---------------------------------------------------------- RV4-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 06/06/06: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:01 AM - Re: RV4-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 06/05/06 (glennpaulwilkinson) 2. 01:31 PM - Re: Landoll installation... (PGLong@aol.com) 3. 02:22 PM - Re: Re: Landoll installation... (rob ray) 4. 03:01 PM - Re: Re: Landoll installation... (PGLong@aol.com) 5. 03:28 PM - Re: Re: Landoll installation... (rob ray) 6. 05:43 PM - Charlotte NC routing to Chicago area (Jerry Grimmonpre) 7. 05:59 PM - Re: Charlotte NC routing to Chicago area (Ron and Shannon AWAD) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:01:21 AM PST US From: "glennpaulwilkinson" Subject: RV4-List: Re: RV4-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 06/05/06 --> RV4-List message posted by: "glennpaulwilkinson" Hey Pat, I use a Landoll Balancer on my -4 and have been very pleased with its' performance. The documentation you have is all I got when I received mine. Just follow the picture and look up the bolt torque requirements in the Aircraft Standards and Procedures Manual (AC 46.13) and you should be set. Blue Skies, Glenn Wilkinson RV-4 N654RV @ OKZ ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:31:01 PM PST US From: PGLong@aol.com Subject: RV4-List: Re: Landoll installation... Hi and thanks Glenn, that is pretty much what I decided to do as there doesn't seem to be much info available. Pat Hey Pat, I use a Landoll Balancer on my -4 and have been very pleased with its' performance. The documentation you have is all I got when I received mine. Just follow the picture and look up the bolt torque requirements in the Aircraft Standards and Procedures Manual (AC 46.13) and you should be set. Blue Skies, Glenn Wilkinson RV-4 N654RV @ OKZ ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:22:00 PM PST US From: rob ray Subject: Re: RV4-List: Re: Landoll installation... Glenn, Pat, I bought my Landoll balancer at SNF 99' back when Mark used to carry a bunch in his RV4 to the fly-ins. I pulled my cowling at the show, pulled my extension with prop off and bolted it on sans instructions. Piece of cake. It came with grade 8 bolts but I chose aircraft bolts instead and flew home with it. It has been on for 1000 hours now in all temperatures and with 4 different props. Definitely improves the smoothness but the real benefit is the flywheel effect and extra 12 lbs on the nose it contributes. I have noticed several things. First it is a race car clutch balancer so it has silicone fluid inside that moves to the heavy and light sides while spinning and takes about 10 hours to settle out. When it does, you will notice an improvement in overall smoothness in cruise. Good call... Rob Ray PGLong@aol.com wrote: Hi and thanks Glenn, that is pretty much what I decided to do as there doesn't seem to be much info available. Pat Hey Pat, I use a Landoll Balancer on my -4 and have been very pleased with its' performance. The documentation you have is all I got when I received mine. Just follow the picture and look up the bolt torque requirements in the Aircraft Standards and Procedures Manual (AC 46.13) and you should be set. Blue Skies, Glenn Wilkinson RV-4 N654RV @ OKZ __________________________________________________ ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 03:01:27 PM PST US From: PGLong@aol.com Subject: Re: RV4-List: Re: Landoll installation... Thanks Smokey The way you did it, guess I won't even have to pull my spinner! Pat ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 03:28:32 PM PST US From: rob ray Subject: Re: RV4-List: Re: Landoll installation... Pat, In fact if you're careful you can slip the alt belt back on when you reinstall the flywheel without loosening the alt bolts...Anytime I need to get to the flywheel or change a belt I always remove the extension from the flange rather than the prop. Much easier... Re-safety wiring the ext/flange bolts takes the most time for the job! I like simple... see ya! Smokey PGLong@aol.com wrote: Thanks Smokey The way you did it, guess I won't even have to pull my spinner! Pat __________________________________________________ ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 05:43:15 PM PST US From: "Jerry Grimmonpre" Subject: RV4-List: Charlotte NC routing to Chicago area --> RV4-List message posted by: "Jerry Grimmonpre" Hi RV4 Listers .. I just purchased Ron Awad's RV-4 and will soon fly it from the East side of Charlotte NC to just West of Chicago O'hare area. I'm wanting to know which direction most of you would fly heading out of Charlotte. Would you go South of Charlotte and make an end run around the mountains or would you go over the pass at Ashville and head straight out for a direct course to Chicago area? The airplane is VFR only so it's a given that the ground has to be visible. I'll make two stops for fuel not more than 300 miles at a time. Any suggested places to stop or avoid. The first stop will be an over night so it'd be nice to have it close to a hotel (town area). Crosswind landings ... what should a newbie pilot (in the 4) avoid in the way of maximum wind velocity for cross? Any other suggestions that would help? Many thanks ... Jerry Grimmonpre' ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 05:59:19 PM PST US From: "Ron and Shannon AWAD" Subject: RE: RV4-List: Charlotte NC routing to Chicago area --> RV4-List message posted by: "Ron and Shannon AWAD" Hi Jerry, have you flown in that RV-6 taildragger yet? If so how did you do? I think the RV 4 can handle quite high cross winds, and I find it to be a easy plane as far as taildraggers go. But you do got to work those pedals like any taildragger! Ron Awad >From: "Jerry Grimmonpre" >To: >Subject: RV4-List: Charlotte NC routing to Chicago area >Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 19:40:38 -0500 > >--> RV4-List message posted by: "Jerry Grimmonpre" > >Hi RV4 Listers .. >I just purchased Ron Awad's RV-4 and will soon fly it from the East side of >Charlotte NC to just West of Chicago O'hare area. I'm wanting to know >which direction most of you would fly heading out of Charlotte. Would you >go South of Charlotte and make an end run around the mountains or would you >go over the pass at Ashville and head straight out for a direct course to >Chicago area? The airplane is VFR only so it's a given that the ground has >to be visible. > >I'll make two stops for fuel not more than 300 miles at a time. Any >suggested places to stop or avoid. The first stop will be an over night so >it'd be nice to have it close to a hotel (town area). > >Crosswind landings ... what should a newbie pilot (in the 4) avoid in the >way of maximum wind velocity for cross? Any other suggestions that would >help? >Many thanks ... >Jerry Grimmonpre' > > >http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV4-List >http://wiki.matronics.com > > _________________________________________________________________