Hello All,
A good friend of mine and fellow pilot Dave Wyman helped Dick Reichel
build his 360. As many of you know Dick was killed in a crash back
in the late 90's. Dick and another mutual friend Bill Daffron
engineered an improved elevator trim wheel system which many of you
are using and which some have expressed interest in installing.
As you can see from message below, Dick's widow kept the
original drawings and will make them available to the community, I
will scan and upload these as soon as possible- hopefully sometime
next week.
She also has some parts and pieces (no inventory yet) from the
original production runs. Dave Wyman was involved in the original
design and fabrication and has offered to help put another production run
together. No costs yet but assuming the costs are reasonable,
how many builders would be interested in purchasing a Reichel complete
system?
I include myself in the number. Sick of the original trim
system.
Regards,
Wayne Bailey
10RD
Wayne
Hey,
On Thursday, Dick's widow Linda is going to
give me the drawings and a bunch of bits and pieces, for dfistribution to the
needy.
She really is financially strapped, so
whatever we can sell should be sold for her.
I know of a talented guy (a former employee
of mine) with a full machine shop in his garage, who might want to produce
a batch if they were presold, and maybe give a cut to Linda,
etc.
Maybe you could survey the needy guys
out there in cyber-land and see how we can get 'em flying?
Our bird is down with a burned-out flap
motor.
Hi to Patty
Hi Dave,
Just fly to OXR/CMA with Patty today. Didn't land, just
overflew. Had to get back. Poor vis.
Love to see you and Dianne sometime soon. Been TOO long.
Re trim wheel - 320/360 is out of production. Doubt if
there is market in Lancair corporate for resale. It would be nice to
put the drawings into Lancair community for use as needed by pilots.
Reduce efforts and errors on reverse engineer. Make community
safer.
If drawings are avail, I would be happy to scan and upload to
the list
If any parts are avail, I am sure there would be a market. I
would also be happy to publish that to the list - suspect they would sell
immediately.
Let me know.
Love to you both.
Wayne, Patty, and Lucy
PS Just sell-e-brated 4th wedding anniversary!!!! Does it
get ANY easier?
w
--- On Sat, 11/29/08, D.Wyman <david.wyman2@verizon.net>
wrote:
From:
D.Wyman david.wyman2@verizon.net.
Subject: Fw: TRIM
WHEEL
To: "wayne Bailey" <waynnno@yahoo.com>
Date:
Saturday, November
29, 2008, 4:18 PM
Wayne,
I just got this reply-
-where do we go from here?
DW
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 11:23 AM
Subject: TRIM WHEEL
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Hello
Dave,
I have blue prints of the trim wheel, I kept
them because I always believed in the trim wheel design. I
will be in Santa
Barbara on Dec. 4th, Thursday. I will bring them with me.
As a matter of fact I have often thought of selling the design to
Lancair. Email me about what you would like me to do.
Love, Linda
--- On Sun, 11/23/08, david wyman
<david.wyman2@verizon.net> wrote:
From:
david wyman <david.wyman2@verizon.net>
Subject: Fw:
Dick, Bill, & Dave's Trim Wheel
To: "LINDA SMITH REICHEL" <lreichel@sbcglobal.net>
Date:
Sunday, November
23, 2008, 9:48 AM
Hi
Linda,
I just received the
message below from a flying buddy. do you know where we
can find the drawing for the trim wheels? Sems
like the right thing to get it out there for
others.
Love,
Dave
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 8:39 PM
Subject: Dick, Bill, & Dave's Trim
Wheel
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Dave,
Seems the trim wheel you guys is still the best
tech.
Guys in Lancair builders groups are trying to reverse
engineer.
Do you think there are any drawings or fixtures
available from Bill's efforts?
Would really help these guys out to put on the LML
blog.
Bill and Dick would be proud no doubt.
Lets go flying in 10RD.
W
Forwarded Message: Re: [LML]
Riechal Trim Wheel
Larry,
I have a Reichel trim system that I could loan you for the
purpose of reverse engineering. I'm still
building and hope to fly next summer so would like it
back no later than spring time. If this sounds good
to you send me your address and number . I will get home
next week and could send it then. Let me know.
Kai Ogston
509
869 8685
Forwarded Message: Re: Riechal
Trim Wheel
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