later, =93 Lew
Message 3
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: A Plane is born |
Way to go Les. Hope everything went well with first flight and few minor sq
uawks. Let us know how she flew.
Bill
Sent from my iPhone
Bill Gipson
On Apr 8, 2013, at 12:33 AM, "Les Kearney" <kearney@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Hi
>
> After 6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose Airport
in Alberta, Canada.
>
> I would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially Tim Olson for h
is website, Matt Dralle for this list and Dave Saylor for his fiberglass se
minar. Thanks to all those who answered my cries for help. Learning how to b
uild a plane is harder and perhaps takes longer than the actual building pro
cess. Having access to the collective wisdom of this group was quite literal
ly pricesless. In every sense you were my build partners.
>
> Cheers
>
> Les Kearney
> #40-643 Now Flying!!!!!!!
>
>
==========================
=========
==========================
=========
==========================
=========
==========================
=========
>
Message 4
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: A Plane is born |
Congratulations Les!
Can't wait to see it.
----- Original Message -----
From: Les Kearney
To: rv10-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 11:28 PM
Subject: RV10-List: A Plane is born
Hi
After 6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose
Airport in Alberta, Canada.
I would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially Tim Olson
for his website, Matt Dralle for this list and Dave Saylor for his
fiberglass seminar. Thanks to all those who answered my cries for help.
Learning how to build a plane is harder and perhaps takes longer than
the actual building process. Having access to the collective wisdom of
this group was quite literally pricesless. In every sense you were my
build partners.
Cheers
Les Kearney
#40-643 Now Flying!!!!!!!
Message 5
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: A Plane is born |
Congratulations Les! Keep up the good work and fly safe!
Dave Saylor
831-750-0284 CL
On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:28 PM, Les Kearney <kearney@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Hi****
>
> ** **
>
> After 6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose Airport
> in Alberta, Canada.****
>
> ** **
>
> I would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially Tim Olson for
> his website, Matt Dralle for this list and Dave Saylor for his fiberglass
> seminar. Thanks to all those who answered my cries for help. Learning how
> to build a plane is harder and perhaps takes longer than the actual
> building process. Having access to the collective wisdom of this group was
> quite literally pricesless. In every sense you were my build partners.***
> *
>
> ** **
>
> Cheers****
>
> ** **
>
> Les Kearney****
>
> #40-643 Now Flying!!!!!!! ****
>
> *
>
> *
>
>
Message 6
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: A Plane is born |
Congratulations mate, I wish you safe skies and tailwinds.
Your assistance with the composite cabin door frame and seal advice has insp
ired me Les, thank you.
Warm regards from down under.
Patrick
On 08/04/2013, at 2:58 PM, "Les Kearney" <kearney@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Hi
>
> After 6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose Airport
in Alberta, Canada.
>
> I would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially Tim Olson for h
is website, Matt Dralle for this list and Dave Saylor for his fiberglass se
minar. Thanks to all those who answered my cries for help. Learning how to b
uild a plane is harder and perhaps takes longer than the actual building pro
cess. Having access to the collective wisdom of this group was quite literal
ly pricesless. In every sense you were my build partners.
>
> Cheers
>
> Les Kearney
> #40-643 Now Flying!!!!!!!
>
>
==========================
=========
==========================
=========
==========================
=========
==========================
=========
>
Message 7
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: A Plane is born |
Hey congrats Les, tell us about the flight!
Tim
On 4/8/2013 12:28 AM, Les Kearney wrote:
> Hi
>
> After 6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose
> Airport in Alberta, Canada.
>
> I would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially Tim Olson
> for his website, Matt Dralle for this list and Dave Saylor for his
> fiberglass seminar. Thanks to all those who answered my cries for help.
> Learning how to build a plane is harder and perhaps takes longer than
> the actual building process. Having access to the collective wisdom of
> this group was quite literally pricesless. In every sense you were my
> build partners.
