Matronics Email Lists :: View topic - build manual & flight manual

Matronics Email Lists
Web Forum Interface to the Matronics Email Lists

Get Email Distribution Too! FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register

Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in

build manual & flight manual

Matronics Email Lists Forum Index -> Lightning-List

View previous topic :: View next topic

Author Message

wb2ssj(at)earthlink.net
Guest

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 6:17 am Post subject: build manual & flight manual

Mark, still have not received the disk, how did you  send it? Tex

  

   [quote][b]

- The Matronics Lightning-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List

dashvii(at)hotmail.com
Guest

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:14 am Post subject: build manual & flight manual

Tex,

   You can always do like the Esquals, and like some of the Lightnings when 

they first begin flying and just not put in any struts.  You'll just have to 

hold your own canopy up.  Buz has a mod for his Esqual that holds up the 

canopy a few inches to help with airflow on the ground.  You could put 

something like a nylon or leather strap mounted to the inside rear of the 

canopy, then when you close it pull it through the opening between the 

canopy and turtledeck so that it's easy to lift up the canopy.  I mean, even 

with the struts you have to be careful so that the wind doesn't catch it and 

slam it back down or stress it and pull it off the other way.  I flew a 

couple of Lightnings like this and all the Esquals that I flew were like 

this and it's not that big of a deal.  The struts were just something that 

the Lightning folks were trying to make as a convienince in ther design.  

Brian W.



From: "Tex Mantell" <wb2ssj(at)earthlink.net>

Reply-To: lightning-list(at)matronics.com

To: "lightning List" <Lightning-list(at)matronics.com>

Subject: build manual & flight manual

Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:16:06 -0400



Mark, still have not received the disk, how did you send it? Tex



_________________________________________________________________

Messenger Café — open for fun 24/7. Hot games, cool activities served daily. 

Visit now. http://cafemessenger.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_AugHMtagline

- The Matronics Lightning-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List

sales(at)billandruth.net
Guest

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:05 am Post subject: build manual & flight manual

Hi All,

 

 Another way to hold the canopy open partially is to drill new holes about 3 to 4 inches above the fuselage holes located for the existing canopy lock pins.  Then raise the canopy and slide these pins out and into the fuselage frame and the canopy is locked into position and air can flow through the cockpit without restriction.  This is a simple mod that does not add weight and is easy to do at any time during or after the build phase.  I've seen this mod done on a lightning here in Tucson.

 

 Bill

 

 Brian Whittingham wrote: [quote]--> Lightning-List message posted by: "Brian Whittingham" <dashvii(at)hotmail.com> (dashvii(at)hotmail.com)   

   

 Tex,   

   You can always do like the Esquals, and like some of the Lightnings when they first begin flying and just not put in any struts.  You'll just have to hold your own canopy up.  Buz has a mod for his Esqual that holds up the canopy a few inches to help with airflow on the ground.  You could put something like a nylon or leather strap mounted to the inside rear of the canopy, then when you close it pull it through the opening between the canopy and turtledeck so that it's easy to lift up the canopy.  I mean, even with the struts you have to be careful so that the wind doesn't catch it and slam it back down or stress it and pull it off the other way.  I flew a couple of Lightnings like this and all the Esquals that I flew were like this and it's not that big of a deal.  The struts were just something that the Lightning folks were trying to make as a convienince in ther design.  Brian W.   

   

 From: "Tex Mantell" <wb2ssj(at)earthlink.net> (wb2ssj(at)earthlink.net)   

 Reply-To: lightning-list(at)matronics.com (lightning-list(at)matronics.com)   

 To: "lightning List" <Lightning-list(at)matronics.com> (Lightning-list(at)matronics.com)   

 Subject: build manual & flight manual   

 Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:16:06 -0400   

   

 Mark, still have not received the disk, how did you send it? Tex   

   

 _________________________________________________________________   

 Messenger Café — open for fun 24/7. Hot games, cool activities served daily. Visit now. http://cafemessenger.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_AugHMtagline   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 [b]

- The Matronics Lightning-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List

wb2ssj(at)earthlink.net
Guest

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:11 am Post subject: build manual & flight manual

Thanks for the info Brian, I'll ask Buz for a picture , it sounds like a 

possibility.  Tex



---

- The Matronics Lightning-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List

dashvii(at)hotmail.com
Guest

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:21 am Post subject: build manual & flight manual

Tex,

   As Bill said, there are a few people who have drilled a second canopy pin 

latch hole in the railing a few inches above the original holes.  That locks 

the canopy in a slightly inclined position while taxiing for airflow.  I 

think that it comes down to an option of accessability.  If you've got a 

really great fit and don't mind tilting the canopy up and watching it to 

make sure it doesn't fall back everytime then I'd just leave the shocks off. 

  Saves a little weight, less to break in the future etc.  Doesn't really 

change the looks any.  Brian W.

From: "Tex Mantell" <wb2ssj(at)earthlink.net>

Reply-To: lightning-list(at)matronics.com

To: <lightning-list(at)matronics.com>

Subject: Re: build manual & flight manual

Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:11:04 -0400






Thanks for the info Brian, I'll ask Buz for a picture , it sounds like a 

possibility.  Tex



---

- The Matronics Lightning-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List

mark.stauffer1(at)gmail.c
Guest

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:56 am Post subject: build manual & flight manual

Tex,  

   

I sent you an e-mail off-list regarding this.  

   

Mark  

       

From: owner-lightning-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-lightning-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Tex Mantell

 Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 9:16 AM

 To: lightning List

 Subject: build manual & flight manual  

  

  

     

Mark, still have not received the disk, how did you send it? Tex  

    

   

   	  Quote: 	
		    http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List 	
0 	  Quote: 	
		   	
1 	  Quote: 	
		   	
2 	  Quote: 	
		   	
3 	  Quote: 	
		   	
4

       [quote][b]

- The Matronics Lightning-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List

Display posts from previous:

	Matronics Email Lists Forum Index -> Lightning-List	All times are GMT - 8 Hours
Page 1 of 1

Jump to:

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum