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 Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:20 pm Post subject: trip to Oshkosh/big prep, short "flight"/ F210 Fuel meter |
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Lynn C Better luck next year. I'll try to remember to let you know when our fly-ins are this spring. Maybe one will have winds out of the east switching to the west. I guess that only happens if you are flying east then west C Ha!
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Pat Reilly
Mod 3 582 Rebuild
Rockford C IL
| Quote: | From: lynnmatt(at)jps.net
Subject: Kitfox-List: trip to Oshkosh/big prep C short "flight"/ F210 Fuel meter
Date: Fri C 23 Jan 2009 13:21:22 -0500
To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Lynn Matteson <lynnmatt(at)jps.net>
"Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case" (beatles)
Well C the window for getting to Oshkosh has closed again this year.
Man C I've got no luck with that Fly-in at all...except for the first
year.
It began with me installing my F210 fuel flow meter C and not finding
the fittings that I wanted to use. I ended up with barbed fittings
going into a galvanized 45 degree elbow C which looked like something
I wouldn't do on a lawn mower....thank God it's inside the console
and nobody sees it. Come spring C and I may change it...probably
not. : ) Then came the wiring C and of course C my wiring "kit" is over
at my CFI's shop C where I've been helping out. So I twisted wires
together C and taped them...UGH! then the test flight over to his
place C for some last minute verbal abuse regarding the flight C and
him telling me "Don't do anything stupid" I took that to mean on the
flight to Oshkosh C so I left and decided to land on the lake by my
house. I smacked a drift pretty hard landing C got out and checked
things over and all was ok C so I taxied back and prepped for takeoff.
I noticed that I had crossed some wet tracks...not mine...and wanted
to get the hell out of there pretty quick C so I powered up and it
took a fair amount of distance to get airborne....longer than usual.
Once airborne C I noticed it was climbing but not spectacularly C and I
happened to look at the right hand strut for some reason....it was
covered in frozen slush. Now I knew why the climb was not so hot. I
cleared the trees by a couple of hundred feet and flew home....it was
still gaining altitude. Got to the hangar C and saw about a half-inch
of slush on the right wing right around the gas cap area C just about
the center of lift C and also plugging the gas cap vent. Left side ok.
Well C that took care of the "anything stupid" card C so I figured I
was gold for the trip today up to 'kosh. I let the plane sit in the
sun (which had melted some snow on the lake and brought about the
less-than-ideal landing and takeoff conditions) to melt off the
slush C and I de-slushed and de-iced the brakes. When the wing was
free of ice and water I hangared it and went home.
Arriving at the hangar this morning with something less than
exuberance for the flight around Chicago in crappy conditions and
crappier further up north C I found that I had forgotten to plug in my
oil heater. That delayed my departure a bit C knowing that it takes a
long time for the Jabiru to warm up the oil by running. I fueled up C
packed stuff C had to chip at ice holding the hangar doors shut C and
struggled to push the plane outdoors. I put my car inside C so the
farmers who were unloading seed into a silo could have the driveway
to themselves C and finally fired her up. It took a while to warm the
oil to operating temp C but finally I was ready to taxi C and one last
look at the weather locally which was 260 wind at 16 gusting to 22 C
and low ceiling C but flyable...locally at least. Damn near full power
required to taxi in the heavy snow....34 degrees F. Finally got to
temp and powered up.........20 mph maximum airspeed into the
wind....no telling what the ground speed was C and I kept this up
beyond the "give it up" mark on the runway C and figured God must be
telling me something I didn't want to acknowledge but finally
did....wait until next year.
I'm too far away from Oshkosh to make it the day of the event even if
I left at before sunup C so my window of opportunity is very narrow
for the day before. Thinking I could make it up there even if I left
here at noon C a 4-5 hr trip would be pushing it C and the wind was
coming right at me for the first 2-3 hours C which would have meant a
fuel stop at some point on the way up. The cards were stacked against
me. And even if I had taken the farmer up on his offer to clear a
path for me C I had seen the writing on the wall C and it didn't say
"Welcome to Oshkosh"
So far the fuel flow meter works great....it's really neat to see
what a twist of the throttle will do C up or down...thanks for the
tip C Leonard C Deke C Dick (?) and whoever else suggested...oh C yeah C
my "neighbor" at OSH C Marco!
Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV Speedster C taildragger
Jabiru 2200 C #2062 C 600.2 hrs
Sensenich 62x46
Electroair direct-fire ignition system
New skis done and flying
>
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| Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:06 pm Post subject: trip to Oshkosh/big prep, short "flight"/ F210 Fuel meter |
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Thanks, Pat....when I used to bicycle to work out in Davis,
California, the wind would be in my face in the morning, and in the
afternoon...yup, in my face.
Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
Jabiru 2200, #2062, 600.2 hrs
Sensenich 62x46
Electroair direct-fire ignition system
New skis done and flying
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On Jan 23, 2009, at 8:18 PM, patrick reilly wrote:
| Quote: | Lynn, Better luck next year. I'll try to remember to let you know
when our fly-ins are this spring. Maybe one will have winds out of
the east switching to the west. I guess that only happens if you
are flying east then west, Ha!
do not archive
Pat Reilly
Mod 3 582 Rebuild
Rockford, IL
> From: lynnmatt(at)jps.net
> Subject: trip to Oshkosh/big prep, short "flight"/
F210 Fuel meter
> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:21:22 -0500
> To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com
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>
>
> "Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case" (beatles)
>
> Well, the window for getting to Oshkosh has closed again this year.
> Man, I've got no luck with that Fly-in at all...except for the first
> year.
> It began with me installing my F210 fuel flow meter, and not finding
> the fittings that I wanted to use. I ended up with barbed fittings
> going into a galvanized 45 degree elbow, which looked like something
> I wouldn't do on a lawn mower....thank God it's inside the console
> and nobody sees it. Come spring, and I may change it...probably
> not. : ) Then came the wiring, and of course, my wiring "kit" is
over
> at my CFI's shop, where I've been helping out. So I twisted wires
> together, and taped them...UGH! then the test flight over to his
> place, for some last minute verbal abuse regarding the flight, and
> him telling me "Don't do anything stupid" I took that to mean on the
> flight to Oshkosh, so I left and decided to land on the lake by my
> house. I smacked a drift pretty hard landing, got out and checked
> things over and all was ok, so I taxied back and prepped for
takeoff.
> I noticed that I had crossed some wet tracks...not mine...and wanted
> to get the hell out of there pretty quick, so I powered up and it
> took a fair amount of distance to get airborne....longer than usual.
> Once airborne, I noticed it was climbing but not spectacularly,
and I
> happened to look at the right hand strut for some reason....it was
> covered in frozen slush. Now I knew why the climb was not so hot. I
> cleared the trees by a couple of hundred feet and flew home....it
was
> still gaining altitude. Got to the hangar, and saw about a half-inch
> of slush on the right wing right around the gas cap area, just about
> the center of lift, and also plugging the gas cap vent. Left side
ok.
> Well, that took care of the "anything stupid" card, so I figured I
> was gold for the trip today up to 'kosh. I let the plane sit in the
> sun (which had melted some snow on the lake and brought about the
> less-than-ideal landing and takeoff conditions) to melt off the
> slush, and I de-slushed and de-iced the brakes. When the wing was
> free of ice and water I hangared it and went home.
> Arriving at the hangar this morning with something less than
> exuberance for the flight around Chicago in crappy conditions and
> crappier further up north, I found that I had forgotten to plug
in my
> oil heater. That delayed my departure a bit, knowing that it takes a
> long time for the Jabiru to warm up the oil by running. I fueled up,
> packed stuff, had to chip at ice holding the hangar doors shut, and
> struggled to push the plane outdoors. I put my car inside, so the
> farmers who were unloading seed into a silo could have the driveway
> to themselves, and finally fired her up. It took a while to warm the
> oil to operating temp, but finally I was ready to taxi, and one last
> look at the weather locally which was 260 wind at 16 gusting to 22,
> and low ceiling, but flyable...locally at least. Damn near full
power
> required to taxi in the heavy snow....34 degrees F. Finally got to
> temp and powered up.........20 mph maximum airspeed into the
> wind....no telling what the ground speed was, and I kept this up
> beyond the "give it up" mark on the runway, and figured God must be
> telling me something I didn't want to acknowledge but finally
> did....wait until next year.
>
> I'm too far away from Oshkosh to make it the day of the event
even if
> I left at before sunup, so my window of opportunity is very narrow
> for the day before. Thinking I could make it up there even if I left
> here at noon, a 4-5 hr trip would be pushing it, and the wind was
> coming right at me for the first 2-3 hours, which would have meant a
> fuel stop at some point on the way up. The cards were stacked
against
> me. And even if I had taken the farmer up on his offer to clear a
> path for me, I had seen the writing on the wall, and it didn't say
> "Welcome to Oshkosh"
>
> So far the fuel flow meter works great....it's really neat to see
> what a twist of the throttle will do, up or down...thanks for the
> tip, Leonard, Deke, Dick (?) and whoever else suggested...oh, yeah,
> my "neighbor" at OSH, Marco!
>
> Lynn Matteson
> Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
> Jabiru 2200, #2062, 600.2 hrs
> Sensenich 62x46
> Electroair direct-fire ignition system
> New skis done and flying
>
> >
> &g============
>
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