Whew! SEVEN new additions to the Rogue's Gallery! Check THESE out: - Don Parson's stunning Fairchild F-24, from Creve Coeur, Missouri - Steven Barnes' terrific Cherokee 180, from Springfield, IL - Michelle P's pretty Maule M-7-235B - Tony Robert's wonderful Skyhawk, from British Columbia,...

I was reading some information on Fisher Celebrity builders websites and saw that one builder did not like the idea of glueing the fabric to the ribs as per the plans. The ribs on the Celebrity are very thin and he didn't think there was enough glue area for a satisfactory bond, so he rib...

I bought a Jodel an old F11 built in 65 with 1200 hrs on it, from what I have seen so far it looks good, rugged built. Needs lots of tinkering, has bolts and screws sticking out everywhere but we'll fix that, O290 lycoming really wants a variable pitch prop, allready has a Manifold presure...

Getting ferric chloride from Radio Shack is getting problematic. Is there a common household chemical that I can use for etching a circuit board or two? I seem to remember Jim Weir having an article about how to do it in the not to distant past, but I can't find anything about it in my back...

perhaps you should boycott your computer? it does have Israeli components - or is that maybe a bit inconvenient?

Anyone aware of a source for a 3 1/8 inch panel mount compass? This is for a vintage restoration in which the usual 2 1/4 inch Airpath looks out of place. Thanks Steve

I am doing wet layup in a covoluted mold using "porous teflon coated glass peel-ply" between the lamnate and the breather. The peel-ply material is not at all conformal and the pleats/overlaps are interfering with resin takeup. Is there any other POROUS peel-ply material that is more conformal,...

One of the gas stations I frequent in my work vehicle carrys 110 leaded auto gas I thought this was interesting and maybe of use for some with high compression performance planes (racers). John I think it was an Exxon station but if anyones interested I could double check.

The Oshkosh Bound '04 posters are up for downloading and printing to your heart's content. Also up are a simplified version of the Ripon-Fisk VFR procedures for your dining and dancing pleasure. www.rstengineering.com at the bottom of the page. Note that the easily remembered colored Fisk...

Recent quote for 16 of these bolts was about $20.00 each!! Anyone out there with a less expensive source?

Anybody building or flying a Spacewalker 2 or Revolution 2? I would like to find one in western NY or near Niagara Falls ONT. I might even be interested in picking up a set of unused plans or a project if the price is right. Dave N36078 '41 BC-12-65

I've got about 200 hours on my Rotax 582 engine and was flying one day when the tach quit. I bought a new Westach tach and installed it. When I started the engine the tach seemed to work just fine but then after a couple of minutes it quit. Thinking that I had a defective new tach I sent it back...

Michael Horowitz wrote: I have an A-21 and headphone/mic adapter. The adapter has the male jacks at one end for the A-21,and female plugs for the headset and microphone at the other end. There is also a female 3mm plug which I believe would connect to a PTT switch. Playing around with a...

Anyone have a Reduction drive for a VW type I engine they are not using? I am in search of a bargain or swap for one to cut a few cost on my Homebuilt project. Please Contact me at allail at comcast dot net replace the "at" with a @ and replace the "dot" with a "."

Its not much flying time around here in SD with temps averaging 0F. I got my engine (Franklin 6) apart trying to cure a vibration problem (0.4 IPS) - not extreme but anoying. Is it OK to balance the crank in a automobile machine shop or are there some tricky things about aircraft cranks? I know...

During some hangar flying, the question was raised if there were any potential LSA (light sport aircraft: max level speed 115 knots, VS0 39 knots, max weight 1,232 lbs., limited to 2 seats, etc.) with approach speeds equal to or above 55 knots. I couldn't come up with any, but I thought...

I've become interested in the Weir W-2 Gyro and was wondering if some aviation enthusiast that has been to the Scottish museum might have some photos they could E-mail. Any other info on this old Gyro would be appreciated. The Internet info seems to be kind of sparse. Yeh, I know I'm getting...

Hello Torque curve page 6 http://www.subaru.fr/special/pdf/documentation_diesel_lo_08.pdf by -- Volem rien foutre al païs! Philippe Vessaire Ò¿Ó¬

I was just wondering what homebuilders are have installed or are planning to install into their aircraft to provide Nav/Comm capability? Handheld or panel-mounted? If panel-mounted, then: older, TSO-certified radios? new, but used, radios? brand new radios (a KX-155 with glide slope lists for...

I need a Rotax 503 with holes for a gear box .Let me know if you have one George