X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:35:36 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.80] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.5) with ESMTP id 4192517 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:02:55 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.80; envelope-from=j.hafen@comcast.net Received: from omta07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.59]) by qmta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 0Crz1e0021GXsucA8M2MRt; Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:02:21 +0000 Received: from [10.0.1.197] ([24.17.111.171]) by omta07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 0M2L1e0043hvfg88TM2LuJ; Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:02:21 +0000 From: John Hafen Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1077) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-176--209237410 Subject: Re: [LML] Legacy maintenance idea, nutplates, and velcro X-Original-Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 14:02:18 -0700 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1077) --Apple-Mail-176--209237410 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Nice to know there are plenty of nutplates on the list. =20 I guess that to attempt to build one's own plane, and actually fly it = afterwards, and flock with like-minded birds, would qualify most of us = as nutplates. Was there a category for that on the recent census form? John Hafen On Apr 1, 2010, at 12:53 PM, Steve Colwell wrote: > Ok, now that it has been firmly established that I will believe = anything. I am sticking with the Velcro recommendation, pending an = in-flight failure on Tom=92s plane or my next psychiatric examination.=20= > =20 > Steve > Subject: [LML] Legacy maintenance idea > =20 > Uhhhhh=85.Velcro? If you attach nutplates, as far aft as possible, to = the lower aft skin on a shallow standoff that might handle the = structure. Industrial strength Velcro could keep the trailing edge from = moving too much when the flaps are down (no guarantees). > =20 > Steve Colwell Legacy 15SC=20 > ps: Tom builds a beautiful and affordable panel > =20 > =20 >=20 > =20 >=20 > =20 --Apple-Mail-176--209237410 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Nice to know there are plenty of nutplates on the = list.

I guess that to attempt to build one's = own plane, and actually fly it afterwards, and flock with like-minded = birds, would qualify most of us as = nutplates.

Was there a category for that on the = recent census form?

John = Hafen

On Apr 1, 2010, at 12:53 PM, Steve Colwell = wrote:

Ok, now that it has been = firmly established that I will believe anything. I am = sticking with the Velcro recommendation, pending an in-flight failure on = Tom=92s plane or my next psychiatric = examination.
Subject: [LML] Legacy maintenance = idea
Steve = Colwell Legacy 15SC
ps: Tom builds a beautiful and affordable = panel