>
> Cheers
>
> Les Kearney
>
> #40-643 Now Flying!!!!!!!
>
> *
Message 8
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: A Plane is born |
Congratulations Les! Pictures?
--------
Bill
WA0SYV
Aviation Partners, LLC
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=398140#398140
Message 9
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: A Plane is born |
Hi
Here is the pix with the obligatory RV grin. I have a vido but it is very large.
I also need to get my daughter to clean it up a bit before I post it.
The chap in the right seat is local flight instructor. In Canada it is legal to
have an instructor aboard during the fly off period. He took care of comms and
help monitor the engine parameters for the flight. My engine is a 3.6L Subaru
Tribeca with a 4 blade Quinti / Sensenich prop so there was a lot to keep an
eye on during the first flight. I was wowed by how smooth and quite the engine
was on takeoff!
Exterior pix are not all that interesting as I haven't done paint yet. It is very
much a "coat of many colours" as my focus has been on getting airworthy and
not pretty. I will post a couple later.
I am following the test flight syllabus laid out in Jerry Milek's "Test Flight Checklist" which can be found at www.javifix.com. It is well worth the cost. First flight lasted, by design, for about 11 minutes. The plan was to to check controls *gently* and then return to ground to check for leaks etc in the engine compartment. Based on the syllabus, each flight builds on the previous in a highly structured way. The intent is to carefully and methodically test the aircraft with a minimum of risk.
Cheers
Les
RV10 C-GCWZ
Message 10
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: Finishing door frame and bodywork |
I've been using a so-called higher quality polyester filler, Metal
Glaze, to do the final-final smoothing on some areas. Otherwise I've
stuck to epoxy with micro or premixed epoxy filler. Will keep
monitoring the results.
Thanks.
On 4/6/2013 6:09 PM, Dave Saylor wrote:
> I use polyester filler (Bondo from the auto parts store) here and
> there, especially when I need to hurry things along. But only in
> small areas, because it's relatively heavy, and then I always overlay
> it with glass. While I don't have any long-term test results, my
> sense is that bondo tends to shrink over time and cause the paint to
> crack. I'm not too concerned if that happens underneath a layer of
> glass, in non-structural areas. For example, I sometimes use
> micro/epoxy as a replacement for foam or honeycomb core, but I
> wouldn't use bondo there for fear it might eventually delaminate from
> the outer skins.
>
> Dave Saylor
> 831-750-0284 CL
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Bill Watson <Mauledriver@nc.rr.com
> <mailto:Mauledriver@nc.rr.com>> wrote:
>
> Question for Dave and others; one thing I started to do,
> especially on the glass pieces, is to use polyester filler for the
> final smoothing. It's much easier to use and much more productive
> because it hardens so fast. So far so good after a 1.5 years of
> flying.
>
> Recommended? Do others do this? How has it held up?
>
> Bill
>
> On 4/5/2013 11:05 PM, Dave Saylor wrote:
>> Hi Gordon,
>>
>> You're on the right track. A couple of suggestions--
>>
>> You'll save a ton of work if you use a pre-mixed filler like
>> SuperFil or similar instead of making your own. Not just in
>> mixing but mostly in sanding off the excess. Premixed is a lot
>> easier to deal with for a number of reasons. SuperFil takes a
>> long time to cure but it gives you a break ;-)
>>
>> If you add more than about 3/32" of filler, then overlay it with
>> a layer of glass cloth. If you glass over the bond line between
>> the window and the cabin top you'll prevent the common cracks
>> that tend to show up there.
>>
>> For the low spot between the window and the door you might
>> consider using something tougher than filler. That area sees a
>> lot of traffic. I'd suggest a fairly stiff mixture of flox (also
>> called flocked cotton). The flox leaves a hard and rough surface
>> so leave room to overlay that with filler too. Be sure to wet
>> the base with plain epoxy before the flox goes on.
