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- Thu May 26, 2005 12:52 pm
- Forum: Electrical Systems
- Topic: Strobe Packs
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14467
Well......
Thank you for this URL. I was not aware of ths company. I looked over their offerings and did not see any thing that directly replaces the CreativeAir product. This complany really seems focused on the emergency vehicle (auto, trauck, etc.) market rather than the airplane market. While I think that ...
- Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:34 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: How often do you work on your project?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6858
Every Friday Too
I usually work 3 - 4 night, plus I have every Friday off work. I have so much vacation time saved up over the years that my company is threatening to take it away unless I use it up. So I am working 4-6 hours on Friday too. Even so, it has been 5 months since I started the tail section, and 230 hour...
- Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:16 pm
- Forum: RV 8/8A
- Topic: It's done!
- Replies: 37
- Views: 49717
I went for the RV-8A
I've flown tailwheel airplane (Citabrias) and nose wheel similar to the RVs (Grumman Tigers) and I prefere the nose wheel. I don't want to pay for the additional insurance that the tailwheel costs. All tailwheel planes that I know of have groundlooped at least once. Ya the the nose wheel may or may ...
- Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:59 pm
- Forum: Primers & Paint
- Topic: To prime or not to prime
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24974
What Does Van Say on This
Van's has said that they just Alodine and the Veriprime. And that is all they recommend. That is what I have been doing on the tail. And Van keeps saying "just build the airplane." Should I be worried now, or should I worry 30 years from now? Also I have scuffed up the alclad for better adhision of ...
- Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:58 am
- Forum: Primers & Paint
- Topic: Using Alumiprep 33 before Alodine
- Replies: 13
- Views: 32995
Using Alumiprep 33 before Alodine
I am planning to Alodine and VariPrime the interior of the airframe. But the normally recomended cleaner is Alumiprep 33. The bottle states not to use on high copper alloy aluminum. 2024 has 4.5% copper, very high. Any one have experience in using this cleaner, or can they recommend another cleaner ...