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Re: Finally
They found out about pitch sensitivity early in the program! I can't imagine trying a stunt like learning to fly without instructors other
than seagulls. Both those fellas had bravery beyond. My guess is Jonathon Livingston must have been on the beach whispering in
their ear that December day.
Once I am back on the homestead first thing I want to look into is the kit serial number on the paperwork. I know the original buyer
was in Henderson Nevada..and the invoices added up to a number that
surprised me knowing what my paychecks were in 1982 at Beech.
The tours have me curious to see where in the pecking order ol Frank is going to end up.
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> on behalf of Jay Scheevel <jay@...>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 1:56 PM To: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> Subject: Re: [Q-List] Finally I hear that the Wright Brothers did not have an engineering degree either. Guess that’s why they started out with a canard!
Keep us posted (with a picture now and then) on your Franken-project once you get back to your lab in Transylvania, Vern.
Cheers, Jay
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io>
On Behalf Of smeshno1@...
It helps that I remain the Village Idiot when it comes to building airplanes. 5 decades at it and still don't know anything. The good part is I still get inspired by folks that do.. 🙂
You guys know that John Roncz has never had an Engineering degree? Its true..
From:
main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> on behalf of Bruce Crain <jcrain2@...>
Hook ‘em cowboy! And the ride is usually a long one! Bruce
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Re: Flight report
That’s great weight, Mike. A nice ship for sure.
Cheers, Jay
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mike Dwyer
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 1:37 PM To: main@q-list.groups.io Subject: Re: [Q-List] Flight report
640 empty, 12 gal fuel = 72 lbs, 20 lb ballast, me = 174, so 906lb roughly. Mike Dwyer Q200 N3QP
YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/FlyMeAirplane/playlists Q200 Website: http://goo.gl/V8IrJF
On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 3:19 PM Jay Scheevel <jay@...> wrote:
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Re: Flight report
Mike Dwyer
640 empty, 12 gal fuel = 72 lbs, 20 lb ballast, me = 174, so 906lb roughly. Mike Dwyer Q200 N3QP YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/FlyMeAirplane/playlists Q200 Website: http://goo.gl/V8IrJF
On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 3:19 PM Jay Scheevel <jay@...> wrote:
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Re: Flight report
Good to hear your report Mike! I want your speed!!
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May I ask what kind of carb work did you do? Thanks Mike Neidenthal Q200. N200QK
On Nov 16, 2021, at 12:19 PM, Jay Scheevel <jay@...> wrote:
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Re: Flight report
Nice report, Mike. Just curious, what do you estimate your GW is on this flight today?
Cheers, Jay
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mike Dwyer
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 1:14 PM To: Q_List <Q-List@groups.io> Subject: [Q-List] Flight report
Beautiful day to day altho it started out at 60F which is 10 degrees below 0 for a Floridian... So I had done some carb work, changed the oil, and new spark plugs and wanted to test em out. Pre-heated the engine to 70F. It starts much easier when pre-heated. Got to RWY 36 just in front of a 737 so called ready and beat him in the air. Don't want to see what the turbulence is like behind that thing. Had to level off a bit to keep under the 1200' Class B ring and I see my speed went a bit high (194 mph) before I cleared the ring.
Flew for about an hour, talking on the ham radio. I slow down to minimum speed to save fuel and just loitered at 5500' about 150 mph. It was 15% humidity up there! Wow. Then I headed back home. The airport was pretty quiet so I just left my speed up (167 MPH on Final). I expected the tower to say something but they are used to C130's, 737's and biz jets so they didn't seem to care. Squeaker landing and uneventful taxi back. 30 years back the speed limit was 180 mph at a controlled airport. I buzzed through at 190+, then landed at KSPG and told the hangar bunch that I had just busted the speed limit over KPIE. That started a huge argument and forced the old timers to look up the regs. I think it's 200 knots now. I think they raised it to upset me.
