{"id":1232,"date":"2017-06-03T12:42:55","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T20:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stol750project.info\/?p=1232"},"modified":"2017-06-03T12:42:55","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T20:42:55","slug":"safetyties-and-taxiing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stol750project.info\/?p=1232","title":{"rendered":"Safetyties and Taxiing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week I got in touch with a San Diego-based inspector and received some documents to fill in and look over. It will take a while to go through the inspection checklist to see what I might not have done but one thing I did know hadn&#8217;t been done yet was to safety tie the turnbuckles.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t obvious from the Construction Standards what to do so a little Google search brought up some pictures and the technique was copied to the four turnbuckles that make up the rudder controls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/Vo6Beh\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4229\/35036965686_858fc4e9d1_c.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Safety tieing a turnbuckle\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The main event today was to get some engine tests done with the cowling on so after a quick wipe down from Teri (the plane, not me) I pulled the plane out and did an engine start. We were particularly interested in whether the spinner would rub on the cowling. There&#8217;s enough gap that they shouldn&#8217;t but I wanted to know for sure.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/80Xmonk4UJ0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Everything checked out well, no evidence of any chafing and all the engine instruments were in the green.<\/p>\n<p>With that done, I decided to try a genuine taxi, the first one with everything on the airframe, just went on a minute or two drive around the hangars.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GLBQgFyB5cs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After pushing the plane back into the hangar I took the cowling off for an inspection of the hoses etc. I didn&#8217;t see any leaks, nothing was burning, although I did identify a couple of places I want to tie things up a bit more. <\/p>\n<p>I want to do some more extended engine tests. For one I want to try higher RPM, been keeping it below 3500 so far until I trust the brakes, and also need to check the MAG leads and so on. Unfortunately, with the temps now in the low 100s every day it is a bit warm for such things, no opportunity for the engine or cowling to get cool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week I got in touch with a San Diego-based inspector and received some documents to fill in and look over. 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