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 Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:04 pm Post subject: New Skis - Was Elevator Trim |
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What's wrong with your old Skis Lynn? Seems like I recall you just modified them last winter with longer tips to jump snow piles. 
Marco Menezes N99KX
Model 2 582-90 C-Box 3:1
not flying, no heat, no skis 
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--- On Wed, 11/26/08, Lynn Matteson <lynnmatt(at)jps.net> wrote:
| Quote: | From: Lynn Matteson <lynnmatt(at)jps.net>
Subject: Re: Elevator Trim
To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com
Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 4:34 PM
| Quote: | --> Kitfox-List message posted by: Lynn Matteson <lynnmatt(at)jps.net>
Now Lowell, that you're all done engineering the elevator trim, how
'bout working on a rudder trim that can be slid under the skin of a
completed and painted plane, such that the installer doesn't have to weld
anything, and the subsequent "damage" to the fabric consists of
nothing more than maybe taping over a slit in the fabric...with orange tape, of
course. If that sounds a little too selfish, I'd allow for any other color
tape to be used. (This will give you something to dream about while recovering
from the intake of too much tryptophan in Kansas City tomorrow....Happy
Thanksgiving, everybody) And it will free up my time to work on my new skis. : )
Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
Jabiru 2200, 593hrs
Sensenich 62x46
flying again after rebuild, and new Electroair direct-fire ignition system;
also building a new pair of snow skis
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On Nov 26, 2008, at 2:30 PM, Clint Bazzill wrote:
| Quote: | Lowell, I think a kit would be great. The Model 1, 2, and 3's would
probably benefit greatly. I just put the large elevator for the 4 on mine, have
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about 25 hours on it now. The shipping for my elevator was about $90, that
isn't that far as I live near San Fransisco. So round trip fare for an
elevator would be over $200, that would pay for a lot of welding. My 2 cents
worth, P.S. lookis like a nce setup for elevator with no ribs.
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Clint
Model IV, 912S with 1400 hours.
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Lynn Matteson
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Location: Grass Lake, Michigan
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:12 pm Post subject: New Skis - Was Elevator Trim |
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That modification was just a brace so that I could blast through
those pesky ice/snow piles without altering the shape of the skis on
the fly. 
I've wanted to make a pair of skis that would have no ski right
behind the wheel, so any snow that the tire kicked up would have no
ski to land on. As it was, the ski right behind the tire acted like a
"cheese slicer", scooping up snow. And I think that the 1 3/4" or so
of wheel penetration is too much..at least according to some other
skis I've seen. When I almost got stuck in 9" of snow last year, I
decided I needed to make some changes. I'm also changing the
mounting, so that the ski will install without having to raise the
plane.
Geez, I just had to buy some socket-head cap screws, airplane grade,
and they were over $3 each...stinkin' 1/4" bolts, 2'' long...sheesh!
Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
Jabiru 2200, 593hrs
Sensenich 62x46
flying again after rebuild, and new Electroair direct-fire ignition
system;
also building a new pair of snow skis
do not archive
On Nov 26, 2008, at 5:04 PM, Marco Menezes wrote:
| Quote: | What's wrong with your old Skis Lynn? Seems like I recall you just
modified them last winter with longer tips to jump snow piles.
Marco Menezes N99KX
Model 2 582-90 C-Box 3:1
not flying, no heat, no skis
do not archive
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Lynn
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