REFLECTOR:Confession Week!!!
Phil Hooper
reflector@tvbf.org
Fri Jun 4 22:49:59 CDT 2004
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Since there may be at least one insurance company "lurker" on Reflector =
I
suggest we end all these confessions with the following disclaimer:
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Hey, I was just kidding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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P.S. A hearty congrats to my wonderful friend, Paul Calhoun for your =
engine
start. Don't go into postpartum blues now.
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From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org] On =
Behalf
Of SlvEgl99@aol.com
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 1:52 PM
To: reflector@tvbf.org
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Confession Week!!!
The one I remember best, out of many small goof's, was when I was =
cutting
out the side of the cabin to form the small baggage areas in the strakes =
of
my XL. I managed to cut out a hole large enough for a Mack truck to =
drive
through, cutting nearly back to the spar and about 12" high. I was =
building
at the Velocity Service Center, and Scott Swing had a bit of advice =
about
the dimensions of the hole I should be cutting. He also told me how to =
fix
it.=20
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Another was to fail to rebalance the elevators after painting. Resulted =
in a
bit of adrenalin rush on a couple of occasions when I experienced =
elevator
flutter, but I reported on that in a previous posting.
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Another? Well, I was moving my plane backwards in the Service Center, =
which
is always crowded. Somehow forgot to look at pilot side canard tip; =
pushed
it into a large, heavy toolbox which then turned over spilling tools, =
files,
hoses, bolts, etc, etc all over the place. And made the first "hangar =
rash"
on my plane. Again, I was lucky as it was still in primer.
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How about losing a bolt out of the axle stub that is supposed to hold =
the
wheel pants on. Sure does result in yaw and other unexpected flight
sensations during approach as the fairing shifts one way and then the =
other.
I was able to observe it through the small strake windows. Does keep one
oriented on the approach.
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Bob Wood
658SE
XL FG
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D968134521-04062004><FONT size=3D3>Since there may be =
at=20
least one insurance company "lurker" on Reflector I suggest we end =
all=20
these confessions with the following disclaimer:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D968134521-04062004><FONT size=3D3>Hey, I was just=20
kidding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D968134521-04062004><FONT =
size=3D3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D968134521-04062004><FONT size=3D3>P.S. A hearty =
congrats to=20
my wonderful friend, Paul Calhoun for your engine start. Don't go =
into=20
postpartum blues now.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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align=3Dleft><FONT=20
face=3DTahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org] <B>On =
Behalf Of=20
</B>SlvEgl99@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 04, 2004 1:52=20
PM<BR><B>To:</B> reflector@tvbf.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:=20
REFLECTOR:Confession Week!!!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>The one I remember best, out of many small goof's, was when I was =
cutting=20
out the side of the cabin to form the small baggage areas in the =
strakes of my=20
XL. I managed to cut out a hole large enough for a Mack truck to drive =
through, cutting nearly back to the spar and about 12" high. I =
was=20
building at the Velocity Service Center, and Scott Swing had a bit of =
advice=20
about the dimensions of the hole I should be cutting. He also told me =
how to=20
fix it. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Another was to fail to rebalance the elevators after painting. =
Resulted=20
in a bit of adrenalin rush on a couple of occasions when I experienced =
elevator flutter, but I reported on that in a previous posting.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Another? Well, I was moving my plane backwards in the =
Service=20
Center, which is always crowded. Somehow forgot to look at pilot side =
canard=20
tip; pushed it into a large, heavy toolbox which then turned over =
spilling=20
tools, files, hoses, bolts, etc, etc all over the place. And made the =
first=20
"hangar rash" on my plane. Again, I was lucky as it was still in =
primer.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>How about losing a bolt out of the axle stub that is supposed to =
hold the=20
wheel pants on. Sure does result in yaw and other unexpected=20
flight sensations during approach as the fairing shifts one way =
and then=20
the other. I was able to observe it through the small strake windows. =
Does=20
keep one oriented on the approach.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Bob Wood</DIV>
<DIV>658SE</DIV>
<DIV>XL FG</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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