Good work Bill thanks. Does the thrust line intersect water line zero?

 Vance, Rich and Bill, Since Tracy's gear box turns the prop the opposite

way

what do you
 guys think of putting in 1-1/2 degree thrust line off set in... also the
opposite way.
 I think Tracy ignored the thrust line offset angle. Tracy did you off set
your thrust line?
 If not do you notice any strange flight behavior?

 BTW Bill is your shock absorber (damper) long enough for both springs
 or must you extend it with a drilled and taped hex extender and threaded

rod?

 I am thinking of doing a very minor redesign on that system by shortening
both
 tubes and doing away with the extender. Looks too mickey mouse for me.
Possible
 source of failure. I will take it over to Vance and Rich this afternoon

and

discuss
 it with them.

Paul,
The Thrust line is NOT at WL-0, but I have to check the manual to determine
where it is, and the manual is out at the hanger. I think it is about 1"
higher or lower than the WL-0 line.

why do you move the lower MM (existing) instead of using the existing
locations (which are nearer the reinforcement bracing)?

I haven't looked at the nose gear yet. Still working on the tail

Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045

Gives a wider base to the tripod but it is not all that important if you already
have your firewall drilled. Instead of using only one bolt I may use
a reinforced flat plate and three or more smaller bolts as the angle of 
the tube coming into the firewall mount point is near perpendicular 
in a couple of cases. Conventional and traditional MM fittings then become 
impractical. I checked the back of my firewall and there is plenty
of room to move those lower bolt down about 1/2 inch and out about one
inch. Vance told me the reason the bolts are where they are is because the
same motor mount pattern  was used on the two place. He suggested
moving the upper mounts outboard closer to the skin. 

Paul Lamar
 
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