>>
>> I would forgo the aluminum etching. A light scuff with something
>> like Scotchbrite pads and degreasing should be more than
>> adequate. I'd be a little concerned about getting all the
>> etching material off--but I'm not familiar with the process so
>> maybe that's just me.
>>
>> Good Luck,
>>
>> Dave Saylor
>> 831-750-0284 <tel:831-750-0284> CL
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> No virus found in this message.
>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com>
>> 04/06/13
>>
>
> *
>
> get="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV10-List
> tp://forums.matronics.com
> _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution
>
> *
>
>
> *
>
>
> *
>
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com>
>
Message 11
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: A Plane is born |
Les: Congratulations! As a fellow auto-engine builder, I know how much extra
time is involved in getting to flight. A major achievement on your part!
My Mazda 20B rotary is still in the 'build all the external support pieces to
the engine' phase. Hope this warm season will allow getting to a running engine
point.
Phil in IL
ps: Photo did not post. Try again.
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=398151#398151
Message 12
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: A Plane is born |
Welcome to the other side.... As you will soon discover, the RV10 has to be
one of the greatest planes around.... in all aspects.- Congrats.
Don McDonald
500+
--- On Mon, 4/8/13, LES KEARNEY <kearney@shaw.ca> wrote:
From: LES KEARNEY <kearney@shaw.ca>
Subject: Re: RV10-List: Re: A Plane is born
Hi
Here is the pix with the obligatory RV grin. I have a vido but it is very l
arge. I also need to get my daughter to clean it up a bit before I post it.
The chap in the right seat is local flight instructor. In Canada it is lega
l to have an instructor aboard during the fly off period. He took care of c
omms and help monitor the engine parameters for the flight. My engine is a
3.6L Subaru Tribeca with a 4 blade Quinti / Sensenich prop so there was a l
ot to keep an eye on during the first flight. I was wowed by how smooth and
quite the engine was on takeoff!
Exterior pix are not all that interesting as I haven't done paint yet. It i
s very much a "coat of many colours" as my focus has been on getting airwor
thy and not pretty. I will post a couple later.
I am following the test flight syllabus laid out in Jerry Milek's "Test Fli
ght Checklist" which can be found at www.javifix.com. It is well worth the
cost. First flight lasted, by design, for about 11 minutes. The plan was to
to check controls *gently* and then return to ground to check for leaks et
c in the engine compartment. Based on the syllabus, each flight builds on t
he previous in a highly structured way. The intent is to carefully and meth
odically test the aircraft with a minimum of risk.
Cheers
Les
RV10 C-GCWZ
Message 13
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: A Plane is born |
A big congratulations!!
On 4/8/2013 1:28 AM, Les Kearney wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> After 6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose
> Airport in Alberta, Canada.
>
> I would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially Tim Olson
> for his website, Matt Dralle for this list and Dave Saylor for his
> fiberglass seminar. Thanks to all those who answered my cries for
> help. Learning how to build a plane is harder and perhaps takes longer
> than the actual building process. Having access to the collective
> wisdom of this group was quite literally pricesless. In every sense
> you were my build partners.
>
> Cheers
>
> Les Kearney
>
> #40-643 Now Flying!!!!!!!
>
> *
>
>
> *
>
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com>
>
Message 14
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Interesting weather flight to Lycoming Engine School in my |
RV10
Message 15
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: Interesting weather flight to Lycoming Engine School in |
my RV10
On 4/8/2013 1:40 PM, Bill Watson wrote:
Nevermind. Can't seem to cut and paste posting into this forum. Giving up.
Message 16
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: A Plane is born |
Congratulations Les! For some reason, I cannot access the photo, but I can imagine
what that grin looks like! Have fun working through your test program. I hope
to get a ride in your airplane someday.
--------
David Maib
RV-10 #40559
Transition Trainer
New Smyrna Beach, FL
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=398205#398205
Other Matronics Email List Services
These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.
-- Please support this service by making your Contribution today! --
|