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[c-a] VE/LE rollover structure
As there seems to be a bit of a pause in group correspondence I thought I'd raise an idea sparked by a comment in March 2018 from David Frobe re. a possibly of a structure able to provide protection i
As there seems to be a bit of a pause in group correspondence I thought I'd raise an idea sparked by a comment in March 2018 from David Frobe re. a possibly of a structure able to provide protection i
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Mike Tooze
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New/old VariEze takes to the sky
Great, congratulations Steve, Like finding an old flame - as pretty as ever! Your spec. looks good, resisted the starter, etc.. Is /will be fun. With the shutdown I have been thinking of bringing mine
Great, congratulations Steve, Like finding an old flame - as pretty as ever! Your spec. looks good, resisted the starter, etc.. Is /will be fun. With the shutdown I have been thinking of bringing mine
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Mike Tooze
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: Ipad mini panel mount RAM Mount Part Nos.
Hi Ion, All, After I replied to you I looked up the RAM Mount site - very confusing if visiting for the first time!" I therefore thought to copy the group with this. I looked up the RAM Mount part num
Hi Ion, All, After I replied to you I looked up the RAM Mount site - very confusing if visiting for the first time!" I therefore thought to copy the group with this. I looked up the RAM Mount part num
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Mike Tooze
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Ipad mini panel mount
As there was some interest in my original post I subsequently found my spare mounting ball! Still not at my Vari, attached is a picture of the whole assembly annotated with the main dims. Mike T
As there was some interest in my original post I subsequently found my spare mounting ball! Still not at my Vari, attached is a picture of the whole assembly annotated with the main dims. Mike T
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Mike Tooze
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Ipad mini panel mount
Ion, Izzy, All, I moved from Biggin over a year ago, too concerned with their exec. jets and ripping up protected woodland AND £50+ (c. $60) landing fees for little guys! The UK, concerned about comme
Ion, Izzy, All, I moved from Biggin over a year ago, too concerned with their exec. jets and ripping up protected woodland AND £50+ (c. $60) landing fees for little guys! The UK, concerned about comme
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Mike Tooze
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Ipad mini panel mount
Ion, Due to the virus situation we can only ground-run engines at the moment. This is changing about now to 'test flights' but I still will not be visiting my field for a week or more. Thus no timely
Ion, Due to the virus situation we can only ground-run engines at the moment. This is changing about now to 'test flights' but I still will not be visiting my field for a week or more. Thus no timely
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Mike Tooze
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Ipad mini panel mount
Hi Joe, I didn't want to obscure or change anything of my existing instrument panel. (And absolutely not the idea of a loose iPad!) Also the alphanumerics of the mini iPad are quite small so that, for
Hi Joe, I didn't want to obscure or change anything of my existing instrument panel. (And absolutely not the idea of a loose iPad!) Also the alphanumerics of the mini iPad are quite small so that, for
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Mike Tooze
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Flush door handles
'Canopy release from outside.' By all means you could add that to your Requirements list. At the time I did consider adding it. With my arrangement it just means running a second cable in parallel wit
'Canopy release from outside.' By all means you could add that to your Requirements list. At the time I did consider adding it. With my arrangement it just means running a second cable in parallel wit
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Mike Tooze
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Flush door handles
With my arrangement the cam shape on the latch requires more energy, a hard push on the handle, to release the latch (which additionally had to be pulled back to release.). The cam (and spring) tends
With my arrangement the cam shape on the latch requires more energy, a hard push on the handle, to release the latch (which additionally had to be pulled back to release.). The cam (and spring) tends
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Mike Tooze
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PS Re: [Canard Zone] Flush door handles
PS, While on the subject of canopy latches etc. While there have been no failures of Burt's (VE) canopy latch spigots, I did not like to have screws in bending mode at the base of their threads. My sp
PS, While on the subject of canopy latches etc. While there have been no failures of Burt's (VE) canopy latch spigots, I did not like to have screws in bending mode at the base of their threads. My sp
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Mike Tooze
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Flush door handles
Hi Mike, My handle pivot runs in a plain bearing floxed into the longeron. See first photo. It is (unnecessarily) accessed via the hole just visible top left in the, last, outside fuselage shot. The l
Hi Mike, My handle pivot runs in a plain bearing floxed into the longeron. See first photo. It is (unnecessarily) accessed via the hole just visible top left in the, last, outside fuselage shot. The l
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Mike Tooze
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Flush door handles
Ron makes some good points. A Requirement is needed before designing anything. For the Vari Eze /Long Eze canopy latch/lock system. An example that is probably incomplete/can be improved:- Latch Secur
Ron makes some good points. A Requirement is needed before designing anything. For the Vari Eze /Long Eze canopy latch/lock system. An example that is probably incomplete/can be improved:- Latch Secur
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Mike Tooze
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