I have a problem. My RV4 only fits in my hangar
 if I insert it straight in oriented at 45 degrees.
 Getting quart into a pint pot.

 Otherwise the wing span is too long to go straight
 in. Dollies under the wheels work but you must jack
 up the airplane some how to get it on the dollies.

 Then I discovered the wheel pants cover so much of
 the wheel that the dollies will not stay under the
 wheels when moving the plane around. It is real easy for
 them to kick out from under the wheels. The pants also
 make it near impossible to jack it up in the first place.

 I finally came to the conclusions I need a CC engine
 host to get the plane in and out quickly. Harbor
 Fright have them for relatively no real money.
 Just U.S. dollars :)

 Since it must be precisely done I put channel
 rails on the floor to guide the CC engine hoist.

 Next problem was how to find a hard point
 on top of the airplane for the CC engine hoist to grab
 when the cowl is on.

 It is too time consuming to take the top
 of the cowl off every time I move the plane in or
 out of the hanger.

 What I came up with is a bolted on block of
 aluminum to Tracy PSRU adapter plate that
 extends up to just inside the top cowl skin.
 Screwed into that block will be a forged tie
 down ring from the Vans catalog. It screws in and out
 through a small hole in the top cowl skin.  I'll keep it in
 the airplane when not needed.

 The picture shows just a 3/8" hole in the PSRU adapter
 plate with a swivel fitting and clevis right at the moment.
 No block yet.

 An unintended advantage is it is real easy to rock
 the wings up and down and throughly mix the two cycle oil
 with the fuel :)


 Paul Lamar



Speaking of the hangar, Paul, how is progress coming? Next week is the time
I have set aside to do the test flying if it is all going to be together.
Do
you think you will be ready ontime?  Any word from the FSDO?  What about
getting a tie-down for the 182?  It has a sufficient layer of dirt to
protect it from the sun :-)

My plane obviously won't be in flying condition, but I could always drive
up
and spend a couple of days.

--
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
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I should have it ready to go. The wing tips are almost completely on.
There are a 200 or so 4-40 screws on there :)

I am waiting on Vans to send me the rubber strips for the top wing
fairings. They got lost somehow. Should be here tomorrow.
The wheel pants and wing tips should be done tomorrow.
All other fairings are on.

We have about 5 gallons in each tank and both pumps are
working. Do you want more fuel?

No radio yet so you will need a hand held.
We have insurance and you are covered.
No ELT yet but we don't need one if you stay in sight.

How is it coming with that chrome molly flywheel?
If you need some work done on it Jim is available.
Send the damper and the flywheel. Are you sure the
damper bolts fit the flywheel?

Paul Lamar


HI Paul,
Fedex will deliver the flywheel tomorrow, but since no one will be home I
will have to wait until Monday to get it.  The holes for the damper plate
will have to be drilled or milled, and a recess on the back to make a flat
surface for the bolt heads.  I will bring it up next week sometime.  I will
probably have to get longer bolts to make up for the thickness of the
flywheel.

Flying around in a very funny sounding unpainted aircraft is an invitation
for a ramp check, so everything will need to be legal.  So we will need an
ELT, and a sign off from the FSDO changing the phase 1 test area, and a
complete annual inspection signed off by Robin.    Since I won't need to
change frequencies,  a handheld radio would be acceptable if it is connected
to an external antenna, the headset, and PTT switch on the stick.  I don't
have one though.

You are going to need a real radio and ELT anyway, so why not just buck up
now?  old style ELT's are cheap on e-bay.  I sent some links a while back..
Look there again and I am sure you will find some deals.  Lots of people are
upgrading to the new 406 ELT's making the 243MHz ones cheap.