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Hangar Flying / Special THANKS to Waiter
« on: January 17, 2008, 09:41:20 PM »
I inherited a gear problem on a retractable gear RV-4 after my mechanic friend left to ferry a Baron to Brazil just after Christmas, and I and several A&P's have torn out too much hair trying to get the gear to come up and go back down without intermittent failures to retract.

I emailed John (Waiter) last night and asked him to call me, as I had found more information on his website than anywhere else I could look, but could still not solve this problem.  He called me this morning and helped immensely with trouble-shooting what could be wrong and advised me to remove the hydraulic pump/motor assembly from the aircraft and how to test it by itself to eliminate it as the culprit.

I even pestered John at work later this afternoon, and he kindly offered more assistance.

Late in the afternoon, after following John's advice, I was able to locate what I "think" will be the cause of all the problems.

So, here's thanks to "Waiter" for his help today, and for all the effort that he has put into his website that  has probably helped many others who may not have had to call the real expert to help solve their super vexations.

Many thanks, John and best regards always,
Barney

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Hangar Flying / Night VFR
« on: November 06, 2007, 06:34:38 PM »
Both my VEZE & RV-3 are equipped for night & IFR; however my personal unbreakable rule for myself is: NO NIGHT SINGLE ENGINE, and NO SINGLE ENGINE IFR, having had multiple engine failures in many types of aircraft, and not the nine lives of a cat.

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Hangar Flying / fences
« on: October 21, 2007, 08:50:02 PM »
Interesting article: spanwise flow & tufting (inhouse, too)

http://www.ez.org/tufting.htm

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Hangar Flying / VEZE wing fences
« on: October 21, 2007, 06:13:11 PM »
I decided in a fence 2.5" high, full chord to just past the rear edge of the wing, just outside the aileron on top with just a few inches under neath in the front.

I'll try to post a picture here (too much sun in the background)of the template I'm making.

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Suggestions for material and how to attach the fence?

I'm thinking either aluminum (harder to finish) or a few plies of fiberglass.

The small rear fence was just a piece of aluminum attached with silicone adhesive sealant.

Suggestions to either epoxy or silicone the fence in place?

All suggestions much appreciated.

Barney

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For Sale/Wanted / Tires & tubes
« on: October 20, 2007, 05:13:12 PM »
Bill,

What brand/make are the tires & tubes.

Thanks,
Barney

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Hangar Flying / Fences
« on: October 20, 2007, 10:25:42 AM »
I have attached one fence similar to Frank P's diagram just outboard of each aileron.  These have proven to be very effective.  This may be a case where a little more (fence) may be even more effective.

From the referenced article:
"Wing fences are generally more effective when they wrap around the
leading edge;" and from observation of the MiG-15 and Falcon 20 which both have full span fences, I'm wondering if more fence on the VEZE might produce an even better result.

I have baggage pods installed which provide somewhat of a fence on the underside of the wing, but from what I understand fences are more efficient on the top of the wing to prevent span-wise airflow from drifting outboard on a swept wing.

Many heads may make light work - keep the suggestions coming.

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Hangar Flying / composite fuel tanks for RV-3
« on: October 20, 2007, 09:12:57 AM »
Thanks to all for your suggestions.

Plans are in the works to construct composite wing tanks for the RV-3.

More as the plan progresses.

Barney

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Hangar Flying / VEZE wing fences
« on: October 20, 2007, 08:14:42 AM »
Ref: http://www.b2streamlines.com/WingFences.pdf

Opinions, suggestions "how to build & attach"?

Thanks,
Barney

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Hangar Flying / Fiberglass, or carbon fiber fuel tanks?
« on: October 18, 2007, 07:10:08 AM »
Currently, I'm flying a VariEze, had it for five years.  My other plane is an RV-3.  The RV-3's fuel tanks are TU, having been fixed many time, and both still have bad leaks.  The RV forum is "awash" with leaking fuel tanks (aluminum), however, I've never read of leaks being a problem with Rutan aircraft here.  

Van's doesn't supply an RV-3 wing fuel tank kit, and Evan Johnson (good reputation for building, sealing RV tanks) would prefer not to build from scratch, as we're going to have to do.

Wing fuel tanks are about 48" long, 8" high, and approx. 12" wide.

Please advise any problems with Rutan aircraft and fuel tank leaks, and offer whatever advice you can on building fiberglass wing fuel tanks for my RV-3.

I have already talked with Robert Harris at EZJets and he thinks this project is do-able.

Thanks for any help,
Barney

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For Sale/Wanted / Garmin
« on: September 17, 2007, 05:06:13 PM »
Thanks for responding.  I picked up two GPS 90's from ebay, and both work well as back-ups.

Barney

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Hangar Flying / Successful bailouts?
« on: August 26, 2007, 09:39:07 PM »
Can anyone relate story(s) of successful bailouts from Rutan EZ-type aircraft?

Exit procedures?

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Hangar Flying / Weather sites
« on: July 14, 2007, 09:18:11 AM »
Weather sites

I have used the following weather sites many times over the past few years, and have successfully relied on them for many go/no-go VFR decisions.

http://www.weather.com/maps/activity/aviation/usnationalweatherwednesday_large.html?
Change the day below the weather map.

http://weather.uwyo.edu/models/mos/mos.html
Found this to be very accurate for ceilings.

Codes for the above at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/synop/metcard.htm

Maybe these can be a little extra help for those going to OSH.

Barney

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For Sale/Wanted / Bosch plugs
« on: June 23, 2007, 07:03:31 PM »
From my 05/05/06 post:

Bosch Platinum #4226 (single electrode) @ $2.29 each (AutoZone)
-- I should have mentioned that AutoZone & Bosch had $1.00 off each coupon deal going at the time that I bought them.

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For Sale/Wanted / Electronic Ignition
« on: June 23, 2007, 08:32:49 AM »
VEZE, O-200, one Jeff Rose, one mag; using Bosch plugs from AutoZone with the EI; anything any better would be one of those "nuanced" thingies.

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Hangar Flying / Alternator QUestion
« on: June 17, 2007, 07:22:34 AM »
When I took my alternator (from O-200) to be rebuilt last year, the rebuilder thought it looked like one from a Suzuki Sidekick. $59.95 to rebuild.  I might have bought a new one, except no one (parts stores) could identify it.

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