 |
Matronics Email Lists
Web Forum Interface to the Matronics Email Lists
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
panamared5(at)brier.net
Guest
|
 Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:28 am Post subject: Annual Conditional Inspection |
 |
|
To get the subject back on RVs, I just finished my 5th Conditional
Inspection. I thought I would comment on a few areas.
I started the inspection before I swept out the hanger, big
mistake. My hanger has a tendency to collect dirt, paint chips from
the rafters, grass clippings etc. Trust me, it is much easier to do
the inspection with a clean hanger floor.
To clean off the oil on the bottom of the fuselage, I tried using the
aviation approved Simple Green. It does work, not as well as
aviation fuel. I keep all the fuel that I sump in a container and
use it for a cleaning fluid. I know, it is not a safe substance, but
it sure does work well.
Spark plugs are black with lots of soot. I am using the hotter
plugs, does not seem to make a difference. No lead fouling. I do
use TCP with the AV Gas and Marvel Mystery oil with auto fuel.
I found the inspection of the baggage compartment and the rear
fuselage so much simpler when I removed the canopy from the
fuselage. I have an RV6 slider version. Before, I used to climb in
under the canopy and what a pain. It took about 5 minutes to take
the canopy off, 3 of those minutes searching for the right
tools. Taking the canopy off makes it much easier to clean the inside!
When building I spent a tremendous amount of time getting the canopy
to slide freely. Now when I open it a crack, gravity will do the
rest to open it. In hind sight, this extra time was really worth it.
I am still finding slivers of proseal in my fuel filter from two
years ago, when I complied with Vans SB requiring all tanks to be
taken apart and the B-Nut to be safetied. A five minute job during
construction, or a 20 hour job after the plane is flying! When I
built the tanks, I followed Vans instructions exactly, and that is
why the tanks were built wrong! Sometimes you need to use your own
judgement and common sense.
The FAB airbox for the O-360. During every inspection I have had to
fix and repair this part. I have replaced the hinge for the
alternate air door, I have replaced the alternate air cable, I have
replaced the alternate air door actuator horn and the piece of
aluminum that mates the airbox to the fuel servo (carb). Next year I
will be fixing something on this assembly, just don't know what. I
may just do away with the alternate air door completely.
I have a wooden prop with a prop spacer. I took the prop off and the
spacer. When I went to put it back on, the prop bolts would not go
through the spacer (even without the prop)!? But they had just come
out! I had to get a 1/2" reamer to open up the holes to get the
bolts to go through. A real mystery. Brown Tool Company was the
only place I found that sold this tool.
I got it all together and went for a test flight. All OK. Except
for the second hammerhead maneuver. I got too slow on the upline,
added rudder too late and nothing happened. I closed the throttle
added down elevator and waited. And the airplane completed the most
terrific tail swap I have ever experienced. I have only done one
other tailslide and this must have been a good one, just that I was
not expecting it, I was expecting an inverted spin.
Note: I do not do tailslides on purpose and do not recommend them in
an RV. When you do a blow a hammerhead one of the resulting
maneuvers maybe a tailslide and another might be an an inverted
spin. One experienced aerobatic pilot in RVs told me that the
tailslide is very hard to do correctly and I should not worry about
an RV tailslide because I would fall off one side or the other. So
much for that theory!!
I am sorry that I did not comment on any politics or other such
social concerns. But, I have included many ideas or comments that
may cause violent disagreements, if that is so, so be it, but that is
how I did it.
Bob
RV6 "Wicked Witch of the West"
| | - The Matronics RV-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Beer30?
Joined: 23 Sep 2006
Posts: 14
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:37 pm Post subject: Annual Conditional Inspection |
|
|
Bob,
I am just starting on my fuel tanks, what changes would you make to Vans instructions for the tanks?
Thanks for the advice,
David
On 9/4/07, Bob <panamared5(at)brier.net (panamared5(at)brier.net)> wrote:[quote] --> RV-List message posted by: Bob <panamared5(at)brier.net (panamared5(at)brier.net)>
To get the subject back on RVs, I just finished my 5th Conditional
Inspection. I thought I would comment on a few areas.
I started the inspection before I swept out the hanger, big
mistake. My hanger has a tendency to collect dirt, paint chips from
the rafters, grass clippings etc. Trust me, it is much easier to do
the inspection with a clean hanger floor.
To clean off the oil on the bottom of the fuselage, I tried using the
aviation approved Simple Green. It does work, not as well as
aviation fuel. I keep all the fuel that I sump in a container and
use it for a cleaning fluid. I know, it is not a safe substance, but
it sure does work well.
Spark plugs are black with lots of soot. I am using the hotter
plugs, does not seem to make a difference. No lead fouling. I do
use TCP with the AV Gas and Marvel Mystery oil with auto fuel.
