Paul,
You sound like you are going well out there! I am considering seriously using
Bob
Berubes conventional taildragger, but the worst thing I can do is begin to make
a
decision and then talk to Mal and Kath. They simply talk me back out of it, and
I
am left with a mess. Last time I spoke to them, I backed out of Bobs mod, after
him spending quite a bit of time e-mailing me. I then more recently got
reinvigorated, and am in fact currently confirming my purchase of wheels and
brakes to suit the maingear leg which is being fabricated now, so I am basically
committed it seems. Oh well, all in all I still like the idea of a conventional
taildragger as I want to be able to let one of my kids, or an abinitio pilot
have
a go
at the takeoff and landing phases too, so I hope the taildragger will suffice.
Ground handling with wings both on and off should be easier, and I am hoping to
only lose about 5 kts. If I build well, whether I get 125 rather than 130 kts,
I don't
really care too much, just as long as it is a true 2 nm per minute a/c. Any
faster
and it is just harder on the maths :-)
I think I can set it up as much as possible to be a convertible, so that down
the
track I can go mono and see which I like best, but the conventional is the way
first.
So, whatdoyareckon???
By the way, you don't know anything about why Bob Berube split from Europa do
you? Just interested in what politics were in play. He seems to be well liked
and
respected by most other builders, and to have a facility basically building
Europas, well Europa UK wouldn't want that unless he was a capable man. Hope
your build is going well, and oh, have you got an autopilot. Kingsley Hurst flew
in a
RV the other day with a TruTrak and he reckons it was great. I can easily do the
plumbing for that too if I can get convinced it is the way to go, but I reckon
the
best place for the drive mechanism is onto the base of the stick with some sort
of "push on" link rod attach point. Maybe a cup fitting that is a bit loose but
stays
put on a knob fitting, when pushed on, like a towbar and ball on a car. If you
want
a quick disconnect, or you don't want the ongoing friction of the drive
mechansism for a local flight, well you just reach down and pull off the link
rod,
as
if you were lifting the gooseneck of a trailer off the ball. Any thoughts on
this?
Chat soon
Reg
Tony Renshaw
> Paul McAllister <paul.mcallister@qia.net> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> Does anyone out there happen to have a photo of the tail pipe as it
> exits the cowl for a 914 installation. If so I'd appreciate it if
> you could send it to me.
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> Thanks & regards, Paul
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