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From: "tlmcclary@juno.com" <tlmcclary@juno.com>
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To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 22:32:22 GMT

This is the message Dave sent out in September.

Terry
R666

-- Dave Fife <aircrafttips@yahoo.com> wrote:
To all that have been inquiring about my life and most importantly 3D
Composite Aircraft Parts and the production of wing tips.

Well if any of you have moved from one home to another, you know it takes a
lot of time to get settled. I am now somewhat settled. The shop is a work
in progress and will be for the next 3 to 4 months. I am starting to get
back at production of the wing tips for the Rebel and the Moose/Elite.

I do not advertise on this page and am only writing to stop the rumors. I
am back and will answer all e-mails or phone calls. Glad to here all of
you are interested. I will fill all orders as they are received but please
e-mail or call me in the evening.

By the way, just so you know, I now look East onto Saginaw Bay in
Linwood, Michigan, USA. I have been wasting time watching the sun come up
in the mornings. I have a great view and am thankful to have reached this
point in my life. Waiting to here from you.



David K. Fife
3D Composite Aircraft Parts Inc.
428 N. Linwood Beach Rd
Linwood, MI. 48634
989-697-3277
Long EZ in progress.
www.stormpages.com/3dcomposite/wingtip.html



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I have been trying to get a set for about a year. I've had very
spotty
contact with Dave. I'm actually considering using the Murphy tips!
In Dave's
defense, the last email I got from him said he had an illness in
the family,
and was very busy with that.
Jesse

While building R743, we upgraded to the MAM Droop Tips. Installation was fairly straight forward. Tips looked great on the Rebel.

I uploaded some pics to the Rebel Wing files for viewing.

Jeff

From: Ken <klehman@albedo.net>
Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 20:14:24 -0500

Hi Jeff
How wide are those things? They look like they might add more wingspan
than the original tips. They do look good!
Ken

Jeff McMurrer wrote:

While building R743, we upgraded to the MAM Droop Tips. Installation was

fairly straight forward. Tips looked great on the Rebel.

I uploaded some pics to the Rebel Wing files for viewing.

Jeff

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Hi Jeff
How wide are those things? They look like they might add more
wingspan
than the original tips. They do look good!
Ken

Jeff McMurrer wrote:

While building R743, we upgraded to the MAM Droop Tips.

Installation was fairly straight forward. Tips looked great on
the Rebel.

I uploaded some pics to the Rebel Wing files for viewing.

Jeff

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Jeff,
I like them too. What are the longitudinal rows of clecos for?
Jesse

From: Ken <klehman@albedo.net>
Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 20:14:24 -0500

Hi Jeff
How wide are those things? They look like they might add more

wingspan>than the original tips. They do look good!

Ken

Jeff McMurrer wrote:

While building R743, we upgraded to the MAM Droop Tips.

Installation was

fairly straight forward. Tips looked great on the Rebel.

I uploaded some pics to the Rebel Wing files for viewing.

Jeff

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From: Jeff McMurrer <westcoastkitplanes@shaw.ca>
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To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 17:01:39 -0800

Jesse,

The clecos are holding my stringer splice, for my spar extensions. Spars
extend into the wingtip aprox 8 to 10 inches.

Jeff


----- Original Message -----
From: Jesse Jenks <jessejenks@hotmail.com>
Date: Sunday, December 4, 2005 9:12 am
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips

Jeff,
I like them too. What are the longitudinal rows of clecos for?
Jesse

From: Ken <klehman@albedo.net>
Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 20:14:24 -0500

Hi Jeff
How wide are those things? They look like they might add more

wingspan>than the original tips. They do look good!

Ken

Jeff McMurrer wrote:

Installation was

fairly straight forward. Tips looked great on the Rebel.


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From: Jeff McMurrer <westcoastkitplanes@shaw.ca>
Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 17:01:39 -0800

Jesse,

The clecos are holding my stringer splice, for my spar extensions. Spars
extend into the wingtip aprox 8 to 10 inches.

Jeff


----- Original Message -----
From: Jesse Jenks <jessejenks@hotmail.com>
Date: Sunday, December 4, 2005 9:12 am
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips

Jeff,
I like them too. What are the longitudinal rows of clecos for?
Jesse

From: Ken <klehman@albedo.net>
Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 20:14:24 -0500

Hi Jeff
How wide are those things? They look like they might add more

wingspan>than the original tips. They do look good!

