Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #29348
From: Finn Lassen <finn.lassen@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Anatomy of an almost crash.
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:10:04 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
I hauled my RV-3 back and forth to the airport in a 21 (?) foot U-haul truck.
Wings tied to the rails along the walls.
Tail section parts on the shelf over drivers cabin.
Takes a bit of umph to get the main wheels over the wheel boxes.

Need two ramps. I had a couple of long 6x6's I used.
If you remove the wheel pants a guy on each tire can grab the tires and roll it up the ramps and over the whel boxes.
You could use a come-along, but I found that grabbing the main wheels (and have a couple of blocks to put behind them for a rest) gave better control. Definitely need a third person to grab the tail.
Tail wheel spring was sticking out past the back door.

Bring plenty of padding and rope or straps.

Suggest you go to U-haul place and measure to see if the RV-6 will fit.

Finn

David Leonard wrote:

I plan to rent some kind of truck next weekend and drive up, remove the wings, and bring the plane home. It will remain in our garage for the next 8 months while I deploy to Iraq. (Suggestions or offers for use of an adequate truck or trailer would be much appreciated). This will also give me a chance to paint the plane and do a lot of the finishing touches that will be easier to do at home than at the airport. Obviously I will need to rebuild the engine as well, but that is a relatively minor issue.


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