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Gerald V9
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
Posts: 17
Location: Rapid City, South Dakota
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| Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:36 am Post subject: Big Runways in South Dakota |
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There may not be too many airports in South Dakota but we have plenty of runway. Many thanks to Dave U for the help and advice over the past year. The bird tipped the scale with oil,coolant, and residual fuel at 682 lbs. Takeoffs and landings are really a short lived event, especially if there is any wind, which we do have plenty of. To initiate conversation beyond the building, what power settings/airspeeds are people targeting on downwind-base-final? I realize this is engine-prop dependant, but the majority of Highlanders are using 912s (100 hp).
Keep on Building, Gerald V9
P.S. For those installing 912s and routing throttle cables through the firewall. Either have obvious slack between th firewall and engine or allow the throttle cable to slip through a fitting/grommet in the firewall. When synchronizing the carbs, any adverse tension/compression on the cables in combination with a moving/torqueing engine will produce errant vacuum readings that could possibly take hours of frustration to figure out. |
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KevinC
Joined: 18 Aug 2005
Posts: 200
Location: Prosser, Washington
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| Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:17 am Post subject: Very motivational |
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Gerald,
Beautiful bird!
Did you use a lexan turtle deck? If so, how do you like it and was it difficult to make?
Are the big tires worth it?
Hope to check out your runways sometime.
K |
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gme9261236
Joined: 27 Jan 2007
Posts: 95
Location: Hampton, NH 7B3
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| Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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That is really one great looking plane. Its simple graphics really make it stand out as one classy machine.
Looks like you did a great job |
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rgmullins
Joined: 04 Sep 2007
Posts: 86
Location: Cincinnati
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| Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: Big Runways in South Dakota |
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You did a terrific job of keeping it light. I'm doing my best but I bet mine will end up over 700
Gerald V9 wrote:
P.S. For those installing 912s and routing throttle cables through the firewall. Either have obvious slack between th firewall and engine or allow the throttle cable to slip through a fitting/grommet in the firewall. When synchronizing the carbs, any adverse tension/compression on the cables in combination with a moving/torqueing engine will produce errant vacuum readings that could possibly take hours of frustration to figure out.
It sounds like you spent hours of fustration to come up with that tidbit. :)
Thanks for the tip |
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