X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:14:05 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from argon.lunarpages.com ([216.97.227.30] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.15) with ESMTPS id 3799127 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:24:47 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.97.227.30; envelope-from=thorn@starflight.aero Received: from user-105n9qe.cable.mindspring.com ([64.91.167.78] helo=VAlien) by argon.lunarpages.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MZpeJ-0001nU-4j for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:24:07 -0700 Reply-To: From: "Valin & Allyson Thorn" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: Piano Hinges -- Carbon vs. Aluminum? X-Original-Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 12:22:00 -0500 Organization: STARFLIGHT X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00E5_01CA1822.D5F18390" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AcoLPfmLW6RdiRFBREqLKhsrEKFtYANBcDkw X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - argon.lunarpages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - starflight.aero X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E5_01CA1822.D5F18390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello LML gang, Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback (on and off the LML and at Oshkosh) on their experiences with securing cowlings with carbon hinges, aluminum hinges, Camlocks, and steel screws/nutplates. This is another one of those areas where there's no perfect solution but trade offs between options and we each have to decide what compromise solution we want based on our preferences. We've decided to secure our cowling with carbon fiber piano hinges and Camlocks in select locations. We'll really focus on getting a good installation with accurate alignment of the elements. We'll be carefully inspecting the pins for nicks and will replace them once a year whether or not they seem to need them. We definitely don't want to deal with a broken hinge pin. There are trade offs -- but we especially like the clean look of the hidden cowling hinges. Thanks again for everyone's help with this decision. Valin & Allyson Thorn Legacy Houston, TX http://www.starflight.aero/legacy ------=_NextPart_000_00E5_01CA1822.D5F18390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello = LML gang,

 

Thank = you to everyone who has provided feedback (on and off the LML and at Oshkosh) on their experiences with = securing cowlings with carbon hinges, aluminum hinges, Camlocks, and steel screws/nutplates.  This is another one of those areas where = there’s no perfect solution but trade offs between options and we each have to = decide what compromise solution we want based on our preferences.  =

 

We’ve decided to secure our cowling with carbon fiber piano hinges and = Camlocks in select locations.  We’ll really focus on getting a good = installation with accurate alignment of the elements.  We’ll be carefully inspecting the pins for nicks and will replace them once a year whether = or not they seem to need them.  We definitely don’t want to deal = with a broken hinge pin.  There are trade offs -- but we especially like = the clean look of the hidden cowling hinges.

 

Thanks = again for everyone’s help with this = decision.

 

Valin & Allyson = Thorn

 

Legacy

Houston, TX

http://www.starflight.aero/leg= acy

 

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