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Oh...is THAT what they meant by "flying with the top down"... >From: dennis spiegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: dennis spiegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Bob Saville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mike Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >[email protected] >Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Re: Digest list: Ercoupe Hangar Flying >Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:56:29 -0800 (PST) > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > > >I thought the only thing you remove before flight was >YOUR CLOTHES!!!DENNIS hey it's coupe" be comfortable" >RIGHT Spook? >--- Bob Saville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm > > before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > Backin the old days when I was renting Spam cans to > > go flying one of the instructors brought up the > > point that if you would mount a 9 pound weight to > > the tail tiedown loop the plane would never get off > > the ground. > > I guess if I forgot to detach my 50(?) pound > > bucket it would act like an anchor! (Also probably > > pull > > the tiedown right ring out of the plane.) > > > > Bob Saville > > > > > > > > Mike Dean wrote: > > > > > ----[Please read > > http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > > any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > Just make sure to "REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT". :-) > > > > > > (Sorry, but somebody had to say it. And I it's > > been a couple of weeks > > > since I've heard form Dennis.) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bob Saville [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > I have a 5 gallon bucket filled with cement, > > and a galvanized pipe > > > sticking straight up from the center of it. At the > > top of the pipe is a > > > 'v' shaped notch (to straddle the tail tiedown > > loop) with a hole drilled > > > through it in order to insert a bolt, screw > > driver, or whatever to hold > > > it in place. This will do a good job of holding > > the tail down to > > > whatever angel you have dictated by the length of > > the pipe. > > > If you want it to be used at different angles, > > use a very short > > > piece of pipe and secure a piece of chain onto the > > pipe. Then you can > > > use variable links at the top of the chain in > > order to lower the tail to > > > whatever height you want it to be. > > > Yes, it's a bit heavy to move around, but it's > > doable. > > > > > > Bob Saville > > > N3396H 415C > > > Eugene, OR > > > > > > To leave this forum go to: > > http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > > > >========================================================================= ===== > > To leave this forum go to: > > http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. >http://mailplus.yahoo.com >========================================================================= ===== >To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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