Make sure you read up on the landing gear situation before you make a decision
that you may regret. I researched the spring gear/Bungie gear situation and
decided to stay with my spring gear. I like the looks and the other benefits
that it provides. I won't get into a discussion of which is better, but I
will say that when talking to Murphy and rearching outside of the list, I was
amazed at how many people were using spring gear. Is it the perfect solution
for all, no, but then again, neither is the bungie gear.
The great thing about this list is that there are so many guys on here that
have more experience than I will ever have. I take the attitude that when
someone tells me something opposite of the direction that I was going, I
research it thoroughly, and then make a decision what to do.
I'm still learning and you will find a great bunch of guys here that will help.
Now that I have the Rebel in my garage, I am really happy with the airplane
and the design. When I was trying to decide if I was going to purchase the
airplane, I tried my best to find another one that would do all that this
little guy can with very little success. It's a great design supported by a
great group of guys on this list.
On 12/17/2005 11:43 PM,
wrmaxwell@bigpond.com wrote to rebel-builders:
-> Thanks for the warm welcome Bob.
->
-> Your comments on the gear sound ominous though - I went for the spring
gear.
-> Sounds like I should have started reading already?
->
-> Bill
-> ----- Original Message -----
-> From: "Bob Patterson" <
beep@sympatico.ca>
-> To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
-> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 4:22 PM
-> Subject: Re: New member
->
->
-> >
-> > G'day Bill !
-> >
-> > Welcome to the group !! :-)
-> >
-> > You're going to love your Rebel ! By all means, dig through
-> > the archives - keep an eye out for "The Ontario Mods", and all the
-> > info on landing gear.... (Hope you have the bungee gear !)
-> > There's lots of pictures in the Files area, too ....
-> >
-> > You'll find lots of useful advice here - just post a question,
-> > and we'll all try to help. There are several builders here just
-> > getting started, as well, so you'll have company on the journey
-> > "Toward the Flightline" !
-> >
-> > ......bobp
-> >
-> > -------------------------------orig.-------------------------
-> > On Saturday 17 December 2005 08:58 pm, Bill Maxwell wrote:
-> >> G'day Folks
-> >>
-> >> Thought I should briefly introduce myself.
-> >>
-> >> I own a Rebel kit that arrived in April 2004. Believe it or not I have
-> > yet
-> >> to unpack it, as I was in the throes of retiring and moving to our farm
-> > here
-> >> in Tasmania at the time. That process extended beyond the intended time
-> >> frame when I had to defer retirement until February 2005, since when I
-> > have
-> >> been busy building the hangar and workshop so construction can commence.
-> >> Hopefully all that will be done early in the new year.
-> >>
-> >>
-> >> My location is Powranna, Tasmania, Australia ( 41deg 40.239'S, 147deg
-> >> 15.589'E). I know of 4 Rebels flying in Oz but none other either flying
-> > or
-> >> under construction in Tasmania. I would love to find another Tasmanian
-> > among
-> >> the list members. The Australian MAM representative is another Tasmanian
-> > but
-> >> operates from a base in far-off Queensland.
-> >>
-> >> Meanwhile, there is a mountain of information to digest in the list
-> >> archives, so that is where I will be spending time over the coming
-> >> holiday
-> >> period.
-> >>
-> >> I have only just discovered the existence of the group - largely because
-> > it
-> >> never occured to me to look but thinking about that now, it should have
-> > been
-> >> an immediate thought, given the existence of similar groups on just about
-> >> every other topic known to mankind!
-> >>
-> >> Cheers and seasons greetings.
-> >>
-> >> Bill
-> >> Rebel 753R
-> >>
-> >>
-> >> .
-> >>
-> >>
-> >>
-> >>
-> >> ----- Original Message -----
-> >> From: "Alan Hepburn" <
ahepburn@renc.igs.net>
-> >> To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
-> >> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 3:34 AM
-> >> Subject: Re: Modified Elite Elevator
-> >>
-> >>
-> >> > They're there, under E-modifications. There are even instructions!
-> >> >
-> >> >
-> >> >
-> >> >
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