Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 22:18:01 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.244.121] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3122001 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 18:01:35 -0500 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:01:35 -0800 Received: from 67.124.15.72 by bay1-dav17.adinternal.hotmail.com with DAV; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 23:01:34 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [67.124.15.72] X-Originating-Email: [n320g@hotmail.com] X-Sender: n320g@hotmail.com From: "N320GG" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] New 360 Project X-Original-Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:01:32 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0033_01C4127A.0F6F9EE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Original-Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Mar 2004 23:01:35.0003 (UTC) FILETIME=[1EEAA6B0:01C412BD] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C4127A.0F6F9EE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The small tail is put down mostly by those who haven't flown them, I = have 400 hours and have not found that the small tail to be a problem. = I would think it would be less drag for those whose goal is to "go = fast." Sounds like that decision has already been made. Whether you put in the header with transfer pumps or eliminate it and = use the Left off Right valve you still have to manage your fuel. I like = being able to exhaust the wings and know I still have 11 gallons of = fuel. There are some clever people who have designed circuits that keep = the header topped off, eliminating the manual operation. A removable = header is nice in that you can get to the rudder pedals and the brake = masters. Having known fuel in the header for takeoff is nice. I carry = 53 gallons of which 50 appears to be usable, I like the option of long = legs, it is usually not fuel making me stop. Tim Ong's "Ong deboingers" are a must!=20 I did not put rudder pedals on the right side and have not regretted = that. This could be a problem if you are planning on using your = airplane for a trainer. Having a GPS moving map, and a wing leveler make it easy to have coffee, = lunch and pee breaks.=20 There are a couple of things I will add as budget allows, altitude hold = and electronic ignition are high on my list. Everyone has opinions and these are mine. Gary Melton LNC2 N320GG 400+ hours Shane Daly said: Hello all, "been there done that". I have all of the outback upgrades. = Any and all comments are greatly appreciated. ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C4127A.0F6F9EE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The small tail is put down mostly by those who haven't = flown=20 them, I have 400 hours and have not found that the small tail to be a=20 problem. I would think it would be less drag for those whose goal = is to=20 "go fast." Sounds like that decision has already been made.

Whether you put in the header with transfer pumps or eliminate it = and use=20 the Left off Right valve you still have to manage your fuel. = I like=20 being able to exhaust the wings and know I still have 11 gallons of = fuel. =20 There are some clever people who have designed circuits that keep the = header=20 topped off, eliminating the manual operation. A removable header = is nice=20 in that you can get to the rudder pedals and the brake masters. = Having=20 known fuel in the header for takeoff is nice. I carry 53 gallons = of which=20 50 appears to be usable, I like the option of long legs, it is usually = not fuel=20 making me stop.

Tim Ong's "Ong deboingers" are a must!

I did not put rudder pedals on the right side and have not = regretted=20 that. This could be a problem if you are planning on using your = airplane=20 for a trainer.

Having a GPS moving map, and a wing leveler make it easy to = have=20 coffee, lunch and pee breaks.

There are a couple of things I will add as budget allows, = altitude=20 hold and electronic ignition are high on my list.

Everyone has opinions and these are mine.

Gary Melton

LNC2 N320GG 400+ hours

Shane Daly = said:

Hello all, "been there done that". I have all of the outback = upgrades. Any=20 and all comments are greatly=20 appreciated.

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