A few people have asked me for the Twin Bo shoulder harness 337 which can be used as a basis for a field approval for install. Here they are...
DH-165 Shoulder Harness 337
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3zlp36cVxI8OUowME5PeHN2cnM
FAA 337 D50 INSTALLATION
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dimBvlucjjWU5S5seOd4lBueOBSNbler
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Monday, August 26, 2019
Highly contagious Tbone disease
Looks like we've got a major outbreak of Tbone disease at KCCR, does any other airport have 3 Tbone's based there? Well we do now! My buddy Ben closed yesterday on Tom Leatherwood's beautiful D50A. Todd Thacker, Ben and I flew down in my plane to rescue it via ferry permit from PRB, where it has sat for the last 2 years unflown.
Thankfully, it was kept in a nice spacious hangar just patiently waiting to be adopted. Todd did the prebuy inspection and for the most part, the old girl looks to be in great shape. The 192 hour engines fired right up and sounded perfect. Todd flew her over to MOD where she will get a thorough annual. There are some good Tbone's out there waiting on a good owner for a little TLC. Next patient please!!
A few videos and shots from the adventure, a great way to spend Sunday!
Thankfully, it was kept in a nice spacious hangar just patiently waiting to be adopted. Todd did the prebuy inspection and for the most part, the old girl looks to be in great shape. The 192 hour engines fired right up and sounded perfect. Todd flew her over to MOD where she will get a thorough annual. There are some good Tbone's out there waiting on a good owner for a little TLC. Next patient please!!
A few videos and shots from the adventure, a great way to spend Sunday!
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Pirep: Ecotric electric folding bike
I've been looking closely at the electric "last mile" revolution in personal transportation and thinking about getting something for the plane that folds that I can toss into the back of the Tbone. Electric folding bikes are fairly expensive however, running $2500+... for family trips it's kinda hard to stomach 10k+ for destination transportation.. I found some positive reviews of the Ecotric folding bike online and decided to give it a try. I ordered from the website and it was $780 with free shipping. That's about as cheap as it gets in an electric bike. Here is the link: Ecotric folding bike
My first impression of the bike is... it's really awesome fun to ride. My boys and I rode around on it for about 30 mins before it got dark and we were all having a blast. It really accelerates nicely and you can pedal along leisurely even up hill and the assist kicks in to keep you at about 15 mph. The bike is bigger than I thought and bigger than it appears in the photos. I fit okay on it and I'm 6'4", but it was easy to adjust to fit my 10 and 12 year old boys. It definitely doesn't fit me as well as my XL road and mountain bike, but considering it's a folding bike it's not bad at all.
The bike as shipped comes with huge 20x4.0 inch knobby wheels which are heavy and just create a lot of drag for road riding. To test it I took the bike up Mt Diablo with those tires and decided it's just not a good bike for that. I'd much rather ride my Santa Cruz on the mountain and just huff it out and get some exercise. The Ecotric folding bike is not a good mountain bike. Unless you have a flat rutted out or muddy field to ride through, I don't see the value in the stock tires. So I ordered a set of 20x3.0 cruiser tires off eBay (Wanda brand) and installed them. These seem to suit the bike much better and are good for path or road riding, or light off-road or fire trails would be fine. it's a fun little bike now and that shaved about 1 lb off the weight (reinstalling the rear wheel was a bitch though). I rode it downtown for lunch and beat my wife and kids in the car. I rode it home as well, in 100+ deg heat up the hill at 15mph... no sweat. It's a great little folding bike but I may end up going the electric scooter route for the plane. Those are really fun too. Hard to beat this Ecotric for an $800 electric folding bike though.
My first impression of the bike is... it's really awesome fun to ride. My boys and I rode around on it for about 30 mins before it got dark and we were all having a blast. It really accelerates nicely and you can pedal along leisurely even up hill and the assist kicks in to keep you at about 15 mph. The bike is bigger than I thought and bigger than it appears in the photos. I fit okay on it and I'm 6'4", but it was easy to adjust to fit my 10 and 12 year old boys. It definitely doesn't fit me as well as my XL road and mountain bike, but considering it's a folding bike it's not bad at all.
The bike as shipped comes with huge 20x4.0 inch knobby wheels which are heavy and just create a lot of drag for road riding. To test it I took the bike up Mt Diablo with those tires and decided it's just not a good bike for that. I'd much rather ride my Santa Cruz on the mountain and just huff it out and get some exercise. The Ecotric folding bike is not a good mountain bike. Unless you have a flat rutted out or muddy field to ride through, I don't see the value in the stock tires. So I ordered a set of 20x3.0 cruiser tires off eBay (Wanda brand) and installed them. These seem to suit the bike much better and are good for path or road riding, or light off-road or fire trails would be fine. it's a fun little bike now and that shaved about 1 lb off the weight (reinstalling the rear wheel was a bitch though). I rode it downtown for lunch and beat my wife and kids in the car. I rode it home as well, in 100+ deg heat up the hill at 15mph... no sweat. It's a great little folding bike but I may end up going the electric scooter route for the plane. Those are really fun too. Hard to beat this Ecotric for an $800 electric folding bike though.
Friday, August 2, 2019
She's home
She's finally home! After a very thorough preflight she fired right up on the first blade. She seemed like she missed the sky and purred like a lion. Did an orbit around the house on the way home and the kids said it sounded like 100 Harley Davidson's rolling by, or a War Brigade. Paint is pretty much perfect, not a single run, not a spot of dust caught underneath... they did an awesome job. couldn't be happier with the work quality. After control surface balancing the trims needed slight adjustment, but she flies straight and true.
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