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Hangar Flying / Re: setting the wing angle
« on: November 22, 2011, 07:38:46 PM »
You're getting some good advice above. Where are you located Kevin?
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Hangar Flying / Re: Ten Things I Like About SARL Racing
« on: November 22, 2011, 07:31:41 PM »
Glad you made it out and had fun after all that arm twisting I gave you! 
I wish you could have stuck around for the after race party. I got a ride in Mark Frederick's C-45 (Beech 18) to the party.
Anyone that has attended one of the races will surely agree that it's a great bunch of people and it's fun being a part of the group.
I got beaten again by Sam Hoskins in his Q-200, but he got me by less than 2 MPH. I'll get him some day.
Chris - I wish you could have made it. It was all good untill well into the flight home. I was up on top of the clouds at 17,5K', leaned out to 3.9 GPH and with the strong push I was getting over 210 MPH ground speeds and well over 50 MPG.
I ran out of holes to see the ground through and had to decend to get below the clouds. I ended up leaving my plane at Fayetteville, AR and renting a car to come home. I intend to drive back to KFYV tomorrow after work to retrieve Race 83.
Do yourselves a favor and come to one of the races next year and see what it's all about. If you're reluctant to race, just come out to see what it's all about and maybe ride along with me and I'll show you what it's like and you can decide for yourself.
I wish you could have stuck around for the after race party. I got a ride in Mark Frederick's C-45 (Beech 18) to the party.Anyone that has attended one of the races will surely agree that it's a great bunch of people and it's fun being a part of the group.
I got beaten again by Sam Hoskins in his Q-200, but he got me by less than 2 MPH. I'll get him some day.
Chris - I wish you could have made it. It was all good untill well into the flight home. I was up on top of the clouds at 17,5K', leaned out to 3.9 GPH and with the strong push I was getting over 210 MPH ground speeds and well over 50 MPG.
I ran out of holes to see the ground through and had to decend to get below the clouds. I ended up leaving my plane at Fayetteville, AR and renting a car to come home. I intend to drive back to KFYV tomorrow after work to retrieve Race 83.
Do yourselves a favor and come to one of the races next year and see what it's all about. If you're reluctant to race, just come out to see what it's all about and maybe ride along with me and I'll show you what it's like and you can decide for yourself.
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Hangar Flying / Re: Rough River canard fly-in
« on: October 06, 2011, 06:46:16 PM »
Great story Bill! Good comeback on the 6 GPH.
It was good to see you again at RR. I'm ready for next year.
It was good to see you again at RR. I'm ready for next year.
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Hangar Flying / Re: Bill and his fins
« on: August 25, 2011, 09:47:46 PM »
Bill,
I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall to hear the discussions about my winglets! I'm sure they are not optimal and that's all I'm sure of. I hope to improve on them, but that probably won't happen before my Reno trip.
I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall to hear the discussions about my winglets! I'm sure they are not optimal and that's all I'm sure of. I hope to improve on them, but that probably won't happen before my Reno trip.
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Hangar Flying / Re: Bill and his fins
« on: August 20, 2011, 08:08:40 PM »
I built my Long without the lower winglets, so I don't have data to compare on before or after. So far, I have not added lower winglets (right or wrong) in an effort of drag reduction. I have found that there is significant upward flow on the bottom of my rudders. I think that I will be able to reduce drag by adding some variation of lower winglets. Currently, when the air flows upward on my rudders, it runs into the flat bottom of my rudders. I believe I will benefit from a small drag reduction when I put "winglets" in place that reduce this drag.
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Hangar Flying / Re: Oshkosh 2011, Fuel Samples
« on: August 05, 2011, 07:58:13 PM »
Great post Bill.
In my pre-Long EZ life, I was more accustomed to finding water in the tanks upon testing. I've become accustomed to it being a rare finding in the Long EZ.
I replaced the o-rings in my fuel caps a couple of months ago. Even though the o-rings were only a few years old, they were weather cracked and in need of replacement.
After the first day of rain last week at OSH, I checked my sumps and found water in the left tank (maybe a quarter teaspoon) and none in the right tank. I was disappointed that the newly rebuilt caps had allowed rain to penetrate. I then taped up my left fuel cap. After the rain the next day, no water was found in the sumps of either tank.
I guess my main point is backing up what you are saying. Even though there is less chance at finding water in the composite tanks, it does happen and we need to be wary of it.
In my pre-Long EZ life, I was more accustomed to finding water in the tanks upon testing. I've become accustomed to it being a rare finding in the Long EZ.
I replaced the o-rings in my fuel caps a couple of months ago. Even though the o-rings were only a few years old, they were weather cracked and in need of replacement.
After the first day of rain last week at OSH, I checked my sumps and found water in the left tank (maybe a quarter teaspoon) and none in the right tank. I was disappointed that the newly rebuilt caps had allowed rain to penetrate. I then taped up my left fuel cap. After the rain the next day, no water was found in the sumps of either tank.
I guess my main point is backing up what you are saying. Even though there is less chance at finding water in the composite tanks, it does happen and we need to be wary of it.
