Hi All I'm repainting my McCauley Aluminium prop and was wondering if anyone can give me some guidance in regards to the little aluminums dings that occurred on the back side of the tip on the prop. These are tiny dings the prop has picked up over the years from sucking up debris while taxing. ...

Anyone have a good method for pretensioning cables. There has been some issues of late with 601Xl control cables getting loose after the first few flights. I'm looking for info on ways to pretension 1/8" galvanized cables that are tensioned between 22 and 40 lbs.

Mid-air collision http://www.townhall.com/news/us/2007/11/20/small_planes_collide_in_wash;_all_live Somebdy must have said their prayers before takeof. Three people, no serious injury or loss of life. Loss of one craft in the bay, the other landed safely. Flash

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OK the rumors about UVSP have me paranoid now. I know some folks have had nightmarish problems with this product but I am hopeing that there are some success stories out there as well as it is still on the market. I have been using UVSP on my project during the build and now extensively during...

If anyone out there will admit to driving a C-172, I have a question. In MS FlightSim 2003, Rod the VR flight instructor tells me that I should be controlling my altitude with the throtle, and my airspeed with the elevator? Does that make sense? In Microsoftland, I've got to constantly play with...

I have a thermometer that reads from 0 to 200°F. I'm trying to measure a cylinder head on an aircooled engine where my range of interest goes from, say, 200 to 400°F. The classic way of measuring this temperature is with a thermocouple mounted on a copper washer underneath the spark plug of...

I want to get a small float plane to fly from my lake to salmon streams abt 20-40 miles away in Ak. Land on the lakes or mouths and fish for Kings and then fly back to my lake. Flight time prob abt 20 min one way. wld i be better off: 1. just buying a supercub 2. buying a cessna 3. buy a fox...

Greetings, The subject pretty much says it all. I'm looking to hear from those who are flying a 3300 Jabiru engine. I've heard that there were some problems in the early days, but I was told that since about 2002, the engines have been working very well, with no problems. Can anyone confirm or...

Hi All. Just wondering if there are any props out there that can be used on an experimental aircraft engine, ie:subaru or RX-8 Renesis, which have a beta range. Don't even want to consider a certified unit as this would probably cost more than the rest of the firewall forward components. Thanks in...

Who has recommendations for inline filters on the air compressor, for water and other stuff? And sources? thanks Ed Wischmeyer

RAHers Representative Steve Pearce (R-NM) introduced a bill in March (HR1117) to require that federally-assisted airports grant a 75 year lease to a person willing to construct a hangar on the airport. Current federal law states that the lease must be a "long-term" lease but doesn't specify...

has anyone considered trying a marine fuel flow instrument in home built. http://www.navman.com/marine/products/fuel/fuel2100/index.html I was considering the EI-fp-5 but at $750 it a bit pricy for my budget.. The marine unit does the same thing for $150 Any thoughts? Bill

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My Continental 85 is leaking oil and appears to be from pushrod tubes and valve covers. It is on an experimental plane. While I can cure the one leaking valve cover, the pushrod tubes have those heavy "wirecircles with two tangs" over the rubber end fittings. Some tubes are leaking at bottom and...

Got a call the other night from a total stranger who identified himself as a fellow resident of northern San Diego county and a homebuilder, too, although he lives up near the Pala Indian reservation which puts him even farther out in the sticks than me. He's trying to track down some tracing...

The following is to the best of my recollection. I haven't even changed the name of a buddy I was with during these events. I may be wrong about some of the statistics, like the number of divorces and number of hot babes in the restaurants, but I'm close. Almost none of this is an exageration...

I'm building a Barracuda-!/4in. plywood firewall. What is the best material for the fire barrier? .16 stainless or .16 2024 T-3 with a layer of 1/8in. fiberfrax sandwiched between the aluminum & the plywood? I'd like to go with the aluminum because of weight if it & the fiberfrax are an...

Okay, folks -- this is rapidly getting out of hand! I would never have guessed that I'd get EIGHTY-TWO suggestions for this list! Can everyone please scan this list, and MAKE SURE that these are REALLY "taxi-up" accessible using a G.A. plane? I don't want folks (like me!) who are unfamiliar...

Today, while cutting my panel for the intercom, my little pal, Mr. Dremel coughed a puff of smoke and the RPM's quickly bled off and the cutting blade came to a final stop. 8 years old and nearly two Kitfoxes complete. By far, the most valuable and most used tool. I can just hope that my life will...