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Ercoupe Flyer 
Newbie 
Joined: 14 Jan 2021 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 6 |
 Topic: New to rPodPosted: 17 Jan 2021 at 6:19pm |
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Bought an rPod 178 (2013) from a friend. Good condition, but I can't find info about the TV antenna on the roof... any info will help!
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First recreational vehicle, just trying to learn the 'ropes'!
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Pod People
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Joined: 22 Sep 2011 Location: Chapel Hill,NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 1065 |
Posted: 17 Jan 2021 at 8:12pm |
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this is not specific to the 178, but MOST RPods have a small red push button located on the cover plate where the cable/antenna connection is located. This is the antenna booster switch and by pushing the button in, the light should come on and the antenna is now functional. Usually, one must then do a channel search on the tv to find which channels are available in that area. Note that the booster is powered by the 12volt power system and if left on it can draw down the battery if you are not connected to shore power. Turn it off when not in use if not on shore power. Use the "search" feature at the top of the page to see lots of discussion about the antenna and booster. Welcome to the Forum Vann
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Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179 
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offgrid
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Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 18 Jan 2021 at 9:42am |
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Welcome. Great to have more pilots on the forum. I like the ‘coupe, wish I could get a hangar somewhere nearby. 👍
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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Ercoupe Flyer
Newbie
Joined: 14 Jan 2021 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 6 |
Posted: 18 Jan 2021 at 7:59pm |
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Thanks, always grateful for help from fellow pilots! I'll look for that red button....
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First recreational vehicle, just trying to learn the 'ropes'!
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Ercoupe Flyer
Newbie
Joined: 14 Jan 2021 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 6 |
Posted: 18 Jan 2021 at 8:02pm |
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Thanks... I hope to find the Red button tomorrow. 👌
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First recreational vehicle, just trying to learn the 'ropes'!
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offgrid
Senior Member
Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 19 Jan 2021 at 7:36am |
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As a fellow pilot you might be interested in the work some of us have done on the weight and balance of our trailers. As rpods are very light trailers they can be pretty sensitive to getting out of their “w&b envelope”. You can use the forum advanced search function to find those posts if you’re interested.
Enjoy your rpod! |
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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Ercoupe Flyer
Newbie
Joined: 14 Jan 2021 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 6 |
Posted: 19 Jan 2021 at 9:36am |
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Great idea, thanks! I routinely do W&B calculations on a variety of aircraft..
Makes sense to do it on our 178. I am concerned that the prior owner added a heavy MEMORY FOAM mattress to the aft bed location.... adding the tank liquids appears to cause a dangerous aft CG! (I'm always been cautious in taildraggers). |
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First recreational vehicle, just trying to learn the 'ropes'!
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podwerkz
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Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966 |
Posted: 19 Jan 2021 at 10:38am |
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If your r-pod turns into a tail-dragger, and you do a ground loop on take-off or landing, you won't like it!
Best to get the weight and balance where it needs to be before departure....
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r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten!
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offgrid
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Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 19 Jan 2021 at 11:06am |
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I once put two ladies in the rear seats of my Grumman tiger and it dropped on its tail before us larger front seaters could get in. That prompted me to recalc my w&b. We were in the cg envelope but not by a lot. The flight was uneventful so the math works.
I did a little informal survey a couple years ago and found that there have been several reported rpod sway events right around or just below the traditional 10% minimum tongue weight limitation. Since then I keep my tongue weight at 11% or higher. You are right to be concerned about water tank weight, in the case of my 179 moving a fresh tank full of water (outbound) to a gray tankful (inbound) changes the tongue weight by 3%, so depending on your tow vehicle’s max tongue weight spec it can be challenging to keep everything “in the envelope”, especially if you boon dock and lug water around. |
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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GlueGuy
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Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2627 |
Posted: 19 Jan 2021 at 12:16pm |
My Long-EZ would fall on its butt if you put the nose wheel down with no one sitting in it. A pilot needed to be > 110 lbs in order to stay inside the envelope. The most extreme case of w&b I'd ever seen was a cowboy flyer I met in Northway Alaska. He was flying an all-black Cessna 210. He'd flown into Northway with all the seats (except the pilot seat) removed and three 55 gallon barrels strapped in the back. He was picking up diesel fuel for his dude ranch somewhere south of Northway. His explanation to me was that he filled the barrels until the nose wheel started to lift off the ground. He'd throw something into the one remaining seat to bring it down. As far as he was concerned, it would be "in balance" when he got in to fly.
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2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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