X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 922017 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 May 2005 08:20:03 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-189-178.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.189.178]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j42CJFLw002543 for ; Mon, 2 May 2005 08:19:16 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <004601c54f11$28c33fd0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Home again, home again! Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 08:19:16 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0043_01C54EEF.A181DD40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C54EEF.A181DD40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Bob Yes, you are right about that. Apparently it started out as a "simple" = gear up landing. But by the time the tow truck operator (who claimed he = was following instructions) had put lift straps around the WINGS and = tried to lift it. The straps quickly crushed the trailing edges of the = wings further damaging the aircraft. It certainly adds to the deserted = feeling of the airport. But, Sat met the new FBO who seemed just the = opposite of the previous one. He told me not to worry about paying = "tiedown" charges for as long as it took me to fix the engine. So even = though I was finished - it was a nice gesture. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bob Perkinson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 1:24 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Home again, home again! It's good that you have your "BABY" back home Ed. Bet it will take = more than $2500 to get the 310 in the background off its tail. Bob Perkinson Hendersonville, TN. RV9A N658RP Reserved If nothing changes Nothing changes =20 =20 The answer is in this photo, Barny. At least part of it is. I have = a collapsible lift that is really a life saver (back too), I can lift = the engine out and in the mounts with little problem. Takes me about 5 = minutes or less (once I have spent several hours disconnecting = everything and taking the oil pan off. I lift the engine off the aircraft, roll the lifts two long = stabilizing feet under the van. Prop the rear hatch with a long = push-broom handle and then put the engine in back of the passengers = seat, then pull out the feet from the lift, load the lift, feet, etc. in = the van along with the engine and take off. =20 Works well, if you have the "balance" beam you can see hanging in = the photo - just turn the handle until you have the attitude you want = from the load and push it into place. ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C54EEF.A181DD40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks, Bob
 
Yes, you are right about that.  = Apparently it=20 started out as a "simple" gear up landing.  But by the time the tow = truck=20 operator (who claimed he was following instructions) had put lift straps = around=20 the WINGS and tried to lift it.  The straps quickly crushed the = trailing=20 edges of the wings further damaging the aircraft.  It certainly = adds to the=20 deserted feeling of the airport.  But, Sat met the new FBO who = seemed just=20 the opposite of the previous one.  He told me not to worry about = paying=20 "tiedown" charges for as long as it took me to fix the engine.  So = even=20 though I was finished - it was a nice gesture.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bob=20 Perkinson
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 1:24 = AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Home = again, home=20 again!

It's good=20 that you have your "BABY" back home Ed.    Bet it will = take=20 more than $2500 to get the 310 in the background  off its=20 tail.
 

Bob Perkinson
Hendersonville, TN.
RV9A N658RP=20 Reserved
If nothing changes
Nothing changes
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The answer is in this photo, = Barny.  At=20 least part of it is.  I have a collapsible lift that is really = a life=20 saver (back too),  I can lift the engine out and in the mounts = with=20 little problem.  Takes me about 5 minutes or less (once I have = spent=20 several hours disconnecting everything and taking the oil pan=20 off.
 
I lift the engine off the aircraft, = roll the=20 lifts two long stabilizing feet under the van.  Prop the rear = hatch=20 with a long push-broom handle and then put the engine in back of the = passengers seat, then pull out the feet from the lift, load the = lift, feet,=20 etc. in the van along with the engine and take off.  =
 
Works well, if you have the = "balance" beam you=20 can see hanging in the photo - just turn the handle until you have = the=20 attitude you want from the load and push it into place.
 
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