---------------------------------------------------------- RV7-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 03/27/03: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:07 AM - Re: Dropping things from an RV (Jim Thorne) 2. 06:21 PM - Re: Dropping things from an RV & video mounts? (Jordan Grant) 3. 06:33 PM - Re: Dropping things from an RV (John Burns) 4. 07:19 PM - Re: Dropping things from an RV (Camille Patch) 5. 08:57 PM - Dropping things (j1j2h3@juno.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:07:53 AM PST US From: "Jim Thorne" Subject: Re: RV7-List: Dropping things from an RV --> RV7-List message posted by: "Jim Thorne" Was just wondering about this myself. Leaves you out of a whole bunch of flour bomb contests at various flyins. Jim Thorne RV-7A Phoenix, AZ ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:21:03 PM PST US From: "Jordan Grant" Subject: RE: RV7-List: Dropping things from an RV & video mounts? --> RV7-List message posted by: "Jordan Grant" My local airport does a 'Pumpkin Plummet' each year where people fly over the airport and try to bomb a target with left-over Halloween pumpkins. Great fun for everyone - including the local FAA guy that is always in attendance. Perfectly legal. Along those lines, I've seriously thought about putting 'hard points' on my RV, as well (so I can participate in the 'Plummet') My idea was to use something like the tie-down brackets that are bolted to the wing spars. I would bolt them to the spar underneath the seats in the center section though. That way your drag is in the center and any wires or cable runs are minimized. Also makes bombing easier because your bomb is coming off the centerline.... Jordan Grant RV-6 finishing Just got my XP360 from Aerosport and its beautiful! -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Julia Subject: RV7-List: Dropping things from an RV & video mounts? --> RV7-List message posted by: Julia if one wanted to be able to deliver a package to someone via an RV - can you open the canopy in flight for this purpose if you are flying slow? If not, I might want to consider a trap door in the floor. Any ideas or thoughts on this would be appreciated? also has anyone thought about how you might videotape from an RV? I was wondering about making a spot on my wing so I might mount a pod - the pod might look like missle on a fighter jet -but it might have a video camera mounted in the nose? The mount might just be two 3/8 inch holes into which you might screw two 3/8 bolts which come off this pod. How might one videotape from an RV - any thoughts I'd love to hear? if it were dry out, perhaps you could just mount the video camera upside down using the tripod mount - it could screw into the wing somewhere? I think that would be really neat - then my grandmother could watch it and see where i've been. --------------------------------- direct advertising on the Matronics Forums. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:33:51 PM PST US From: John Burns Subject: Re: RV7-List: Dropping things from an RV --> RV7-List message posted by: John Burns Julia, If you figure it out let me know. ... my father-in-law wants me to dump his (cremation) ashes over the NM mountains. He has a lot of old friends - maybe there's a black market for this sort of thing :-) Cheers, John Burns, 7A ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:19:19 PM PST US From: "Camille Patch" Subject: Re: RV7-List: Dropping things from an RV --> RV7-List message posted by: "Camille Patch" So you're saying that your plane needs an "ash-hole"? :-) > --> RV7-List message posted by: John Burns > > Julia, If you figure it out let me know. ... my father-in-law wants me to dump his (cremation) ashes over the NM mountains. > > He has a lot of old friends - maybe there's a black market for this sort of thing :-) > > Cheers, > John Burns, 7A > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 08:57:07 PM PST US Subject: RV7-List: Dropping things From: j1j2h3@juno.com --> RV7-List message posted by: j1j2h3@juno.com I hate to be a party pooper, but isn't there a prohibition against using experimental aircraft for commercial purposes? Also, don't you need a commercial license? Jim Hasper - RV-7 just starting empennage (on hold pending move to Tennessee) Do not archive --> RV7-List message posted by: Julia you guys and your dirty thoughts - no not drugs - written materials for prospective clients. This way I can write off some of my flying expenses as business expenses. --> RV7-List message posted by: "Justin" Dropping something like color die over the ocean for " fish spotting" is permissable. I did fish spotting over the summer. Made great money.