REFLECTOR: Winglet Springs

[dennis.doc]

It's been too long and I didn't measure John's mod. Better safe than sorry,
so sneak up on it.

Dennis


On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 4:12 PM, John Tvedte <johnt at comp-sol.com> wrote:

>  Just so everyone knows – Scott Swing told me in an email some time ago:
> “Don’t cut more than 1” off of them or you won’t be able to get to them
> to pull them out.  I normally go for about ¾””****
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> It would be interesting to know if John did cut off more than 1”….****
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> *From:* reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] *On
> Behalf Of *dennis.doc
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 29, 2013 3:48 PM
> *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: Winglet Springs****
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> John Abraham did my initial test flight. He cut about 1 or 2 inches off
> the springs, bent a new hook, and reattached the spring. Both springs have
> worked perfectly for 2 years. They never flap and always stay put.****
>
> Dennis Martin****
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> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 3:34 PM, Ron N VelocityXLFG <
> velocityxl at fastmail.fm> wrote:****
>
> Since my plane is down and getting painted I though I would add an extra
> spring to each of  the winglets.
> The factory spring works but not enough to keep it in when the wind is
> blowing . I had them flapping the other day
> while taxing  with a tail wind. So I was considering adding an extra
> spring to each winglet any thoughts.
>
> Ron
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