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john(at)leptron.com
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:58 pm Post subject: wind dammage

I finished repairing my fox last night. It sat tied down at ogd in a

microburst. Broken rubber hinges were the test of my patience.2 of the three

rod ends used the speedster tail were broken. (Were some broken before the

storm?) I never would have found them in a walk around, but felt the rudder

move while I was washing the plane. I will now use a flashlight to check

them forever. 

Many thanks, to John as kitfox for taking time out of his busy schedule to

look up part numbers and send them for me. I am headed to billings Montana

this week, and john was very understanding. 



John Oakley

Model 4 speedster 

Short wing

912 ul

Cap

I am now over 1200 hours of kitfox flight time, in my log... what next

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Fox5flyer
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:36 am Post subject: wind dammage

It's good that you discovered the problem before the airplane left the

ground John.  Thanks for sharing it with us.

do not archive

Deke Morisse

N148DM

S5/Soob/CAP

NE Michigan

"The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind of

immortality."

-- John Quincy Adams



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dan(at)azshowersolutions.
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:54 am Post subject: wind dammage

John,

  Sorry to hear of the microburst incident...those anyone can do without. Glad you found the gremlins before they found you.

  Dan B

  Mesa, AZ  

  KF-IV  Building



john oakley <john(at)leptron.com> wrote:

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I finished repairing my fox last night. It sat tied down at ogd in a

microburst. Broken rubber hinges were the test of my patience.2 of the three

rod ends used the speedster tail were broken. (Were some broken before the

storm?) I never would have found them in a walk around, but felt the rudder

move while I was washing the plane. I will now use a flashlight to check

them forever. 

Many thanks, to John as kitfox for taking time out of his busy schedule to

look up part numbers and send [quote][b]

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kitfoxmike

Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Posts: 373

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:55 am Post subject: Re: wind dammage

I'm a little confused.  Not uncommon.  But, explain the rubber bushings in the rudder?  My rudder is held in place with rod ends.

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john(at)leptron.com
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:10 am Post subject: wind dammage

Ok, a little smile here, It was late and I misspelled several things, I am

old what can I say. It was the rod bearings in the rudder that broke. There

are 3 that are 3/16 threaded ends and a forth (the bottom one) that has 1/4

inch threads. The rudder was thrown to the stops and snapped the threaded

ends off. I remember on my grand canyon flight that I felt a touch of

vibration in the rudder at one point, I hope to heck I was not flying it

with some broken hinges. I scares the hell out of me. 



John Oakley



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kitfoxmike

Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Posts: 373

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:16 am Post subject: Re: wind dammage

well, if you felt vibration then and you don't now, than chances are you where flying with broken rod ends, eek.  I hava a friend with a Comander and his boy found worn out rod ends on his elevator, eek, he didn't know he was flying around with that problem.  



When I was at Arlington it was pointed out to me that the gear case had too much end play for the prop.  When I saw it I freaked.  I flew it home and as soon as I got home the gear box came off.  The gears were ok, but the washers and the eccentric was changed, 300 dollars later, and two days, she was flying again.  Sure is nice and quiet and less vibration.

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