Just got UPS notification that my tail parts have been shipped.
Guess how I'm spending my Christmas vacation?
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- Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:05 pm
- Forum: Waiex
- Topic: Waiex Tail Service Bulletin.. WTF!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 25915
Re: Motor mount shims
I owned a 1966 Cessna 150. Zero corrosion in 2011.
- Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Motor mount shims
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12137
Re: Waiex Tail Service Bulletin.. WTF!
Hard to tell. They were pretty quick returning a final report on a Cirrus that a student pilot decided to go offroading with at my airport last month.
- Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:24 am
- Forum: Waiex
- Topic: Waiex Tail Service Bulletin.. WTF!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 25915
Re: Waiex Tail Service Bulletin.. WTF!
I think it demonstrates we chose the right company to build with.
- Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:31 pm
- Forum: Waiex
- Topic: Waiex Tail Service Bulletin.. WTF!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 25915
Re: Waiex Tail Service Bulletin.. WTF!
Another thing to keep in mind is that Sonex did not issue a warning for any mandatory inspection of the mounting brackets for signs of fatigue. Had this been a fatigue issue, that would have been their first line of defense and responsibility to the fleet.
- Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:28 pm
- Forum: Waiex
- Topic: Waiex Tail Service Bulletin.. WTF!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 25915
Re: Waiex Tail Service Bulletin.. WTF!
Given the altitude, flight phase and distance from the airport that this even occurred, I doubt the pilot was subjecting the aircraft to full deflection of the control surfaces in an asycronous way. Something else entered into the equation.
- Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:17 pm
- Forum: Waiex
- Topic: Waiex Tail Service Bulletin.. WTF!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 25915
Re: Waiex Tail Service Bulletin.. WTF!
At the risk of jumping to a conclusion and leading others to speculation... I don't think this is a fatigue or design issue. Obviously, Sonex got a look at the separated tail structure, did some analysis and issued an SB. Paid for by them. Good on them. I think its a situation they didn't factor int...
- Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:52 pm
- Forum: Waiex
- Topic: Waiex Tail Service Bulletin.. WTF!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 25915
Re: Waiex Tail Service Bulletin.. WTF!
Make sure you have signed up for sonex service bullitens on their website. We got notified of this a few weeks ago via email.
- Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:58 am
- Forum: Waiex
- Topic: Waiex Tail Service Bulletin.. WTF!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 25915
Learning
I love to learn new things. Master new skills. Challenge myself. Building an airplane certainly is more than just being a craftsman, a mechanic, a fabricator. Its being a student. Especially when tackling the electrical and avionics. Today I learned all the Sub-D pins I bought from B&G worked fi...
- Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Learning
- Replies: 1
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Re: Waiex Build Status and Completion Photos
I just used snips. I hate the fly cutter.
Also, I had interference with the trim attach tab on the yoke. Would rub the bottom of the pan. I shimmed the seat at the edge of the spar box to get enough clearance.
Also, I had interference with the trim attach tab on the yoke. Would rub the bottom of the pan. I shimmed the seat at the edge of the spar box to get enough clearance.
- Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:59 am
- Forum: Waiex
- Topic: Waiex Build Status and Completion Photos
- Replies: 116
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