Ximango dissassembly / reassembly tips and tools? - Jun 2005

i remember a thread about correcting the bird's built-in high speed
roll which involved assembly/disassembly. (i taped down a length of
light nylon line on the upper surface of the aileron.)

otherwise: the folks who get their planes shipped abroad might know
about putting the wings back on.

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Date:         Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:59:20 -0400
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Hi Everyone,

 I've landed my Ximango out and the field is too soft for takeoff.
Any tips for tools, dissasembly and transport?

Cheers,
    Greg (# 200-054)
           Home(519)884-7973
           Cell(519)841-9221

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Date:         Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:19:17 -0400
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greg --

there might be some old posts on XOG. you can do a search on keywords.

i remember a thread about correcting the bird's built-in high speed
roll which involved assembly/disassembly. (i taped down a length of
light nylon line on the upper surface of the aileron.)

otherwise: the folks who get their planes shipped abroad might know
about putting the wings back on.

finally, anyone who's completed the recommended disassembly at 5 years
to do an annual. (anyone?... anyone?)

one tip (ask roland martin about this); be sure to install the fuel
lines *very* carefully. it's a nasty turn they have to make.

bruce



One question I have: since you've got an engine, why did you land out? 
sounds like an interesting story.
On Jun 22, 2005, at 08:59, Greg Finlay wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
>  I've landed my Ximango out and the field is too soft for takeoff.
> Any tips for tools, dissasembly and transport?
>
> Cheers,
>     Greg (# 200-054)
>            Home(519)884-7973
>            Cell(519)841-9221
>
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Date:         Wed, 22 Jun 2005 06:56:38 -0700
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Greg,

Good luck for your project. Hope you will be in the air again soon.
Do not hesitate to call me if you have additional questions beyond the things I
shared with you on the phone.

Regards,
Roland Martin
610-558-7852 (home)
610-246-9341 (cell)

--- Greg Finlay <gcfinlay@ROGERS.COM> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
>  I've landed my Ximango out and the field is too soft for takeoff.
> Any tips for tools, dissasembly and transport?
>
> Cheers,
>     Greg (# 200-054)
>            Home(519)884-7973
>            Cell(519)841-9221
>
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Roland Martin
7 Spring Lane
Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA
(610) 558 7852


       
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Date:         Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:14:46 -0400
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As it turns out I had a bad cell in the 5(?) year old battery. It hadn't
flown for a little over a month  as I've been flying "pure" gliders. Started
up fine initially but there was only about 10 minutes until inflight
shutdown so I guess it didn't recover enough charge to start again and I was
too low to risk trying the diving start and do a final field selection.
(memo to self!) The field had just been cultivated and planted that morning,
and since they haven't had any significant rain in months, the sandy loam
seemed like 3" of dust.
I had a a call from Roland and got some great tips. Planning to move it
Friday, so I'll let you know how it goes next week .

Cheers,
            Greg

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Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:19 AM
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Subject: Re: Ximango dissassembly / reassembly tips and tools?


greg --

there might be some old posts on XOG. you can do a search on keywords.

i remember a thread about correcting the bird's built-in high speed
roll which involved assembly/disassembly. (i taped down a length of
light nylon line on the upper surface of the aileron.)

otherwise: the folks who get their planes shipped abroad might know
about putting the wings back on.

finally, anyone who's completed the recommended disassembly at 5 years
to do an annual. (anyone?... anyone?)

one tip (ask roland martin about this); be sure to install the fuel
lines *very* carefully. it's a nasty turn they have to make.

bruce



One question I have: since you've got an engine, why did you land out?
sounds like an interesting story.
On Jun 22, 2005, at 08:59, Greg Finlay wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
>  I've landed my Ximango out and the field is too soft for takeoff.
> Any tips for tools, dissasembly and transport?
>
> Cheers,
>     Greg (# 200-054)
>            Home(519)884-7973
>            Cell(519)841-9221
>
> --
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Date:         Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:38:20 -0400
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When did the low voltage warning light alert you (if ever) that you
didn't have enough voltage?


Did you land out with your gear down?


How low is your diving restart limit? (Mine is 2500 ft.)


Thanks for the info,
Bruce


On Jun 22, 2005, at 10:14, Greg Finlay wrote:

> As it turns out I had a bad cell in the 5(?) year old battery. It
> hadn't
> flown for a little over a month  as I've been flying "pure" gliders.
> Started
> up fine initially but there was only about 10 minutes until inflight
> shutdown so I guess it didn't recover enough charge to start again and
> I was
> too low to risk trying the diving start and do a final field selection.
> (memo to self!) The field had just been cultivated and planted that
> morning,
> and since they haven't had any significant rain in months, the sandy
> loam
> seemed like 3" of dust.
> I had a a call from Roland and got some great tips. Planning to move it
> Friday, so I'll let you know how it goes next week .
>
> Cheers,
>             Greg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ximango Owners Group [mailto:XIMANGO@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM]On
> Behalf Of
> Bruce Schimmel
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:19 AM
> To: XIMANGO@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM
> Subject: Re: Ximango dissassembly / reassembly tips and tools?
>
>
> greg --
>
> there might be some old posts on XOG. you can do a search on keywords.
>
> i remember a thread about correcting the bird's built-in high speed
> roll which involved assembly/disassembly. (i taped down a length of
> light nylon line on the upper surface of the aileron.)
>
> otherwise: the folks who get their planes shipped abroad might know
> about putting the wings back on.
>
> finally, anyone who's completed the recommended disassembly at 5 years
> to do an annual. (anyone?... anyone?)
>
> one tip (ask roland martin about this); be sure to install the fuel
> lines *very* carefully. it's a nasty turn they have to make.
>
> bruce
>
>
>
> One question I have: since you've got an engine, why did you land out?
> sounds like an interesting story.
> On Jun 22, 2005, at 08:59, Greg Finlay wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>>  I've landed my Ximango out and the field is too soft for takeoff.
>> Any tips for tools, dissasembly and transport?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>     Greg (# 200-054)
>>            Home(519)884-7973
>>            Cell(519)841-9221
>>
>> --
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>>
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Date:         Wed, 22 Jun 2005 16:41:11 +0200
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Dear Greg

When we bought our plane I went to the factory and went on a quick course in
assembly and dissemble.

Put the plane together in Durban before flying it home.

Had an accident on takeoff and had to dissemble it, fix including new wings,
and assemble again.

If you require any info please contact me at
benbehm@telkomsa.set

Fairly easy

Regards

Ben

mobile +27-82 5507755
or +266-62 5507755 in you get an answering service
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From: "Greg Finlay" <gcfinlay@ROGERS.COM>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 2:59 PM
Subject: Ximango dissassembly / reassembly tips and tools?


> Hi Everyone,
>
> I've landed my Ximango out and the field is too soft for takeoff.
> Any tips for tools, dissasembly and transport?
>
> Cheers,
> Greg (# 200-054)
>           Home(519)884-7973
>           Cell(519)841-9221
>
> --
> No virus found in this outgoing message.
> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
> Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.10/25 - Release Date: 6/21/05
>