---------------------------------------------------------- Yak-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 09/18/11: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:31 AM - Re: Bad bad bad week end! (CD 2.0) 2. 08:55 AM - Re: Brake Line Purge valve (doug sapp) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:31:48 AM PST US Subject: Yak-List: Re: Bad bad bad week end! From: "CD 2.0" Reno... I am not only saddened by this tragic event.... I never expected anything like this accident to happen. There is still uncertainty of what actually went wrong, some early conclusions say that a trim tab on the left elevator was torn loose and fluttering. At nearly 500 mph in a high G turn stick forces must be quite heavy. Loss of the trim tab and unequal airflow could have caused the pilot to roll inverted and lose control as he pulled back hard on the stick after declaring a MayDay and pulling up out of the race. Things happen real fast at 450+ MPH and only 1000 ft from the stands. Looks like Jimmy used what little control he had left to try to miss the crowd. A great pilot who will be remembered and missed. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to all injured and all those traumatized by this accident. My thoughts, prayers for all the families that lost someone. Carl cjpilot710(at)aol.com wrote: > Besides losing Jim Leeward this week end, the Trojan Horsemen (T-28) lost a guy at a show in VW. Not sure but believe it was Jack "Flash" Mangan. No details. > > Say some quite words to the Great One up stairs. > > Jim "Pappy" Goolsby > Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=352568#352568 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:55:20 AM PST US Subject: Re: Yak-List: Brake Line Purge valve From: doug sapp Contact me off list. We have a stainless steel mod to correct this problem. You can use this mod ONLY if the valve in your QL-17 snot valve is the type which is NOT welded to the bottle. Give me a call 509-826-4610. Best Doug On Sep 17, 2011 4:08 PM, "Philip Nicholson" wrote: > > Good afternoon, > after opening the "brake line purge valve" on my pre-fligh > inspection, the valve would not re-seat and continued to leak air. > This created issues, as after taxing, I had little pressure left to > get the gear up (the gear and main pressure came up fairly quickly in > flight). Afterwards, we disconnected the airlines and removed the > blue bottle. Cleaned/flushed it all up, checked it with air, and it > still leaked. On dis-assembly, it appears that the valve seat and > mating parts are corroded. Air also appears to be leaking, albeit > less, out the valve opener (dial). So, are there replacement parts or > mods available? > > Thanks, > > Phil Nicholson > CJ6A > C-FEPN > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message yak-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Yak-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/yak-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/yak-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.