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Re: Need a Sparrow Strainer alternative

Adding weight aft of the center of rotation is a sure recipe for flutter. Even at low speeds, a little bump could start it. Look how stable a car's antenna is under normal conditions. Now imaging a

By Patrick Panzera · #41240 ·

Re: Need a Sparrow Strainer alternative

Guys, Are the elevator control surfaces statically balanced on the LS airfoil, like they are on the GU airfoil? If so, then I would guess that if you unbalanced the control surface and started

By Jason Nemake <fg13fg@...> · #41239 ·

Re: Need a Sparrow Strainer alternative

By Bruce Crain · #41238 ·

Re: Need a Sparrow Strainer alternative

All I know is that if one comes off in flight, you are flipped negative G's nose down with a violent roll to the near inverted. Don't ask me how I know. On 9/18/2013 5:14 PM, Sam

By Jerry Marstall · #41237 ·

Re: Need a Sparrow Strainer alternative

Sam, Your analysis is correct as I recall. Didn’t Gene used to race the QAC Q-200 without sparrow strainers? I thought he removed them for exactly the reason you stated – they are draggy. I

By Fisher Paul A. <fisherpaula@...> · #41236 ·

Re: Need a Sparrow Strainer alternative

We went into great detail and debate over this a decade ago (or more!) on the Dragonfly list. and about the only thing that came of it is, 1) there are people who have flown w/o them- by adding more

By Patrick Panzera · #41235 ·

Need a Sparrow Strainer alternative

The Sparrow Strainers are draggy and slow our planes down. There must be an alternative. Every time a speed specialist looks at the the sparrow strainers they go "WTF"? So, let's start at the

By Sam Hoskins · #41234 ·

Re: Summer FOD?

Another consideration is that our FOD Belongs ONLY to uswith no competing distractions. being part of another show would be like going to a mini Oshkosh (just sayin') j.

By JAMES MASAL · #41233 ·

Re: Summer FOD?

I'm willing to try and fly anywhere too be among the Q folks. My only reservation is the close proximity to the season of FOD. The folks that are not retired may have a problem getting days

By jnmarstall <jnmarstall@...> · #41232 ·

Summer FOD?

I wanted to put this out and see what everyone thinks. I would like to host a FOD's and would like to do it with the Mid Eastern Regional Fly-in. We will have live bands, beer trailer, and the chance

By fastlittleairplanes <mylittlemgb@...> · #41231 ·

Re: [c-a offline] Rough River Dates and FOD dates

Something like this seems to be happening to me. My neighbor just left AOL because he felt they were dropping posts. Whassup witdat??? j. -----Original Message-----

By JAMES MASAL · #41230 ·

Re: Progress report

Wonderful set of pictures, Sam. Good to see that you have a broad choice of engines if the O-200 doesn’t work out! ;-) -john-

By John Loram <johnl@...> · #41229 ·

Re: Progress report

Sponsored prop, engine tear down, bored, stroked, balanced crank pistons rod etc, flow balanced, roller rocker arms, help from a glass specialist, what's not to love! Sammy you lucky

By Bruce Crain · #41228 ·

Progress report

Here is the latest. thanks everyone! http://samhoskins.blogspot.com/ Sam

By Sam Hoskins · #41227 ·

Re: [c-a offline] Rough River Dates and FOD dates

Gene, I attended the FOD 2012 and we talked,sorry you don’t remember. You are correct, Dave said the datescould be flexible but I stand on what I said, “it is hard to pleaseeveryone no matter

By Sam Kittle · #41226 ·

Re: [c-a offline] Rough River Dates and FOD dates

Hello Sam! Sorry I didnt get to see you at Sam Hoskins IL FOD last year. As for 2014 I beleive Dave Dugas's post stated (and I Quote) " Hi all Q folk I would like to host the 24th FOD fly-in on

By GeneKnapp2@... · #41225 ·

Re: 2014 FOD

How many of our guys go to Rough River? Who are we inconveniencing? j.

By JAMES MASAL · #41224 ·

Re: [c-a offline] Rough River Dates and FOD dates

Gene, It is always hard to pick a date for anyfunction that pleases everyone. I really don’t believe Terry Crouch, Keith Welsh, and Roy Shannan, will fly to Orange unless they are able to take

By Sam Kittle · #41223 ·

Re: 2014 FOD

geneknapp2@...Fwd: Re: [c-a offline] Rough River Dates and FOD datesFrom:geneknapp2 To:Q-LIST Date:Fri, Sep 13, 2013 9:13 pm Hey Guys Ever sence Spud invented Field of Dreams (after the GIG -

By GeneKnapp2@... · #41221 ·

Re: Rough River Dates and FOD dates

Soory, I got the Subject wrong in the first posting : Gene

By GeneKnapp2@... · #41222 ·

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