Posted by Sam M. on Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 04:24 PM:
Posted by Bob Grimstead on Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 00:19 AM:
Hi Sam,
Brilliant photos!
I know guys who've had their Fournier for forty years and don't have such good pictures.
Excellent colour scheme too.
Magic.
Yours, Bob
Posted by Collin on Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 01:26 PM:
Great Pictures!
Sam, send me some for the website.
Collin
Posted by Jorgen on Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 05:36 PM:
Sam,
that´s one great looking aeroplane- and pilot! My hat is off to a great restoring job and to your mother´s design skills.
I also note that you don´t seem to have any trim tab. So does "the Zipper" fly straight or do you also wrestle with the "factory induced" roll to the right?
Take 5 (b) just 4 fun/ Jörgen
Posted by Sam M. on Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 10:35 PM:
It does not have a tab, it does have a right roll.
The tab did come with the project, ill have to find it!
Posted by Donald on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 05:40 AM:
Congratulations on making the front page, Sam. Great photo. I guess it helps having other members of your family as flyers with their own aircraft too.
Posted by Sam M. on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 @ 01:49 AM:
got a few new shots today
Posted by Collin on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 @ 11:44 AM:
Hi,
Great photos!
Posted by Bob Grimstead on Saturday, June 13, 2009 @ 06:25 AM:
Really brilliant photos Sam.
You must be very proud of your breathtaking airplane.
Yours, Bob
Posted by Jorgen on Saturday, June 13, 2009 @ 03:32 PM:
Exquisite photos Sam,
and I do agree: for some reason, Piper Cubs and Fourniers are of a similar breed of Airplanes! I estimate zero-sink around 1500 rpm/35 mph, what´s yours?
Take 5(b) just (L-)4 fun/ Jörgen
Posted by Sam M. on Monday, June 15, 2009 @ 01:33 AM:
I was flying formation with a freinds cub, our cub has a bigger engine(90hp) I should go out and see how slow i can get it!
Ps. put the trim tab on the other day, What a diffrence!
Posted by Jorgen on Saturday, June 20, 2009 @ 05:17 PM:
Good going,
I have been too lazy to adjust (=move to the underside of the left aileron) my tab- yet another item on the "things to do"-list.
In a Cub (or RF 4 without starter handle like the Zipper) you can´t shut down the engine unless you´re over an airfield, but by adjusting the rpm´s you can get whatever sink you want. Bring a variometer next time you go up in still air and try it out. Thermalling a throttled-back Cub is nice since the handling is still quite good at speeds close to stall. My daughter Sofi gets her best midday-naps lulled by the gentle rocking of thermals in a Cub.
Take 5/b) just 4 fun/ Jörgen
Posted by dannparks on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 @ 03:38 PM:
Great shots! Is the second set with your new canopy? How is it working out without the sliding door? Do you plan to add any ventilation vents?
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Posted by Bob Grimstead on Monday, June 29, 2009 @ 10:16 AM:
And Sam, just a quick reminder... without any opening in your canopy, the rescuers can't get you out when you crash.
A firend of mine was severely burned while unconscious inside his BD-5 as bare-handed rescuers tried to smash the canopy to get him out. Eventually somebody ran over with a hammer, but by then he had been badly burned.
Just something to consider.
I would prefer not to have the side opening window, but for the canopy latch to have a small handle sticking outside.
Alternatively there could be a release mechanism on the hinge side.
Another good reason to have the side window, from time to time after entusiastic negative g aerobatics, the windshield is covered in oil and it's hard to see out forwards, but you can look out through the little window while flying a curved approach.
The same thing can occasionally happen with canopy misting on a very cold, moist morning, although that's probably not a California problem!
Keep on having fun, but do stay safe.
Yours, Bob
Posted by Collin on Monday, June 29, 2009 @ 03:05 PM:
Hello,
If the holes or openings are polished that will help to prevent cracks.
Collin
Posted by Sam M. on Monday, June 29, 2009 @ 07:20 PM:
the pics are with the new canopy, there are more pics in the canopy thread. It does get noticeably hotter inside without the window, i honestly liked the old canopy better for looks, the new canopy doesn't have the same lines, because it is more of a bubble(higher and wider).
