As most of you know, the "Rogue's Gallery" is a picture website created solely for the use of Rec.Aviation pilots. Here we can all post pictures of our beautiful aircraft, so that the rest of us can drool all over them! :-) Here are the February...

How many of you had success with setting Dynons D-10 magnetic heading? And are you using the external magnetometer? With the internal magnetometer Dynon uses some very complicated math to compensate for the magnetic dip, etc. Apparently the internal unit does not work wery well and there is an...

Unique one of a kind flying machine now available. Price negotiable - but hurry - it won't last long. Engines not included. http://www.aso.com/fac/feat_01.htm

FOR SALE Delcom AIR960 Handheld Radios and Accessories These radios were recently taken out of service over the winter at my flying club, Sky Soaring (http://skysoaring.com). A few came from club members. We gathered up all the radios and accessories and are trying to find a good home for them....

Guys, I bought a set of plans back in 2003 from a guy in Canada, I paid $150 for them, the plans consist of 11x17" prints, and a construction manual. I am currently wokring on an aircraft of my own design because I rebuilt a GEO metro 1.0L 3 cylinder engine and It won't fit in the...

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 expect, like me, you thought you knew what heading hold gyros were all about? If you haven't been around model helicopter enthusiasts lately, you have no idea! Try googling 'heading hold gyro'. It turns out, that radio control modelers stick a heading hold gyro on their model helicopter and...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/M400X-Skycar-VTOL-Prototype-Aircraft_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ26428QQihZ015QQitemZ250036057352QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW I suppose it had to happen!

I am unclear on two Sport Pilot issues: First, a new pilot may qualify for a Sport Pilot ticket even though he or she takes a medication that would preclude a 3rd class medical. However, an experienced pilot with a higher ticket may not operate as a Sport Pilot if he lost a medical last year for...

Is there a quick way to calculate what the hinge moment (or turning moment for the flap shaft for a specified condition) is for a flap on a symetrical foil

Come to http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm to see: - From Massachusetts (and, soon, Florida), Ken Balch's fantastic RV-8 - From Oregon, John Ousterhout's cool Nieuport Replica - From North Carolina, Jerry Malin's nifty Warrior II Want to add YOUR pride and joy to our Rogue's Gallery? ...

I'm wanting to lay my seat back further in an existing pitts S1-S. This would require moving the tube at the top of the seat back, back about 2". This member is 3/4 x 0.035 and about 22" long. I was thinking to run 4" long gussets back to the original attachment point, creating a C shaped...

He'll even upgrade it for you! Just remember to have the FBO open the gate for you when you depart the field... cause you ain't flyin' over the fence in that...

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...

The local EAA chapter has a lathe, drillpress, milling machine, etc set up in the back of the chapter house. As far as I can tell, the lathe hasn't been used in a while. When I asked, someone rightly replied they were concerned someone might hurt themselves using the lathe. Having had some training...

I am looking for a source for aluminum inspection hole covers and backing rings for metal wings. I could make them, but would be nice to find some ready to install. TIA Mike

Electric cars are not an unrealistic space age creation. Electric cars were created way back in the 1900s when gasoline was so expensive that consumers could not afford to fill their vehicles. Sound familiar? During this time period there were more electric cars on the road than gas powered...

On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 09:01:09 -0000, "karel adams" wrote: :dear all, : :what is the blue foam around which composite parts are built? :is it polyurethane? what brand names does it carry in europe? It is absolutely NOT polyurethane. Polyurethane will release...

What problems can anyone forsee to building a 100% electric ultralight aircraft for short & mid-range commuters to get back & forth to work (aside from air traffic issues... it IS a big sky after all)? I understand the average commute is less than 30 miles in land based vehicles which would...

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