Greetings all Considering the tuning of my Cirrus. I know the current sealing using tesa tape is a poor solution, so have decided to seal the control gaps ...
... using ... gaps ... standard ... turbulator ... Fitting Mylar seals over all control gaps will improve performance. Turbulated combi-tape is rumoured to...
Dear all, I'm doing bit of tuning (or chavving up!) my Cirrus this winter. One thing I want to get right is the CofG position. At the moment the CofG position...
I do not recognize your method as one I would be comfortable with. You need to perform a weight and balance calculation. You will find the info needed to do...
One of our "elder statesmen" in the soaring community, aerodynamic engineer and pilot with Vast Experience has recommeded that we Cirrus drivers do just that...
Dear Chuck, all, I am not really new to the forum, but have been listening in for quite a while now. Just very interested in Cirrusses and everything that goes...
Max, I've posted the information. I'll copy this to the group for help with the leaking valve. We had a thread on this about a year agp, as I recall. Best...
Thanks, Diederick You spotted my mistake right away -- I ASSUMED that the "b" dimension was from the Datum Line, while the drawing clearly shows that it is ...
For what it is worth..... When I bought into our Cirrus I flew it a few times, then had it weighed. With me in the cockpit it was at the rear CG limit (100%)....
I agree with Jeff - Especially on a 30+ year old aircraft it is worth pulling the scales out – Dad and I are still in the process of doing that. Perhaps we...
Dr. Sinah recently presented a paper entitled Sailplane Performance Improvement Using a Flexible Composite Surface Deturbulator at the 44th American Institute...
So as to add as little overall weight as possible, a strip of lead secured to the back of the fin is recommended to get the greatest lever arm. Alternatively...
I encourage checking the elevator weight and balance while you are doing the airframe. I was surprised to find mine out of spec and had to receive permission...
Hi Jim, It might have been my Ser 672 which had a too-heavy tailplane. That was probably caused during the refinishing which was done in 1989 before I owned...
John, I thought your problem was a tail heavy out-of-balance problem like mine. Also, I didn't remember that you have such a late serial number. In my case,...
Jim, Slight confusion with terminology here I think. When you mentioned "tail-heavy" I assumed you were mentioning the entire glider, with the tailplane too...
WARNING: Do not open the images attached to last four messages posted to the Standard Cirrus Yahoo group! These are Bogus messages. They purport to come from...
I just deleted four bogus messages posted to this group! No doubt you received them on your computer already. Do not open any attachments to messages...
Evidently, someone discovered my Yahoo password and signed in to the Standard Cirrus group as moderator and posted the four bogus messages. I have changed the...
Today, the Standard Cirrus Yahoo group reached 300! If you know people who should be in this group but are not, please encourage them to join. Jim Hendrix...
Congratulations Jim! Truly, a tribute to all of your hard work. Sincerely, Jeff Melin ... From: Jim Hendrix To: StandardCirrus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,...
... I'll second that! Thank you for your hard work on behalf of all us who enjoy flying this good old ship. That was a nice article on your hangar in this...
Hello all, My Cirrus' wheel 'drum' broke in half a few weeks ago and I have been stuck on the ground since then. It seems that this is a common problem with...
I believe there is a Std Cirrus Wheel sitting in the shed at the airport in Hemet, California. Contact joseph.stasneck@... Greg Foster ... Hello all, ...
Hello Louw, Sorry to hear about your misfortune. The same thing happened to me when I was flying in NV this summer. I believe it was caused by the bolt...
I am looking for a complete cover to store my Std Cirrus outside on tie-down this coming season. Last year was VERY sad, With limited help to assemble my...
Hello Albert, The best available allweather complete cover is found at www.jaxida.dk I have had one for my cirrus for a couple of years and it is realy good. ...
We have a little mod on our 16m cirrus sn688 that might assist single man riggers like Albert above. It consists of a little steel pin, about 1/4" circular....
