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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:08 pm Post subject: Picking the Matronics List's brain.

On 3/17/2014 7:56 PM, Steven DeFord       wrote:

     

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		         I realize that it's a bit early for me to be making         some of these decisions, since I'm still only about halfway         through the Emp kit, but I was wondering how people had done         some of the following:                    

         

         1)  Oxygen:  With the lovely ceiling (and good IFR           performance), I'd like to mount some sort of oxygen system.            Assuming I want to keep the bottle portable, and not have to           get oxygen service by a truck through the side of the           aircraft, where have people mounted the bottle so as to be           reasonably accessible?

       

     	
     I fabricated a fiberglass center console that fully encloses an     Aerox tank and fittings.  The tank can be removed in 2 minutes or     the whole console, with or without the tank, even faster.  The best     part is the console supplies a mounting point for a RAM iPad mount.      See it all here:

     Kitlog       Entry for O2 Console

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         2)  Fuel:  Unless running LOP (not sure how I'll be doing           it), 60 gallons is a bit shy for my purposes (would like 5h           range + 1h reserve).  I've considered adding a bit of fuel           tubing in the tunnel to be able to hook up a ferry tank to sit           in the back seat, since the 15 gal wingtip slide-in tanks           don't carry quite enough, and I'm afraid to put significantly           more weight in the wings that they weren't designed for (vs.           the cabin).  Other solutions?

       

     	
     I plan for 5 hours including reserves with the stock setup.  That's     over 600NM not including a 1 hour reserve.  Plan to run LOP.  The     tuning is cheap (high ROI) and easy with Airflow's restrictors and     anyone's engine monitor.

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         3)  Aileron trim:  The -10 comes with pitch trim, and it's           probably adequate to just use an adjustable bungee for rudder           trim, but do people put in aileron trim, and if so, have they           used it much?  It seems like the general consensus on the           websites is "Don't bother."

       

     	
     I have aileron trim, barely use it but recommend it.  Easy to put in     during the build.  More of a pain post construction.  I don't have     rudder trim, didn't miss it, but as my time in the rudder-centric     Maule falls by the way side, I'm beginning to like the idea of some     kind of rudder  trim.

     

     Bill "it flies really really well the way it was designed" Watson

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Bob Turner

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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:01 pm Post subject: Re: Picking the Matronics List's brain.

Keep in mind that a tank behind the bulkhead may limit baggage at full loads due to aft cg.

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Jim Berry

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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Picking the Matronics List's brain.

 	  Bob Turner wrote: 	
		  Keep in mind that a tank behind the bulkhead may limit baggage at full loads due to aft cg. 	




I have the carbon fiber MH bottle. While I have never calculated its impact on CG, I suspect it is much less than the tools, parts and survival gear I routinely carry. But you have a valid point.

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