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Re: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
My take is the weather game is the same no matter what engine/airplane you are flying behind/in. If it's not good, wait it out until it is. Broadly the weather moves west to east, so you can always wait for it to pass then continue west. With a new to you airplane, your definition of good weather is...
- Mon May 27, 2024 2:51 pm
- Forum: Safety and Training
- Topic: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
- Replies: 84
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- Sun May 26, 2024 11:09 am
- Forum: Photo Album
- Topic: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
Six more Wisconsin Passport stamps. Waupaca: Screenshot_20240525-143430.png Rodger had been there before us and his current AeroVee woes: Screenshot_20240526-070102.png Stevens Point: Screenshot_20240525-143412.png The Wausau terminal was really cool. Screenshot_20240525-204920.png Alexander Field: ...
- Sun May 26, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: Photo Album
- Topic: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
- Replies: 1540
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Re: Glareshield Surface Treatment
I often have to wipe down my glareshield. It gets dusty. The fabric probably does too, but harder to notice. So I think that is one advantage of paint.
- Fri May 24, 2024 9:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Glareshield Surface Treatment
- Replies: 15
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Re: Glareshield Surface Treatment
I was all about minimizing reflections. Flat black paint (maybe primer) for me.
- Fri May 24, 2024 12:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Glareshield Surface Treatment
- Replies: 15
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- Fri May 24, 2024 10:00 am
- Forum: Photo Album
- Topic: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
- Replies: 1540
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Re: Tailbeacon on a Waiex
My sheetmetal piece is a bust. The mounting tabs are interfering with the skybeacon. Not enough room. Anybody doing something similar, I recommend making it bigger. What I am going to do to recover is make a laminate of glass, 0.025" aluminum, glass, and bond it into the cone. Stay tuned.
- Thu May 23, 2024 11:23 pm
- Forum: Avionics and Instruments
- Topic: Tailbeacon on a Waiex
- Replies: 27
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Re: Flush Avex
To the best of my knowledge, Avex aluminum rivets have never been approved for building a Sonex product. For those who do not wish to use protruding head rivets, others have used the stainless steel flush rivets as sold by Sonex to create a smooth surface more easily polished. Wish I had done this ...
- Thu May 23, 2024 11:21 pm
- Forum: Sonex
- Topic: Flush Avex
- Replies: 9
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Re: any fueling tricks and advice?
I had a bad spill on my Sonex, and was able to avoid the problem with a very generous soaking with water. Thank goodness there was a hose close by. No cracks or discoloration. This was my second windshield, thanks to a previous fuel spill that I didn't wash down immediately. The line kid screwed up...
- Thu May 23, 2024 11:18 pm
- Forum: Onex
- Topic: any fueling tricks and advice?
- Replies: 22
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Re: Weight & Balance
I stand to be corrected - Datum point is just the point at/from which all measurements are taken/rferede back to. You do not have to use the Sonex recommended tip of spinner (especially if not using the Sonex spinner). In fact most homebuilts use the leading edge of the wing, in recognitions that t...
- Thu May 23, 2024 11:15 pm
- Forum: Sonex
- Topic: Weight & Balance
- Replies: 19
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