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What a relief to find out that the accidents were not fatals. Initial reports always seem to come in worse than the facts.

Just as I was leaving Bartow today in my homebuilt for the flight back home to NC, I was informed there were two accidents at SNF today. One involved a helicopter at Choppertown, and the other was a Glasair that dropped in on the runway. The reports I got were that it went end over end, fiberglass...

Our EAA chapter had a 40' hangar door that split in the middle and folded sideways (each half). The ends were hinged and the center had a single roller that ran in a track above. The bottom was not attached in any way and just hung. It was held closed and open with large steel pins that dropped...

Okay - I'm asking this on r.a.h. because it is the greatest brain pool I can think of. Within the last week I have been told: "If you want to buy the 5/16" steel plate to make a new centerboard for your sailboat, it will cost $100." "4130 plate isn't available right now."

One of the gas stations I frequent in my work vehicle carrys 110 leaded auto gas I thought this was interesting and maybe of use for some with high compression performance planes (racers). John I think it was an Exxon station but if anyones interested I could double check.

Will running a 28 volt pitot tube heat on 12 volts heat it enough to use? I keep seeing 28 volt pitot tubes on e-bay and was wondering if they would do the job. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Jack Wilhelmson's web page at www.eznoselift.com is dead or has some kind of a server problem. He's not answering his phone (and there isn't an answering machine) I'm hoping it's just a server glitch and he's at Sun n Fun. Does anyone know if his stuff is available, or has he shut down?

Anyone know where to find a TM for Army XM-76 antioscillation monocular? Let's you read a license tag or roadsign from a helicopter. I checked the logsa army.mil ETM site but not there. -bob

Most of the fabric covered aiplanes I've seen didn't seem that hard. That is, you could walk up to them and push the fabric in with your hand. The way I understand the fabric process, it is basically a composite structure. You have a nylon cloth with a paint "epoxy". Could a much stronger and...

Has anyone heard of this stuff which can be used in the aerospace industry for applications where reaming may not be necessary? Do you have a name of this product and what are the limitations in using it. Is it FAA approved? Thanks. Larry

A 3 pin connector for a 12V Electric turn coordinator that I could buy? Or know where to get one? Thanks!! -- Yosimite Sam

Because of the Mafia Mayor Daley., He close the airport to become a park and then years later a Casino park. http://wgntv.trb.com/chi-0403310162mar31.story

I remember seeing somewhere in some rag (SA, AOPA pilot maybe Kitplanes) a new variable pitch propellor system that used ram air pushing against the tip of the spinner to govern the blade pitch. It had not propellor control, no hollow crank, no rpm governer, no connections at all. Just when you...

Would appreciate hearing from anyone who has a 65 -85 hp Continental engine for sale. If you have one of these or you know of some one who has one for sale, would even be interested in it even if it doesn't run. Please reply with hours, condition and asking price. Thanks Spar

I have both a contactor and a starter solenoid in my kit built. The contactor is mainly to protect from possibility of starter solenoid getting stuck. Its not used for otherwise. My question is how frequently do starter solenoids get stuck on? Anybody have that happen to them? If it's really a...

Islamic terrorists are building kamikaze planes to deliver large loads of explosives into buildings! These planes are constructed very simple, they don´t need to land anymore, the pilot just has to crash into his target as a flying suicide bomber. This is extremely dangerous, because it´s almost...

Van's used to sell straight restrictor fittings, an AN416-4 nipple to 1/8 pipe fitting filled and drilled with a teeny little opening. They don't seem to carry the straight ones anymore, and that's what I need. Neither does Wicks. Anyone know where to find 'em? Before someone says, "Make yer...

Hello everyone. I am attempting to find a suitable epoxy resin in SE Asia (Thailand specifically) for building a composite airplane. It doesn't appear that any recognized brands are sold here, however there are factories that produce epoxy of all kinds. However, in order to get the correct epoxy...

The weather isn't going to improve until wed. So there's no hurry to get to sun 'n fun. I'm hoping to get out of the Charlotte area on Wed. and fly nonstop to the fly-in if I'm lucky. The nice thing about the bad weather being at the begining of the fly-in is it makes getting home a lot easier....