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WEEK OF JUNE 30, 2008
QUICK UPDATE
▪ Please note that I have a new e-mail
address:
webhost@ransclan.com New Rans Website...WOW! If you haven't visited the Rans homepage for a while, you might want to visit now. The website is completely redesigned and looks amazing! On the Monday Quiz! page, I've changed the black background to grey. Do you like the original black or the new grey? Feedback here.
Welcome 'emflys' to the Rans Clan forums
as our 100th member! You just won $1,000,000. Wait...not really...but
that sure would have been great , huh? Thanks everyone for signing on to
the forums. I hope you find them useful and entertaining. New Poll
Svanarts has started a poll.
"Can a trigear Coyote land shorter than a
tailwheel Coyote?" June Capture the Spirit Winner
N986T posted this photo of a near vertical climb. Congrats! Every month a random winner receives a free t-shirt from Rans Aircraft. Enter your pic here for a chance to win in July.
"Shut up and keep pushin'...there's gotta be an airport around here somewhere!" Have a funny caption for this picture? Read some funny ones and post yours here... Let's get some more of these going! They are fun and help us waste time at work, right! Post your pictures in the new Silly Captions! photo section on the Rans Clan Forums. Start going through your Oshkosh photos of you and your buddies sitting around the plane or campfire. There's got to be some great photos out there that look odd or have somebody doing something strange looking! Be creative! This could be pretty fun when it gets going.
•Notice the small design change? The main
part of the page is larger and the links on the right are smaller and
generally the same size. Makes the page look cleaner. Also, I have made
my project page into a whole new page, but still under the Rans Clan
address. You can go there from the My Coyote link above. That's where
you will find all the info about my S-6S like paint schemes, builder's
log, etc...
Glenn is making incredible progress on his S-19! Follow along and see his pics here.
WEEK OF JUNE 23,
2008 I finally had a few hours to work on the plane today. Instead of monkey rigging this main gear jig (as seen here) I cut out some new blocks today. I sent them to my dad in PA for him to cut grooves in them to fit around the axle. Then, I will bolt them to the aluminum angle so the clamps won't keep falling off. This will be a much better way of doing this in order to get my wheels lined up perfectly. After sending the blocks home, I spent the rest of the time on the left wing. I had the fuel tank full of fuel so I dumped the fuel in my car, and mounted the tank (see here). I also started to drill and cleco the front rib clips to the spar. The next step is to start attaching the rear rib clips which I may get to tomorrow before I leave again for work. Has anyone built the new Sport Wing?
If you have, I'd really like to see some
detailed pics of the aft rib clips, top wrap, root wrap, etc...if you
have them. Would you mind posting them in the forums or
e-mailing them to me? Rans Tech Support We are very lucky to have Rans tech support monitor the Rans Clan Forums and offer advice to builder's questions. It is tough, however, for Rans technicians to monitor every thread as this would be very time consuming. In order to improve the efficiency and helpfulness of the forums, there is a new section titled "Rans Tech Support". This is a place for you to post your questions that you just can't find answers to elsewhere. There are a few benefits to this. First, it lets tech support log on, answers questions, and then get back to building those cool factory planes. Second, it will most likely prevent a number of people calling and asking the same question. Your question may have already been answered on the forum. Finally, it should also cut down on the number of e-mails they need to respond to. Again, we are pretty fortunate that the folks at Rans are interested in your progress and take the time to help answer questions. Let's make it easy and efficient for them!
Click here for hints on proper picture sizing. WEEK OF JUNE 16, 2008
QUICK UPDATE:
Townsend, MT (8U8)
hosts a fly-in every 4th of July. Last year we fed about 250 people,
flew a bunch of Young Eagles and the ramp and grass was full all sorts
of planes, I think unoffical count was 70+aircraft. BT-13, T-6, PT-19,
stearman, RV's, Rocket, spam cans, biplanes, supercubs, floatplanes and
4 Rans. We hope to have 6-10 Rans this year.
Click here for more details.
