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| Subject: | Re: RV8-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 07/30/18 |
Ouch.thats a bummer..no small task
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> 1. 04:53 AM - Re: Matt's repair (Bill Settle)
> 2. 11:43 AM - Re: Matt's repair (Tracy Crook)
> 3. 02:49 PM - Re: Matt's repair (John Miller)
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> Time: 04:53:49 AM PST US
> From: Bill Settle <billsettle@bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Re: RV8-List: Matt's repair
>
> Tracy,
> Sorry to hear about your misfortune.=C2- Matt wound up replacing his fuse
> lage.=C2- Not a small nor inexpensive endeavor.=C2-=C2-
> Details can be found here....
> http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/category.php?user=MattsRV8&project=2273&c
> ategory=9041
>
> Good luck and let us know what you decide.
> Bill Settle=C2-
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>
> "Experience and common sense cannot be replaced with policy and procedures.
> "
>
> =C2- - R.L. Nuckolls III
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> From: Tracy Crook <rwstracy@gmail.com>
> To: rv8-list@matronics.com
> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2018 2:25 PM
> Subject: Re: RV8-List: Matt's repair
>
>
> I recently had an incident on takeoff (strong gust forced me off side of ru
> nway) and left gear attach point was forced up into the fuselage when it hi
> t the edge of an intersecting taxiway. It caused the exact same airframe da
> mage that Matt had on his RV-8 in landing incident.
>
> I never heard how the repair went or if it was successful and how hard was
> the repair job.=C2- I=99d love to hear something from Matt or other
> s on how it went.
>
> Tracy Crook
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>>> On Jun 26, 2018, at 11:57, Brian Huffaker <bifft@xmission.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, 26 Jun 2018, Al Dilger wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Been wondering about a few RV issues.
>>> 1=Does anyone know of an accurate fuel measuring device for RV
> =99s? (RV8A) I have Garmin G3X Touch with the Stewart Warner floats.
>>> Because the =9Cthrow=9D (depth of tank) is relatively short
> the gauges read 16 gal when full (21g) and stay there until there is about
> 13g left, aside from that they are pretty accurate.
>>> Im thinking that a dipstick type of gauge attached to the bottom of the
> fuel cap could be worked out..Any thoughts???
>>
>> A dipstick would have the same problem in the opposite direction, reading
>> nothing for the last few gallons.=C2- Also you couldn't use it in fligh
> t.
>> Would be easy enough to calibrate one starting from an empty tank.
>>
>>> 2= I would like to see an improvement to the canopy rollers, it seems
>>> to me that a hard rubber wheel would work better.
>>
>> Would be an easy change to make, but don't see why rubber wheels would be
>> an improvement.
>>
>>> 3= I remember when building I had seen a mod to allow the pilot seat
>>> back to move more rearward (My seat back sits up too straight) wonder if
>>> there is a more simple way to accommodate that then changing and
>>> modifying
>>> =C2- =C2- the center support bar.
>>
>> That would be the "tall pilot option" that Van's sells, they say it is
>> for 6'6" and up, I'm only 6'4" and have it.=C2- Have to duck to close t
> he
>> canopy if wearing headset.=C2- It is just a different center bar with t
> he
>> main support further back.=C2- The extruded angle that forms the sides
> of the
>> seatback are also left longer.
>>
>> If you have short legs, you could move the seatback hinge forward to
>> get a steeper angle and use the standard center bar.=C2- This would mea
> n less
>> leg room, need a different size/shape seat cushion.=C2- You wouldn't ha
> ve as
>> bit a flat space before the slope up at the front of the seat.
>>
>> Brian Huffaker, DSWL (bifft@xmission.com)
>> RV-8A N609HZ in test period
>
> S -
> WIKI -
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> =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- -Matt Dralle, List Admin.
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> Time: 11:43:36 AM PST US
> From: Tracy Crook <rwstracy@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: RV8-List: Matt's repair
>
> Thanks for the link Bill, just what I needed.
>
> As Matt noted, the RV-8 gear will take even hard landing loads but not strai
> ght up vertical loads. My damage was almost exactly what Matt's was except m
> y gear leg (same as Matt's) was not bent and I had no wing damage except for
> the wing tank rib. The wheel pant shattered on impact with the edge of the
> taxiway and part of it fell off somewhere during my flight around the patte
> rn. I heard it flopping around then stop.
>
> The exciting part was the fuel spraying into the cabin from the damaged tank
> rib. As a side note, I was glad I had plumbed the fuel line in rubber hose
> instead of aluminum. It probably would have broken off like the aluminum ve
> nt line did and I=99d have never made it around to land.
