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07-09-2020, 04:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 351
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Local
Frank
I just realized you?re in Sausalito. I have my flight suit (38R) and Nomex high tops (9.5) at my hangar at KSQL. If those would be any help, let me know and I can figure out how to get them to you.
Kevin
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Kevin R. Walsh
Cozy Mk-IV
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07-09-2020, 07:12 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Southwest
Posts: 1,119
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Surplus
I found my new nomex flightsuit at Army/Navy surplus store.
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John S
WARNING! Information presented in this post is my opinion. All users of info have sole responsibility for determining accuracy or suitability for their use.
Dues paid 2020, worth every penny
RV9A- Status:
Tail 98% done
Wings 98% done
Fuselage Kit 98% done
Finishing Kit 35% canopy done for now
Electrical 5% in work
Firewall Forward 5% in work
www.pilotjohnsrv9.blogspot.com
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07-09-2020, 09:16 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: SF East Bay
Posts: 852
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frankster13
Halon extinguisher
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I am not saying don't take an extinguisher, but I would be very careful discharging any extinguisher (except for water maybe) in an enclosed space the size of an RV interior. Don't just pull the pin and empty the thing, you might end up with no breathable air. Short squirts, just enough to beat down any active flame.
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Sam
RV-8 with the Showplanes Fastback conversion
Emp completed except for glass work
Wings completed except for bottom skin and glass work
Fuselage underway
N18451 reserved
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07-09-2020, 09:48 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Estes Park, CO
Posts: 3,947
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Nomex
Find a auto race driver retiring a suit. They have to be replaced occasionally and usually perfectly fine. I still have mine but it's not legal for driving. Three layer Nomex. Hot as the dickens with a full fire under garment, balaclava, gloves, socks, shoes, full face helmet and Hans.
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Larry Larson
Estes Park, CO
http://wirejockrv7a.blogspot.com
wirejock at yahoo dot com
Donated 12/03/2019, plus a little extra.
RV-7A #73391, N511RV reserved (2,000+ hours)
HS SB, empennage, tanks, wings, fuse, working finishing kit
Disclaimer
I cannot be, nor will I be, held responsible if you try to do the same things I do and it does not work and/or causes you loss, injury, or even death in the process.
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07-09-2020, 10:45 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Southwest
Posts: 1,119
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Huh?
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Originally Posted by wirejock
Find a auto race driver retiring a suit......Hot as the dickens with a full fire under garment, balaclava, gloves, socks, shoes, full face helmet and Hans.
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Used suit from a guy who was hot as the dickens? Eeeeeeewwwww
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John S
WARNING! Information presented in this post is my opinion. All users of info have sole responsibility for determining accuracy or suitability for their use.
Dues paid 2020, worth every penny
RV9A- Status:
Tail 98% done
Wings 98% done
Fuselage Kit 98% done
Finishing Kit 35% canopy done for now
Electrical 5% in work
Firewall Forward 5% in work
www.pilotjohnsrv9.blogspot.com
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07-10-2020, 01:19 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Marion, IA
Posts: 60
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FTE here. If you go with nomex, make sure anything you wear underneath is cotton or something like Carbon X. I'll probably be wearing my suit for my first few flights. I will for sure be wearing my nomex/leather gloves and leather boots (or at least have the gloves handy).
When poly melts into your skin, the way they get it out is by scraping your skin and the poly off. It's a bad, bad day.
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07-11-2020, 05:20 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Posts: 2
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Nomex Good, All Leather Gloves BAD
I still have the picture permanently seared into my brain of a F-80(?) driver who made a safety film for USAF. He was in a bad fire and sustained just survivable burns all over. The ONLY part of his body that was not recoverable were his hands that were mangled by the leather shrinking over them. Find Nomex flying gloves instead!
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07-11-2020, 07:38 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Defiance, MO
Posts: 1,674
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Next question, so at what flight do you stop wearing the nomex flight suit? Flight number 2? Flight 5? After 40 hours?
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Philip
RV-6A - 14+ years, 950+ hours
Based at 1H0 (Creve Coeur)
Paid dues yearly since 2007
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07-11-2020, 07:48 PM
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VAF Moderator / Line Boy
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
Posts: 12,256
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Quote:
Originally Posted by plehrke
Next question, so at what flight do you stop wearing the nomex flight suit? Flight number 2? Flight 5? After 40 hours?
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Good question - and it goes to why you're wearing special clothing in the first place. In my personal risk management scheme, I wear fire clothing as long as I am concerned about an increased risk of fire. In a flight test aircraft, that usually means you are worried about leaks or bad connections with fuel or oil lines. After each of the first couple of flights, the cowling should come of to inspect for any leaks, drips, or grime that indicates such leaks have occurred.
If, after a few flights of these inspections, you're happy that the further risk of leaks is small, then its probably safe to do away with the special clothing/precautions.
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Paul F. Dye
Editor at Large - KITPLANES Magazine
RV-8 - N188PD - "Valkyrie"
RV-6 (By Marriage) - N164MS - "Mikey"
RV-3B - N13PL - "Tsamsiyu"
A&P, EAA Tech Counselor/Flight Advisor
Dayton Valley Airpark (A34)
http://Ironflight.com
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07-27-2020, 12:02 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Marietta, GA
Posts: 1
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gadget15e
I still have the picture permanently seared into my brain of a F-80(?) driver who made a safety film for USAF. He was in a bad fire and sustained just survivable burns all over. The ONLY part of his body that was not recoverable were his hands that were mangled by the leather shrinking over them. Find Nomex flying gloves instead!
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BG Bill Spruance, mandatory presentation when I was prepped for UPT in the 80’s...
https://youtu.be/kh9QkRG5Skw
It’s not short but well worth it. I was glued to my seat the entire presentation... and never forgot it. He was an amazing speaker.
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