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Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:56 pm Post subject: ELSA inspection |
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Hi Mark and all, I asked this question at the course I took this weekend.
The instructor said that you can`t inspect the inside of the wing if there
was no inspection access. His advice was to put an inspection plate next to
the strut mount. If I ever recover my FSII, I will do that, as for now I
trust my building skills and will leave things as they are.
Lanny N598LF do not archive
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pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com Guest
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:02 am Post subject: ELSA inspection |
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If I ever recover my FSII, I will do that, as for now I trust my building
skills and will leave things as they are. >
No need to wait till then if you want an inspection panel. They can be
bought at any aero store. Just stick the ring on, cut out the inside of the
ring with a sharply pointed knife and slip the tin cap on.
The cap has a short piece of tin across its diameter which is pinned to the
caps centre. It is slightly bowed so that the ends slide inside the fabric
on both sides. The tin cap itself will `spam can` as it is made with a
slight curvature.To open press the middle and it will `pop` . To close press
the edges and it wil `pop` the other way and hold the the whole thing tight.
Cheers
Pat
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slyck(at)frontiernet.net Guest
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:58 pm Post subject: ELSA inspection |
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Just curious, what would I look at in my MkIII wing if I did have an
inspection port?
At least once a flying season I shake the wing tip up and down and
listen for
unnatural sounds. As it is I'm happy that no critters or nesting bees
can get in there.
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On 10, Nov 2006, at 12:01 PM, pat ladd wrote:
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If I ever recover my FSII, I will do that, as for now I trust my
building skills and will leave things as they are. >
No need to wait till then if you want an inspection panel. They can be
bought at any aero store. Just stick the ring on, cut out the inside
of the ring with a sharply pointed knife and slip the tin cap on.
The cap has a short piece of tin across its diameter which is pinned
to the caps centre. It is slightly bowed so that the ends slide
inside the fabric on both sides. The tin cap itself will `spam can` as
it is made with a slight curvature.To open press the middle and it
will `pop` . To close press the edges and it wil `pop` the other way
and hold the the whole thing tight.
Cheers
Pat
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pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com Guest
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 6:57 am Post subject: ELSA inspection |
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Just curious, what would I look at in my MkIII wing if I did have an
inspection port?>>
Good question. But when you decide what you want to look at then you can put
an inspection panel right there. I think that if I was worried about bees
nesting or hiving or whatever in the wing I would shake it EVERY flight.
Cheers
Pat
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APilot(at)webtv.net Guest
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 11:20 am Post subject: ELSA inspection |
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Inspection plates. I looked at an uncovered Kolb wing and made a note of
where I would like to see after covering. I now have about 10
inspection plates. So far, everything looks the same. Still a little
shaking is a good idea as part of a preflight.
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:11 pm Post subject: ELSA inspection |
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The two main things I would recommend looking for inside the wing would be signs of corrosion and "smoking" or otherwise failing rivets.
Rick
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Inspection plates. I looked at an uncovered Kolb wing and made a note of
where I would like to see after covering. I now have about 10
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David.Lehman
Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 265 Location: "Lovely" Fresno CA
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:21 pm Post subject: ELSA inspection |
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And if you live close to fields, mouse nests, they love fabric wings...
DVD
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On 11/12/06, Richard Girard <jindoguy(at)gmail.com (jindoguy(at)gmail.com)> wrote: [quote]The two main things I would recommend looking for inside the wing would be signs of corrosion and "smoking" or otherwise failing rivets.
Rick
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jindoguy(at)gmail.com Guest
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:31 pm Post subject: ELSA inspection |
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They also seem to love wiring. My girl friend parked her Hyundai Sante Fe when she came home from work one Thursday night and when I wnet to drive it the next morning the check engine light was on an the engine was running very rough. Little vermin took out the primary and secondary fuel injector harnesses.
Rick
On 11/12/06, David Lehman <david(at)davidlehman.net (david(at)davidlehman.net)> wrote:[quote] And if you live close to fields, mouse nests, they love fabric wings...
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On 11/12/06, Richard Girard <jindoguy(at)gmail.com (jindoguy(at)gmail.com)> wrote: Quote: | The two main things I would recommend looking for inside the wing would be signs of corrosion and "smoking" or otherwise failing rivets.
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"Ya'll drop on in"
takes on a whole new meaning
when you live at the airport. [quote][b]
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