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Re: Cross-Country Tool and Supply Kit

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by Bryan Cotton
Sat May 18, 2024 2:37 pm
 
Forum: Trip reports
Topic: Cross-Country Tool and Supply Kit
Replies: 11
Views: 155

Re: Cross-Country Tool and Supply Kit

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I have the pattern. Weighs almost nothing. Weight is the enemy. The downside? No good for hauling bags of cement.
by Bryan Cotton
Sat May 18, 2024 2:27 pm
 
Forum: Trip reports
Topic: Cross-Country Tool and Supply Kit
Replies: 11
Views: 155

Re: Cross-Country Tool and Supply Kit

Hambone wrote:
The plane doesn't have a storage area behind the seats, but that is one mod I'd like to add when I get her home.

What color?
by Bryan Cotton
Sat May 18, 2024 12:19 pm
 
Forum: Trip reports
Topic: Cross-Country Tool and Supply Kit
Replies: 11
Views: 155

Re: Cross-Country Tool and Supply Kit

We keep one of these in the back of our A model Waiex: https://www.harborfreight.com/solid-nonslip-drawer-liner-65565.html Weighs little. We put it on the windshield when putting in Decalin & fuel. When you get a fuel splash it protects the windscreen. I'd disagree with bringing something to jum...
by Bryan Cotton
Sat May 18, 2024 10:50 am
 
Forum: Trip reports
Topic: Cross-Country Tool and Supply Kit
Replies: 11
Views: 155

Re: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for

If you sit too long with the secondary ignition, radios, lights, etc all on you will quickly deplete the battery capacity down. Of all those loads, the ignition is the biggest. The radio doesn't draw much when not transmitting. We always turn the secondary off on the ground. We use both ignitions t...
by Bryan Cotton
Fri May 17, 2024 4:38 pm
 
Forum: Safety and Training
Topic: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
Replies: 71
Views: 7076

Re: Tailbeacon on a Waiex

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by Bryan Cotton
Thu May 16, 2024 1:29 pm
 
Forum: Avionics and Instruments
Topic: Tailbeacon on a Waiex
Replies: 24
Views: 6483

Re: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for

For what it is worth, I've only had real temperature issues once. Heat of the summer, and two-up pattern work. Otherwise I don't worry about ground ops at all.
by Bryan Cotton
Wed May 15, 2024 8:43 pm
 
Forum: Safety and Training
Topic: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
Replies: 71
Views: 7076

Re: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for

I'd be interested to know what prop he runs and what RPM he sees.
by Bryan Cotton
Wed May 15, 2024 3:33 pm
 
Forum: Safety and Training
Topic: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
Replies: 71
Views: 7076

Re: Excessive Shaft End Play

Wow, interested to hear what Sonex says. Thanks for posting.
by Bryan Cotton
Tue May 14, 2024 9:31 pm
 
Forum: Aerovee
Topic: Excessive Shaft End Play
Replies: 10
Views: 891

Re: Tailbeacon on a Waiex

Try #2. This one is not totally by eye. We figured out a good reference as shown. tail fairing square.png Here is the flat pattern for the physical mount. I'll have a couple of 1-leg #8 nutplates installed. The 4 tabs will bend back 90 degrees and rivet to the fiberglass. The long tab will have a wi...
by Bryan Cotton
Tue May 14, 2024 2:18 pm
 
Forum: Avionics and Instruments
Topic: Tailbeacon on a Waiex
Replies: 24
Views: 6483
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