>
> I=99m in the process of drilling out skin rivets and exposing the stru
> cture and while it=99s not going to be a picnic, I=99m going to a
> t least give repairing the fuselage a try.
>
> Tracy Crook
>
>> On Jul 30, 2018, at 05:53, Bill Settle <billsettle@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>> Tracy,
>>
>> Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Matt wound up replacing his fuselage
> . Not a small nor inexpensive endeavor.
>>
>> Details can be found here....
>>
>> http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/category.php?user=MattsRV8&project=2273&
> category=9041
>>
>> Good luck and let us know what you decide.
>>
>> Bill Settle
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Experience and common sense cannot be replaced with policy and procedures
> ."
>>
>> - R.L. Nuckolls III
>>
>>
>> From: Tracy Crook <rwstracy@gmail.com>
>> To: rv8-list@matronics.com
>> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2018 2:25 PM
>> Subject: Re: RV8-List: Matt's repair
>>
>>
>> I recently had an incident on takeoff (strong gust forced me off side of r
> unway) and left gear attach point was forced up into the fuselage when it hi
> t the edge of an intersecting taxiway. It caused the exact same airframe dam
> age that Matt had on his RV-8 in landing incident.
>>
>> I never heard how the repair went or if it was successful and how hard was
> the repair job. I=99d love to hear something from Matt or others on h
> ow it went.
>>
>> Tracy Crook
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>>> On Jun 26, 2018, at 11:57, Brian Huffaker <bifft@xmission.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>
>>
>
> ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________
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> Time: 02:49:26 PM PST US
> From: John Miller <gengrumpy@aol.com>
> Subject: Re: RV8-List: Matt's repair
>
> Tracy,
>
> Please post some pictures for us when you can.
>
> grumpy
> N82W (in the paint shop now!)
>
>> On Jul 30, 2018, at 1:43 PM, Tracy Crook <rwstracy@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the link Bill, just what I needed.
>>
>> As Matt noted, the RV-8 gear will take even hard landing loads but not
> straight up vertical loads. My damage was almost exactly what Matt's
> was except my gear leg (same as Matt's) was not bent and I had no wing
> damage except for the wing tank rib. The wheel pant shattered on impact
> with the edge of the taxiway and part of it fell off somewhere during my
> flight around the pattern. I heard it flopping around then stop.
>>
>> The exciting part was the fuel spraying into the cabin from the
> damaged tank rib. As a side note, I was glad I had plumbed the fuel
> line in rubber hose instead of aluminum. It probably would have broken
> off like the aluminum vent line did and I=99d have never made it
> around to land.
>>
>> I=99m in the process of drilling out skin rivets and exposing
> the structure and while it=99s not going to be a picnic, I=99m
> going to at least give repairing the fuselage a try.
>>
>> Tracy Crook
>>
>> On Jul 30, 2018, at 05:53, Bill Settle <billsettle@bellsouth.net
> <mailto:billsettle@bellsouth.net>> wrote:
>>
>>> Tracy,
>>>
>>> Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Matt wound up replacing his
> fuselage. Not a small nor inexpensive endeavor.
>>>
>>> Details can be found here....
>>>
>>>
> http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/category.php?user=MattsRV8&project=2273&
> category=9041
> <http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/category.php?user=MattsRV8&project=2273
> &category=9041>
>>>
>>> Good luck and let us know what you decide.
>>>
>>> Bill Settle
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Experience and common sense cannot be replaced with policy and
> procedures."
>>>
>>> - R.L. Nuckolls III
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Tracy Crook <rwstracy@gmail.com <mailto:rwstracy@gmail.com>>
>>> To: rv8-list@matronics.com <mailto:rv8-list@matronics.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2018 2:25 PM
>>> Subject: Re: RV8-List: Matt's repair
>>>
> <mailto:rwstracy@gmail.com>>
>>>
>>> I recently had an incident on takeoff (strong gust forced me off side
> of runway) and left gear attach point was forced up into the fuselage
> when it hit the edge of an intersecting taxiway. It caused the exact
> same airframe damage that Matt had on his RV-8 in landing incident.
>>>
>>> I never heard how the repair went or if it was successful and how
> hard was the repair job. I=99d love to hear something from Matt
> or others on how it went.
>>>
>>> Tracy Crook
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>>>> On Jun 26, 2018, at 11:57, Brian Huffaker <bifft@xmission.com
> <mailto:bifft@xmission.com>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
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