I found the inspection of the baggage compartment and the rear
fuselage so much simpler when I removed the canopy from the
fuselage. I have an RV6 slider version. Before, I used to climb in
under the canopy and what a pain. It took about 5 minutes to take
the canopy off, 3 of those minutes searching for the right
tools. Taking the canopy off makes it much easier to clean the inside!
When building I spent a tremendous amount of time getting the canopy
to slide freely. Now when I open it a crack, gravity will do the
rest to open it. In hind sight, this extra time was really worth it.
I am still finding slivers of proseal in my fuel filter from two
years ago, when I complied with Vans SB requiring all tanks to be
taken apart and the B-Nut to be safetied. A five minute job during
construction, or a 20 hour job after the plane is flying! When I
built the tanks, I followed Vans instructions exactly, and that is
why the tanks were built wrong! Sometimes you need to use your own
judgement and common sense.
The FAB airbox for the O-360. During every inspection I have had to
fix and repair this part. I have replaced the hinge for the
alternate air door, I have replaced the alternate air cable, I have
replaced the alternate air door actuator horn and the piece of
aluminum that mates the airbox to the fuel servo (carb). Next year I
will be fixing something on this assembly, just don't know what. I
may just do away with the alternate air door completely.
I have a wooden prop with a prop spacer. I took the prop off and the
spacer. When I went to put it back on, the prop bolts would not go
through the spacer (even without the prop)!? But they had just come
out! I had to get a 1/2" reamer to open up the holes to get the
bolts to go through. A real mystery. Brown Tool Company was the
only place I found that sold this tool.
I got it all together and went for a test flight. All OK. Except
for the second hammerhead maneuver. I got too slow on the upline,
added rudder too late and nothing happened. I closed the throttle
added down elevator and waited. And the airplane completed the most
terrific tail swap I have ever experienced. I have only done one
other tailslide and this must have been a good one, just that I was
not expecting it, I was expecting an inverted spin.
Note: I do not do tailslides on purpose and do not recommend them in
an RV. When you do a blow a hammerhead one of the resulting
maneuvers maybe a tailslide and another might be an an inverted
spin. One experienced aerobatic pilot in RVs told me that the
tailslide is very hard to do correctly and I should not worry about
an RV tailslide because I would fall off one side or the other. So
much for that theory!!
I am sorry that I did not comment on any politics or other such
social concerns. But, I have included many ideas or comments that
may cause violent disagreements, if that is so, so be it, but that is
how I did it.
Bob
RV6 "Wicked Witch of the West"
[quote][b]
| | - The Matronics RV-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Bob Collins
Joined: 11 Mar 2006
Posts: 470
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject: Annual Conditional Inspection |
|
|
I think he's referring to making sure your pickup tube is secure. Folks that didn't (it wasn't in the instructions then, maybe it is now) had to reopen the access panel and pull out the tube and safety-wire the nut that holds it onto the fitting. In the process, the chances increased that small amounts of proseal (from removing the access panel) could contaminate the tank.
I ProSealed my b-nut around the fitting; it's not going anywhere.
The SB he's talking about is here
http://vansaircraft.com/pdf/sb06-2-23.pdf
From: owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of David Dalton
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 7:33 PM
To: rv-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: RE: Annual Conditional Inspection
Bob,
I am just starting on my fuel tanks, what changes would you make to Vans instructions for the tanks?
Thanks for the advice,
David
[quote][b]
| | - The Matronics RV-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List |
|
_________________
Bob Collins
St. Paul, Minn.
Letters from Flyover Country
http://rvnewsletter.blogspot.com/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Beer30?
Joined: 23 Sep 2006
Posts: 14
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject: Annual Conditional Inspection |
|
|
I have that SB, thanks
DD
On 9/5/07, Bob Collins <bcollinsrv7a(at)comcast.net (bcollinsrv7a(at)comcast.net)> wrote:[quote] I think he's referring to making sure your pickup tube is secure. Folks that didn't (it wasn't in the instructions then, maybe it is now) had to reopen the access panel and pull out the tube and safety-wire the nut that holds it onto the fitting. In the process, the chances increased that small amounts of proseal (from removing the access panel) could contaminate the tank.
I ProSealed my b-nut around the fitting; it's not going anywhere.
The SB he's talking about is here
http://vansaircraft.com/pdf/sb06-2-23.pdf
From: owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com) [mailto:owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com)] On Behalf Of David Dalton
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 7:33 PM
To: rv-list(at)matronics.com (rv-list(at)matronics.com)
Subject: Re: RE: Annual Conditional Inspection
Bob,
I am just starting on my fuel tanks, what changes would you make to Vans instructions for the tanks?
Thanks for the advice,
David
[quote][b] http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List http://forums.matronics.com [quote][b]
| | - The Matronics RV-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
|
Get Email Distribution Too!
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
