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...

I just found some more info on the RV6A that went down in Stanwood, Wa (30 mi north of seattle). The aircraft registration http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=154RM&cmndfind.x=15&cmndfind.y=12 Says the engine was an O-320 series. She told her husband just before the...

When I saw this I thought it was the craziest thing I've seen since the Moller Skycar: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9572408/ When I saw THIS it confirmed my opinion: http://www.rocketracingleague.com/company_leadership-team.html - John Ousterhout -

Hi all... The discussion about aluminum vs composites and running across some stuff on the hummel bird got me thinking... What are the REALLY small homebuilts out there? The hummel bird and tennie two - aluminum construction.... The Cri Cri - mostly aluminum?

Everything was trimmed!! (-; Counterpoint to the Lightspeed QA 'issue': I have a 20XL and a 30XL. Both have performed flawlessly from the day I got them. Maybe I'm just lucky, but that never happens! To be fair, I don't listen to music in the air so I am unqualified to comment on the audio...

I am trying to get some information on a P-51 mustang called "Spare Parts". My wifes grandfather worked on this plane while he was in WWII. Said it was his favorite airplane. He was a mechanic and help build this plane from three that were damaged. I am an amature artist and would like to make...

Ok, I just finished reading Tony Bingelis's "sportplane builder" section on covering a wooden plane with fiberglass instead of the intended fabric. Has anyone in this group ever done this or some who knows someone who has done this? I'm building a wooden place that calls for a fabric covering. ...

GREAT WAY TO MAKE MONEY-READ THIS!!!!!! HOW TO TURN $6 INTO $6,000!!!!!! READING THIS COULD CHANGE Y=ADOUR LIFE! I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it. A litt=ADle while back, I was browsing through newsgroups, just like you are now, and =ADcame across an article similar to this...

I've not been to Oshkosh on the first weekend, always later in the week. Can you walk around looking at planes (for free) on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th? Show opens on Monday, July 25th. When do they start charging 'gate admission' at Oshkosh? What's open/available the first weekend vs. what's...

Aero Gnus disinformation Network Twentieth Annual Captain Zoom April First Parody Press Release. You've heard of the Polish Virus; "please erase your own hard drive." Well, Captain Zoom has outdone any parody that I, or anyone else, could ever write. See for yourself: http://evilurl.com/anallips

How do I obtain information such as various aircraft design and engines from the government? I noticed that some kit companies used information from the goverment? I wanted to know how is that possible? Toks PP-ASEL

Is this Ron M. a relative to the Philosophy Dork? ower just curious "Ron Mundy" skrev i meddelandet ... Dear Friend, I have got to get this off my chest before I EXPLODE...

There can be no better source of advice than this group for my question: am I too old to take up flying--and building an airplane? Full disclosure. As a young man in the Korean War I was an aviation machinist's mate in the Navy. As a forestry student in the late '50's I was a smokejumper, so I...

Aviation Week & Space Technology 10/27/2003, page 14 Virgin Atlantic Airways plans to use a Scaled Composites aircraft in an attempt next year to complete the first solo nonstop circumnavigation of the globe. The aircraft, dubbed the GlobalFlyer, will be flown by either Steve Fossett or Virgin...

(2) Would homebuilders eventually demand evidence of such testing from vendors to the experimental market? Or is it likely that the average homebuilder would never become aware of the need for such testing? I was unaware vendors hadn't done such testing. If I were me and was going to sell...

Looks like the Glass Goose website has been re-vamped. I know Tom Scott was putting in a Jabiru Engine in the Goose. I wonder what the progress on that is. I also have started a Yahoo group for discussion about the GlassGoose and it's potental at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GlassGoose/ Please...

My blog has become a way for me to think out loud about my project. Putting things down in a narrative helps me crystallize my thoughts, and give me something to refer back to when the time comes to move from thinking to doing. Anyway, I've been THINKING about my fuel system, and have put down...

I'm looking for a simple flight planning program or link to do some long cross country, short leg vfr flying. Something simple, without weight and balance computation or having to put in fuel burn and power setting. Don't need any graphics. Just a flight log type that uses an airport...

Hi all, I'm looking for a way to contact Dyke Aircraft to purchase a set of plans for the Dyke Delta. I thought I had found the right email address but there has been no response from them. Does anyone know if they have stopped selling the plans? The Delta Builders Network is no longer up...

I'm looking for a source of some .063" thick 4130N sheets (5), in UPSable sizes. Wicks and AS+S have been out for a while and even Dillsburg hasn't got any and "might have some 4130-A in a month or so". Seems there is no more 4130N sheet being made and hasn't been for a year. If I can't find...