Comments for Nick Ugolini's Blog

Comment on Fuel probes are installed! by Gary

Gary — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:12:20 +0000

I’m interested in purchasing a set of probes for my Long-Ez. Currently constructing my strakes/tanks. Do you have them available? If so e-mail me costs and how to contact you.

Comment on The LONG return trip home by Chris Seto

Chris Seto — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:08:15 +0000

I’v gone hiking in a few of the areas you photographed. In the first few pictures, I think you might have been near Malaga Cove (below Palos Verdes). If you were, you may have seen a shipwreck. That would be the shipwreck of the SS Dominator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Dominator .

I hiked there last year. Very pretty place to hike if you can stand jumping from rock to rock on the beach. We left from an area south of Redondo Beach, and it took about an hour to get to the shipwreck.

Comment on SNF Day 1 by Nick

Nick — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:41:03 +0000

Sorry for the confusion. Back tilt is when bottom of the pivot shaft trailing the top of the pivot shaft. Imagine the strut partially retracted. It is tilted backwards. Forward tilt is the opposite, think of the nose strut being over extended in the down position.

You would think back tilt would be good, but it is just the opposite. Do some research on caster angles and front end alignments. I still can’t get my head around it, but it work. Since I adjusted the angle, some reason when I taxi, ground control seems a bit better……

Comment on SNF Day 1 by Jon

Jon — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:51:27 +0000

Regarding the nosewheel shimmy, I am confused by your terms “back tilt” and “forward tilt.” Are saying that your nose wheel shimmys when the top of the pivot shaft is ahead of the bottom, or behind it?

Comment on Fuel probes are installed! by Nick

Nick — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:24:43 +0000

I thought about detailing the construction, but decided against it and am willing sell them directly. I know it is a few $$$, but I’ll be more confident they will work correctly since they are an exact copy of mine which has been tested. By the time you buy the materials, have them shipped to you, machine the parts in a lathe, etc, it is not worth your time and expense. I certainly wouldnt have gone though all this shit if I could have just bought them off the shelf.

Comment on Fuel probes are installed! by Jose

Jose — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:40:59 +0000

The fuel probe system is looking very good,Nick.
Wouldn’t the ideal placement be as close as possible over the fuel exit for incidence angle during flight?
Did you document/post the probe construction somewhere?

Comment on Talking To Myself by admin

admin — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:06:10 +0000

I think I’ll get BT looking headset that is in reality an amplifier for coversations around me (as seen it on QVC). That way the BT light is on, I can easy drop on coversations, talk to my imaginary friend about the coversations… and not look “crazy”.

Comment on Talking To Myself by Chris S

Chris S — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 06:26:34 +0000

You do realize that a lot of BT headsets have “Call active” lights on them, right?

“Hmm, that guy is talking to someone, but his headset isn’t on. He must be crazy”

Comment on In the shop again by Jose

Jose — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:18:16 +0000

Hey Nick, just wanted to let you know that I appreciate your Blog and look forward to every entry. Its humbling seeing how much work you can accomplish versus my little “upgrades” on my Ez, but it is still motivating me to finish up. Can’t wait to see more details of Pat’s plane.

Comment on Cooling Inlet Design by John Fisher

John Fisher — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:45:47 +0000

Hi Nick, Pat tells me your flying to Calif. On Feb 10. Would like to get togeather with you & Pat. John Fishet