main@Q-List.groups.io

Re: installing tail wheel spring/ angle of incidence

Argghhh its snowing again, gotta go plow the highway Ttyl

By Mike Steinsland · #56226 ·

Re: installing tail wheel spring/ angle of incidence

I think what I am going to do is level the fuselage at WL15. Because I have adjusted the angle of the tailwheel, resulting in the tailwheel being 3" lower, I'll set it at 24" to the floor rather than

By Mike Steinsland · #56225 ·

Re: installing tail wheel spring/ angle of incidence

Mike------------- When I was building my Q200 Jay helped with my angle of attack. I sent Jay some pictures of the airplane stance and he found out I had the 7-8 degrees called for. I had built my

By Chris Walterson · #56224 ·

Re: Finally got my first flight of the year.

I can't figure out if those are Aztecs or Velocity V-Twins. Which way is the trim string pointed? -- Q2 N86KL

By Anthony P · #56223 ·

Re: Finally got my first flight of the year.

That is sweet (in several ways) Jm

By Jerry Marstall · #56222 ·

Re: Finally got my first flight of the year.

Send the photo to Flight Aware. I think their website uses cookies. Dave D

By Dave Dugas · #56221 ·

Re: Tail dragger superiority

Excellent - Thanks for sharing Jay

By Tim · #56220 ·

Re: installing tail wheel spring/ angle of incidence

Sam, I'm wondering how much your ground angle of attack was changed when you changed your tail wheel configuration? -- Mike Steinsland mikeskustoms@...

By Mike Steinsland · #56219 ·

Re: Tail dragger superiority

Terrific! I sent it out to my Chapter and a few race pilots. Dam

By Sam Hoskins · #56218 ·

Re: installing tail wheel spring/ angle of incidence

I pretty much only use AN hardware . For the tail wheel pivot bracket I am using the AN-3 bolts. Same as the tail wheel axle. Sam

By Sam Hoskins · #56217 ·

Tail dragger superiority

Nosewheel Man (A Parody of 'Nowhere Man' by the Beatles) youtu.be Given my recent intrepid foray into giving tail dragger Q advice, despite my being a nose dragger Q pilot, I thought I could eat a

By Jay Scheevel · #56216 ·

Re: installing tail wheel spring/ angle of incidence

Just to get clarification which bolts are folks using and discussing here and which grade? There are AN bolts I think are 125ksi tensile strength (is that grade 5?) and then there are others from

By britmcman99 · #56215 ·

Re: Finally got my first flight of the year.

The ones on the left look like a radar screen

By Mike Steinsland · #56214 ·

Re: Finally got my first flight of the year.

Very tasty looking! ….but I think those planes need to be “de-iced” before flight….Sorry, could not resist. Cheers, Jay

By Jay Scheevel · #56213 ·

Re: Finally got my first flight of the year.

My wife decided to commemorate my first flight of the year.

By Sam Hoskins · #56212 ·

Re: installing tail wheel spring/ angle of incidence

In reference to what Sam mentioned on deck angle, there has been lots of discussion over the years on ground angle of attack. Suffice it to say, that it all comes down to how your canard and main wing

By Jay Scheevel · #56211 ·

Re: installing tail wheel spring/ angle of incidence

Just to help beat a dead horse, I have the original 3/16" bolt. I have never bent one, but I do replace the bolt and sleeve every once in a while when they show signs of wear.

By Sam Hoskins · #56210 ·

Re: installing tail wheel spring/ angle of incidence

Come to think of it, I think I changed back to the straight TW bracket to reduce the drag from the wheel hanging down in the airstream. Anything for half a knot. Here is what it looks like now:

By Sam Hoskins · #56209 ·

Re: installing tail wheel spring/ angle of incidence

Don't use a 3/8" pivot bolt. I bent mine about every month. Bought a gag of them as replacements. I'd up that to a 7/16 bolt AN4. Here are some pictures of the original factory Q200. I built mine

By Mike Dwyer · #56208 ·

Re: installing tail wheel spring/ angle of incidence

I modified a tail wheel bracket in the same fashion that you did. I decided I didn't like it and I went back to the original equipment. That was at least 10 years ago, so I don't really remember what

By Sam Hoskins · #56207 ·

Messages