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 Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:20 pm Post subject: Tie Wraps, Airventure, SnF Blog |
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Hi All,
I am sitting at the Tampa Airport on my way home from Sun and fun and just
want to respond to a few bits of traffic
from the past few days.
1) the bit on tie wraps in re color is actually incorrect. Sensitivity to
UV and to heat is based on material, not color.
Nylon is the superior material forTyWraps, but the cheap stuff you buy at
the local auto supply store is frequently
not nylon. The test for nylon is to create a sharp (180 degree) bend and
press sides together. If a white line appears in
the material don't waste your money.
2) Re Airventure. Fred, I don't know when you were last there, but I go
every year. I grew up in NYC and live there now, so
I know a million people at a time when I see them. Osh on a good day does
indeed in my in the flesh opinion has a good 200 - 400
thousand people present. SnF this year by comparison will prove to lucky
to have over 50k per day - very light traffic.
3) Speaking of SnF, I took the two day Rotax 912s Maintenance course and
it was most excellent. We spent a fair bit of time under the hood of
CTSWs
Burping oil systems, tearing down Bing 64 carbs, pulling and inspecting
the hydraulic lifters and valves, etc. Broken down a gear box and
re-assembled.
Did carb synchs on a running CTSW, and learning to listen for gear clatter
vs. de-synch. I know there's a bunch of Light Sport guys here and I
really
recommend Dean and his class. It will equip a gear head type or an A&P to
do essentially all line level maint. I took lots of pix and video'd the
hands on stuff.
PS It was interesting to see that the CTSW has only 10 ga wire from that
tiny battery to the master and to the starter. I use #2 welding cable
myself.
At John Wheeler's request I will try to soon put together some useful
Rotax facts from the class, and from Eric from
Kodiak(who of course was not there Officially), Mike from California
Power, Phil and Kerry from Lockwood, and
Shayne (formerly from Lockwood, but still doing deep Rotax work)
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:54 am Post subject: Tie Wraps, Airventure, SnF Blog |
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<<Sensitivity to UV and to heat is based on material, not color. >>
If the black colouration is achieved by hte addition of carbon black, then very good UV resistance is acheived.
Duncan McF.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject: Re: Tie Wraps, Airventure, SnF Blog |
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| irampil(at)notes.cc.sunys wrote: | | 2) Re Airventure. Fred, I don't know when you were last there, but I go every year. I grew up in NYC and live there now, so I know a million people at a time when I see them. Osh on a good day does indeed in my in the flesh opinion has a good 200 - 400 thousand people present. |
I've been to OSH a number of years, including recently. Also spent 40+ yrs as a tax accountant; there's much detail in EAA's IRS tax filings, which are public record. If EAA's "attendance-day" numbers were accurate, then almost $10 million in admission charges have annually been embezzled by somebody for many years. EAA also has periodically published demographic studies of the average attendee, one done by a local University -- % of attendees who are pilots, aircraft owners, and EAA members. If their published attendance "estimates" were accurate, then the majority of pilots and aircraft owners in America go to OSH every year. Yet the average distance they travel is less than 400 miles. And over 100% of worldwide EAA membership cannot possibly be on the field on any given day of the convention.
Fred F.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:02 am Post subject: Tie Wraps, Airventure, SnF Blog |
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What do you use to scavenge the lead from the tank?
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Subject: Tie Wraps, Airventure, SnF Blog
Hi All,
I am sitting at the Tampa Airport on my way home from Sun and fun and just
want to respond to a few bits of traffic
from the past few days.
1) the bit on tie wraps in re color is actually incorrect. Sensitivity to
UV and to heat is based on material, not color.
Nylon is the superior material forTyWraps, but the cheap stuff you buy at
the local auto supply store is frequently
not nylon. The test for nylon is to create a sharp (180 degree) bend and
press sides together. If a white line appears in
the material don't waste your money.
2) Re Airventure. Fred, I don't know when you were last there, but I go
every year. I grew up in NYC and live there now, so
I know a million people at a time when I see them. Osh on a good day does
indeed in my in the flesh opinion has a good 200 - 400
thousand people present. SnF this year by comparison will prove to lucky to
have over 50k per day - very light traffic.
3) Speaking of SnF, I took the two day Rotax 912s Maintenance course and it
was most excellent. We spent a fair bit of time under the hood of CTSWs
Burping oil systems, tearing down Bing 64 carbs, pulling and inspecting the
hydraulic lifters and valves, etc. Broken down a gear box and re-assembled.
Did carb synchs on a running CTSW, and learning to listen for gear clatter
vs. de-synch. I know there's a bunch of Light Sport guys here and I really
recommend Dean and his class. It will equip a gear head type or an A&P to
do essentially all line level maint. I took lots of pix and video'd the
hands on stuff.
PS It was interesting to see that the CTSW has only 10 ga wire from that
tiny battery to the master and to the starter. I use #2 welding cable
myself.
At John Wheeler's request I will try to soon put together some useful Rotax
facts from the class, and from Eric from
Kodiak(who of course was not there Officially), Mike from California Power,
Phil and Kerry from Lockwood, and
Shayne (formerly from Lockwood, but still doing deep Rotax work)
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