Thanks Wayne as I have been having trouble trying to get it to
work as well as the other tail draggers at the airpark. Yesterday
we pulled up to get fuel and the plane wanted to turn left into
the pumps so had to get out and lift the tail around. I can say
that the tail handles that I bought from MAM sure have come in
handy.
What tail spring do you (or anyone) recommend? I could order a
new one from MAM but not sure of the delivery time.
I see why the FAA requires 25 hours within 25 miles for experimentals
with a certified engine and prop. I have had several unexpected
minor things (nothing to do with flight characteristics) on my
plane so far. I guess one has to work out all the bugs on anything.
Thanks
-----Original Message-----
From:
mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:
mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Wayne
G. O'Shea
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 12:54 PM
To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Tailwheel Study
I think the fiberglass spring went the way of the dough dough bird about the
time the kit went up in gross weight from 1550 to 1650... around 1992/93.
AULA kits were still being shipped with them in 1995.. but the rest were
getting the aluminum leaf.
Bob P loves those pieces of glass.... I on the other hand throw them in the
trash.. ..before they trash your rudder or more. Seen too many of them
delaminate and splinter apart torsionally.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Gustafson" <
gargus@comcast.net>
To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 12:02 PM
Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Tailwheel Study
My tail wheel spring is fiberglass. When did MAM stop using
fiberglass tail springs and why. The reason that I ask is that I
am having trouble with the tail wheel breaking away on left hand
turns and when I look at it is seems that the tail spring is
twisting a bit when the catch mechanism does not release on a
shallower left hand turn. I have filed off some of the keeper and
that does not help much. Right hand turns seem to be okay and the
locking/break away mechanism appears to be symmetrical.
Should I be thinking about getting an aluminum or steel tail
spring or only make right hand turns. :-)
-----Original Message-----
From:
mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:
mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Jeff
Micheal
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 1:40 AM
To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Tailwheel Study
Ben,
If you have a 2 leaf steel spring, then who ever built your plane change
from MAM's designed aluminum tail spring.
Cheers,
Jeff
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 9:03 PM, <
bransom@dcsol.com> wrote:
I'm a little behind on keeping up here, so have a few late follow up
questions. First is on the Rebel tailwheel. This thread mentions the
MAM
tailspring being aluminum. Mine is a two-leaf steel spring. So, are
some
also
steel? Does Bob P's advice to grind and taper apply to this too?
Thanks,
-Ben, 497R
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