On the AOPA board an individual is rebuilding a Bellanca Viking and claims that as long as he can show he rebuilt 51% of the aircraft, he can relicense it as a homebuilt experimental. Is this so? Seems like all the basket cases that I've seen rebuilt from the ground up are still certified as...

We're making propellers over on the Chugger's Group. Right now guys are mostly gluing-up the blanks that will become propellers. One of the things that needs doing is creating the TEMPLATES that will be needed in the final stages. The templates are in the Files archive, full scale, so all we...

Reading one of the piloting web/video services and came across this comment: "Still; there remains the specter of trouble ahead... as most of the better offerings at the USSAE (LSA aircraft) cost well over 100K... and we're not sure that there is a sustainable market for aircraft in that price...

http://www.vansairforce.net/rvator/1-2008-RVator.pdf On reading this it's obviously a shot across the bow of the yuppie- popular fast build kit industry. All I can say is, It's About Time and You Damn Skippy this is needed and right. RVG/Van's is essentially promoting, marketing and...

I've added a link to Highflyer's official announcement to my Unofficial Pinckneyville FAQ. http://www.ousterhout.net/pjy-faq.html If I'm reading my webstats properly over 200 people have read the Unofficial FAQ in the past few days. Unbelievable! - John (back home again in Oregon) Ousterhout -

I'm considering having Chief Avionics out of Grants Pass, OR so some panel work for me on the 601XL I'm building. Anyone used them and have any comments?

Looks like the "Airplane on a Conveyor Belt" episode is scheduled for Wednesday night. In our area (Pacific NW), on Direct TV, it's on at Ten PM. Rich S.

I was just looking back through the EAA Modern Mechanix Flying and Gilder Manuals. None of the aircraft depicted were pushers -- except for the Wright Flyers and some early Curtiss. In poking around for old flying boat designs, I've found lots of pushers. Does anyone know of any home built...

Hey Jim--would this meter work for the engine monitor?? http://www.mpja.com/email/03-28-07.asp?r=AZ173038#16565+te Jerry

On a wooden Super Cub (Light Miniature Aircraft) is one strobe on top of the rudder fin sufficient to make the FAA happy? Asking only about the strobe. I know I need position, tail, etc. Thnaks,

I am working with plans circa 1963 that call out 7075 T6 1" angle. Anyone know if it's still manufactured? Don't see it in ACS or Wicks. Thanks, Clark

I have a Collins VOR receiver and a connected Collins VOR/LOC display installed in the Emeraude. The receiver has an LED digital display for frequency or bearing. If I select, say, "from" I will get a display of the bearing from the VOR station. If I rotate the OBS on the panel VOR/LOC instrument...

Hey Chuck. . . Linda axed me to give you her regrets that she isn't coming with me to Oshkosh this year. She also wondered if I could bring back a sample of Muzzleloader so she could toast you in absentia. Shall I bring a specimen cup? She said the berry is her favorite. Rich S.

The 2005 Oshkosh Bound documents are up on the website for download. There are two zip files. One contains all the posters (camping, classic, homebuilt, camping, etc) and the other contains a clean graphic of the Ripon-Fisk-Oshkosh runway procedures. Comments and error-reporting appreciated. Jim

I've noticed that a lot of aircraft put trim tabs on the trailing edges of the normal movable control surfaces. Wouldn't this just deflect the control surface to neutralize the forces and not affect much change except drag? It seems like you'd want to put the trim tab on the fixed part of the...

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There seems to be some jealousy and bitter bigots trying to bad mouth this plane its ebay listing in addition to defaming me. This plane is priced to sell and built professionally and has hundreds of hour flown off of it safely. I refuse to have dialouge with any of these Keyboard Rangers...

Hello all, These may be a bit heavy for an ultra-light, but I guess whoever has an interest will know that better than I. I have in my garage, two Augusta 42hp twin horizontal crankshaft and cylinder gasoline engines in their factory crates. They were sold by Augusta to the National Research...

We had a cold front pass through Friday evening here in New England, and the forecast was for cool abeit windy weather for Saturday, with the cool remaining on Sunday but the wind diminishing somewhat. Great weather for sandblasting, I thought. Did I ever mention how much I hate sandblasting? ...

I have seen lots of stormscopes on e-bay lately. Any recommendations for or against any particular model ore manufacturer? Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired