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Jim Patillo
Good afternoon fellas,
I know this is way off topic for our group but I've been doing a query of people I know across this country and haven't found one person that knows someone (personally) who contracted and died from Covid19. To further that, I would like to ask the same question of you. Yes or no.
I find this kind of weird.
Regards,
Jim
N46JP - Q200
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Re: Socially Isolated Flight Report - I guess the hard way.
Jim Patillo
Hey Sam,
Glad to see you back in the air. Ride that horse buddy!
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From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> on behalf of Sam Hoskins <sam.hoskins@...>
Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 12:28 PM
To: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io>
Subject: [Q-List] Socially Isolated Flight Report - I guess the hard way.
Last week I pushed the Q-200 out and did an hour of burning gas and flying around in circles. It felt good, but my return entrance to the pattern sucked. Today was too nice to pass up and I pushed my Fiberglass Bitch out into the daylight. I hopped
over to Marion, KMWA for pattern work, touch and goes.Their runway is 8,000 x 150, so I figured I was fairly safe.
I did 10 T&Gs. I can not remember the last time I did that many. And I have to say, I don't think the last one was any better than the first. There's a lot to keep track of for this old fart.. Fuel management, elevator trim, reflexor, speed brake, speed,
speed, speed etc., etc.
I wish I had an instructor next to me yelling at me to watch my altitude on the downwind (too high), watch my speed across the numbers (way too fast), Watch speed on the base (way to fast). Stay in closer to the runway (exacerbated by being too fast). You're
too low on the final, dragging it in.
Whew!
It took almost an hour to do all 10, but I can say to myself "Thanks, I needed that".
Sam
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Re: Socially Isolated Flight Report - I guess the hard way.
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Last week I pushed the Q-200 out and did an hour of burning gas and flying around in circles. It felt good, but my return entrance to the pattern sucked. Today was too nice to pass up and I pushed my Fiberglass Bitch out into the daylight. I hopped over to Marion, KMWA for pattern work, touch and goes.Their runway is 8,000 x 150, so I figured I was fairly safe.
I did 10 T&Gs. I can not remember the last time I did that many. And I have to say, I don't think the last one was any better than the first. There's a lot to keep track of for this old fart.. Fuel management, elevator trim, reflexor, speed brake, speed, speed, speed etc., etc.
I wish I had an instructor next to me yelling at me to watch my altitude on the downwind (too high), watch my speed across the numbers (way too fast), Watch speed on the base (way to fast). Stay in closer to the runway (exacerbated by being too fast). You're too low on the final, dragging it in.
Whew!
It took almost an hour to do all 10, but I can say to myself "Thanks, I needed that".
Sam
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Re: Socially Isolated Flight Report - I guess the hard way.
Corbin
Love it, Sam! That is exactly what I need right now.
Corbin
On April 1, 2020 at 2:28 PM, Sam Hoskins <sam.hoskins@...> wrote: Last week I pushed the Q-200 out and did an hour of burning gas and flying around in circles. It felt good, but my return entrance to the pattern sucked. Today was too nice to pass up and I pushed my Fiberglass Bitch out into the daylight. I hopped over to Marion, KMWA for pattern work, touch and goes.Their runway is 8,000 x 150, so I figured I was fairly safe. I did 10 T&Gs. I can not remember the last time I did that many. And I have to say, I don't think the last one was any better than the first. There's a lot to keep track of for this old fart.. Fuel management, elevator trim, reflexor, speed brake, speed, speed, speed etc., etc. I wish I had an instructor next to me yelling at me to watch my altitude on the downwind (too high), watch my speed across the numbers (way too fast), Watch speed on the base (way to fast). Stay in closer to the runway (exacerbated by being too fast). You're too low on the final, dragging it in. Whew! It took almost an hour to do all 10, but I can say to myself "Thanks, I needed that". Sam
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Corbin
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Re: Socially Isolated Flight Report - I guess the hard way.
