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Re: Tailwheel Upgrade

Larry — Tue, 29 May 2012 08:16:33 -0000

Twisting the horn wasn't difficult. Mount the center part in the vise. Use an adjustable wrench on the outboard part, inside of the hole for the chains, and twist. It even easier than it sounds. I did not notice and metal fatigue with such a small twist.

Cheers.

Re: Tailwheel Upgrade

Dic — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:46:53 -0000

Hello,
I want to do the same thing to my stock -8 tailwheel.
I called Karen to ask if someone at her shop can send me the horn with a pre-twist in it. Do you think the 15 degree twist would be a pretty safe bet for a stock built RV8? If they can't do it, how did you safely do the twist without jeapordizing the metal?
Thanks,
Dic @ stonemtn737@aol.com 303-704-9933

Re: Lightspeed Ignition Installation

Larry — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:58:34 -0000

I wish I could tell you! The project is moving forward, but slowly. No engine start yet. I'm currently figuring out the electrical implications of dual LSI's...

Re: Lightspeed Ignition Installation

Jim Kinninger — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:39:36 -0000

Larry,
Now that you have had the Lightspeed in for over a year, how has it worked out? I'm just installing a pair that came with a Superior IO-360 that was bulit in '04 but never installed.
Jim Kinninger
NV33.com

Re: Presidential TFR

Larry — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:51:18 -0000

I only caught the highlights on the news, but it sure looked like campaign mode to me!

Re: Presidential TFR

Sportav8r — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:19:07 -0000

Spider-track of a multimillion-dollar Canadian bus, eh? Don't worry; he's NOT campaigning - he said so himself. - Stormy

Re: APRS

Larry — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:48:40 -0000

I bought it from Pete, above. Still in the box. :( He may still make them.

Re: APRS

Brian — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:09:32 -0000

Where did you get the antenna from? or did you make it
N0EPV (iowa)

Re: The Big Cut

Larry — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:44:12 -0000

Hi stranger. Yes, it made the job pretty easy. I'm back to working on the canopy frame now.

Re: The Big Cut

Brian Gochnauer — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:07:43 -0000

I got two of those oscillating cutters; I'll have to give that a try.
Brian G (Iowa)

Re: Moving to ZuluLog

Larry — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:11:38 -0000

Good to know. Thanks.

Re: Moving to ZuluLog

Doug — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 03:12:01 -0000

For anyone who also used Logshare... You should be able to gain temporary access to your entries for exporting by just emailing the Logshare/Weathermeister people and asking. They automatically reactivated my logshare account for a 2 week "trial" so I could access my log. Very nice people...and I didn't "ask" very nicely!

Re: Nifty’s Departure

Jane Austen — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:19:08 -0000

I can only imagine how strange that must have felt not being the one behind the wheel. I'm sure you will never forget that ferry pilot's departure after how much time you spent on that plane.

Re: RV-7 Quick-Build Arrives!

At — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:13:01 -0000

Thanks Larry. My hangar mate is building an RV-8. I already have a VariEze but caught the RV bug.

Re: RV-7 Quick-Build Arrives!

Larry — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:09:21 -0000

Thats a common question. Seems backwards, doesn't it!

I enjoyed building the RV-8 so much, I thought I should do it again. Rather than repeating the same exact thing, I thought the RV-7 would be nice. I loved the 8 and miss it, but expect to enjoy the 7 at least as much. Either one is super!

Re: RV-7 Quick-Build Arrives!

At — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:43:41 -0000

Hi Larry. Great site. I might have missed it but I was wondering why you decided to go with side-by-side seating instead and sell your RV-8?

Re: Lightspeed Ignition Installation

Larry — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:15:49 -0000

For both redundancy and efficiency. The typical piston aircraft engine has two magnetos, which are proven and effective. But the this EI is solid state, has variable timing and a hotter spark. Zoom-zoom! :)

Re: Lightspeed Ignition Installation

Tsueg — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:47:05 -0000

Are the dual ignitions for redundancy (sp?), or are you supposed to have two to begin with?

Re: Engine Hanging

Scott Piper — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:05:47 -0000

Congrats Larry! Big accomplishment! And thanks for the updates.

Re: Hoist Dependancies

Larry — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:18:59 -0000

Sigh, yeah I know.

Re: Hoist Dependancies

Scott Piper — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:03:12 -0000

Hey man....three months since an update?? Sheesh!

Re: Prop Torque Adapter

Larry — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:06:34 -0000

Why is that?

Re: Prop Torque Adapter

phil — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:42:44 -0000

good idea but you should not use a flex beam wrench for touque

Re: Yellowstone 2007

James — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:40:55 -0000

Just **HAD** to watch this again and share the link with a friend.

Thanks for doing this Larry!!!

Re: Cowl Pins

Larry — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:04:42 -0000

Excellent!