Hi, I'm new here (but not to other rec.aviation groups - I was there before they split). I a 400 hour pilot with a life long dream of flying floats, and starting to think that a kit plane might be the only solution. I was recently reading about the Sportman 2+2 and their "two weeks to taxi"...

Anyone there? News is reporting weather disaster. http://channel6newsonline.com/2011/03/up-to-70-people-trapped-after-hangar-collapses-at-florida-airport/

Looking at the various conversions, such as Limbach, Hapi, Revmaster, Great Plains, and I'm sure there are some others, I'm wondering if one or the other has a reputation of being the best for reliablity? The Rotax seems based on the VW, although the company denies that, just looking at some of...

I googled "open source aircraft" today, and got quite a few hits. It appears that open source practices and hard-engineering (engineering that ultimately transcends from digital into physical, unlike software) are still pretty far apart from each other. There are several sites that refer to...

To All: Recent posts have covered several aspects of propeller balancing, largely for the purpose of convincing those who have never carved a prop to give it a try. Posts have dealt on the benefits of using as many laminations as PRACTICAL, so as to ensure adequate stiffness in the finished prop....

Not joking. Help me out here. -Bob Hoover

On Dec 14, 12:45 pm, Alan Baker wrote: In article , clare at snyder.on.ca wrote: On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:19:14 GMT, Alan Baker wrote: In article ,

If you're building in aluminum from scratch, one of the most intractable problems is the need for an 8 ft bending brake for most designs. A good one, even used, is about $1000, and at least half that many pounds, although there are alternatives that weigh...

Also instrument needles go crazy. Aircraft is a Lancair with antenna hidden in the horizontal stab. How 'bout directing us to some reading material about how to stop it. Our local avionics guy says we may have to live with it, or install external antennas, which will dirty up a Lancair in a...

I need the phone number of the tower at KXTA. -R.S.Hoover

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...

Another point to consider on the "high" price of the new group of SLSA aircraft is that those buying, examples being private pilots looking (not) forward to the day thay can no longer maintain a medical and FBOs using them for training and rental is ... Many pilots will hold PPC with IA, and will...

I have a composite airplane (a Dragonfly MK-IIH) and have a stain from 100LL on the side of my fuselage that I would like to remove. On the way to AirVenture this year I fueled up in the morning and left the aircraft parked on the hot ramp for the rest of the day. When I returned the next morning...

Probably permanently, SBC jacked the monthly up from $29 to $49, my usage is declining to almost zero. Tied to the house, can't be gone more than an hour at a time, and that's stretching it. If my daughters trach plugs, I've got a very short time to either clear it or get her to the hospital. No...

Since all of our powered homebuilts need.....well...power, I'm always on the lookout for the latest and greatest in engines as well as the designs that they power. Awhile back I came across a couple of new engines that may deserve watching. Keep in mind that, as far as I know, these engines are...

Anybody know of a source for slick aircraft tires? The canard design front nose tire tends to throw pebles back toward the pusher prop. I figure a slick tire without groves would do it less. ---------------------------------------------------- SQ2000 canard: http://www.abri.com/sq2000

Jim, some things I think are missing from the AvMap which, I believe, the 2000c and the Garmin have: - international database option - land navigation with turn-by-turn voice instruction - sea mode --

Still looking for an external antenna for my handheld. I am now thinking about putting it on the back side of the baggage compartment inside of the fuselage. This is in a wood and fabric airplane. The back of the compartment is approximately 8"x24" made out of 1/8" plywood. What I would like to...

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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