Jay Scheevel
Thanks Sam. Good reminder. I am hoping to do the same later this week! Cheers, Jay
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sam Hoskins
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2020 1:28 PM
To: main@Q-List.groups.io
Subject: [Q-List] Socially Isolated Flight Report - I guess the hard way. Last week I pushed the Q-200 out and did an hour of burning gas and flying around in circles. It felt good, but my return entrance to the pattern sucked. Today was too nice to pass up and I pushed my Fiberglass Bitch out into the daylight. I hopped over to Marion, KMWA for pattern work, touch and goes.Their runway is 8,000 x 150, so I figured I was fairly safe.
I did 10 T&Gs. I can not remember the last time I did that many. And I have to say, I don't think the last one was any better than the first. There's a lot to keep track of for this old fart.. Fuel management, elevator trim, reflexor, speed brake, speed, speed, speed etc., etc.
I wish I had an instructor next to me yelling at me to watch my altitude on the downwind (too high), watch my speed across the numbers (way too fast), Watch speed on the base (way to fast). Stay in closer to the runway (exacerbated by being too fast). You're too low on the final, dragging it in.
Whew!
It took almost an hour to do all 10, but I can say to myself "Thanks, I needed that".
Sam
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Socially Isolated Flight Report - I guess the hard way.
Sam Hoskins
Last week I pushed the Q-200 out and did an hour of burning gas and flying around in circles. It felt good, but my return entrance to the pattern sucked. Today was too nice to pass up and I pushed my Fiberglass Bitch out into the daylight. I hopped over to Marion, KMWA for pattern work, touch and goes.Their runway is 8,000 x 150, so I figured I was fairly safe.
I did 10 T&Gs. I can not remember the last time I did that many. And I have to say, I don't think the last one was any better than the first. There's a lot to keep track of for this old fart.. Fuel management, elevator trim, reflexor, speed brake, speed, speed, speed etc., etc.
I wish I had an instructor next to me yelling at me to watch my altitude on the downwind (too high), watch my speed across the numbers (way too fast), Watch speed on the base (way to fast). Stay in closer to the runway (exacerbated by being too fast). You're too low on the final, dragging it in.
Whew!
It took almost an hour to do all 10, but I can say to myself "Thanks, I needed that".
Sam
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Re: No flight report, but....
On my cellphone, I have that bolt "snap" sound for text messages from my ex wife. Both sources mean the same thing - trouble has arrived and more bad times are ahead.
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Re: FW: Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
One Sky Dog
That was really good. I used to try and go every time I was in Dayton. One day I got the official behind the ropes touch the stealth aircraft tour as a part of a training class. More than cool.
On Apr 1, 2020, at 8:05 AM, Jerry Marstall <jnmarstall@...> wrote:
Subject: FW: Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force This is an outstanding video. Having personally been to this museum made it even more special for me. I hope you enjoy it too. Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Screenshot of the drone video filmed inside USAF Museum at WPAFB. (Image credit: Nurk FPV) Stunning videography. Amazing subjects. Impressive editing. Incredible flying skills. Located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, some six miles to the northeast of Dayton, Ohio, the National Museum of the United States Air Force, the official museum of the USAF, is a must see for every aviation enthusiast: with more than 350 aircraft and missiles on display, it’s the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world. You can find the Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle, several Presidential aircraft, including the Boeing 707 known as a VC-137C; the Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavour; the only surviving XB-70 Valkyrie; the F-117 Nighthawk and many, many others. In fact, the Museum hosts some of the world’s most iconic and rare American aircraft, and also some foreign aircraft, and for this reason it attracts about a million visitors each year. However, no one has probably seen it through the birds eye view of a drone. The video below is just fantastic. Filmed by Paul Nurkkala (NURK FPV) with DJI drones and GoPro cameras, it provides the most amazing way to explore the collection of Dayton Museum. BTW, at 04:40 the drone hit a cable, but fortunately the incident did not harm the Cinewhoop drone, nor any aircraft.
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Re: FW: Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Thanks Jerry, that was really great. Got to get there again!
