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It always rattled the tail in stalls, and my instructor would cast a
worried look back there. What did I know about tails - I was just a student. Ha! I'd forgotten about that. The old Cherokee 140 I trained in also made all sorts of weird noises in the stall, seemingly coming from the aft fuselage section. Only later did I realize it was probably *always* making that noise (or worse), and we just couldn't hear it until the power was off. :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Right now I'm walking, but when the lottery comes through,
I'll get an XL1200R and maybe a V-Rod with mid-mount controls. Hey, I think arriving with the bike in an airplane would be cool. Maybe land in town and taxi down main street. No roids, just old. Bah. I'd rather die than be seen trailering my motorcycle to a rally. Of course, that's prolly why I don't go to rallies anymore... ;-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Hmmm,
Maybe find one cheap enough..and for me that takes some doing! HAHA The wing rebuild would be a blast. To bad they don't meet the sport category : ( . But one day if I have the room , it'd be nice to tinker on one, or a Skipper as well. My basement shop is getting alittle full now with Luscombe parts and Volksplane parts! Ahhhh the dilemma of another plane. I need some land and my own hangar...just have to keep dreaming for awhile. Patrick student SP aircraft structural mech "Kyle Boatright" wrote in message . .. "W P Dixon" wrote in message ... I've never flown one but I will say I have noticed their cost. Seem to be easily obtainable from 16-20G . I may have to do alittle checking into the wing problem. Can the wing be rebuilt, or does it have to be red tagged after those hours? Rebuilding a wing is alot of fun, for me anyhow, if that was allowable? Patrick student SP aircraft structural mech Of course you could remanufacture a wing. However, IIRC the life limit is well over 10k hours, and there are plenty of 3,000 to 4,000 hour Tomahawks out there. It might not be worth the time and expense right now... KB |
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Patrick, if there was ever a human being that should be building a homebuilt
it is you. You should really think about a Zenith 601XL. "W P Dixon" wrote in message ... Hmmm, Maybe find one cheap enough..and for me that takes some doing! HAHA The wing rebuild would be a blast. To bad they don't meet the sport category : ( . But one day if I have the room , it'd be nice to tinker on one, or a Skipper as well. My basement shop is getting alittle full now with Luscombe parts and Volksplane parts! Ahhhh the dilemma of another plane. I need some land and my own hangar...just have to keep dreaming for awhile. Patrick student SP aircraft structural mech |
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If you built a whole new wing and it met the 51% rule, you
would have a new airplane and you could set the GW at 1320 . "W P Dixon" wrote in message ... | Hmmm, | Maybe find one cheap enough..and for me that takes some doing! HAHA The | wing rebuild would be a blast. To bad they don't meet the sport category : | ( . But one day if I have the room , it'd be nice to tinker on one, or a | Skipper as well. My basement shop is getting alittle full now with Luscombe | parts and Volksplane parts! Ahhhh the dilemma of another plane. I need | some land and my own hangar...just have to keep dreaming for awhile. | | Patrick | student SP | aircraft structural mech | | "Kyle Boatright" wrote in message | . .. | | "W P Dixon" wrote in message | ... | I've never flown one but I will say I have noticed their cost. Seem to be | easily obtainable from 16-20G . I may have to do alittle checking into | the wing problem. Can the wing be rebuilt, or does it have to be red | tagged after those hours? Rebuilding a wing is alot of fun, for me | anyhow, if that was allowable? | | Patrick | student SP | aircraft structural mech | | Of course you could remanufacture a wing. However, IIRC the life limit is | well over 10k hours, and there are plenty of 3,000 to 4,000 hour Tomahawks | out there. It might not be worth the time and expense right now... | | KB | | | | | |
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And it would make a nice 1128 lbs (empty weight) lawn ornament...
"Jim Macklin" wrote in message news:CJqef.3403$QW2.467@dukeread08... If you built a whole new wing and it met the 51% rule, you would have a new airplane and you could set the GW at 1320 . "W P Dixon" wrote in message ... | Hmmm, | Maybe find one cheap enough..and for me that takes some doing! HAHA The | wing rebuild would be a blast. To bad they don't meet the sport category : | ( . But one day if I have the room , it'd be nice to tinker on one, or a | Skipper as well. My basement shop is getting alittle full now with Luscombe | parts and Volksplane parts! Ahhhh the dilemma of another plane. I need | some land and my own hangar...just have to keep dreaming for awhile. | | Patrick | student SP | aircraft structural mech | | "Kyle Boatright" wrote in message | . .. | | "W P Dixon" wrote in message | ... | I've never flown one but I will say I have noticed their cost. Seem to be | easily obtainable from 16-20G . I may have to do alittle checking into | the wing problem. Can the wing be rebuilt, or does it have to be red | tagged after those hours? Rebuilding a wing is alot of fun, for me | anyhow, if that was allowable? | | Patrick | student SP | aircraft structural mech | | Of course you could remanufacture a wing. However, IIRC the life limit is | well over 10k hours, and there are plenty of 3,000 to 4,000 hour Tomahawks | out there. It might not be worth the time and expense right now... | | KB | | | | | |
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I hear you!
