X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:25:47 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [137.118.16.50] (HELO smtp0.av-mx.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.1) with ESMTP id 6023702 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:04:58 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.50; envelope-from=pinetownd@volcano.net Received: from DennisPC (unknown [65.170.221.130]) (Authenticated sender: pinetownd@volcano.net) by smtp0.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2006D1C1279 for ; Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:04:23 -0500 (EST) X-Original-Message-ID: <1EDA72A1C2F34A2597AF973C81A51FFE@DennisPC> From: "Dennis Johnson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: the Legacy RG Static ports X-Original-Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:04:28 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18463 I have a Legacy RG and put my static ports flush with the outer skin, located in accordance with the assembly manual. During my flight test phase, I pleasantly noticed that I always had a tailwind! I knew I was lucky to be flying such a wonderful airplane and just figured I was equally lucky to always have a tailwind. Eventually, logic prevailed and I realized nobody could be that lucky. I flew the four course GPS airspeed check and discovered that my indicated airspeed was reading low. I added a tiny piece of machined aluminum, similar to a domed head rivet, to both static ports and it solved the problem. Other Legacy builders who installed their static ports protruding slightly tell me that their indicated airspeed is accurate. Dennis Legacy 580 hours