On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 11:05 AM Jerry Marstall < jnmarstall@...> wrote: Subject: FW: Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force This is an outstanding video. Having personally been to this museum made it even more special for me. I hope you enjoy it too. Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Screenshot of the drone video filmed inside USAF Museum at WPAFB. (Image credit: Nurk FPV) Stunning videography. Amazing subjects. Impressive editing. Incredible flying skills. Located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, some six miles to the northeast of Dayton, Ohio, the National Museum of the United States Air Force, the official museum of the USAF, is a must see for every aviation enthusiast: with more than 350 aircraft and missiles on display, it’s the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world. You can find the Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle, several Presidential aircraft, including the Boeing 707 known as a VC-137C; the Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavour; the only surviving XB-70 Valkyrie; the F-117 Nighthawk and many, many others. In fact, the Museum hosts some of the world’s most iconic and rare American aircraft, and also some foreign aircraft, and for this reason it attracts about a million visitors each year. However, no one has probably seen it through the birds eye view of a drone. The video below is just fantastic. Filmed by Paul Nurkkala (NURK FPV) with DJI drones and GoPro cameras, it provides the most amazing way to explore the collection of Dayton Museum. BTW, at 04:40 the drone hit a cable, but fortunately the incident did not harm the Cinewhoop drone, nor any aircraft.
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Re: FW: Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Jay Scheevel
Pretty cool, Jerry. Looks like they have moved the aircraft that used to be in the experimental hangar on the AF base over to new hangar space in the main museum and have moved some of the planes that used to be outside into new hangars in the main museum area. The video left out the WWI aircraft display area. Best aviation museum in America, hands down! Cheers, Jay
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jerry Marstall Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2020 9:05 AM To: Jerry Marstall <jnmarstall@...> Subject: [Q-List] FW: Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Subject: FW: Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force This is an outstanding video. Having personally been to this museum made it even more special for me. I hope you enjoy it too. Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Screenshot of the drone video filmed inside USAF Museum at WPAFB. (Image credit: Nurk FPV) Stunning videography. Amazing subjects. Impressive editing. Incredible flying skills. Located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, some six miles to the northeast of Dayton, Ohio, the National Museum of the United States Air Force, the official museum of the USAF, is a must see for every aviation enthusiast: with more than 350 aircraft and missiles on display, it’s the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world. You can find the Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle, several Presidential aircraft, including the Boeing 707 known as a VC-137C; the Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavour; the only surviving XB-70 Valkyrie; the F-117 Nighthawk and many, many others. In fact, the Museum hosts some of the world’s most iconic and rare American aircraft, and also some foreign aircraft, and for this reason it attracts about a million visitors each year. However, no one has probably seen it through the birds eye view of a drone. The video below is just fantastic. Filmed by Paul Nurkkala (NURK FPV) with DJI drones and GoPro cameras, it provides the most amazing way to explore the collection of Dayton Museum. BTW, at 04:40 the drone hit a cable, but fortunately the incident did not harm the Cinewhoop drone, nor any aircraft.
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Re: FW: Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
That's amazing. I assume it was filmed at a slower speed. Lots of needle-threading! I haven't seen the museum since the 80s; it has grown a lot! Rick Hole
Subject: FW: Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force This is an outstanding video. Having personally been to this museum made it even more special for me. I hope you enjoy it too. Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Screenshot of the drone video filmed inside USAF Museum at WPAFB. (Image credit: Nurk FPV) Stunning videography. Amazing subjects. Impressive editing. Incredible flying skills. Located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, some six miles to the northeast of Dayton, Ohio, the National Museum of the United States Air Force, the official museum of the USAF, is a must see for every aviation enthusiast: with more than 350 aircraft and missiles on display, it’s the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world. You can find the Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle, several Presidential aircraft, including the Boeing 707 known as a VC-137C; the Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavour; the only surviving XB-70 Valkyrie; the F-117 Nighthawk and many, many others. In fact, the Museum hosts some of the world’s most iconic and rare American aircraft, and also some foreign aircraft, and for this reason it attracts about a million visitors each year. However, no one has probably seen it through the birds eye view of a drone. The video below is just fantastic. Filmed by Paul Nurkkala (NURK FPV) with DJI drones and GoPro cameras, it provides the most amazing way to explore the collection of Dayton Museum. BTW, at 04:40 the drone hit a cable, but fortunately the incident did not harm the Cinewhoop drone, nor any aircraft.
