David Shelton informed me the Penn State Soaring Club has several items for sale that were donated by Dick Schreder. An ad for these items has been added to the “Trading Post” section of Schreder Sailplane Designs site. (http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/Trading_Post/The_Trading_Post.html)...

I figure that since I am quite new to aviation I must be coming off as kind of dim-witted. I'm rebuilding this KR-2. It is an experimental. So I am experimenting. And trying to do something large cool on small money. And not small in aviation speak but small in po'folk speak. I've spoken to...

Hello all, I'm looking for an airplane to purchase or build, but I can't find one that meets all of my needs/wants (yes, I know, all airplanes are a bucket of compromises). So, I'm asking all of you out there for advice on any airplanes that would fit this profile. Important to Haves: - could be...

I'm considering buying a completed Glasair 1 FT with an IO360 and FP prop. I fly a Grumman Cheetah but want a lot more speed and range. I cannot find any V-speeds on the net for the Glasair 1, only for the Glasair ll. What kind of TO and LDG distances does it require? Tom Andersen Greensboro NC

A friend of mine came into possession of a used fuel transfer pump, one of these.... http://tinyurl.com/2eef3 Seems like the kind of thing somebody who wants to pump their own fuel would find handy. Comes with hoses. He's looking to get $100 for it. If you're interested, I can put you in touch...

So I will start work on my PPL (or SPL, still trying to decide) late this summer and I've been thinking building my own plane (kit or plan, still trying to decide :). But before I make the decision I'm thinking it would help if I knew what it entailed. So if any of you folks are building a plane in...

I'm using DuPont's Aluminum Conversion but it doesn't work as well as some I've seen. I want a little better etch. Also it is too expensive. Who has a better source? The old literature speaks of a powder form chromic acid etch. Anybody know where to find it at a good price? Thanks.

I had a wing stored for a couple of weeks. I thought it was resting on the leading edge tube but a part of it was resting on a 2x4 on the Dacron fabric. It put about a 2" pucker in the fabric and hasn't come out. Can Dacron be shrunk with an iron like the polyester used in Poly-Fiber System?

Assuming wet snow on the wings of a highwing (Taylorcraft in this case), Because of the presence of the struts, I'm trying to visualize if the spars would be hurt by the weight. I've viewing the strut attach point as a pivot point. Assuming an even distribution of snow, the moment around that...

Hey all, Here's the deal. I am going to be ferrying a Pitts S-1S from Florida to New York next week. This airplane is equipped with a Haigh locking tailwheel. I have about 800 hours in various models of Pitts (S-2A, S-2B, S-1C and S-1S) but have never flown one with a locking tailwheel. I have...

Richard Riley I will check it out. Thank you. Forrest

There has been a new wrinkle added to the California state/local property tax exemption for aircraft of "historical interest". Historical interest is an aircraft over 35 years old OR an aircraft that there are less than 5 copies of in the world. Most of us flying old airplanes fit into the 35...

Hello ! Anybody have an idea what this is ? Have a look at: http://home.t-online.de/home/Henning.Dammann-Emden/Eigene_Bilder/Flitecheck.JPG It was made by the Arthur Electronics Inc

I have the copy of the CAFE test of Cozy Mk IV canard where it states that swept wings tend to start stalling at the tip rather than the root. This moves the center of lift forward and is a bigger problem for aft CG. While canard planes swept wings typically already have those "vortilon" tabs, has...

Since Motorcycle engines are air cooled, and you can install a fairly lightweight belt reduction drive, why aren't more rice burners being used in UL's?

wondering if anyone has read the new sport pilot rules about experimental a/c that shows if it would be possible to govern a rv7 with a mazda wankel engine to get past the sport pilot rule under the experimental rules for sport pilot. I can't get a private being diabetic since I was 9 years old,...

I wante4d to look at some pictures on one of the alt.binaries groups and all I got was gobbledgook. Is there a viewing program one is supposed to use and if so what is it and where do I get it? Thanks in advance for curing my ignorance.

Go to http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm to see Bob & Lucille Olds fabulous RV-4! (Ya gotta navigate your way to the "O" section, as it is alphabetized by last name...) Want YOUR baby posted? Email me some pix (up to six) and a short narrative at , and I'll post...

I have said all along that zoom is biased when it comes reporting the news especially about those he doesn't like. The latest is his announcing of the John Moody Award to Jack McCornack by the USUA. zoom states that: "The most prestigious of these awards is the Moody Award -- named for...

Hi does anyone have information,more than I have with regards to diesel plane groups ,message boards, any group any language any country And this plane http://tinyurl.com/x70c or in French http://delvion.free.fr/