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| Subject: | A Message From AeroElectric's Bob Nuckolls... |
Dear Listers,
The well known Bob Nuckolls of the AeroElectric posted a great message Monday on
the AeroElectric-List regarding the Matronics Lists and the importance of supporting
the operation during the Fund Raiser. Please take a minute to read Bob's
commentary below, reposted to the other Matronics Lists with his permission...
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:58:41 -0600
From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" <nuckolls.bob@aeroelectric.com>
Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Please Make A Contribution Today!
At 02:14 AM 11/5/2012, Matt Dralle wrote:
>
> Each year at the end of the List Fund Raiser, I post a message
> acknowledging everyone that so generously made a Contribution to
> support the Lists. Its my way of publicly thanking everyone that
> took a minute to show their appreciation for the Lists.
>
I will add my voice to this suggestion. It's
easy to enjoy the benefits of what's available to us
off-the-shelves at the corner mega-marts. It's
seldom that we give pause to learn and understand the
processes and tools that made it possible to reach out
and select from dozens of options.
This, and all civil societies, runs on talent, energy
and mobility. Mobility exploited by thousands of hands,
machines and transportation that figure into the
'infrastructure' that puts the boxes of Wheaties and
Pop Tarts on the shelves.
See "I pencil" http://tinyurl.com/36xkhq
Any break in that chain of time, talent and resources
at least interrupts if not totally halts flow of
that benefit. Matt's room full of byte-thrashers is
like the natural gas pumping station a few miles from
my house. If those pumps stop, who ever is expecting
the furnace to come on at the other end of the pipe
is at risk for reduced service and/or higher costs
for that service.
Matt's yearly endeavor to keep his pumps running is
a trivial burden on the members of the Lists
but of incalculable value to those who participate
on them. No donation is too small.
We go to a fly-in a willingly chuck a few bucks into
the coffee can at the drinks and donuts table, let's
chuck a few bucks into Matt's coffee can too. 50,000
pounds of value doesn't get to the shelves on time
if one 18-wheeler runs out of gas. The T-bytes of
data flow we all enjoy don't get from your keyboard
to the screens of others unless Matt pays the light
bill and strokes the machines to keep them happy.
No, $5 won't get you a free copy of the 'Connection
or a fuel sampler but it will go toward the assurance
that logging onto your favorite List will open
doors that you would be sorely missed should you find
that hitting the return key doesn't produce the
expected response.
$5 from every List customer on Matt's system will
go a very long way to keeping the byte-pumps running.
$More$ will go a long way to upgrading the size
and quality of the machines as the old ones get
long in the tooth. No matter what size of donation
you choose . . . please do it now . . .
Bob . . .
Please make your Contribution today to support the continued operation and upgrade
of these services. You can pick up a really nice gift for making your Contribution
too!
You may use a Credit Card or Paypal at the Matronics Contribution Site here:
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
or, you can send a personal check to the following address:
Matronics / Matt Dralle
581 Jeannie Way
Livermore, CA 94550
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
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Hi Matt: I like the site and appreciate your efforts, can u point me to your
privacy policy, before I donate I want to make sure my email address doesn't
end up out in the wild forever.
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Dralle
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 1:13 AM
Subject: RV8-List: A Message From AeroElectric's Bob Nuckolls...
Dear Listers,
The well known Bob Nuckolls of the AeroElectric posted a great message
Monday on the AeroElectric-List regarding the Matronics Lists and the
importance of supporting the operation during the Fund Raiser. Please take
a minute to read Bob's commentary below, reposted to the other Matronics
Lists with his permission...
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:58:41 -0600
From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" <nuckolls.bob@aeroelectric.com>
Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Please Make A Contribution Today!
At 02:14 AM 11/5/2012, Matt Dralle wrote:
>
> Each year at the end of the List Fund Raiser, I post a message
> acknowledging everyone that so generously made a Contribution to
> support the Lists. Its my way of publicly thanking everyone that
> took a minute to show their appreciation for the Lists.
