Last revised on October 6th 2002. Updated information on owner-maintenence. This document attempts to answer common questions asked by newcomers to the rec.aviation.homebuilt newsgroup, or those curious individuals unfamiliar with the domain of homebuilt aircraft. It assumes that the reader...

Searching through my old slide collection I came across one of a J3-65 Cub marked "Grace the Ace" in large titles down the side - tucked away in the back of a Hangar in Lethbridge , Alberta back in 1980. here's the Photo http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1165897/ It had a notice in the Cockpit window...

With the current discussion in another thread regarding the accident record of the BD-5, I thought it might be interesting to do a little more in-depth look. I decided to examine the accidents between 1 January 1990 and 13 November 2003 and do a breakdown as to relative accident/fatality...

Rotax 912 has 259 hrs on it $ 3980. , needs work and some parts replaced , may trade for 582 or 503 Steve (623) 842-3902

I'd installed my new Microair transponder a month ago, but have been having troubles with interference. The transponder was inducing bad clicking sounds into the comm radio receiver, making the radio difficult to understand. I couldn't really blame the Microair, since the Terra transponder I'd...

What is the best homebuilt helicopter in terms of reliability? tom

I'm prejudiced. Of course I'm prejudiced. In 5000+ flight hours, I've never come as close to a midair as I did at Oshkosh 1999. Oshkosh Tower: "BlueOnBlue Cessna, number three for runway 27. Ercoupe put it on the numbers. Flight of three T6s, cross over runway 27, right downwind for runway...

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"Gerrie" wrote in message ... On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:02:40 GMT, (Gerrie) wrote: http://www.baragwanath.netfirms.com/missions/airstrip.htm/ Sorry, I screwed up, the correct URL is

I'm in Western Australia. locally our supplies of VW engines seem to have dried up. Even BMW motor cycle engines seem to have dried up. what other currently available engines have been successfully used in aircraft? the engine problem seems to provide the most unsolvable dilema when attempting to...

Just curious if anyone has a decided preference for a specific type of epoxy putty? and why? J.B. Weld is getting to be the generic, but I am not so sure it will work in the high fuel exposure area I was intending it for. Anybody have any experience with something else that they likerd better?

i planning on building a few fiberglass pieces from a mold this weekend but don't have time to order a release agent. From looking at the internet, most release agents are wax based products. Can I just use paste wax for the mold? Any other suggestions? Thanks Dave

Video of wing failure via AVweb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a8cntPdRtk RANS S-9 loses a wing in an airshow doing aerobatics; pilot survives because plane is equipped with BRS and promptly deployed. Natural to wonder whether some earlier stunt actually partially cracked the spar.

What can you folks tell me about the Goldwing Ultralight made in 1981 at Jackson California? Some friends received a 75% complete kit from the widow of a deceased builder and have asked me to try and figure out what to do with it. It looks as if the wings need to be built but most of...

The Airpath compass is meant to work in a fluid filled chamber. A bubble is an annoyance. A leak leaves you with a trembling indicator that won't indicate a heading with any reliability. Gasket and fluid kits are not that high. From Chief etc. $20-$30 If caught short, don't try making a...

Can anyone suggest some home built construction sites where they show the process of building a spar for a foam composite wing. I'm confused on how a spar is built for a foam wing. It doesn't seem like the foam itself would provide enough structure to provide a web. It would seem like you'd...

I just got an email threat this afternoon from Dennis Fetter resulting from our interchange in Rotary Froum. Link to thread below. http://www.rotaryforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19577 Monk

wow. I almost pass a similar design to my design class. I better start drawing another aircraft. This has been very informative.

This was emailed to me. I don't doubt the authenticity of it's intent, I just wonder if it's for real? Anybody know? BWB ______________________________________________ Subject: Fw: Observations by an Air Force Pilot

On Friday, August 27, 1999 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Craig C. wrote: Hey Roy, is the book in a reproducable form or is it bound so as to complicate things? If it's reproducable, can we see about getting premission to do it so that it can be shared with those of us that don't have copies? With the...