X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.80] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3828143 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:04:52 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.80; envelope-from=n3773@comcast.net Received: from OMTA03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.27]) by QMTA08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id a12B1c0020b6N64A814HH1; Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:04:17 +0000 Received: from rv8 ([71.236.188.91]) by OMTA03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id a14F1c0011ylVyX8P14Gn8; Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:04:16 +0000 Message-ID: <770180BBF4C740FF9624106673B09238@rv8> Reply-To: "kevin lane" From: "kevin lane" To: "flyrotary" Subject: mike wills rv-6 Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:04:07 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01CA2809.EFC96390" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01CA2809.EFC96390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I removed the fiberglass leg fairings last year [tired of fixing them] = and made a new set of 2 piece aluminum ones, just like van had in his = plans originally. at the same time I removed the wood gear stiffeners. = I see no difference and have no problem with shimmy. the nose gear has = the capability to scare the hell out of you shimmying, but that 's = because of low tire pressure or bell washer tension. just my = observations kevin rv-6a [1000+ hrs] ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01CA2809.EFC96390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I removed the fiberglass leg fairings = last year=20 [tired of fixing them] and made a new set of 2 piece aluminum ones, = just=20 like van had in his plans originally. at the same time I removed = the wood=20 gear stiffeners. I see no difference and have no problem with=20 shimmy. the nose gear has the capability to scare the hell out of = you=20 shimmying, but that 's because of low tire pressure or bell washer=20 tension. just my observations kevin rv-6a = [1000+=20 hrs]

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