Hope you can make it to our annual fly-in 18 October Only 51 days, 3 hours, 27 minutes, and 51 seconds left until Fly-in ! http://www.mitchellwing.com/flying_gators_annual_fly.htm -- Have a good day and stay out of the trees! See ya on Sport Aircraft...

Well, I just got the news today, that I will have to undergo back fusion surgery, and will not be able to go to OSH this year. It breaks my heart, but I am looking forward to some relief of my pain. Drink one for me, gang! -- Jim in NC

I used US Industrial Tool and Supply's hand squeezer to repair trailing edges and add pma'd bulb on two '56 Cessna flaps. They turned out nicely and two A&P's liked them, but the squeezer was hard to use with 1/8" diameter 2117 rivets. Avery and Tatco sell nice hand squeezers. Avery is better...

Thanks for the update, sir. I hope to join you next year. Good luck with the hotel. Al Gerharter, Roseburg, or. "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:z42Va.164409$H17.58823@sccrnsc02... Normally I wouldn't post about our own party, but since no one in attendance ...

Click http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm to see: - From England, a bunch more pictures from Chris Blythe - From an "anonymous friend of Rich's", a new pic of Rich Shankland's plane - From California, Jav Henderson's (our "Grand Poobah of Webmasters", without whom the Rogue's Gallery...

Greetings, all. I'm restoring a Champ, and have a question about driving screws into a drilled 4130 tube. If I drill the proper sized hole, the screws refuse to 'take'; they simply give up their threads to the harder metal of the tube. If I over-size the hole, then the screw won't hold diddley...

Hi all.... this is off topic but I figure there are enough woodworkers here ....so I ask ..... I am rebuilding a trailer in which the only part left is the metal frame.... I am planning on redoing the bottom of the trailer with wood planks....pressure treated 1 by 8's....

I'll try again, Any suggestions on how to remove a good dose of waterproofing (non silicon) from a fiberglass and resin (vinyl Ester) lay-up? Can it be done safely and with no lasting, or long term aftereffects? This is inside the horizontal stab where strength is pretty important. I'm to the...

Well, to be technical about it was a picture I cut out of a magazine and folded into a paper airplane. It flew rather nicelly. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Okay, you guys told me to post binaries to the alt.binary file. I did that. It's under Badwater Bill and it's titled Lark GLider. I can't find the shot I took when I was above the crap you see in the background. But here's the story: I got a clearance to go up into PC. That's what we called...

Has anyone built a Banty Should I build it Any negative comments about this Banty or positive Thank you

Printing costs have been on a steady exponential increase, following right along with energy costs associated with creating paper from trees, soybean prices for ink, and all the rest of the process involved with creating paper manuals. On the other hand, the price of optical media (DVD and...

Quick question for the group. When setting the torque on prop bolts (I have bolts with nuts), if the hole for the cotter pin doesn't line up with the castleated nut at the proper torque setting, is it better to go tighter or looser to get the hole lined up. My gut instinct says tighter,...

Mohawk valley Community College Aviation Maintenance Training Programs: Pics of our Baby Lakes

I really like the idea of building one of these. I'm in the dreaming stage right now.My brother was telling me he thought it would cost $10,000 to build one and I'm wanting some idea of the cost. I can do all the work; machining, welding, electical. I have a complete machine shop I can use and have...

been to oshkosh for the past 4 years and would like my own airplane. until i saw the sticker prices. then I saw the one could build their own planes cheaper. after looking at the available price designs, I started thinking "how int the world would a person at minimum wage afford a plane?" found...

Most Experts Aren’t. That's something the late Smokey Yunick said back when I was a seaman deuce. Every month my mail delivers one or two messages saying it's still true. The messages usually come from some superbly experienced fellow who has literally spent his life working on cars or trucks. He...

After Bob Hoover's recommendation of the double eagle, I fond myself at the DE website and thinking I've found my first (maybe only) plane. I already have a stock 1600cc bug engine to use that is ready to put together other than a few bits but I'd like to try Bob's suggestions and go with the...

cavelamb wrote: This is a daily spot price display. The think that fascinates me it the spike as soon as the New York board opens. It has been doing that for at least two weeks now. Really makes me wonder... http://www.kitco.com/images/live/gold.gif

I originally posted this in the metal working newsgroup, some folks there thought the part might be recobnized by somone here - so, it's worth a try - any clues? thanks: I think this is probably quite old, but so far I have no idea what it is (or was part of) - there is another like it that...