Phew J I had visions of yet another rework Will First, the (black bolt)pins are undersize, (pip pins are spot on and the bushes pretty good) The tightness is cause by miss alignment of the bushes, bo
MY perception is that the bushings are quite soft which seems strange to me Will First, the (black bolt)pins are undersize, (pip pins are spot on and the bushes pretty good) The tightness is cause by
Thanks Bud Will Will, and others, The play is because the black pins are undersized about .007 I think. The main pip pin is about .499 so only a tiny amount of play is available. Normally, the oversi
Here is a question with respect to this topic =93 albeit a bit of a sensitive one. But maybe it is the acid test. Is there any experience of this part of the aircraft failing apart? =93 I have heard
I got my tail out and started going through the tailplane retention mod - the one where you have to dig a hole in the underneath of the tailplane. Do you need longer pip pins and if so what is the re
Thanks I was wondering.... I even bought some longer pins in anticipation of doing the mod from McMaster...but yesterday I fitted them and pulled (by the body not the ring) to test retention and out
Yes I add my congratulations to that - very impressive Will Congratulations from us also. Had a close friend who suffered the same disease and this brought a tear to our eyes. Sue& Bill
Probably opening a can of worms but anyway here goes. I read in the most recent AOPA report it mentions the FAA study of 647 accidents of which 133 were fatal in Alaska between 2004 and 2009. The FAA
Thanks to all. "Intrusion" I not the cockpit does not sound nice. AS always I am educated...constantly amazed by the wealth of knowledge available in the group. When I started Skiing XX years ago (st
Sorry that was gibberish I meant to say - obviously - "intrusion into the cockpit does not sound nice" Thanks to all. "Intrusion" I not the cockpit does not sound nice. AS always I am educated...cons
Glad to hear all more or less well Best wishes Will Dear All, Many thanks for your kind enquiries about the earthquake in Christchurch. I was here and it was frightening. More of a lateral shaking th
For the collective wisdom In an effort to align the left wing aileron quick connect (reposition page 27/16 in the manual) I inadvertently ground out about 1/4 '' from the upper glass of the spar - th
For those that are interested Phew "things are never as good or as bad as they seem at first sight" - it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be.well not bad at all really. Bud as usual was very helpf
Frans Can you explain a little more about how the mocal installation works please? I am assuming that the heat exchanger goes in downstream of the radiator so that the oil is cooled at the coolest po
Frans Yes I shared your concern. My heart-failure wasn't over the wood. It was over the bite that I took out of the upper spar cap. I think that I remember someone telling me that something like 90%