Rob,
# 2 - Uh, tell me how it isn't needed after the mechanism wears in a
bit. Also, I use the closed latch fingers with the open canopy resting on
them to give me ventilation air whilst taxiing - I would like the spring to keep
the over center in place whilst bouncing around on rough pavement.
# 3 - It is nice to have the rudder pedals remain erect when your feet are
off of them. The spring force won't matter much since your
strong legs are used to help you walk (unless you weigh less than 20
lbs).
# 5 - Uh, keep that around. I may give you a call when mine
fails. The stuff, encased in protective Tygon tubing and properly
supported, is still operational after 14 years.
# 6 - I embedded an exposed safety wire loop in the fairing
constructed to make the drain exterior aerodynamic. The drain is then (and
still) safety wired to this exposed loop.
Don would be pleased with your replacements. He would still demand a
high quality fuel filter.
Grayhawk
In a message dated 6/15/2010 6:59:11 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
rwolf99@aol.com writes:
I have several orphan parts. It kinda reminds me of my old British
sports car (having parts left over when finished). These are leftovers,
and if y'all have any concerns about these, I'm all ears...
1) Springs to hold the main landing gear links overcentered.
These were replaced with the rat trap springs.
2) A spring and bracket included in the forward hinge latch
kit which appears to hold the mechanism overcenter. There's so much
latching force to overcome when opening (easily adjusted with the pushrods
which connect the torque tube to the latch hooks) that I didn't think it was
necessary.
3) Return springs for the rudder pedals. I have the
adjustable rudder pedals from Lancair. They don't seem to need return
springs but I admit that I have not installed the rudder cables yet. I
may realize that I need the return springs after all. The jury is still
out on this.
4) Wing bolts (just kidding!)
5) All of the "aquarium tubing" (Brent Regan's description) that
came with the kit for brake lines. All the plastic fittings, too.
I used Aeroquip 666.
6) About half of the safety wire tabs made from anodized 1/8
aluminum that came with the bracket kit. I used some, but attached
safety wire in different ways in different places. I think everything
that needs safety wire has it -- I did not deviate from Lancair's instructions
here. I still need to install safety wire for the wing sump drains --
anyone know how to do this?
There are some more spare parts that should not raise any
eyebrows -- Latches and rods for the parallelogram canopy since I bought
and installed the forward hinged canopy kit. Lights for the landing gear
microswitches, since I replaced these with a different indicator system.
The original Matco brake pads and disks, since I replaced the pads with
Matco's new formulation and replaced the brake disks with new ones that would
not fracture. Lights for the landing gear microswitches, as I
replaced these with a different indicator system that happens to use
LEDs. All of the mechanical trim parts, as I installed the Menzimer
system (Ray Allen to you new guys).
There is a small plastic bag in my hangar that contains all of these,
labeled "unused parts". This list is purely from memory. If Don
wants to see my bag of unused parts, he's welcome to do so.
- Rob Wolf