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FW: Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Jerry Marstall <jnmarstall@...>
Subject: FW: Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force This is an outstanding video. Having personally been to this museum made it even more special for me. I hope you enjoy it too. Video Filmed With Drones Inside The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
Screenshot of the drone video filmed inside USAF Museum at WPAFB. (Image credit: Nurk FPV) Stunning videography. Amazing subjects. Impressive editing. Incredible flying skills. Located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, some six miles to the northeast of Dayton, Ohio, the National Museum of the United States Air Force, the official museum of the USAF, is a must see for every aviation enthusiast: with more than 350 aircraft and missiles on display, it’s the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world. You can find the Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle, several Presidential aircraft, including the Boeing 707 known as a VC-137C; the Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavour; the only surviving XB-70 Valkyrie; the F-117 Nighthawk and many, many others. In fact, the Museum hosts some of the world’s most iconic and rare American aircraft, and also some foreign aircraft, and for this reason it attracts about a million visitors each year. However, no one has probably seen it through the birds eye view of a drone. The video below is just fantastic. Filmed by Paul Nurkkala (NURK FPV) with DJI drones and GoPro cameras, it provides the most amazing way to explore the collection of Dayton Museum. BTW, at 04:40 the drone hit a cable, but fortunately the incident did not harm the Cinewhoop drone, nor any aircraft.
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Re: No flight report, but....
I thought I was the only one with this kind of luck. Jerry
On Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 2:08 PM Jay Scheevel < jay@...> wrote: I keep finding ways to increase my time spare spent working on my plane.
For example, I thought I would give everything under the cowl a good going over last weekend, then go fly. I tightened up a bunch of hose clamps (got lots of those), checked my throttle linkage and magneto connections, saw an o-ring that had worked its way out on the starter housing, so pushed that back in place and tightened the AN-3 housing bolts down on that...SNAP... twisted one bolt off!. Got the EZ-out kit out (why do they call them that anyway?). drilled a very small hole in the 3/16" chunk left in the hole housing....(of course they used a thread locker on that)... worked the EZ-out into the hole and gently twist to remove the remaining bolt...SNAP!...broke off the EZ-out, removed the starter housing from the engine, and took it home to my shop with some diamond mills and milled out the EZ-out and most of the bolt end, started chasing the threads with a tap, twisting the tap by hand...SNAP!...twisted off the tap, more diamond milling, finally, got a workable hole, bought another tap, drilled out the hole, successfully tapped a new hole, put the starter back together. Mission successful...wasted 3 days of Coronavirus isolation time, just getting back to where I was last Saturday.
Sorry no flight report, but a cautionary tale that when using those hardened steel tools: they flex a little, but they snap off easier than you think they will and the consequences get worse each time they do.
Cheers,
Jay
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From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Bruce Crain
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:47 AM
To: main@q-list.groups.io
Subject: Re: [Q-List] Cowl Exit
Something every day Richard. Even if you just tidy up or move tools around. It keeps you moving ahead.
B
> On Mar 31, 2020, at 3:39 AM, Richard Thomson <richard@...> wrote:
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> Thanks Bruce, now I see, only problem is I need to make a new gear leg fairing first .
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> More isolationist activities to do.
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> Rich T
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>> On 30/03/2020 22:05, Bruce Crain wrote:
>> Here is a good picture of how I mounted the red baffling material.
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>> Airventure is only 4 months away! Makes for a great reason to work hard and get em dome! Also Spring Fling and Field Of Dreams are two other great “get away” parties!
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>> Bruce Crain
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Re: No flight report, but....
I hate that snap sound! I might have tried some heat on it... Sounds like you had fun with it tho... My non-flight report. Our International Airport is down to one partial runway as they re-pave the intersection. This has caused huge traffic jams with the commercial airliners and C130's and everyone on one taxiway. I just haven't been wanting to mix it up with them. But due to the virus it looks like most of the commercial airliners are now parked! I saw 8 737's just sitting there today. Maybe I got to go give flight a try again! Crazy world.