(may take a while to load) QUICK UPDATE: Oshkosh Online Ticket Price Discount Extended You now have until June 30th to save money when you purchase your Oshkosh tickets online. The deadline has been extended!
Groups Parking at Oshkosh CarolAnn is organizing group parking in front of the Rans booth this year at Oshkosh. If you are flying in and would like to park your Rans aircraft with other Rans planes, please contact CarolAnn as she needs to know how many parking spaces to reserve.
You may contact her at
garrattca@yahoo.com Monday Quiz #5 Question? (click here for this week's Monday Quiz!) Michael Morrow noticed some interesting points about question #5 on last weeks Monday Quiz. Here was the question... 5. What is the highest altitude you may operate your VFR equipped S-6S?
A. 10,000' The correct answer was C because anything above 17,999' is Class A airspace and all aircraft operating in Class A must be on an IFR flight plan. Notice the question indicated that your S-6S is VFR only. Mike made the observation that you will also need a transponder above 10,000' and oxygen above 14,000'. As Mike says, "Basically, being VFR equipped is necessary for flight up to 18000MSL (or to fly at all, for that matter), but it is not sufficient for flight above 10000MSL."
Good catch Mike and thanks for paying close attention to
detail. File Swap Page Corrected If you tried to e-mail me files to list on the File Swap page, you may have noticed the e-mail didn't work. I apologize as there was a typo in my e-mail address. That is now fixed so if you have files to share with the Rans Clan, you may now e-mail them.
(There's two new files posted today) S-9 Engine Choices?
David Berelsman is rebuilding an S-9 and
is wondering about available engines used in the S-9.
Here's a thread if you have information about S-9
engines that may help him out. Shredder Reveals His Quick-Build S-6!
My S-6S Wings...Actually Look Like Wings!
The left wing is showing some progress now. It looks like
I will need anther dimpling tool to dimple the holes in the leading edge
wrap. What? An RV-4 on the Rans Clan Page?
Yep! Scott has been active on the Rans Clan forums and just needs to sell his RV-4 before he can order an S-6 kit. Let's help him sell the RV so he can started on an S-6!
Scott VanArtsdalen
MONDAY, JUNE 9
Here's a tip while working with the
leading edge wrap that I learned after three slices to my fingers...WEAR
GLOVES!
Now it's on to the landing gear. I'm still trying to get the drill bits
and reamers needed to drill the top of the gear legs.
THURSDAY, JUNE 5 Rans S-19 Update "FIRST FUSELAGE KIT ARRIVES
The first fuselage kit has arrived in good
condition at Rocky Mountain Kit planes. Owner, Mark Pringle and team are
busy assembling the kit. The shipment arrived in mint condition
confirming our packing was able to withstand the assaults of the
shippers. Progress in other areas include continued additions to our final assembly team, and the 5 S-19LS being built to charge the production line are in the fuselage assembly stage." Read more on the Rans homepage.
Follow along and view some pics of jhbatzli's S-6 project on the Rans Clan Forums. Looks great so far! That's got to be motivating to see the wing come to life with color!
Glenn (s19flyer) is building like crazy!
Glenn seems to be going like gangbusters (what does that mean?) on his S-19 project. His rudder is now compete and he's started on the stabilator. Glenn's going to be flying soon! You can visit Glenn's builder's site here. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 Mark's S-6 Project Update So why no updates on the progress of my S-6? Well, I'm waiting for tools. To drill the top of my landing gear legs, I need a certain size drill bit and reamer which a buddy of mine is 'borrowing' from his work. As you can see from the pictures below, I bought a dimpling tool which makes these perfect little dimples in the aluminum, but now I need to order a countersink tool to countersink the holes in the spar.
So I am not able to accomplish too much until I
get the gear legs are drilled and the wingtip box is riveted
together. (I just ordered the countersink tool)
New S-10 Blog These amazing
little airplane are quite capable in expert hands...just watch the
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