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Hangar Flying / Re: Varieze Rudder trim
« on: July 11, 2011, 04:27:39 PM »
Make sure the calipers can slide easily on the pins. I don't know the proper terminology for the two pins, but you probably get my meaning. If the caliper can't slide easily and the rotor is warped, it generates uneven braking as the wheel/rotor rotates.
FWIW, my brakes shimy the gear legs at around 25-30 MPH. I just avoid braking in that range, but sometimes it's unavoidable.
FWIW, my brakes shimy the gear legs at around 25-30 MPH. I just avoid braking in that range, but sometimes it's unavoidable.
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Hangar Flying / Re: Oshkosh 2011
« on: July 04, 2011, 09:37:05 PM »Dave,
I was thinking the race started somwhere out in Nebraska or SD this year?
They alternate between Mitchell, SD and Dayton, OH for the start of the race. This year it is from Dayton. If anyone is thinking about entering, the last day to apply is July 15th. Here's all the details - www.airventurecup.com
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Hangar Flying / Re: Oshkosh 2011
« on: July 03, 2011, 09:03:36 PM »
My departure point is near St Louis. I intend to fly to Dayton on the 23rd to enter the Airventure Cup race. The race starts on the 24th. We will fly into the show sometime on the afternoon of the 24th.
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Hangar Flying / Re: Cessna, Give Way to Experimental Jet
« on: June 13, 2011, 08:44:39 PM »
Great story Bill! I'm quite sure I've never had the tower hold up a jet for me.
I like making converts, not that the line boy necessarily needed converting. It's great when you find people that are curious, but skeptical. They think it sounds too good to be true, so something's got to be wrong with the design somewhere. After they're up for a while the satisfaction and approval come through the intercom as you mention. It's fun.
I like making converts, not that the line boy necessarily needed converting. It's great when you find people that are curious, but skeptical. They think it sounds too good to be true, so something's got to be wrong with the design somewhere. After they're up for a while the satisfaction and approval come through the intercom as you mention. It's fun.
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Hangar Flying / Re: SARL (Sport Air Racing League) season kickoff video
« on: April 17, 2011, 08:58:20 PM »
Thanks Bill! The League is growing and getting more interesting. The P-51 came out for the race yesterday and showed everyone who's boss this time. He turned in 304.32 MPH.
I turned in 205.62 MPH and got my butt kicked into third place in Sprint class. Between turn two and turn three I chose to go low for less headwind. It got real rough down low and I picked up a lot of bugs which put the brakes on a bit. Should have gone higher....oh well.
Here's a link to the video - http://tinyurl.com/3bno5c4 Jeff Lee did a great job on it.
I turned in 205.62 MPH and got my butt kicked into third place in Sprint class. Between turn two and turn three I chose to go low for less headwind. It got real rough down low and I picked up a lot of bugs which put the brakes on a bit. Should have gone higher....oh well.
Here's a link to the video - http://tinyurl.com/3bno5c4 Jeff Lee did a great job on it.
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Hangar Flying / Re: oil separator
« on: March 01, 2011, 06:06:17 PM »
Some say the combustion byproducts that get by the rings and end up in the oil separator make the oil in the separator unsuitable (acidic) to return to the crankcase. If you want to plumb the separator to a catch can, I think that is fine. I just let mine go next to the exhaust.
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Hangar Flying / Re: Ignition Key Switch for One Mag + One KSavier EI
« on: February 27, 2011, 10:24:19 AM »
I have the same set-up that you have - one mag and the Plasma III. I installed a separate switch for the Plasma. I leave the switch on all the time except during run-up.
Next to the switch I put a switch to cut in the 10k ohm pot to vary the timing. When the switch is up, the pot varies the timing. When it is down (open) the advance is not affected by the position of the pot. I spoke to Klaus about the manual advance pot and he said "you weren't supposed to install that". I think he's afraid someone will install it and destroy an engine with it.
Next to the switch I put a switch to cut in the 10k ohm pot to vary the timing. When the switch is up, the pot varies the timing. When it is down (open) the advance is not affected by the position of the pot. I spoke to Klaus about the manual advance pot and he said "you weren't supposed to install that". I think he's afraid someone will install it and destroy an engine with it.
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Hangar Flying / Re: What killed the Long EZ?
« on: January 11, 2011, 08:58:33 PM »
The main thing in my opinion is the time to build. You could probably build a few RVs out of the quick build kits in the time it takes to build a Long EZ. Building a Long EZ is much more of a time commitment than I could imagine when I started building. It's all worth it to me in my O-235 Long when I'm in a SARL race and pass up an RV with an O-360 in it!!!
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Hangar Flying / Re: Gross weight question - long EZ
« on: January 11, 2011, 08:46:04 PM »
The NTSB report shows that the calculated gross weight was 1520 pounds. Although this is about 200 pounds over the normal gross weight for a Long EZ, I don't think it had much to do with the crash. I think the reported 90 degree banks and flying at low altitude tell the story.