On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 2:08 PM Jay Scheevel < jay@...> wrote: I keep finding ways to increase my time spare spent working on my plane.
For example, I thought I would give everything under the cowl a good going over last weekend, then go fly. I tightened up a bunch of hose clamps (got lots of those), checked my throttle linkage and magneto connections, saw an o-ring that had worked its way out on the starter housing, so pushed that back in place and tightened the AN-3 housing bolts down on that...SNAP... twisted one bolt off!. Got the EZ-out kit out (why do they call them that anyway?). drilled a very small hole in the 3/16" chunk left in the hole housing....(of course they used a thread locker on that)... worked the EZ-out into the hole and gently twist to remove the remaining bolt...SNAP!...broke off the EZ-out, removed the starter housing from the engine, and took it home to my shop with some diamond mills and milled out the EZ-out and most of the bolt end, started chasing the threads with a tap, twisting the tap by hand...SNAP!...twisted off the tap, more diamond milling, finally, got a workable hole, bought another tap, drilled out the hole, successfully tapped a new hole, put the starter back together. Mission successful...wasted 3 days of Coronavirus isolation time, just getting back to where I was last Saturday.
Sorry no flight report, but a cautionary tale that when using those hardened steel tools: they flex a little, but they snap off easier than you think they will and the consequences get worse each time they do.
Cheers,
Jay
-----Original Message-----
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Bruce Crain
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:47 AM
To: main@q-list.groups.io
Subject: Re: [Q-List] Cowl Exit
Something every day Richard. Even if you just tidy up or move tools around. It keeps you moving ahead.
B
> On Mar 31, 2020, at 3:39 AM, Richard Thomson <richard@...> wrote:
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> Thanks Bruce, now I see, only problem is I need to make a new gear leg fairing first .
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> More isolationist activities to do.
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> Rich T
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>> On 30/03/2020 22:05, Bruce Crain wrote:
>> Here is a good picture of how I mounted the red baffling material.
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>> Airventure is only 4 months away! Makes for a great reason to work hard and get em dome! Also Spring Fling and Field Of Dreams are two other great “get away” parties!
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>> Bruce Crain
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Is there a reference length to confirm shrinkage of appendix W-6? The previous builder's templates are all consistently larger than what is drawn. Also, if I'm off just a little (airfoils are a hair over or under size) can the core be slid up or down the tapered carbon spar until it fits correctly? Or, should I work on other stuff and wait for the new airfoils to be published? 😁😀😁  Dustin
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Re: No flight report, but....
Jay Scheevel
Guess I kind of knew that before, but hoping you can get the job done makes you forget some of what you already know. ☹ Cheers, Jay
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of One Sky Dog via Groups.Io Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 12:16 PM To: main@q-list.groups.io Subject: Re: [Q-List] No flight report, but.... Hardened steel and ductile toughness are mutually exclusive.
On Mar 31, 2020, at 11:08 AM, Jay Scheevel <jay@...> wrote:
I keep finding ways to increase my time spare spent working on my plane.
For example, I thought I would give everything under the cowl a good going over last weekend, then go fly. I tightened up a bunch of hose clamps (got lots of those), checked my throttle linkage and magneto connections, saw an o-ring that had worked its way out on the starter housing, so pushed that back in place and tightened the AN-3 housing bolts down on that...SNAP... twisted one bolt off!. Got the EZ-out kit out (why do they call them that anyway?). drilled a very small hole in the 3/16" chunk left in the hole housing....(of course they used a thread locker on that)... worked the EZ-out into the hole and gently twist to remove the remaining bolt...SNAP!...broke off the EZ-out, removed the starter housing from the engine, and took it home to my shop with some diamond mills and milled out the EZ-out and most of the bolt end, started chasing the threads with a tap, twisting the tap by hand...SNAP!...twisted off the tap, more diamond milling, finally, got a workable hole, bought another tap, drilled out the hole, successfully tapped a new hole, put the starter back together. Mission successful...wasted 3 days of Coronavirus isolation time, just getting back to where I was last Saturday.
