Handy DIY tip
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Handy DIY tip
Noticed one of my window rocker switches was a bit loose this morning, further investigation reveal one of the little tabs had broken off. Seeing as I live in the stick, and I found the tab inside the switch I used a little trick I discovered when I was flying and needed to fix stone chips in carbon fibre props....Super Glue and Baking soda!
You can fix all kinds of stuff with this combo, its extraordinarily strong, you can sand it, file it and it really holds on. On a 72" prop at 3500rpm the tips are approaching sonic speed and never had a repair fail.
Use the liquid super glue, not gel, apply glue as you would normally for a repair, then sprinkle baking soda over it. The soda catalyzes the glue is some way, its mildly exothermic and it will make your eyes sting if you get too close. Just keep adding a little more glue and more soda as you deem necessary.
Rocker switch fixed, no 40 mile trip to town to source a part! Sorted!
Hope this might be useful to someone else,
Andrew
You can fix all kinds of stuff with this combo, its extraordinarily strong, you can sand it, file it and it really holds on. On a 72" prop at 3500rpm the tips are approaching sonic speed and never had a repair fail.
Use the liquid super glue, not gel, apply glue as you would normally for a repair, then sprinkle baking soda over it. The soda catalyzes the glue is some way, its mildly exothermic and it will make your eyes sting if you get too close. Just keep adding a little more glue and more soda as you deem necessary.
Rocker switch fixed, no 40 mile trip to town to source a part! Sorted!
Hope this might be useful to someone else,
Andrew
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Yes you are right experimentals, ultralights, trikes. Weight shift and three axis, my last was a Rans s12, 2place, about the same performance as a 150, a little slower top speed. but 2and half years ago I became a Dad for the first time at 45 so thought I better ease up on the adrenalin a tad. Sold my ZX12r last spring and bought a 4x4 ATV. So the XKR was the best of all worlds, feels like your flying, goes like stink, and the best bit, the wife loves it !
Love all you vids by the way, you sport some nice time pieces too I noticed. Curently I am wearing a Victorinox Maverick 2 Chrono.
I have to do my headrests too, you video was a big hepl, Thanks
Andrew
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Just curious ... does the FAA have reg's about such stuff? They're downright cranky about pilot repairs to traditional (non-ultralight) aircraft.
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Yes the FAA does have very strict rules on repairs, my experience was primarily experimentals an ultralights.
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reverened Sam, hate to burst your bubble but the statement that most production planes have metal props, couldnt be farther from reality. maybe if you were to make that statement in the 50's. ALL NEW PROPS that have been designed after the fifties are fiber glass and composite. grinding blades out of metal is a dieing art. The last of the metal blades that mostly go on the c130's are being in the process of retrofitted to a new 8 bladed composite blade. and last time i checked they were producing c130's just repairing and maintaining.
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