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1. 11:30 AM - Tip-up Canopy Stiffening (LarryRobertHelming)
2. 08:49 PM - Accidental IFR!!!! (Stein Bruch)
3. 09:43 PM - Re: Accidental IFR!!!! (Brooks Wolfe)
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| Subject: | Tip-up Canopy Stiffening |
--> RV7-List message posted by: "LarryRobertHelming" <lhelming@sigecom.net>
There has been rv-list posts about the need to stiffen the tip-up canopy
frame on the RV6.
Is this an issue with any RV7/7A tip up builders? I am right to this stage
and can see some benefit to doing it just to make the underside of the frame
look better when it is open for the next guest co-pilot (wife) to climb in.
(Paul Besing has nice documentation on his web site showing details of the
process if any 7/7A tip-up builders have no already looked at it.)
Larry in Indiana, working on RV7 to be named 3XG if its girl. Or 3XB if its
a nose wheeler
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| Subject: | Accidental IFR!!!! |
--> RV7-List message posted by: "Stein Bruch" <stein@steinair.com>
Hi All,
Slightly off-topic, but VERY pertinent none the less.
Today a friend and I had the day off so we decided to fly from Minneapolis
to Milwaukee to see some old buds at the Citabria factory. Weather online
looked good...checked METARS,TAFS,RADAR,SATELLITE, etc.. Forecast was
great...so....
We took off around 10:00 am for an expected 1.5 hour flight to Milwaukee.
Great flight, 205mph over the ground and arrived at the Citabria factory's
airport ahead of schedule to some hefty crosswinds, but nothing else.
Stayed there until about 2:00pm then went outside to head home. Here starts
my flight from hell.
There was an overcast layer about 3500', but clear below and the forecasts
looked OK, so off we went for MSP. Winds had picked up to 18G22 directly
across the runway, but not a huge deal since the wind at home was only
8-12KT. Flew for about .5 hour and started running into some haze and the
clouds were getting lower. We pressed on, but had decided to turn back if
it didn't get better. Well, it didn't and about 5 minutes later the clouds
dropped all the way to the ground and into a wall of
fog/haze/clouds/overcast we went:( Made an immediate 180 to go back, but
the weather suddenly had dropped all over the place. SOLID IFR/IMC and 0/0
visibility! Heading back didn't help. Called flight watch and found out
the layer was only about 2000' thick and VFR on top. Since these planes
just love to climb, we immediately went up above. Beautiful sun over the
clouds and away towards Minneapolis we go! Fly back to the flight plan that
was plugged into my SkyforceIIIc and proceeded to fly towards home when
about 5 minutes later the GPS lost all satellite signals and I got a "no fix
possible" warning. GREAT, no ground to look at and no GPS. We were
originally just going to follow the good old Mississippi river home, but no
good above a solid cloud deck.
All this while flying against a 35Kt Cross/Headwind that made flying
straight & level miserable, terribly bumpy (+4/-2G), and overall NO FUN.
I had to revert to flying with the VOR---GOD I'm glad I put that thing in my
panel! Pulled out the sectional, found some VOR's and got back on track
towards home. Called flight watch and found out the clouds were breaking
near Minneapolis so everything was pretty smooth from there. About 20 miles
south of MSP the clouds broke and we arrived safely, albeit a bit tired,
stressed, and somewhat rattled.
Anyway, my whole point is that I've become some dependent on my GPS and it's
flight plans that I've rarely had occasion to use my charts and VOR. Just
thought I'd pass on a reminder to everyone that it definately pays to keep a
sectional handy. Additionally, if you have a VOR, it pays to keep at least
somewhat current! Oh, one last thing...flying IFR/IMC "accidently" is NO
FUN and definately NOT SAFE when you're not prepared.
Well, happy flying and CLEAR SKIES!
Cheers,
Stein Bruch
RV6, Minneapolis
Do Not Archive.
P.S. I looked at the weather when I got home, and it looked much better than
it actually was. Lesson Learned.
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| Subject: | Re: Accidental IFR!!!! |
--> RV7-List message posted by: "Brooks Wolfe" <slipstream13@earthlink.net>
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--> RV7-List message posted by: "Stein Bruch" <stein@steinair.com>=0D
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>Anyway, my whole point is that I've become some dependent on >my GPS and it
s flight plans that I've rarely had occasion to use >my charts and VOR. .
[snip].. If you have a VOR, it pays to >keep at least somewhat current!=0D
Boy, ain't that the truth! Earlier this year I was trying to get out of
Reno in a timely manner -- I don't remember why exactly, but a few minor
issues had turned into a delay, and I was determined to make it up. Before
we get to the runway, however, the FMS just went blank. Nada. Blank screen
Never seen that before in my career. I took another look at our Departure
Procedure, the Wagge 1, which is a mess (look it up). Depart south on on
the i-rno localizer, intercept the HZN 230 radial at Wagge, then intercept
the LLC 206 radial to Lovelock. All these turns happen within two to three
minutes at our speed -- the first turn usually hits before our flaps are up.
I muttered a few bleak swear words, since it was my leg and thus I'm
actually expected to keep on top of all this. Plus, it's IMC, so I can't
ask for a VFR climb, and the terrain around RNO is nothing to sneeze at.
What am I going to do, taxi back to the gate and admit because of FMS, I've
practically forgotten how to navigate with VORs? Argh.. I plan for the
worst while the fella in the other seat busied himself pulling circuit
breakers... At the count of 30, circuit breakers back in and .. FMS
returns! We're saved!=0D
Okay, so it wasn't that big a deal. I just like to ham up the drama
sometimes. heh heh.=0D
Do not archive=0D
Brooks=0D
-7, wings creeping along
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