 |
Matronics Email Lists
Web Forum Interface to the Matronics Email Lists
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
dave
Joined: 22 Sep 2006
Posts: 1382
|
 Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:22 pm Post subject: Full Lotus FLoats, Safety warning video |
 |
|
If you use full lotus Floats you had better watch this
http://rotaxaircraft.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=100
_________________
| | - The Matronics Kitfox-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kitfox-List |
|
_________________
Realtime Kitfox movies to separate the internet chatter from the truth
http://www.youtube.com/user/kitfoxflyer
Hundreds of Kitfox Movies
Most viewed Kitfox on youtube
Most popular on youtube
Highest rated on youtube |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
akflyer
Joined: 07 May 2007
Posts: 574
Location: Soldotna AK
|
| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:43 pm Post subject: Re: Full Lotus FLoats, Safety warning video |
|
|
LOL.. this is old news Dave. It is called condensation.. You want to get rid of the issue, fill them with an inert gas. Water does not "leak" into the bladders, water from the compressed air is introduced to them. Has he used a water trap on his air pump every time he fills them.. of course not. Neither do I. I know a guy that dumped about 15 gallons out of his after he did not bother to check them for 5 years on a set of 2250's. I check and drain mine every season.
Another issue he may have in the future. Does he have the old zipper style hull caps? if so, did he lace them up with the cord supplied by full lotus years ago? I think it was about 8 or 10 years ago) when they had the issue with them. We came in for a landing with them on a PA 12 and the right hull cap separated from the hull starting at the front... that is a full on attention getter right there. Thought we were gonna go over. Turns out the sewing was not real good and there were areas that the stitching ran off the zipper and hull cap, then would weave back on to it. The fix full lotus came up with at the time was to lace the caps on so the zipper was the primary fastening and the lacing was backup if the zipper gave way. They have since re-designed and now bolt the hull caps on.
| | - The Matronics Kitfox-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kitfox-List |
|
_________________
DO NOT ARCHIVE
Leonard Perry aka SNAKE
Soldotna AK
Avid "C" / Mk IV
582 (147 hrs and counting on the rebuild)
IVO IFA
Full Lotus 1450
#1 snake oil salesman since 1-22-2009
I would rather die trying to live, than to live trying not to die.... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
|
Get Email Distribution Too!
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
