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by BuckWynd
Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:43 am
Forum: Electrical Systems
Topic: Need some LED help...
Replies: 20
Views: 30907

Re: Need some LED help...

cjensen wrote:I noticed a couple of weeks ago that one of the six green LED's on the port side had gone dim.
Well there's your problem right there! The green LEDs are unhappy about being on the port side instead of the starboard side... :)
by BuckWynd
Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:19 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: If you thought Van's instructions were bad...
Replies: 18
Views: 21673

Here are my two favorites. I saved them because they were both amazing. 1. This is some of the exact text in the instructions for an automatic timer that turns on my lawn sprinklers: This after connecting the to plug in: Make sure to heave the power turned on. Do not hold the buuton if longer than n...
by BuckWynd
Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:09 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: I created myself a fiberglass/paint project
Replies: 28
Views: 29417

:!: A friendly word of advice from someone who used to fly low for a living: You can only tie the record for low flying. You can never break it. Therefore, it's not a record worth attempting to beat. Buck ----------- Buck Wyndham RV-8 N18XL Wings and tail done Poplar Grove, IL Former A-10 low flyer
by BuckWynd
Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:49 am
Forum: RV 8/8A
Topic: Tail Wiring Complete!
Replies: 15
Views: 19506

Nice work, Guy! Looks really great. After looking at your photos, I can really appreciate the benefits of a Standard-Built kit. (I've been installing the same stuff in a Quickbuild fuselage, and it's a whole different clasutrophobia-inducing ballgame when the skins are already riveted on...) I notic...
by BuckWynd
Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:21 pm
Forum: Vendor Experiences
Topic: Avery Tools
Replies: 9
Views: 25698

To follow up on Avery Tools and their great service: For the last year or so, my trusty Avery 2X rivet gun has been tending to run continuously when an air line is connected to it, making sort of a low "chug-chug-chug" sound. I sent it to Avery for a look-see. Bob repaired it, cleaned it, and sent i...
by BuckWynd
Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:43 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: What is your day job
Replies: 67
Views: 78517

Hello all: I'm extremely fortunate to have two great flying jobs. I guide Boeing's wonderful 757/767 around the skies of the USA and Europe, and I teach folks how to fly the Aero L-39 Albatross jet. I also operate a video production company (which is doing a lot of airplane-related stuff, lately). A...