I do like the 601, fellow in our EAA group built one and is having a ball flying her. He bought the quick kit, and he put it together very quick I might ad, and he'd never built a plane before. Myself I like the here are the blueprints now have at it option. But I love doing the metal work and that, like aircraft painting just isn't for everyone. Though the 701 is not as fast I like that plane as well...just an excellant take it hunting or fishing airplane. The VP may make some very serious progress very shortly, I'll let ya know what happens on it. My drawback on the 701 is from what I have heard it really needs that high priced Rotax to get the best performance, the 601 I am still waiting to see how peoples powerplant choices are working for them. Hear good things with an 0-200. But there are alot of certified airplanes that would be fun restoration projects..if I could get lucky to find one under a King's ransom ; ) Patrick student SP aircraft structural mech "Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message ... Patrick, if there was ever a human being that should be building a homebuilt it is you. You should really think about a Zenith 601XL. "W P Dixon" wrote in message ... Hmmm, Maybe find one cheap enough..and for me that takes some doing! HAHA The wing rebuild would be a blast. To bad they don't meet the sport category : ( . But one day if I have the room , it'd be nice to tinker on one, or a Skipper as well. My basement shop is getting alittle full now with Luscombe parts and Volksplane parts! Ahhhh the dilemma of another plane. I need some land and my own hangar...just have to keep dreaming for awhile. Patrick student SP aircraft structural mech |
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Ahhhhh,
But what would be the actual gross with the cockpit full of potted flowers? ; ) Patrick student SP aircraft structural mech "Lakeview Bill" wrote in message . .. And it would make a nice 1128 lbs (empty weight) lawn ornament... "Jim Macklin" wrote in message news:CJqef.3403$QW2.467@dukeread08... If you built a whole new wing and it met the 51% rule, you would have a new airplane and you could set the GW at 1320 . "W P Dixon" wrote in message ... | Hmmm, | Maybe find one cheap enough..and for me that takes some doing! HAHA The | wing rebuild would be a blast. To bad they don't meet the sport category : | ( . But one day if I have the room , it'd be nice to tinker on one, or a | Skipper as well. My basement shop is getting alittle full now with Luscombe | parts and Volksplane parts! Ahhhh the dilemma of another plane. I need | some land and my own hangar...just have to keep dreaming for awhile. | | Patrick | student SP | aircraft structural mech | | "Kyle Boatright" wrote in message | . .. | | "W P Dixon" wrote in message | ... | I've never flown one but I will say I have noticed their cost. Seem to be | easily obtainable from 16-20G . I may have to do alittle checking into | the wing problem. Can the wing be rebuilt, or does it have to be red | tagged after those hours? Rebuilding a wing is alot of fun, for me | anyhow, if that was allowable? | | Patrick | student SP | aircraft structural mech | | Of course you could remanufacture a wing. However, IIRC the life limit is | well over 10k hours, and there are plenty of 3,000 to 4,000 hour Tomahawks | out there. It might not be worth the time and expense right now... | | KB | | | | | |
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depends on how you did the rebuild, the size of the wing and
how much crap was removed from the rest of the structure. "Lakeview Bill" wrote in message . .. | And it would make a nice 1128 lbs (empty weight) lawn ornament... | | | | "Jim Macklin" wrote in message | news:CJqef.3403$QW2.467@dukeread08... | If you built a whole new wing and it met the 51% rule, you | would have a new airplane and you could set the GW at 1320 . | | | "W P Dixon" wrote in | message ... | | Hmmm, | | Maybe find one cheap enough..and for me that takes some | doing! HAHA The | | wing rebuild would be a blast. To bad they don't meet the | sport category : | | ( . But one day if I have the room , it'd be nice to | tinker on one, or a | | Skipper as well. My basement shop is getting alittle full | now with Luscombe | | parts and Volksplane parts! Ahhhh the dilemma of another | plane. I need | | some land and my own hangar...just have to keep dreaming | for awhile. | | | | Patrick | | student SP | | aircraft structural mech | | | | "Kyle Boatright" wrote in | message | | . .. | | | | "W P Dixon" wrote in | message | | ... | | I've never flown one but I will say I have noticed | their cost. Seem to be | | easily obtainable from 16-20G . I may have to do | alittle checking into | | the wing problem. Can the wing be rebuilt, or does it | have to be red | | tagged after those hours? Rebuilding a wing is alot of | fun, for me | | anyhow, if that was allowable? | | | | Patrick | | student SP | | aircraft structural mech | | | | Of course you could remanufacture a wing. However, IIRC | the life limit is | | well over 10k hours, and there are plenty of 3,000 to | 4,000 hour Tomahawks | | out there. It might not be worth the time and expense | right now... | | | | KB | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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