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| danny_galaga:
I'm using what's supplied in the kit. The most critical bits are aircraft grade and the rest is whatever. For instance the brakes are from Matco who have been making aircraft parts for maybe 100 years. But the choke lever is a bicycle gear shifter. Anyway, I'll put a four leaf clover in it somewhere. What could go wrong :burgerking: |
| pbj:
Have you flown it yet? I think about this project from time to time, and what I’d do in case of a malfunction. I suppose panic just enough to make it look like I half heartedly cared whether or not it crashed. I’m hopeful this isn’t a suicidal mission in slow motion.... :cheers: |
| nitrogen_widget:
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on March 29, 2021, 11:16:29 pm --- He's amongst the big boys now https://dannygalaga.blogspot.com/2020/08/21-big-move.html?m=0 --- End quote --- Damn. You built an airplane faster than I tiled my shower. |
| bobbyb13:
--- Quote from: nitrogen_widget on March 30, 2021, 12:15:15 am --- --- Quote from: danny_galaga on March 29, 2021, 11:16:29 pm --- He's amongst the big boys now https://dannygalaga.blogspot.com/2020/08/21-big-move.html?m=0 --- End quote --- Damn. You built an airplane faster than I tiled my shower. --- End quote --- :laugh2: The girls just asked me what I'm laughing so hard about. This project is awesome. There is a small airstrip 3 miles down the road from me and I see a lot of small airtraffic as a result. Really looks fun! |
| danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: pbj on March 29, 2021, 11:27:51 pm ---Have you flown it yet? I think about this project from time to time, and what I’d do in case of a malfunction. I suppose panic just enough to make it look like I half heartedly cared whether or not it crashed. I’m hopeful this isn’t a suicidal mission in slow motion.... :cheers: --- End quote --- :lol The main things that would give me the willies is a structural malfunction. Engine failure is not so bad. I read a good article once about what to do in unusual situations (engine failure is pretty straight forward) like what if the ailerons got stuck while you were rolling. Sharper people than me have gotten out of situations where I'd just think 'oh, well. This is how it ends'... |
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