Sorry no flight report, but a cautionary tale that when using those hardened steel tools: they flex a little, but they snap off easier than you think they will and the consequences get worse each time they do.
Cheers,
Jay
-----Original Message-----
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Bruce Crain
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:47 AM
To: main@q-list.groups.io
Subject: Re: [Q-List] Cowl Exit
Something every day Richard. Even if you just tidy up or move tools around. It keeps you moving ahead.
B
On Mar 31, 2020, at 3:39 AM, Richard Thomson <richard@...> wrote:
Thanks Bruce, now I see, only problem is I need to make a new gear leg fairing first .
More isolationist activities to do.
Rich T
On 30/03/2020 22:05, Bruce Crain wrote:
Here is a good picture of how I mounted the red baffling material.
Airventure is only 4 months away! Makes for a great reason to work hard and get em dome! Also Spring Fling and Field Of Dreams are two other great “get away” parties!
Bruce Crain
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Re: No flight report, but....
Bruce Crain
Whoa! But you hung in there like a bulldog! Spring time in the Rockies! The best flying weather is right around the corner!
B
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On Mar 31, 2020, at 1:08 PM, Jay Scheevel <jay@scheevel.com> wrote:
I keep finding ways to increase my time spare spent working on my plane.
For example, I thought I would give everything under the cowl a good going over last weekend, then go fly. I tightened up a bunch of hose clamps (got lots of those), checked my throttle linkage and magneto connections, saw an o-ring that had worked its way out on the starter housing, so pushed that back in place and tightened the AN-3 housing bolts down on that...SNAP... twisted one bolt off!. Got the EZ-out kit out (why do they call them that anyway?). drilled a very small hole in the 3/16" chunk left in the hole housing....(of course they used a thread locker on that)... worked the EZ-out into the hole and gently twist to remove the remaining bolt...SNAP!...broke off the EZ-out, removed the starter housing from the engine, and took it home to my shop with some diamond mills and milled out the EZ-out and most of the bolt end, started chasing the threads with a tap, twisting the tap by hand...SNAP!...twisted off the tap, more diamond milling, finally, got a workable hole, bought another tap, drilled out the hole, successfully tapped a new hole, put the starter back together. Mission successful...wasted 3 days of Coronavirus isolation time, just getting back to where I was last Saturday.
Sorry no flight report, but a cautionary tale that when using those hardened steel tools: they flex a little, but they snap off easier than you think they will and the consequences get worse each time they do.
Cheers,
Jay
-----Original Message-----
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Bruce Crain
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:47 AM
To: main@q-list.groups.io
Subject: Re: [Q-List] Cowl Exit
Something every day Richard. Even if you just tidy up or move tools around. It keeps you moving ahead.
B
On Mar 31, 2020, at 3:39 AM, Richard Thomson <richard@cloudland.co.uk> wrote:
Thanks Bruce, now I see, only problem is I need to make a new gear leg fairing first .
More isolationist activities to do.
Rich T
On 30/03/2020 22:05, Bruce Crain wrote: Here is a good picture of how I mounted the red baffling material.
Airventure is only 4 months away! Makes for a great reason to work hard and get em dome! Also Spring Fling and Field Of Dreams are two other great “get away” parties!
Bruce Crain
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Re: No flight report, but....
One Sky Dog
Hardened steel and ductile toughness are mutually exclusive.
