Coke Bottle Fuel Tank

[Grow Pattern]

Wayne,
             I also enjoyed meeting the new faces. I usually asked them if I 
had argued with them or helped them on the list or RCU. I then positioned my 
body weight accordingly (VBG).

It is so much better to meet people than dice with them on this or any list. 
It is amazing how much quicker you find common ground and how quickly you 
can get along.

The best part was all of the help that I saw  people giving other people. We 
may compete on the ground and on the list, but we all know that it does not 
count for much unless we can beat our opponent in the air with his/her plane 
working properly.

Regards,

Eric.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Galligan" <wgalligan at goodsonacura.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 7:09 PM
Subject: Coke Bottle Fuel Tank


> Well I have to say I had a grand time at my first NATS.   Something I
> dreamed about going to since reading about it when it was in Lake Charles 
> LA
> back in the 70's I believe.  I got initiated with the proverbial 
> mechanical
> issues that never seem to be a problem at local contests and then I was
> nearly DQ'd for not being ready at the line(read the lineup wrong) but 
> made
> it with 10 sec's to spare.
>
> The Coke bottle fuel tank got a lot of talk and Don Ramsey ended up 
> getting
> my spare.  This was Todd Blose and B.W. Ponders idea from last years NATS 
> to
> save making weight.  I expanded on this by using the rubber stopper and 
> back
> from my Du-Bro tank and just screwing it to the regular cap  Seems he used
> one of the water bottle variety and it is obviously made of a different
> plastic then the Coke bottle.  Don's bottle was actually shrinking.  After 
> a
> dead stick on his final maneuver and just barely making it back to the
> runway he discovered he was out of fuel.  On further review he noticed his
> tank had shrunk quite a bit.   The one I have in my plane is almost 4 
> weeks
> old and is holding its shape OK.  Good news is its just a matter of
> polishing off another Coke and rinsing out the bottle to replace it.
>
> Nice to put faces with all the posts.
>
> Smooth Flying...
>
> Wayne Galligan
> NSRCA 3582  D6 ADV.
>
>
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