[NSRCA-dist8] Soft Mount

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Well glad to see someone from Seattle area back in the game.  The Option 
120 should be a good plane for you, since I was beat in every contest 
this year by someone flying one. Of course, pilot skill sure helped Mr. 
Hiller also.

Tim wrote:
>
> Merry Christmas to all.     I took some extra time off to extend the 
> usual Boeing Christmas vacation period so I could work on airplanes, 
> but it is so blasted cold, I can't work in my shop in the garage 
> without getting hypothermia.   I swear if I cut my self with an Xacto 
> #11 blade right now, I wouldn't loose a drop of blood because it would 
> freeze up before it started flowing !!   I'm working on two Option 
> 120's right now (one for me and one for my brother) and I also have a 
> Divo bipe foamie with all needed electronic goodies, just not yet 
> assembled.     I'm looking forward to next season.   I'm gunning to 
> climb out of the cellar of the Sportsman class and with a good 
> airplane and alot more practice hopefully my 2009 goal will be 
> achieved.   Somebody in Seattle has to finish better than last place 
> in something (i.e. Husky football team, Seattle Mariners, Seattle 
> Seahawks, former Seattle Sonics).
>
> On Dec 23, 2008, at 10:22 AM, J N Hiller wrote:
>
>> Hello dist-8!
>> I never see anything here and ran across the attached drawing of the 
>> 'Poor
>> Mans Soft Mount' I am using in my Option-120 rev-C airplane. I now 
>> have a
>> season of trouble free service with it. The grommets are 40 dr and the
>> spacers are probably a little shorter than what is shown on the 
>> drawing. The
>> grommets need to be pinched a little to prevent any relative movement 
>> which
>> wares the rubber (actually neoprene). The rev-B airplane initially 
>> used a
>> Dave Brown mount attached with 4 grommets without a nose ring support.
>> Is anyone out there?
>> Jim
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