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 Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject: Old Ultrastar, Old Pilot but first ultralight, any advice? |
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At 06:07 PM 4/15/2007, Matt Hancuh wrote:
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...I've got about 800 hours in Pipers and Cessnas, the last 100 hours or
so, over the last few years, have been spent flying a PA-11 and a PA-12.
1) I've got 3 small holes in the fabric, two caused by transport (rudder
cables rubbed the elevator) and one in the bottom of the wing. All 3 holes
are about the size of a pencil eraser. I need to patch these I suppose,
so what's the smart way to do that?
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The proper way, of course, is to do a proper fabric patch according to the
Stits procedures (assuming it's covered with Stits (now called
Poly-Fiber)), but for a hole that small you can probably get away with a
simple tape patch, at least temporarily.
| Quote: | 2) Along with the purchase I've got half a bottle of penzoil outdoor. I'll
need more oil, is it only penzoil outdoor that I want or will many 2cycle
oils do?
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2-stroke oils are a subject that generates as many opinions as pilots. My
take is that most oils are OK, but that it's best not to switch brands (or
at least not too often), and that Pennzoil is one of the best (if not the
best) of the non synthetic oils... and what Rotax recommends (I know yours
is not a Rotax).
Like you, I recently bought an Ultrastar, and like you, have yet to fly
it. The previous owner always used Pennzoil air-cooled oil and I'll
continue to do the same.
I would also suggest that you get at least a little time in a 2-seat
ultralight before flying your US. A Kolb would be best, but even some time
in a Quicksilver or such would get you used to the low speeds and high drag
of an ultralight. My GA background is also similar to yours (~600 hours in
airplanes, about half of that that in the T-Craft I used to own), but I
feel a LOT more comfortable getting ready to fly my US after putting in
about 5 hours in a borrowed Quicksilver last fall.
-Dana
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