Date: Thu, 20 Jun 96 08:09:11 EST From: MISTER@neesnet.com Subject: COZY: Trip to the Airport My Cozy 3 is just about ready to go to the airport. I plan to rent a car carrier trailer to transport it the 30 miles or so from my home to the airport. Do any of you out there who have done this have any helpful hints or warnings that might smooth the way for the uninitiated? Bob Misterka N342RM From: "Dewey Davis" Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 09:41:21 -0400 Subject: Re: COZY: Trip to the Airport On Jun 20, 8:09, MISTER@neesnet.com wrote: > Subject: COZY: Trip to the Airport > > My Cozy 3 is just about ready to go to the airport. I plan to rent a > car carrier trailer to transport it the 30 miles or so from my home > to the airport. Do any of you out there who have done this have any > helpful hints or warnings that might smooth the way for the > uninitiated? > > Bob Misterka N342RM > >-- End of excerpt from MISTER@neesnet.com I found that a rollback car carrier type tow truck is the most convenient, especially for a short trip like you have to make. The COZY III is barely over the legal limit for normal transport, but the tow truck driver probably won't have any concern about it. A friend of mine with a Velocity just had his new airplane moved to the airport. He called the local police and told them he would have a wide load. They told him to just put a red flag on it and go do it. No escort, no signs, no other hassle. If it were 12 feet wide, that's another story. But a few inches over the 8 foot limit was not a concern, here at least. The plans show how to offset one gear leg to make the fuselage run at an angle and fit within the 8 foot envelope. In my opinion, that is not a good idea. You want all the feet on the bed of the truck, nice and stable, tied down well. Yes it is a few inches too wide, but it is far safer to do it that way, that cocking up the fuselage 30 or 40 degrees. I have moved my own airplane and helped others move airplanes using a variety of trucks and trailers, perhaps 6 or 7 times. The trailers are nice if they are big enough, but they usually aren't. With the money you'd spend to rent a large enough trailer, you could easily pay for the tow truck. And nothing beats the convenience of having the guy come directly to you, roll back the bed, and you simply roll the fuselage onto the truck and tie it down. Works well and it is quick and easy. There is usually extra space on the bed for the wings and the canard too. Dewey Davis From: Paul.Krasa-1@pp.ksc.nasa.gov (Krasa, Paul) Organization: Kennedy Space Center, FL Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 12:30:53 -0400 Subject: RE: COZY: Trip to the Airport Bob Misterka N342RM wrote: >My Cozy 3 is just about ready to go to the airport. I plan to rent a >car carrier trailer to transport it the 30 miles or so from my home >to the airport. Do any of you out there who have done this have any >helpful hints or warnings that might smooth the way for the >uninitiated? When transporting my airplane from one home to the next, I also used a car carrier trailer. I had checked the trailer for objects that might cause damage to my project and I wrapped all surfaces that made contact with the trailer in thick blankets. Even with these precautions a nail that was just sticking up above the wood surface ( approximately half the head of the nail) ate a 1/2" hole in the skin of one of my wings. I could not believe it when I saw the hole. This hole was caused by the natural vibration of the trailer. Paul Krasa Long-EZ 214LP !--*--! Date: Thu, 20 Jun 96 11:51:12 EST From: MISTER@neesnet.com Subject: COZY: Trip to the Airport In response to my request for transportation info, Dewey Davis responded: >>>"I found that a rollback car carrier type tow truck is the most convenient, especially for a short trip like you have to make."<< Thanks for the help Dewey. If I understand you correctly, a rollback tow truck is one of those flat-bed units that tilts and slides back so that the end is at ground level, angling up to the rear of the truck. The load is rolled onto the tilted bed, secured and then lifted and slid forward until it sits level on the back of the truck bed. When the Cozy is loaded on the tow truck should it go on back end (engine) first? When traveling over the road should it be in the nose down camel stance or on the mains and nose gear? I was a little reluctant to go this route because I have these visions of these big guys with huge muscles wrapping big chains around my nice Cozy glass exterior. Bob Misterka N342RM From: "Dewey Davis" Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 13:08:57 -0400 Subject: Re: COZY: Trip to the Airport On Jun 20, 11:51, MISTER@neesnet.com wrote: > Subject: COZY: Trip to the Airport > > In response to my request for transportation info, Dewey Davis > responded: > > >>>"I found that a rollback car carrier type tow truck is the most > convenient, especially for a short trip like you have to make."<< > > Thanks for the help Dewey. > > If I understand you correctly, a rollback tow truck is one of those > flat-bed units that tilts and slides back so that the end is at ground > level, angling up to the rear of the truck. The load is rolled onto > the tilted bed, secured and then lifted and slid forward until it sits > level on the back of the truck bed. > You got it. > When the Cozy is loaded on the tow truck should it go on back end > (engine) first? > Its easier to push the airplane up the ramp than pull it, so we went head first. When traveling over the road should it be in the nose down camel > stance or on the mains and nose gear? > Nose down is certainly the most stable for transport. > I was a little reluctant to go this route because I have these visions > of these big guys with huge muscles wrapping big chains around my nice > Cozy glass exterior. > > Bob Misterka N342RM >-- End of excerpt from MISTER@neesnet.com I agree, you don't want the average tow truck driver to tie down your airplane. That will have to be a collaborative effort. I used a local guy who was cooperative. He was pretty excited about hauling an airplane with his tow truck and eager to help. Good luck. Dewey Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 21:27:36 -0600 (MDT) From: Roy Grossinger Subject: COZY: Moving I haven't been doing a lot of work on the old tub here lately the reason of which I finally got the job I always wanted. Now that I am out of the University of Colorado I am going to work for Boeing. (They are hiring like crazy) The problem that has cause my current state of sleep deprivation is how do you safely ship a Cozy tub? Am I going overboard to box the whole thing up in a 2X4 frame, attach the tub to the frame via shocks and springs and then cover the box with plywood? Has anyone else had to move their project? The project at moving will be at the stage of preping for glassing the bottom and side on the outside, so about halfway through Chapter 7. Soon to be sleepless in Seattle... Gona miss them 14'ers... Roy H. Grossinger- ME grossinr@rastro.colorado.edu