>
I will add my voice to this suggestion. It's
easy to enjoy the benefits of what's available to us
off-the-shelves at the corner mega-marts. It's
seldom that we give pause to learn and understand the
processes and tools that made it possible to reach out
and select from dozens of options.
This, and all civil societies, runs on talent, energy
and mobility. Mobility exploited by thousands of hands,
machines and transportation that figure into the
'infrastructure' that puts the boxes of Wheaties and
Pop Tarts on the shelves.
See "I pencil" http://tinyurl.com/36xkhq
Any break in that chain of time, talent and resources
at least interrupts if not totally halts flow of
that benefit. Matt's room full of byte-thrashers is
like the natural gas pumping station a few miles from
my house. If those pumps stop, who ever is expecting
the furnace to come on at the other end of the pipe
is at risk for reduced service and/or higher costs
for that service.
Matt's yearly endeavor to keep his pumps running is
a trivial burden on the members of the Lists
but of incalculable value to those who participate
on them. No donation is too small.
We go to a fly-in a willingly chuck a few bucks into
the coffee can at the drinks and donuts table, let's
chuck a few bucks into Matt's coffee can too. 50,000
pounds of value doesn't get to the shelves on time
if one 18-wheeler runs out of gas. The T-bytes of
data flow we all enjoy don't get from your keyboard
to the screens of others unless Matt pays the light
bill and strokes the machines to keep them happy.
No, $5 won't get you a free copy of the 'Connection
or a fuel sampler but it will go toward the assurance
that logging onto your favorite List will open
doors that you would be sorely missed should you find
that hitting the return key doesn't produce the
expected response.
$5 from every List customer on Matt's system will
go a very long way to keeping the byte-pumps running.
$More$ will go a long way to upgrading the size
and quality of the machines as the old ones get
long in the tooth. No matter what size of donation
you choose . . . please do it now . . .
Bob . . .
Please make your Contribution today to support the continued operation and
upgrade of these services. You can pick up a really nice gift for making
your Contribution too!
You may use a Credit Card or Paypal at the Matronics Contribution Site here:
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
or, you can send a personal check to the following address:
Matronics / Matt Dralle
581 Jeannie Way
Livermore, CA 94550
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
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| Subject: | Re: Air box mod to fix filter deformation |
My RV-7A first flight was on Aug 6, 2009 - one year later during the annual
condition inspection I discovered the filter bottom outside edge had worn
completely through the fiberglass in several places and the alternate air
door assembly had pulled away from the airbox - I built up the box with two
layers of fiberglass cloth/resin on the inside of the box and three layers
on the outside - I also fabricated an .032 AL ring to reinforce the inside
of the box where the alternate air door assembly fasteners come through. I
haven't had any isssues since but I'm keeping a close eye on it. I've
heard and read several similar stories - maybe Van has already tackled the
problem - if not, that airbox needs some re-design / re-engineering.
Dan Bergeron
RV-7A N307TB
366 hours since first
flight 8/6/09
On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 8:26 PM, George <at6c@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Why? My RV8 has gone through 5 inspection and this has not been seen.
> George
>
> On 11/3/2012 5:18 PM, Carl Froehlich wrote:
>
> All,****
>
> ** **
>
> This is a mod to the air box I did on the RV-10, and just now back fitted
> onto the RV-8A.****
>
> ** **
>
> Over the years with the RV-8A I=92ve had to repair the air box and replac
e
> the filter. As you can see from the first photo, the bottom of the filte
r
> deforms (curves in). This tends to shorten the filter such that it drops
> out of the top and impairs the seal with the top plate. I also had to ad
d
> fiberglass to the bottom of the air box as the relative motion between th
e
> bottom of the air filter the air box eroded away the fiberglass bottom.**
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> *
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> ** **
>
> The fix was to add a .032=94 aluminum plate to the bottom of the air box.
> The plate eliminates the bottom erosion and the added brackets hold the
> filter shape. A side benefit is that alternate air door now sandwiches t
he
> bottom fiberglass between two piece of metal making a sturdier install.
I
> also took the step to add proseal between the aluminum plate and the air
> box bottom.****
>
> ** **
>
> Carl ****
>
>
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