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Michel
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Norway
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 Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:32 am Post subject: New member to the club! |
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Hello lister, please welcome a new member to the ground loop club!
Today, I went flying in the mountains with my son, he was the PIC. We
landed at one of our favourite mountain airfield and ... it ended with
a ground loop. A gentle one, at low speed. We couldn't figure out why
it happened, until he gave throttle to taxi to the apron when I noticed
the unusual nose up attitude and the rattling sound behind. ... we
broke the tailwheel spring!
Lift the tail, push the plane to the apron, assess the damages. The
spring broke in two, the tailwheel is fine, the rudder has the typical
damage of such an accident: some pipe welding, fabric gluing, paint,
and it will be fine. One and half hour away by plane and three by car,
what were we to do? Someone came along, presented himself as an Avid
Flyer pilot with a car repair workshop nearby. He said he could
provisory weld and reinforce the spring so that we could fly home.
Which he did, and we flew home with no problem.
But, what now? Can I get a new tailwheel spring for a model 3
somewhere? If not, what about the aluminium one? Could I get someone
here to make me a custom-made spring? Is it wise?
I know that has been discussed before on the list but I don't remember
the "bottom line." Please refresh my memory as I wish to fix that ASAP
since we are at the best season of the year for flying. Thanks in
advance.
Cheers,
Michel
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smokey_bear_40220(at)yaho
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| Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject: New member to the club! |
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Michel,
You just wanted to do it before I did!  Where I
am hangared now, there is a nearly contunious 12-20
mph crosswind on the long runway. The grass rwy is
into the wind more, but sometimes requires floats.
I'll have plenty of chances to square dance at this
airport.
If you can find a good local spring builder, that
would be my first choice for Norway. Isn't that how
the name "Leaf Spring" came about???
Well, even if not, the ability to make a good one
should be age old. Better to make it several small
leaves than one thick one so a break is a weaking
instead of a failure.
Then some springs from Aircraft Spruce are known to
fit, if you want to send for them.
Finally, if the New KitFox company has the sources,
you can try to be an early customer.
I don't think Grove makes the Aluminum ones any more.
Oh, and check with the EuroFox company and see if they
have a spring near you.
Wish there was a carbon fiber spring out there....
Glad it was a minor problem, not one requiring full
power to taxi.
Kurt S.
--- Michel Verheughe <michel(at)online.no> wrote:
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