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lcottrell
Joined: 29 May 2006
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Location: Jordan Valley, Or
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 Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 6:02 pm Post subject: October flight |
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I replaced the tail wheel springs on my plane with ones from Aircraft Spruce ( Compression Springs). It was obvious that the springs that I had were too wimpy to do the job, but the big rudder allowed me to get where I wanted to go with no real problems. I still decided that I would follow the recommendations that I kept getting, and see if they really were that much better.
When I got them in the mail, I was surprised at how stiff they were. So as usual, I contacted John Hauck to get his opinion. He assured me that I would like them when I tried them. I finely ran out of excuses and since it was a typical fine October day, I decided that I could at least try the springs out. I considered whether or not I would put the camera on the plane as I was fairly sure that I would not be doing anything either risky or noteworthy, or even new. Then I decided that if something did come up I would berate myself for not having recorded it. After all I don't have to go to the trouble of making a video.
I had no where to go after I got off the ground, but the air was quite nice, and the clarity of the air was such, that I just followed the whims of the admiring eye. I kept seeing things that I wanted to see better and the first thing I knew I had flown for about 49 minutes. I had promised the wife that I would clean the chimney today, so I had that to do before she went to town with the lady next door. (three miles away) I got the chimney cleaned and read for winter before the neighbor came over and they left me to my own entertainment.
I decided to look at the video that I had taken and one thing lead to another and here it is.   https://vimeo.com/141479109  password- owyheeflyer. Perhaps there is a video makers support group somewhere that could help me kick this habit?
Oh by the way, I like the springs.
Thanks John,
Larry
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John Hauck
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:09 am Post subject: October flight |
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Glad you like your new compression tail wheel springs. Probably first time you have taxied with tail wheel steering. 
john h
mkIII
Somewhere in the desert on the Utah/Nevada Border, Hwy 50.
From: owner-kolb-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Larry Cottrell
Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 8:02 PM
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Subject: October flight
I replaced the tail wheel springs on my plane with ones from Aircraft Spruce ( Compression Springs). It was obvious that the springs that I had were too wimpy to do the job, but the big rudder allowed me to get where I wanted to go with no real problems. I still decided that I would follow the recommendations that I kept getting, and see if they really were that much better.
When I got them in the mail, I was surprised at how stiff they were. So as usual, I contacted John Hauck to get his opinion. He assured me that I would like them when I tried them. I finely ran out of excuses and since it was a typical fine October day, I decided that I could at least try the springs out. I considered whether or not I would put the camera on the plane as I was fairly sure that I would not be doing anything either risky or noteworthy, or even new. Then I decided that if something did come up I would berate myself for not having recorded it. After all I don't have to go to the trouble of making a video.
I had no where to go after I got off the ground, but the air was quite nice, and the clarity of the air was such, that I just followed the whims of the admiring eye. I kept seeing things that I wanted to see better and the first thing I knew I had flown for about 49 minutes. I had promised the wife that I would clean the chimney today, so I had that to do before she went to town with the lady next door. (three miles away) I got the chimney cleaned and read for winter before the neighbor came over and they left me to my own entertainment.
I decided to look at the video that I had taken and one thing lead to another and here it is. https://vimeo.com/141479109 password- owyheeflyer. Perhaps there is a video makers support group somewhere that could help me kick this habit?
Oh by the way, I like the springs.
Thanks John,
Larry
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