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Re: Breakers in place of fuses
I've only had 1 trip in all the time I've had them. The EIFS switch tripped because of a short. So it did it's job. With all electrical systems being witchcraft and voodoo to me, that's all I know :-)
- Sun May 08, 2022 9:03 am
- Forum: Electrical System
- Topic: Breakers in place of fuses
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1882
- Fri May 06, 2022 10:09 pm
- Forum: Electrical System
- Topic: Breakers in place of fuses
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1882
Re: RIP N132EA
Makes one want to cry! What a shame.
- Fri May 06, 2022 10:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: RIP N132EA
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1958
Re: AirVenture 2022 Thread
I'll be there (21 years in a row), but sans Sonex, this time. I plan to help, just not sure when, yet. BTW, when the Sonex booth got relocated, the Sonex parking area kind of went away, other than some of us parking where we "usually" parked. Anyone know if there will be a designated Sonex...
- Wed May 04, 2022 7:30 pm
- Forum: Fly-Ins
- Topic: AirVenture 2022 Thread
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7673
Re: Fuel in the cockpit
Glad you landed uneventfully! I have an aluminum drain line from my catch pan, that exits out the bottom of the cowl. This also serves to drain water that gets into that pan. Even with a cover, rain sometimes goes where it wants to go! You can start at this log entry to see what I did: http://www.my...
- Wed May 04, 2022 7:27 pm
- Forum: Safety and Training
- Topic: Fuel in the cockpit
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1646
Re: Aerobatics Video
To do a "correct" competition loop you need to start from level. For the AeroVee I tend to fly 140 kts (160 mph), and pull to level briefly before pulling into the loop. That pull to level bleeds off a little speed. Without a constant speed prop you need to manage your RPMs. I'll overspeed...
- Sun May 01, 2022 8:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Aerobatics Video
- Replies: 4
- Views: 933
Re: Aerobatics Video
Fun to watch the G's and other numbers! Glad for the 6G airframe! (Note that I fly in Kts.) For anyone looking at the Oil Temp, it's actually 100 deg higher that you see. We've never been able to get the MGL data for OT to read properly.
- Sat Apr 30, 2022 9:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Aerobatics Video
- Replies: 4
- Views: 933
Re: Corrosion Test
racaldwell wrote:Sorry, I procrastinated too long on the 2nd SWAAT test. Now I retired last month so it will never happen, by me anyway.
Congratulations on the retirement!!
- Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:21 pm
- Forum: Xenos
- Topic: Corrosion Test
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13127
Re: First Flight in Waiex
I have 30 hours or so in a Waiex, and I can assure you that even with excess weight on one side you should not get a rolling tendency like that. Something sounds amiss with the rigging. Did you get the Waiex plans with the aircraft? You can double check all the rigging numbers (alignment, deflection...
- Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:16 pm
- Forum: First Flights!
- Topic: First Flight in Waiex
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2751
Re: Draft ??
Yes very drafty. At the fuselage holes at the leading edges, I filled those holes with some deftly shaped 1" thick pink rigid insulation, and that has worked well. Where the flap and aileron pushrods go through the fuselage, that is trickier, since the stick pushrods need to move in several axi...
