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by hngrflyr
Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:14 am
Forum: RV 8/8A
Topic: RV8 conversion to RV8A??
Replies: 15
Views: 22416

Before I found my RV-6, I was considering an RV-6A with the intention of converting it to conventional gear. It's a little involved, but doable. I was about ready to do it.

Bob Severns
by hngrflyr
Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:20 am
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Lights
Replies: 8
Views: 9185

Talk to the maintenance people in an office building and find out what they use. These folks quickly learn what works well without breaking the budget. I have some old 48" 4 tube fixtures that were salvaged out of a building being torn down. They have worked without problems for several years. I'd l...
by hngrflyr
Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:16 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Lights
Replies: 8
Views: 9185

I don't know which ones are the best bang for the buck, but do know the cheap shop lights that are often on sale aren't worth dragging home.

Bob S
by hngrflyr
Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:32 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: How long ya been flying?
Replies: 36
Views: 35980

I started hanging around the local airpark in 1954 at the age of 13. My first ride was in a new 1954 Tri Pacer. I soloed in a Cessna 120 in 1957. I've flown lots of different airplanes and have accumulated something over 4000 hours. Probably 90% in tailwheel airplanes. I purchased a Cessna 120 in 19...
by hngrflyr
Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:01 am
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Whatcha do this weekend?
Replies: 11
Views: 12236

Early Saturday morning, I flew our RV-6 to our EAA Chapter Club House at an airport a few miles from our home base, so I could cook the scrambled eggs at our monthly pancake breakfast. We ate and socialized till about noon, then the party broke up and everyone went their own way. On the way home, I ...
by hngrflyr
Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:26 pm
Forum: Screwup Chronicles
Topic: Another Bad Idea
Replies: 5
Views: 9599

Back in the late 1970s, I was helping a friend rebuild a Cessna 120. He was drilling a hole in a buss bracket, and drilled through a finger. He was jumping around swearing and I was laughing so hard tears were running down my face. My laughing made him angry. It took him about a week to get over it....
by hngrflyr
Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:21 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Destination: X
Replies: 9
Views: 8962

My wife and I flew our RV-6 to North Bend, Oregon yesterday to see if perhaps some friends were there. They weren't, so we decided go about 100 miles up the coast and get lunch at a good little deli at Pacific City. The airport there is a 1600' narrow runway right in the middle of the town. As we ar...
by hngrflyr
Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:48 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: OMG! Look at this BS!
Replies: 4
Views: 6016

If we rely on government to keep us prosperous and free, we will be neither. If you don't think the terrorists won on 9-11-01, look around at the millions who would give up their freedoms for the illusion of security, and it is only an illusion. They totally changed the way we operate in this countr...
by hngrflyr
Sat Sep 03, 2005 3:21 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: OT - These gas prices are RIDICULOUS!
Replies: 11
Views: 11085

I'd be about ready for a nationwide strike of all workers till the powers that be get the message. Believe me, if the money stops flowing, they will get the message!

Bob S
by hngrflyr
Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:48 am
Forum: General Construction Questions
Topic: AN3 Bolt Hole Size ...
Replies: 6
Views: 11210

I like to get as close to a zero clearance fit as I can for structural bolt holes. Keep in mind that twist drills generally drill holes slightly oversize. The newer and sharper the drill, the more accurate the holes sizes are. As a practical matter, the size of bolt holes shouldn't make assembly dif...
by hngrflyr
Tue May 17, 2005 7:53 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: TW on grass
Replies: 2
Views: 5510

Grass is more forgiving of small errors than paved runways are. I've owned a Cessna 120 for more than three decades. It loves grass runways. I taught myself how to do good wheel landings on a grass runway. I've had our RV-6 into three grass strips so far. It likes them too. One was so rough, I won't...
by hngrflyr
Sat May 14, 2005 12:50 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: What else would you build?
Replies: 17
Views: 19937

Just a little more than a year ago, we bought a RV-6 that had been flying for a number of years. It's truly a great airplane. I'm thinking, after my wife finishes her private license in our Cessna 120, I might want a partially completed RV kit to finish. If that happens, one thing is for sure, the t...
by hngrflyr
Wed May 11, 2005 3:40 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Cleveland brakes
Replies: 2
Views: 4644

The problem is most likely in the master cylinder geometry. Be sure the master cylinder is mounted in such a way that no side load exists on it's piston rod. Most master cylinders are designed with some kind of mechanism to relieve pressure from the system when the cylinder returns to the top of it'...
by hngrflyr
Mon May 09, 2005 7:42 pm
Forum: Workshop & Tools
Topic: Torque Wrenches
Replies: 14
Views: 19181

Pittsburg is Harbor Freight's brand. Mostly low cost, low quality stuff. I use their long pins punch sets because they're cheap. They are poor quality. When they get messed up I throw them away and get new ones. I personally opt for high quality tools most of the time. If you ever have a tool failur...
by hngrflyr
Tue May 03, 2005 11:17 am
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Flying Magazine is lame...
Replies: 27
Views: 30778

One thing you must remember about the popular aviation magazines is, they can't really give an honest appraisal of the lastest products coming to the marketplace, because their revenue stream comes form the manufacturers of these products in the form of advertizing dollars. They are not about to inc...
by hngrflyr
Sun May 01, 2005 10:27 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Flying Magazine is lame...
Replies: 27
Views: 30778

Flying isn't the only aviation magazine that isn't worth a pinch of &#!t to the average aviator who wants factual information. Many writers who contribute to many of the popular magazines expose their ignorance the minute they start pecking on their keyboards. There was a recent piece about a certai...
by hngrflyr
Wed Apr 27, 2005 12:26 am
Forum: Workshop & Tools
Topic: Compressors...revisited
Replies: 12
Views: 15058

The duty time for your compressor for riveting and drilling is likely not going to exceed the capacity of the garden variety 2 hp units. If you're talking painting, sand blasting or spraying solvents, thats another story. I have a 2 hp two cylinder piston compressor that I bought in the 1970s. I use...
by hngrflyr
Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:01 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Dogs and Potpourri
Replies: 14
Views: 15488

Yep, she is. You should see her bark at the sheep that graze near the airport. She's an extremely intelligent dog. She knows almost as much English as I do. She goes everywhere Bill goes. He talks to her all the time. When he was instructing in a 4 place airplane recently, Monty was in the back seat...
by hngrflyr
Mon Apr 25, 2005 5:00 pm
Forum: Propellers
Topic: Catto Prop
Replies: 10
Views: 31976

To be honest, I haven't had much time lately to work on my own airplane. I just finished helping my AI install disc brakes on his N3N, and I have a large remodeling project at home in progress. Until I get more time to mess around with my airplane, I'm going to leave the harmonic balancer in place. ...
by hngrflyr
Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:17 am
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Nosedraggers... what are you thinking?
Replies: 132
Views: 142917

That's Bill's dog, Monty. She came out to help us push the "N" back in the hangar. Bill is in the background removing his jacket, after our flight. We had just finished installing new disc brakes on the N3N. They still need a little bit of tweaking, but work very well. You need the brakes for normal...