May God bless you and yours throughout the coming year. -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA Ne Obliviscaris

Why is there so many posts not related to Homebuilts?

Friends, Aviators, Airplane Tinkerers... many of the treasures and parts I have been viciously hoarding in my hangar for some future project, are now listed on ebay for auction. So far there have been several bids and I may just be able to afford my hangar rent! To find the items I have listed...

http://www.falklandnews.com/public/story.cfm?get=2549&source=12 "Following the reception of a distress call early this morning, a massive search for 63 year-old Jenny Murray and her co-pilot, Colin Bodil began and culminated in their successful rescue. It was thought that the pair, who were...

I'm interested in a plans-built amphib, and the Coot and Osprey II have attracted my attention. Any thoughts/opinions about one vs the other? On a related issue, I have been underwhelmed by the useful loads of both aircraft...around 450 pounds, more or less. Is there any "conventional wisdom" out...

I am pulling the plug on this newsgroup. It is now officially dead in my opinion. RIP Bob Hoover..may you not turn over in your grave. With the last infiltration post ..rant. or whatever you call it, I am done with this group. There hasn't been a decent topic thread in months. Maybe it is time. ...

Yesterday I noticed that we had pumped more than 5000 gallons of mogas through the Mighty Grape. This represents something like 60 complete fills (our plane has four gas tanks, totaling 84 gallons), and around 350 hours of flight time over the last 2.5 years. (See:...

Yesterday, as we were once again flying blindly toward unknown weather, Mary and I lamented the fact that we'll never have radar on board our Pathfinder. Too expensive to contemplate. Ditto with the "live uplink" stuff that's just coming on the market. So, I thought, why not adapt a marine radar...

I have a new late 80's vintage Revmaster 2100D for sale. As received from Revmaster and has never been run, with manual and tuning tips. I understand crank should be changed to new style and I would change to automotive style plugs. has Starter, Alternator built into rear case and twin mags.. Email...

I am using the following steps for treating my aluminum parts: - scrub clean with Acetone and scotchbrite - dry - scrub clean in Metalprep-79 and scotchbrite - rinse in water - repeat until water forms smooth sheet (water break test) - dip in alodine 1201 until part turns golden brown - rise in...

Why were there not many Pazmany PL4's built ? Here's one I saw Fly back in 1982 at Red Deer Alberta http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1019962/

Morgans wrote: Why not use a little electric fan to draw air past the radiator for extended ground operations, like cars do? It has been done. Bayard DuPont did it on the rear engine in his Defiant and it worked well. Others who tried it found problems with ram air in flight spinning the fans...

I'm looking for a sealant or kit to seal brass NPT inserts into a polyethylene tank. This is a Kitfox header tank that has developed a leak at one of the inserts. I'm probably going to use Mogas that has ethanol additives. Any hints, tips, thoughts? Thanks, Rob

For sale, it was built for me but my needs have changed. Ron has NO email. Engine Professionally Overhauled to New Limits, 0 Timed, Non certified, by: "Reliable Horse Power", Ron Poelstra. Cessna 152 engine, Dynafocal mounts. Ready to Ship! SN: L-18454-15, 118 HP @ 2800 RPM

Vast numbers of automobiles with 2 or 3 or more cars per household; long commutes of single drivers; horrible freeway congestion; urban sprawl; loss of farmland and wilderness resources; the decay of cities and the takeover of large areas of our cities by lawless gangs; obesity caused by...

A question I've always wanted to ask homebuilders is based on how I can see one could go through the process of building through lots of hard work and dedication - but how do you get yourself to do that first flight? I would think a thousand questions would fill one's mind (ex: did I tighten...

Atkins lists the weight of their single rotor "industrial" version of the Mazda 13B at 80 lbs and their marine version at 130. I've got most of a 13B apart on the shop floor with the idea of building a truncated version for aviation use but I'd like to know if the weights are anywhere near real...

For what it is worth, I just received the following notice: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APA 35 October 1, 2004 Contact: Greg Martin or Tony Molinaro

Hi bjorn, sorry to hear about your experiences with the WL. What are your plans for the kit now. Please contact me if you are interested to sell it. Cheers Darren

Ok gurus, Last Fall, I developed trouble in one cylinder (leakage past the exhaust valve as evidenced by hissing sound coming out exhaust stack when pulling the engine through). It only appears to be one cylinder, but I thought now would be a good time to pull all four and convert to 100 Octane...