On Mar 31, 2020, at 11:08 AM, Jay Scheevel <jay@...> wrote:
I keep finding ways to increase my time spare spent working on my plane. For example, I thought I would give everything under the cowl a good going over last weekend, then go fly. I tightened up a bunch of hose clamps (got lots of those), checked my throttle linkage and magneto connections, saw an o-ring that had worked its way out on the starter housing, so pushed that back in place and tightened the AN-3 housing bolts down on that...SNAP... twisted one bolt off!. Got the EZ-out kit out (why do they call them that anyway?). drilled a very small hole in the 3/16" chunk left in the hole housing....(of course they used a thread locker on that)... worked the EZ-out into the hole and gently twist to remove the remaining bolt...SNAP!...broke off the EZ-out, removed the starter housing from the engine, and took it home to my shop with some diamond mills and milled out the EZ-out and most of the bolt end, started chasing the threads with a tap, twisting the tap by hand...SNAP!...twisted off the tap, more diamond milling, finally, got a workable hole, bought another tap, drilled out the hole, successfully tapped a new hole, put the starter back together. Mission successful...wasted 3 days of Coronavirus isolation time, just getting back to where I was last Saturday.Sorry no flight report, but a cautionary tale that when using those hardened steel tools: they flex a little, but they snap off easier than you think they will and the consequences get worse each time they do. Cheers,Jay-----Original Message-----From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Bruce CrainSent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:47 AMTo: main@q-list.groups.ioSubject: Re: [Q-List] Cowl ExitSomething every day Richard. Even if you just tidy up or move tools around. It keeps you moving ahead.BOn Mar 31, 2020, at 3:39 AM, Richard Thomson <richard@...> wrote:
Thanks Bruce, now I see, only problem is I need to make a new gear leg fairing first .
More isolationist activities to do.
Rich T
On 30/03/2020 22:05, Bruce Crain wrote:
Here is a good picture of how I mounted the red baffling material.
Airventure is only 4 months away! Makes for a great reason to work hard and get em dome! Also Spring Fling and Field Of Dreams are two other great “get away” parties!
Bruce Crain
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No flight report, but....
Jay Scheevel
I keep finding ways to increase my time spare spent working on my plane.
For example, I thought I would give everything under the cowl a good going over last weekend, then go fly. I tightened up a bunch of hose clamps (got lots of those), checked my throttle linkage and magneto connections, saw an o-ring that had worked its way out on the starter housing, so pushed that back in place and tightened the AN-3 housing bolts down on that...SNAP... twisted one bolt off!. Got the EZ-out kit out (why do they call them that anyway?). drilled a very small hole in the 3/16" chunk left in the hole housing....(of course they used a thread locker on that)... worked the EZ-out into the hole and gently twist to remove the remaining bolt...SNAP!...broke off the EZ-out, removed the starter housing from the engine, and took it home to my shop with some diamond mills and milled out the EZ-out and most of the bolt end, started chasing the threads with a tap, twisting the tap by hand...SNAP!...twisted off the tap, more diamond milling, finally, got a workable hole, bought another tap, drilled out the hole, successfully tapped a new hole, put the starter back together. Mission successful...wasted 3 days of Coronavirus isolation time, just getting back to where I was last Saturday.
Sorry no flight report, but a cautionary tale that when using those hardened steel tools: they flex a little, but they snap off easier than you think they will and the consequences get worse each time they do.
Cheers,
Jay
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-----Original Message----- From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Bruce Crain Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:47 AM To: main@q-list.groups.io Subject: Re: [Q-List] Cowl Exit Something every day Richard. Even if you just tidy up or move tools around. It keeps you moving ahead. B On Mar 31, 2020, at 3:39 AM, Richard Thomson <richard@cloudland.co.uk> wrote:
Thanks Bruce, now I see, only problem is I need to make a new gear leg fairing first .
More isolationist activities to do.
Rich T
On 30/03/2020 22:05, Bruce Crain wrote:
Here is a good picture of how I mounted the red baffling material.
Airventure is only 4 months away! Makes for a great reason to work hard and get em dome! Also Spring Fling and Field Of Dreams are two other great “get away” parties!
Bruce Crain
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Bruce Crain
Something every day Richard. Even if you just tidy up or move tools around. It keeps you moving ahead.
B
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On Mar 31, 2020, at 3:39 AM, Richard Thomson <richard@cloudland.co.uk> wrote:
Thanks Bruce, now I see, only problem is I need to make a new gear leg fairing first .
More isolationist activities to do.
Rich T
On 30/03/2020 22:05, Bruce Crain wrote:
Here is a good picture of how I mounted the red baffling material.
Airventure is only 4 months away! Makes for a great reason to work hard and get em dome! Also Spring Fling and Field Of Dreams are two other great “get away” parties!
Bruce Crain
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