Hangar Flying

Now William, . . .that was a beautiful description of a wild goose chase ! !   Only this time, . .I think the goose got away ! !   Maybe we could get some GPS coordinates to locate the change in direction of the vent lines. (Just ribbin' ya buddy! !)  That's first, . .second, . .doesn't the gear leg exit the fuselage about a foot below the strake ?  If so, . .how could this be an insignificant drag area ?   I've heard stories of the vent line peeing on the passenger seat when parked, . .so I moved mine to the outboard area  about even with the GIB's ears. (On the side of the area directly behind the canopy).  My concern is that I've also heard about lack of vent pressure and engine ceasing as a result.  (That's not a very comforting sound).  I think that venting below the strake is a great idea, but I'm not sure about the path getting there and also the exact (gps) location of the point of penentration.   Venting below sounds like a great idea, so that peeing is not a problem. My wife had the cats in the car and on a hot day, . .it's intoxicating ! ! - side's that, . . I don't like it ! !   Come to think of it (venting that is )  Cessna has it's vents below the wing near the strut attach point too.  Did they get that from you ?   

Hey, . . Anybody got a 6 "  prop extension for the O-320 ?  Sae 2 ?  I need one.   And I have one for the O-235 for sale ! !

Glennbob

Found one ! !     It was on my  O-235  ! ! !  =  )

Looks pretty cool on the ground though, . .if he could change to retractable gear,  now might be a good time to do it !   Did you see the gear leg go flying when he hit ?  Major bummer ! !

Yeah  he offered to do it for me too, . .  $ 200.00 plus shipping.   But it appears now that I am going to stay with the O-235 for the moment.  I'd like to get some bug guts (as Bill James says)  on my bird ! !

D. Swenson says that the cozy girls have the info on their site as well.

Glennbob

I met a guy at The Show (OSH)  who had a newer Velocity with VG's and some were coming off.  I asked him about it and he said he was in the process of taking them off.  He didn't feel they were worth the trouble and the top end penalty.  That was his 2 Cents.  He had a nice bird.   One door only on his Velocity.  Said it made his cabin 8" wider !  And eliminated a large portion of the center counsel rib.

Glennbob

I don't have to consider the " Down time "  because I'm already there.  And frankly, . .I'm absolutely sick of it.  I bought this bird . .flying. . .(sort of) 5 years ago, . without paint and I needed to go through it.  Busy with work and other distractions, . .but now I'm getting close and I have both engines to choose from.  I know the O-320 will burn more fuel, but then I'm going faster so the total fuel for the trip really isn't much of a compromise.  They say it weighs more, .  . .yeah . .I think about 25 pounds.  That's 4 gallons of fuel ! !  Not enough of a diff for me.  So , . I have  to make some adjustments, but I don't think it's going to add much time to my final finish date.  So . .I'm leanin' towards the O-320.  Many things will transfer to the other engine, ,some will not.  But, . hey . .thanks for the come back ! !   Glennbob

I thought we crossed this bridge a while ago.   There are several  Longez pilots in Wisc.  Best way to find them is to contact CSA association.  Terry Schubert  should have all that info.