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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] FIN Update?
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Forced landing site was "only" 25 miles from home.
Took five trips over 4 days (including day of the forced landing) to 
take wings off and trailer it home.
The 4' Harbor Freight trailer trip with horz stab still attached to 
fuselage was the most interesting.

It's been sitting in the hangar since then. FAA told me  "no further 
maintenance on the plane until released by FAA and NTSB". I wasn't 
really motivated anyway and it got too cold for me to work on it. NTSB 
guys finally told me he was not going to hold the airplane. I removed 
the alternator and bench tested it with a 1/2HP hand drill and appears 
to work OK.
Cut off the top of the AGM battery and saw a cracked bridge between two 
cells.

Been working on getting house ready to rent out and also not really 
motivated to work on fixing the RV-4.

Easiest way to get flying again is to get the RV-3B signed off, but want 
to go over the electrical system, install a backup battery and/or test 
it with battery disconnected.

Finn

On 2/5/2025 11:23 AM, Doug Lomheim rv9flyer13b@gmail.com wrote:
> Hey Fin:
>
> Just wondering if you have gotten your “4” moved back to your hanger, 
> and how bad the damage actually turned out to be?
>
> Hoping you’ll be able to get it fully mission capable again in the 
> near future!
>
> Doug


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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Forced landing site was "only" 25 miles
      from home.</div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Took five trips over 4 days (including
      day of the forced landing) to take wings off and trailer it home.</div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">The 4' Harbor Freight trailer trip with
      horz stab still attached to fuselage was the most interesting.</div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix"><br>
    </div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">It's been sitting in the hangar since
      then. FAA told me  "no further maintenance on the plane until
      released by FAA and NTSB". I wasn't really motivated anyway and it
      got too cold for me to work on it. NTSB guys finally told me he
      was not going to hold the airplane. I removed the alternator and
      bench tested it with a 1/2HP hand drill and appears to work OK.</div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Cut off the top of the AGM battery and
      saw a cracked bridge between two cells.</div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix"><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Been working on getting house ready to
      rent out and also not really motivated to work on fixing the RV-4.
      <br>
    </div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix"><br>
    </div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Easiest way to get flying again is to
      get the RV-3B signed off, but want to go over the electrical
      system, install a backup battery and/or test it with battery
      disconnected.</div>
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    </div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Finn</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/5/2025 11:23 AM, Doug Lomheim
      <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rv9flyer13b@gmail.com">rv9flyer13b@gmail.com</a> wrote:<br>
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      <font size="4" class="">Hey Fin:</font>
      <div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class="">
        </font></div>
      <div class=""><font size="4" class="">Just wondering if you have
          gotten your “4” moved back to your hanger, and how bad the
          damage actually turned out to be?  </font></div>
      <div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class="">
        </font></div>
      <div class=""><font size="4" class="">Hoping you’ll be able to get
          it fully mission capable again in the near future!  </font></div>
      <div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class="">
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      <div class=""><font size="4" class="">Doug </font></div>
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