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    Crankshaft idler gear backlash

    Hey Everyone,

    Hoping someone can shed some light or provide insight to a problem I think I may have.

    I have a One Design DR-107 with a Lycoming O-360. Recently I noticed a "slop" in the...
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    I'll throw my thoughts, comments and an...

    I'll throw my thoughts, comments and an experience into the ring.

    I wouldn't take my Ford F-350 to a Ferrari mechanic, not that the Ferrari mechanics aren't good guys, but they just don't know my...
  3. Monoplane sighting device location question.

    I have a One Design DR-107. I've never had a sighting device on a monoplane. On my Pitts it had the star pattern at perfect eye level at the 9 o'clock position.

    On the 1D, it appears as though...
  4. Static port location- One Design DR-107

    Hello all,

    Moving my static ports from the builders location of just behind the trailing edge of the wing root, to something closer to the plans location. I'm having a problem of a bouncy...
  5. With O-360 and 2 blade wood/fiberglass Prince...

    With O-360 and 2 blade wood/fiberglass Prince Prop, now at 878 lbs and E.W.C.G. of 74". This is 1" forward of the old E.W. C.G. but with me (when I loose 10 lbs) in the a/c with 10 gallons I'm at...
  6. DR-107 Weight reduction and Aerovoltz review

    Hello Everyone,


    In my DR-107 weight reduction program this winter I have successfully removed 41.2 lbs!! Removed alternator completely, -10 lbs, went to light weight x-drive starter, -5.5lbs,...
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    The prop is 76x56. Spoke with Lonnie Prince at...

    The prop is 76x56. Spoke with Lonnie Prince at Prince aircraft propeller at length about this. Usually they do a 58" pitch on a 1D. Although they state the prop is designed for 2700rpm only, he...
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    To Re-Pitch or Not to Re-Pitch

    Hello Everyone,

    I have a One Design DR-107 with a Prince Aircraft P-Tip Wood/Carbon fiber Propeller. Was thinking it is pitched to fine and wanted input from others.

    At WOT I'm getting:...
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    Hello All, Planning on starting in the...

    Hello All,

    Planning on starting in the Sportsman category.

    I attached the camera using two #8 machine screws that hold the horizontal stab fairing on. Those two screws went through 1/2 of the...
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    One Design DR-107 and a Go-Pro camera

    Borrowed my friends Go-Pro and attached it the the horizontal stab of my "new to me" One Design DR-107.

    I have about 4 hours in the airplane as of this video. I know there are many mistakes in my...
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    Cutting hole in wood skinned wing

    I have a recently purchased One Design DR-107. A nut has come off one of the aileron hinge bolts. These nuts are enclosed in the wing that is skinned completely with wood then fabric covered. I...
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    Good information above, I will add to start...

    Good information above, I will add to start logging all of your work. I just got approval for my A&P after 25 years of working on the side!! The Feds love documentation, I brought pages and pages...
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