---------------------------------------------------------- RV8-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 02/05/09: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:09 AM - Re: RV-8 Flap Sensor - A Simple Installation Design...? (Paul Schattauer) 2. 09:36 AM - Re: RV-8 Flap Sensor - A Simple Installation Design...? (japhillipsga@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:09:43 AM PST US From: Paul Schattauer Subject: RE: RV8-List: RV-8 Flap Sensor - A Simple Installation Design...? Matt Designing neat stuff to put in our airplanes is always fun. I installed a gascolator on the firewall. Beautiful mounting and fuel line installation. It cost money=2C took time=2C added weight and complexity. It is absolut ely worthless=2C but pretty. Your flaps and their position are instantly a nd easily visible from the cockpit. The only positions you really care abo ut setting without looking around are full up and full down and and the swi tch takes care of that. Paint a short line on the leading edge of the flap where it goes under the top skin if you need exact intermediate settings. I'm sure an indicator has been done but I have never seen one. Good luck =2C have fun and don't let anyone tell you what to put in your airplane. Paul Schattauer RV8 N808PS > Date: Tue=2C 3 Feb 2009 20:04:03 -0800 > To: rv8-list@matronics.com > From: dralle@matronics.com > Subject: RV8-List: RV-8 Flap Sensor - A Simple Installation Design...? > > > Does anyone have a simple=2C reliable installation design for the little position sensor from MAC Trim when used with the Electric Flap option on th e PP QB RV-8? I've scratched my head for few hours now and have some ideas =2C but nothing that really seems like its simple enough or not prone to ja mming. What have other builders done? Pictures would be great! > > Thanks=2C > > Matt Dralle > RV-8 #82880/N998RV (res) ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:36:51 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV8-List: RV-8 Flap Sensor - A Simple Installation Design...? From: japhillipsga@aol.com Matt, it's your plane - build it anyway you want. I'm building a 8a now and completed?a Zenith 601XL a few years ago. On the XL I installed a flap indicator. I have never looked at it on landing or even taxi off and would have to search to even find it now. I just peek out the canopy and instantly know what is what and I don't have to come back into the cockpit at a critical moment (just prior ro flair). On my 8a I'm going useful and needful only. Complex don't make her fly any faster.?Best regards, Bill of Georgia? -----Original Message----- From: Paul Schattauer Sent: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 12:07 pm Subject: RE: RV8-List: RV-8 Flap Sensor - A Simple Installation Design...? Matt Designing neat stuff to put in our airplanes is always fun.? I installed a gascolator on the firewall.? Beautiful mounting and fuel line installation.? It cost money, took time, added weight and complexity.? It is absolutely worthless, but pretty.? Your flaps and their position are instantly and easily visible from the cockpit.? The only positions you really care about setting without looking around are full up and full down and and the switch takes care of that.? Paint a short line on the leading edge of the flap where it goes under the top skin if you need exact intermediate settings.? I'm sure an indicator has been done but I have never seen one.? Good luck, have fun and don't let anyone tell you what to put in your airplane. Paul Schattauer RV8 N808PS > Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 20:04:03 -0800 > To: rv8-list@matronics.com > From: dralle@matronics.com > Subject: RV8-List: RV-8 Flap Sensor - A Simple Installation Design...? > > > Does anyone have a simple, reliable installation design for the little position sensor from MAC Trim when used with the Electric Flap option on the PP QB RV-8? I've scratched my head for few hours now and have some ideas, but nothing that really seems like its simple enough or not prone to jamming. What have other builders done? Pictures would be great! > > Thanks, > > Matt Dralle > RV-8 #82880/N998RV (res) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv8-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV8-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv8-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv8-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.