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  1. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Empty weight   

    Great achievment Mark!  I need lessons from you on making it light.  That, or I got two for the price of one.    Mine does pretty good for the mission I use it for though.  Still a ways out from 1000 hours on this one yet.  Hope you all have a great get together at Osh!  Wish I could be there too.
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  2. EDMO added a post in a topic N139AH   

    Robert,
        for some reason, probably my fault, my question to you did not post.
    I asked, do you have a charging system on your engine with your pull start?
    EdMO
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  3. EDMO added a post in a topic Empty weight   

    Bandit,
          sorry I cant make Osh - wish I could be there and join in the fun the AFF guys should have together.  My wings are now 90%, and very tired of looking at them - going to hang the 2nd one on the wall in a few days and start making some wood parts as I figure out how to make my ailerons / flaps / controls all work and fit the fuselage.
          Not a good comparison, but Sam Colt made his first prototype revolver out of wood - so it must be a practical way to go for someone who don't do CAD.
    Wishing all of you a good time at Osh - don't bash me too bad, since I cant be there!   I will be looking for you on the CD/DVD.   
    EDMO
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  4. marksires added a post in a topic Empty weight   

    How much for that dog?  Depends on the day.... 
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  5. Bandit added a post in a topic Empty weight   

    Ed are you going to make Airventure? Our bags are packed leaving tomorrow!
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  6. EDMO added a post in a topic Earth X Battery Warning!!!   

    I think that Randy Suberavid was going to buy a big EarthX bat for his plane - sure hope he don't have a meltdown in the bush.
    EDMO
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  7. Guest added a post in a topic Earth X Battery Warning!!!   

    Wow......Holy Shit....I'm cured.
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  8. EDMO added a post in a topic Earth X Battery Warning!!!   

    Robert,
         I don't know anything about your pull start system - once it is started, is there a charging system?
    EDMO
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  9. High Country added a post in a topic N139AH   

    Luke- thanks this is my first build with little to no experience with most of the different processes and not the greatest tool selection so if I can do it I believe anyone can best secret I can give is to just be patient and don't lower your standards just to get done a little quicker. thats also probably the hardest part. I'm sure yours will be great.
     
    Ed- I think all electronics are like that right. they work off the magic smoke and if it gets out there is nothing left to make it work.
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  10. High Country added a post in a topic Earth X Battery Warning!!!   

    I'm still not too sure myself. Currently they are trying to void the warranty saying that it isn't big enough to turn the starter... I have pull start grrr. I sent pics of the engine showing no electric starter and they haven't replied yet. in the mean time now I have to decide on a different battery... any suggestions I'm running a 532 with pull start mainly just need it for my MGL engine monitor. I will keep you all posted as to what we find with the problem and what results come from it.
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  11. EDMO added a post in a topic N139AH   

    I guess L-batteries are like resistors - they are full of smoke - if the smoke gets out, then they are HOT-FOD!
    EDMO
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  12. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Airventure 2014   

    My place at Friday 5 pm to whenever.

    See the map/ satillite photo previously posted in this thread for location.

    Or to all you can call my cell: seven one 5 - 218 - eight 00 two.
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  13. Av8r_Sed added a post in a topic Earth X Battery Warning!!!   

    HighCountry,
    I'm glad the meltdown ended up as an inconvenience instead of an incident.  EarthX claims to use Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) cells to make their battery pack which are known to be the safest Lithium technology.  These cells shouldn't exhibit this behavior, so it would be helpful for others on the forum to hear how EarthX can explain the event.  The only thing I see from their website is a maximum of 15 V should be applied from the charging circuit.  Maybe if you have a Rotax regulator, it isn't a good match for the battery pack.  In short, I'm curious what went wrong.
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  14. Luked added a post in a topic N139AH   

    Glad the battery situation didn't have more serious consequences.
     
    The airplane looks great. I think I said it before somewhere, but I hope I can build an airplane that looks that nice eventually. Nice job!
     
    Luke D.
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  15. High Country added a post in a topic N139AH   

    Ed, thats the battery It landed there when I quickly removed it from the plane while it was still smoking, It stayed hot for several hours even after being soaked in water. it was still warm the next morning. I think it was having some sort of chemical reaction still.
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  16. EDMO added a post in a topic N139AH   

    Looks great - Now how about getting that FOD, or your beer can, off of the tarmac!   Photos don't lie, but you can always say that it's a removable  parking marker! 
    EDMO
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  17. sioux201 added a post in a topic Airventure 2014   

    So, when, where,time???
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  18. EDMO added a post in a topic Earth X Battery Warning!!!   

    I was one of the first to warn of the L-bat dangers.  Didn't know anything about the EarthX, but was very skeptical about it.
    Possibly, our charging systems are not as finite as the ones Boeing makes, and look what happened to them.
    Until a new type has been proven by thousands of hours in our planes, I wont be using them.
    EDMO
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  19. EDMO added a post in a topic Empty weight   

    Thanks for the explan Mark - How much for that dog? 
    I was thinking about tossing a tennis ball straight up, and doing the same with a bowling ball - but I like yours better.
    EDmo
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  20. Bandit added a post in a topic N139AH   

    Like your paint job! You will love the wide gear! Just remember to add a little power on flare out.
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  21. IFMT added a post in a topic Earth X Battery Warning!!!   

    Go with an absorbent glass mat. Light for the output and totally sealed. Here's some info:http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/absorbent_glass_mat_agm
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  22. Luked added a post in a topic Empty weight   

    Hmm... I think what Bandit is trying to say is that the extra mass in the fuselage holds itself in space more than less mass would. Since the extra mass has less "give", the wings give more. When turbulence hits the light plane, the mass moves more easily with the turbulence resulting in less need for the wings to give.
     
    No doubt the ride is better in the heavier plane though. You'll be getting thrown around a bit more in the light plane.
     
    Luke D.
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  23. marksires added a post in a topic Empty weight   

    That would be true if the force increased in proportion to the weight increase, but with turbulence, the force is the same, so heavier wing loading results in less response to the force, so less damage.  If in my analogy the rat was shaken by a chihuhua, and the groundhog was shaken by a great dane, both would probably have the same damage.
     
     
     
    Mark
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  24. Bandit added a post in a topic Earth X Battery Warning!!!   

    That scares me glad you were on the ground!
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  25. Bandit added a post in a topic Empty weight   

    I guess I was thinking you hang more weight on the exact same wing you would get more wing flex in a heavier airplane than a light one in rough air.
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