Mike Dwyer Q200 N3QP
YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/FlyMeAirplane/playlists Q200 Website: http://goo.gl/V8IrJF
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Flight report
Mike Dwyer
Beautiful day to day altho it started out at 60F which is 10 degrees below 0 for a Floridian... So I had done some carb work, changed the oil, and new spark plugs and wanted to test em out. Pre-heated the engine to 70F. It starts much easier when pre-heated. Got to RWY 36 just in front of a 737 so called ready and beat him in the air. Don't want to see what the turbulence is like behind that thing. Had to level off a bit to keep under the 1200' Class B ring and I see my speed went a bit high (194 mph) before I cleared the ring.  Flew for about an hour, talking on the ham radio. I slow down to minimum speed to save fuel and just loitered at 5500' about 150 mph. It was 15% humidity up there! Wow. Then I headed back home. The airport was pretty quiet so I just left my speed up (167 MPH on Final). I expected the tower to say something but they are used to C130's, 737's and biz jets so they didn't seem to care. Squeaker landing and uneventful taxi back.  30 years back the speed limit was 180 mph at a controlled airport. I buzzed through at 190+, then landed at KSPG and told the hangar bunch that I had just busted the speed limit over KPIE. That started a huge argument and forced the old timers to look up the regs. I think it's 200 knots now. I think they raised it to upset me. Mike Dwyer Q200 N3QP YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/FlyMeAirplane/playlists Q200 Website: http://goo.gl/V8IrJF
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Re: Finally
I hear that the Wright Brothers did not have an engineering degree either. Guess that’s why they started out with a canard!
Keep us posted (with a picture now and then) on your Franken-project once you get back to your lab in Transylvania, Vern.
Cheers, Jay
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of smeshno1@...
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 12:50 PM To: main@Q-List.groups.io Subject: Re: [Q-List] Finally
It helps that I remain the Village Idiot when it comes to building airplanes. 5 decades at it and still don't know anything. The good part is I still get inspired by folks that do.. 🙂
You guys know that John Roncz has never had an Engineering degree? Its true..
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> on behalf of Bruce Crain <jcrain2@...>
Hook ‘em cowboy! And the ride is usually a long one! Bruce
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Re: Finally
It helps that I remain the Village Idiot when it comes to building airplanes. 5 decades at it and still don't know anything. The good part is I still get
inspired by folks that do..
🙂
You guys know that John Roncz has never had an Engineering degree? Its true..
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> on behalf of Bruce Crain <jcrain2@...>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 1:32 PM To: main@q-list.groups.io <main@q-list.groups.io> Subject: Re: [Q-List] Finally Hook ‘em cowboy! And the ride is usually a long one!
Bruce
On Nov 16, 2021, at 11:11 AM, smeshno1@... wrote:
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Re: Plugs
Mike Dwyer
So, a few questions. Are you using auto gas cause that stuff seems to fowl plugs faster (black) than avgas. Are the plugs black? When you get back from a flight and your idling at say 800 RPM. Slowly pull the mixture while watching the RPM. If you got a 40 or so rise or more your probably rich at idle. When you get back from a flight do you do a mag test? Have you ever properly set the idle mixture screw? After fighting this for a long time I consider myself an expert on MA3SPA carbs! LOL. I just switched to Tempest UREM37BY plugs cause they are short and don't hit the cowl and they are supposed to fowl less. So far so good. Plugs, have you cleaned them recently? Measure from the center electrode to where the plug wire hits the center. You should see less than 1000 ohms. On Champions they have a resistor block inside with a couple of springs that rust and make for a bad contact. Cracked ceramic? Old wires? Old mags? Mike Dwyer YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/FlyMeAirplane/playlists Q200 Website: http://goo.gl/V8IrJF
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Re: Finally
Hook ‘em cowboy! And the ride is usually a long one!
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Bruce
On Nov 16, 2021, at 11:11 AM, smeshno1@... wrote:
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Re: Plugs
Replace that mag with an electronic ignition. Electroair and P Mag are the units I use.
