David-aviator
Well Known Member
Flew twice recently and have the cabin heat situation nailed down good.
The final task was to seal the cabin air at the NACA inlet. Even with the eye ball thingies closed they leak cold air. Thought about a plug of sorts at the inlet but could not figure a way to keep it in place, so just taped the inlet closed with duct tape. Will remove when it warms up. Cabin now stays toasty warm.
Also noticed pulling airplane from hangar was difficult, I was either getting weak or something else was amiss.
Something was amiss - tire pressure.
Cold air really causes air molecules to contract. Even with stop leak tubes, pressure was down to 20 psi both tires.
Inflated to 45, my long time favorite pressure, and all was much better. Airplane came out of hangar easy.
Landing is getting routine, fly it down to 1 inch AGL, relax back pressure a tiny bit and its there. Have not had an embarrassing bounce in a long time, knock on wood.
The final task was to seal the cabin air at the NACA inlet. Even with the eye ball thingies closed they leak cold air. Thought about a plug of sorts at the inlet but could not figure a way to keep it in place, so just taped the inlet closed with duct tape. Will remove when it warms up. Cabin now stays toasty warm.
Also noticed pulling airplane from hangar was difficult, I was either getting weak or something else was amiss.
Something was amiss - tire pressure.
Cold air really causes air molecules to contract. Even with stop leak tubes, pressure was down to 20 psi both tires.
Inflated to 45, my long time favorite pressure, and all was much better. Airplane came out of hangar easy.
Landing is getting routine, fly it down to 1 inch AGL, relax back pressure a tiny bit and its there. Have not had an embarrassing bounce in a long time, knock on wood.
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