In Highfllyer wrote: Spring is coming again. The ice is melting most places. :-) The spring get together for the rec.aviation newsgroups at Pinckneyville Airport is scheduled for May 21, 22, and 23 this year. Welcome back Highflier. Stick around, the newsgroup...

Hey guys, Beware of this new strain of spring-time bug that's going around. Here's what happened to a guy that got it. Intoxicating Wild Blue Temporary Madness He knew it was foolish. He knew it was dumb. But it was just that kind of new spring day when the flower pistils squirted into the...

I am planning to take a J3 to SnF. It should be a 2 to 2 1/2 day trip from Central Illinois. one 8A Luscombe is going with me. Does any other Cub people want to meet up in North Florida or anywhere else and go in as a group? Just an idea if I can get it to run ok. Also some Champs, Tcrafts, and...

I am in the need of a back distributor block for a MA-4, plug wires come out the back instead of the top, any help will be greatly appreicated. Joe Spencer

I have read that the optimium speed for drilling small holes in thin aluminium is something on the order of 30k rpm which is well beyond what any of the drills that I have seen are capable of. There is a 15,000 rpm drill made by US Industrial availible as well as 4500rpm models. If I get...

The local EAA chapter (with 20 or so builder/flyers and 20 more talker/looker's) has decided to purchase tools for loan to chapter members. In general, these will be tools that are relatively expensive (and therefore scarce to homebuilders), specific use tools such as aircraft scales, a...

I am looking for a manual or diagrams for a POSA Carb. Does any one have a manual on a HAPI engine? I am looking for how to setup the ignition system and any other info available. Thanks Plane Bill

Just curious if anyone has a decided preference for a specific type of epoxy putty? and why? J.B. Weld is getting to be the generic, but I am not so sure it will work in the high fuel exposure area I was intending it for. Anybody have any experience with something else that they likerd better?

I am trying to piece together the process of vacuum bagging a CF part from several sources and comments. I am trying to achieve a glossy finish on the mold side of the finished part. I though that the gloss that I saw on a purchased part was achieved from GelCoat. The manufacturer tells me no -...

What a beautiful day. The airport sounded like a beehive all day. Richard

Looking at RV-9A's specification (weight, engine, etc.), I think a Rotax 914 can power it very well, may give a better performance than O-235. However, the problem is Rotax is far to light to be installed on RV-9A. So I just can't help thinking, well, why not a new design around RV-9A's wing and...

AW&ST had an article in the 1 March issue on ZPE (Zero Point Energy) and the "Casimir effect" that should be read by all. If you don't have access to AW&ST, then go to Google and search for "ZPE". The articles I read there were not as good as the AW&ST article but will give you an idea of what may...

Hi All, I've scoured the web and magazines looking for a kitplane (that's available in the U.S.) that has the flying characteristics, AND cockpit visibility equal to or better than the Diamond DA-20 C1. For those of you that may not know, the C1 is equipped with a fuel injected 125 hp conti. The...

Shamelessly copied from alt.binaries.pictures.aviation: In an effort to lighten things up ....(play on words) How many news group posters does it take to change a light bulb? 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed

Man Accused Of Stealing, Crashes Plane, Arrested for Theft, Was For Drunken Joy Ride Authorities have arrested a man accused of stealing and crashing a single-engine plane in Brazoria County (TX). you may recall ANN's coverage on Tuesday, which described the attempted theft of a Cessna 172....

A unique solution for airplanes _without_ electrical systems After a couple of long cross countries in slow OLD airplanes, we've come up with a novel solution for handling hand held radios. Flying with a hand held can be a little more interesting that with built in radios. First, there is a lot...

-7/-8 builders, Has anyone noticed a slight dip about an inch above & below (back of the actual apex) the rolled leading edge of their tank skins & leading edge skins? While handling one of my cleco'd tanks, I felt the dip, & thought I had somehow dented the leading edge. On further inspection,...

I've seen a few homebuilts with part of the fuselage panel that are flat aluminum that are quite wrinkly and tend to "oil can" and make noise in various flight attitudes. I haven't seen cross breaks used to stop this, although it is used in duct work to stiffen flat panels. (cross breaks...

I have a fuel cut-off valve (two positions, either on or off) that is seeping ever so slightly. That led to me taking it apart and examining its make-up, which leads to the following: 1. There is a thin copper washer or shim between the body of the valve and the top. It has in ID of about 3/4". Am...

I'm about to start building the "furniture" for the hangar. After a lifetime of building "manly" workbenches out of DF 4x4s milled to take 2x4 crossmembers, and having the concomitant rot and deterioration of wood, I'm considering making the framing out of 1¼ PVC Schedule 40 pipe and fittings. ...