Ken

Jeff McMurrer wrote:

Installation was

fairly straight forward. Tips looked great on the Rebel.


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Ken,

Droop tips are aprox 22 inches wide. They do add more to the wing area.

Jeff

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From: Ken <klehman@albedo.net>
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2005 5:14 pm
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips

Hi Jeff
How wide are those things? They look like they might add more
wingspan
than the original tips. They do look good!
Ken

Jeff McMurrer wrote:

While building R743, we upgraded to the MAM Droop Tips.

Installation was fairly straight forward. Tips looked great on
the Rebel.

I uploaded some pics to the Rebel Wing files for viewing.

Jeff

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Jeff,
Can the mods to the spar and stringers be done if the wings are
already
finished? Also, how do the tips come off for accessing inside the
wing? Are
the spar and stringer extensions riveted to the wing and the tips?
Does anyone know if these tips are currently available?
I sent a request to MAM shipping as well.
Thanks
Jesse

From: Jeff McMurrer <westcoastkitplanes@shaw.ca>
Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 17:01:39 -0800

Jesse,

The clecos are holding my stringer splice, for my spar

extensions. Spars

extend into the wingtip aprox 8 to 10 inches.

Jeff


----- Original Message -----
From: Jesse Jenks <jessejenks@hotmail.com>
Date: Sunday, December 4, 2005 9:12 am
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips

Jeff,
I like them too. What are the longitudinal rows of clecos for?
Jesse
wingspan>than the original tips. They do look good! Installation was

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Hi Jeff !

Interesting ! I take it that the factory have changed their
position on tip length then ...... They specifically insisted that
Dave Fife make HIS Hoerner tips SHORTER - so they were no longer than
the original Rebel wing tips. This was to "reduce the extra load
on the wing resulting from increased span"..... or do they
recommend shortening the droop tips too ??? ;-^)

........bobp

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On Sunday 04 December 2005 07:57 pm, Jeff McMurrer wrote:

Ken,

Droop tips are aprox 22 inches wide. They do add more to the wing area.

Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: Ken <klehman@albedo.net>
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2005 5:14 pm
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips

Hi Jeff
How wide are those things? They look like they might add more
wingspan
than the original tips. They do look good!
Ken

Jeff McMurrer wrote:
Installation was fairly straight forward. Tips looked great on
the Rebel.


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Hi Jeff !

Interesting ! I take it that the factory have changed their
position on tip length then ...... They specifically insisted that
Dave Fife make HIS Hoerner tips SHORTER - so they were no longer
than
the original Rebel wing tips. This was to "reduce the extra load
on the wing resulting from increased span"..... or do they
recommend shortening the droop tips too ??? ;-^)

........bobp

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On Sunday 04 December 2005 07:57 pm, Jeff McMurrer wrote:

Ken,

Droop tips are aprox 22 inches wide. They do add more to the

wing area.

Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: Ken <klehman@albedo.net>
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2005 5:14 pm
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips

Hi Jeff
How wide are those things? They look like they might add more
wingspan
than the original tips. They do look good!
Ken

Jeff McMurrer wrote:
Installation was fairly straight forward. Tips looked great

on

the Rebel.


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Bob,

Not sure what's MAM's position is on istalling the tips. I did not

Jeff


----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Patterson <beep@sympatico.ca>
Date: Sunday, December 4, 2005 7:45 pm
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips

Hi Jeff !

Interesting ! I take it that the factory have changed their
position on tip length then ...... They specifically insisted that
Dave Fife make HIS Hoerner tips SHORTER - so they were no longer
than
the original Rebel wing tips. This was to "reduce the extra load
on the wing resulting from increased span"..... or do they
recommend shortening the droop tips too ??? ;-^)

........bobp

-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Sunday 04 December 2005 07:57 pm, Jeff McMurrer wrote:

Ken,

Droop tips are aprox 22 inches wide. They do add more to the

wing area.

Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: Ken <klehman@albedo.net>
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2005 5:14 pm
Subject: Re: Rebel, Moose & Elite Wing Tips

on

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