Wes's Onex #89

[sonex1566]

Hi Wes,
Since you're clever enough to own a Onex, do you theoretically just have to lower the wings and you are good to go? I fluffed around for days plugging wings and getting it all hooked up correctly. I don't ever want to put the flap bolts in again....ever. I just don't fit in there! Good luck mate, I can feel your excitement building from the other side of the world. If it makes you feel better about forgetting stuff, I went to a model aircraft competition once without my transmitter. I have never been accused of being the smartest tool in the drawer!

[n502pd]

Do what is safe. No hurry for sure! Let us all know how you do!! Very nice looking polish job, and if there are never bugs on it, folks will accuse you of not flying it. I leave a couple on mine just to keep the friends quiet!!!

[WesRagle]

Hi Guys,

Yea, the wings are the easy part for a Onex. The hard part is getting it to the Airport. We were all set for a 3 hour slow crawl in the middle of the night but the wind forecast kept getting worse and worse. I didn't want to get caught on the road (or at the airport for that matter) with the sails up, on a trailer, and the winds acting up. After all, this is supposed to be fun.

I have battery powered flashers taped on the plane. We dug out the coffee thermos and made sausage and biscuits and were just going to set the cruise control for 30 mph and ride it out.

I pulled the trailer out of the shop and managed to navigate the trees and point the truck toward the road. It'll just have to sit there for a couple of days. There is no way I can back that route.



I'm free to think about other things for a bit. I'm going to listen to "SonexFlight Episode 73 - Project Closeout". Need to get an engine log book. I need some check lists, I need ...

Forever Forward,

Wes

[lgsievila]

Wes,
I have been hauling my Onex back and forth several times with the wings attached for 6 years now. I have a hangar that is about 14 miles from my house but I find it easier and more comfortable to do annuals etc at my home shop where it is warm and I have all my tools. I have supports for main and aft spar and just use one piece of painter's tape at the aileron/wingtip interface to keep them from flapping around. And of course I take the back road and keep my speed around 30 mph. Never had a problem. I converted a boat trailer that has a ramp built in and can load/unload by myself in about 15 minutes including a 5 point tie down. Sorry I couldn't be there for your first flight

[WesRagle]

Hi Loren,

Sorry I couldn't be there for your first flight

Yea, me too :-) See ya next time.

Wes

[WesRagle]

HI Guys,

Just back from Olney Muni. We made the trip trip in the middle of the night (2:15 AM - 5:30 AM) at 30 mph night before last. Every thing went fine.

I put the plane back together yesterday and performed the first taxi tests. The idle was too high which required constant braking. The idle screw isn't accessible with the cowl on so I pulled the cowl and adjusted the idle down to about 1050. Much better now.

Got up early this morning and put the cowl back on (I'm getting pretty good at that now). Taxied some more and then headed back home.



Forever Forward,

Wes

[dirkverdonck]

Hi Wes,
It's of course up to you to choose your idle rpm but I have mine at about 900 and this is ok for proper landings.

[DCASonex]

Wes,

From look of that photo, if your plane could talk it would be saying I want to fly.

Hope all goes well.

David A.

[WesRagle]

Hi Dirk,

Hi Wes,
It's of course up to you to choose your idle rpm but I have mine at about 900 and this is ok for proper landings.

Right now I have a mile of runway and a new tight engine. I will turn the idle down some once things are broken in.

Hi David,

Wes,

From look of that photo, if your plane could talk it would be saying I want to fly.

Hope all goes well.

David A.

Thanks for the well wishes.

Wes

[lgsievila]

Hey Wes,
The plane looks great! Sorry I couldn't get down there for the fun. Grandson graduates today at the high school football field. Good luck!