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Bruce Crain
On Nov 16, 2021, at 11:09 AM, Mike via groups.io <n7000t@...> wrote:
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Re: Finally
I upped my exit back to Oklahoma to tomorrow. Got a big showdown inside the factory on the way. I read the hand written notice on the way in the door today
that the factory folks are goin full Brandon. Not happy with the Hoky Poky mandate and by leaving then I have a window of no snows in the Cascades for
a few days. I staged my storage unit in Arlington yesterday and ready to load my ol Dodge and "git outta Dodge!!"
WaRshington (that how Kansans say the State..adding an R) has big problems this Winter with far fewer snow plow operators. Already shut down a bunch of Ferry
boats, and that is totally not a good thing here at all. Roads and bridges not getting repaired (not like Oklahoma has great roads either tho).
It'll be good to get back to the homestead. First on the list is to lasso Das Frankenbird taking out to the back corral and riding him back to green broke..haha.
Gonna finish watching our first Q builder video tonight.
I got distracted by watching Roncz and Rutan...especially Burt giving his history working at Bede in Newton.
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> on behalf of Bruce Crain <jcrain2@...>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2021 2:02 PM To: main@q-list.groups.io <main@q-list.groups.io> Subject: Re: [Q-List] Finally Hope that Frankenbird remembers you Verne! Don’t sneak up on it! It might buck and run off!!
🤣
Bruce
On Nov 11, 2021, at 1:45 PM, smeshno1@... wrote:
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Plugs
Hi guys,
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Re: tilt forward canopymods
Mike Steinsland
Hey guys THANK YOU SOO MUCH!! A picture is worth a thousand words. I thought that piece had to go completely across from side to side. Man was I scratching my head on that. So simple now that I see it in a photo. Thanks for the files as well Kris. I had cut those hinges and am not 100% satisfied with how they look. My brother has been a cnc programmer all his career so I'll get him to work with them and see if he can get something made for me. Thanks again As for the snow.....kinda have mixed feelings. I'll be plowing the 400 highway this winter. If it snows I have to work, but I also get to hit the slopes once we clear the road. If it isn't snowing, I get to spend time with my baby in the shop and still get on call pay. Hope it doesn't hamper your flying too much Chris. Cheers
On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 3:29 AM Mike Steinsland via groups.io <MIKESKUSTOMS=GMAIL.COM@groups.io> wrote:
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Re: Peter Mezsaros' Q-Tour is on the air!
Good morning Peter, You have a nice looking plane. Jim Patillo
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Re: Peter Mezsaros' Q-Tour is on the air!
With my aircraft, if I lock the brakes and apply full throttle it'll go over on its nose.
On Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 11:14 AM Terrence ONeill <troneill@...> wrote:
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Re: Peter Mezsaros' Q-Tour is on the air!
Terrence ONeill
Hi Sam.
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Thanks for the references. Question about the brakes; can they hold the plane back, static/stopped? Or would that tip the nose down and cause a prop strike? Terry
On Nov 15, 2021, at 6:25 AM, Sam Hoskins <sam.hoskins@...> wrote:
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Peter Mezsaros' Q-Tour is on the air!
From Ontario Canada. Peter has a unique story to tell about his very stock Revmaster powered Q-2.
Peter gives us the Q-Tour first, then his history and Q&A begin at 33:15. In his narrative, Peter poses a question for the audience. Please give your answers in the comment of the video.
BTW, Peter is not on the Q-List. https://youtu.be/LCPd4h4ElV0 You ca see all of the Q-Tour videos right here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvpREq5dz5VjgcUFVNcoEhQ/videos
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Re: tilt forward canopymods
Mike Steinsland
Yes those are the are same drawings
On Sun., Nov. 14, 2021, 10:29 a.m. Michael, <dunningme@...> wrote: Do your drawings match these?
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Re: tilt forward canopymods
Great looking panel! Sorry you’re socked in with the white stuff!
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