Hangar Flying

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I have a 296 with the remote antenna mounted in the nose. It will lose the signal quite easily. So I put back on the unit antenna ( short one on the back of the unit) and bam the signal comes back.

I thought I had a vibration problem with the connectors but now I'm not so sure

It just didn't make sense to me that the stock antenna inside the cockpit has any less interference. I haven't tried moving the remote yet

I come from a time when everybody had O 235's. No one considered the bigger engines. I suppose it might be nice to have an O-320 but I just spent 12K to overhaul the O-235. I could have gone the bigger engine but decided not to.

I'm retired now so the expense of the O-320 both in cost and fluel expense is a little much. "You can throttle back" is BS. If you have it you will use it. Who in their right mind would put the bigger engine in and then throttle back. It's like sex where you only would use 2/3 rds of available resources. Not going to happen.

Waiter is well over 950 lbs of empty wieght. He has to use a O-320

Sure a Long EZ with an O-320 will do everything Waiter says but it is matter of perspective. A Long EZ  will fly faster, and further than a Cessna 152 with the same engine and load. You can easily fly two 200 pounders and 25 gallons of fuel.

On a 500 mile trip the O-320 would get there first, then the O-235 less than an hour later and the Cessna 150 by only a day or two.

It's all going to depend on your mission but to say don't do it is a litle bit aggressive. There are too may of us that are doing it.

I just replaced mine for a Wilhelms nose lift. It was in for 20 years.

On removal, I noticed the spacer behind the worm gear was gone. This allowed the shaft and the worm gear to move forward and back. Too far back and the worm would come back far enough to disengage from the drive gear and the leg would fall. My solution was to push the shaft in while cranking. I let this go on for a month or so before replacing everything.
Letting the gear down was not a problem as the force was in opposite directions

Once it was out and I noticed it, it was a simple fix with spacer washers. It only takes about an hour to remove the complete assembly for inspection. It might be something easy to fix and that way you can relube the two gears.

Radioflyer

Dave and I were comparing data late last year on our two (very similar) Longs

For the basics, here is what I have

Empty Weight 860 lbs
Football style wheelpants.
The original P 51 style scoop
Prop is a Great American 62x62
I wasn't watching on this run but I was somewhere near 2750 to 2800 rpm



Rick

Go to any Yamaha shop.
Ask for part number 90507-20002 Spring, Tension

They are exactly what was supplied when the exhaust pipes came new.

The exhause is the type where a flange is bolted to the cylinder and has about two inches of pipe welded to it. The main pipe slips over the flanged pipe and is held on by these springs.

Order about 2 to 3 sets. They begin to rust after about five years. I believe my pipes are from Hal Hunt. They are 2 into 1.

Go buy one to check it out. They are less than a buck each.

I have often thought about this as well.

Logic tells me that these guys in snowmobile suits stay pretty warm and they are riding around directly in the wind.

It might be something wirth checking into.

I finished mine in 1986 and it has been outside in Chicago ever since.

I don't think you have anything to worry about.

Is it possible to buy parts for the Clevland brake sets?

For example new "O"Rings or pistons. I have not seen a breakdown from AS or Wicks to this effect