Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.2) with ESMTP id 423964 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:30:41 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([216.76.248.114]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20040921153008.QGHP18351.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:30:08 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: day 6 Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:29:18 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c49fef$e2677e50$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C49FC5.F9917650" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C49FC5.F9917650 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 Siphoned 20 gallons of fuel from the plane yesterday, and managed to get = my hanger doors back in their tracks. Another guy came along, and = suggested that we re-hang the fallen panel from the wall, and reattach the blown = in section of wall. It's all kinda ugly, but the hanger is at least closed = up again, with functional doors. We put the doors back on a friend's = hanger, and checked out a couple other planes for people. It's amazing how some escaped damage even with the hanger falling in around them.=20 =20 An interesting note about my fallen hanger wall pane. The walls are = made up of 4' wide, by 12' high sheet metal panels. There's a horizontal = support at the bottom, top, and center of the panel. When they installed the sheet metal panel originally, they missed the center support structure with = the screws. We found marks on the panel that were in the correct place, but they somehow installed the screws about 2 inches too low. This allowed = the panel to bow out in the middle, and rip out the other screws. Gotta = wonder how much of the other hanger damage was due to carelessness like this. =20 =20 It's still amazing to me that all the planes tied up outside were free = from damage, but the ones in the hanger were often destroyed. When the = insurance guys ask if your plane is hangered, I always assumed you got a better = rate if it was. Hmmmm, maybe not :-)=20 =20 I've got phone, though DSL is now out again (dialup sucks). No power = yet, but I could swear I saw some street lights through the trees last night, = so perhaps power isn't too far away. Still could be worse. =20 Rusty (compiling parts list for RV-3 repairs) ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C49FC5.F9917650 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Greetings,
 
Siphoned 20 = gallons of fuel=20 from the plane yesterday, and managed to get my hanger doors back = in their=20 tracks.  Another guy came along, and suggested that we re-hang the = fallen=20 panel from the wall, and reattach the blown in section of wall.  = It's all=20 kinda ugly, but the hanger is at least closed up again, with functional=20 doors.  We put the doors back on a friend's hanger, and checked out = a=20 couple other planes for people.  It's amazing how some escaped = damage even=20 with the hanger falling in around them. 
 
An interesting = note about=20 my fallen hanger wall pane.  The walls are made up of 4' wide, by = 12' high=20 sheet metal panels.  There's a horizontal support at the = bottom, top,=20 and center of the panel.  When they installed the sheet metal=20 panel originally, they missed the center support structure with the = screws.  We found marks on the panel that were in the correct = place, but=20 they somehow installed the screws about 2 inches too low.  This = allowed the=20 panel to bow out in the middle, and rip out the other = screws.  Gotta=20 wonder how much of the other hanger damage was due to carelessness like=20 this.  
 
It's still = amazing to me=20 that all the planes tied up outside were free from damage, = but the=20 ones in the hanger were often destroyed.  When the insurance = guys ask=20 if your plane is hangered, I always assumed you got a better rate if it=20 was.  Hmmmm, maybe not :-) 
 
I've got phone, = though DSL=20 is now out again (dialup sucks).   No power yet, but I could = swear=20 I saw some street lights through the trees last night, so perhaps = power=20 isn't too far away.   Still = could be=20 worse.
 
Rusty = (compiling parts list=20 for RV-3 repairs)

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