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Brent, thanks for the tips. My able assistant will be along so I have that
covered, got the Ryder and Super 8 rez. We will push for the center section
alignment and any other jigged work we can accomplish.
I really appreciate the advise and will pass along anything I feel is
useful. The experience of others was very helpful in the construction of
our L320 scratch kit. Steve
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From: Whiting, Brent A <Brent.Whiting@PSS.Boeing.com>
To: <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: Legacy workshop advise?
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> Steve,
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> Here are some of the things we learned from the Legacy building work shop.
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> 1. It really help to have a competent builder assistant with you. Only
the real gem of a wife fits that description. I am a lucky man and my wife
does qualify, but she got called back to work after only one day. Ralph
Love (Legacy #70) had wanted to observe the builder assist and jumped in.
What a life saver!
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> 2. Try and get to the point where you have the fuselage positioned and
fitted to the center wing by the end of the week. Then build cap strips and
glass brackets so that you can position them back in the exact same position
when you get home. Other wise you are going to be building jigs at home to
reestablish the alignment. To get this far you will need a capable
assistant.
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> 3. We used a Uhaul rather than a Ryder truck to get home. Use the Ryder.
We had to do a lot of shimming and padding to protect the fuselage and wings
from the wheel wells in the Uhaul. I hit a stretch of rough pavement where
the truck seemed to get in resonance with the bouncing of the pavement. I
had to slow way down because I knew the wheel well could damage the
fuselage. The Ryder also has a wood floor that you can nail tie downs to if
needed.
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> 4. Take lots of pictures! We purchased a good digital camera. It was
very helpful. You can get too busy and forget to take pictures. We can
email pictures to friends or other interested people.
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> 5. Check that there are vent holes drilled in the horizontal tail ribs. I
think the holes that forward center section of the horizontal are missing in
mine.
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> 6. The Super 8 motel in Redmond, seemed to be a good place to stay.
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> 7. Have a lot of fun!
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> Brent Whiting
> Legacy #6
> Boeing Phantom Works
> Associate Technical Fellow
> Phone - 206-662-2032
> Fax - 206-662-2126
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