Just two months and two weeks until OSH, ladies and gents! We're already gearing up for two events this year designed by and for pilots: 1. 6th Annual Iowa City Fly-In Pool Party http://www.alexisparkinn.com/iowa_city_pool_party.htm Hard to believe it's been six years since you guys and gals...

Hey Ron, Ok, now that I am infamous, where are the riches you promised. Just got my September issue of KitPlanes and saw the story on Building a Home Page. Great article and I was pleased to see my Web Page in the composite shot at the beginning of the article. I was really surprised to see a...

You guys have written some cool stories in a thread above. Here's one I wrote tonight. Here's fictional story number #69a. It's not polished. It's just a draft. Some of you might like it. Some of you might identify with it. But, most of all, I hope you enjoy it because I hope it puts you there....

"Morgans" wrote in message ... "Badwater Bill" wrote Then you have a guy like Pac who is a DC-10 captain BULL**** You know it is, too.

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I have good news and I have bad news. The good news is that Gail and I are going to go from Grass Valley to Oshkosh (via Iowa City) next month burning nothing but ethanol-laced gasahol. The bad news is that we are going to do it in a Subaru wagon. Simple math. With the advent of gasahol the...

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Jim, I've read your columns regarding aircraft electronics for years and I just can't seem to get an answer for a problem I have. I'm trying to connect a Alpine AM/FM/CD player in my plane to the music input of my audio panel (a GMA340) The problem is that I can't hear the music because the volume...

I know that they changed the name to the Oshkosh event several years back to AirVenture but when did they rename the Sun-N-Fun flyin to Lakeland? Seems that zoom can't even report on the event using the correct name or they have changed the name of the event....or he has a bunch of Major Sponsors...

I just saw the following on rec.aviation.soaring and thought it might be of interest to this group. From the Delft University: www.compositesworld.com/news/cwweekly/2007/October/112036 Wayne HP-14 "6F" http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder

I was looking at the design of the Murphy Moose: http://www.murphyair.com/ They put the cost at about 100k$, cheap compared to the two Cessna's and the Bush Hawk to which Murphy compares the Moose: http://www.murphyair.com/Product_Info/Super/compare.htm From their engine page, half of that cost...

Some times you have more time than you know what to do with, Here are some (on topic - no less) doodles of a small low wing. inspired by Bruce King's tiny little BK-1.. Thought I'd share - just for fun.

(aside from blank messages :-) I use DeltaCAD, a simple 2D replacement for the traditional T-square and triangles, to make patterns for parts, from a 56" rib to itty-bitty things for home-made clocks, tiny steam engines and similar stuff. And I talk about it, too. If you hope to share...

Okay, I don't want to pay the fuel bill on a monster engine. I do want to go fast. What kit or plans homebuilt will go 200 mph on 100 hp? tom

I flew helos in the Marines, and in the '60s put together a Benson kit. It logged about 220 hours with zero problems, including a highly idiotic trip from the CA coast to Catalina. In 1972, however, my wife-to-be insisted it go before the wedding bells. Are any of these still around? Henry

I read the Kitplanes discussion and thought that a poll of this group would be interesting and more relevant. Perhaps in response to two questions; What airplane do you own? What dream airplane would you like to build and/or own? My vote on both questions is the correct choice, of course.

In order to be a flight instructor you need 5,000 feet hangar space, 1,500 feet office space, plus two airplanes, one of which must be IFR certified. This is the official rule, in writing and enforced by the airport authority. What this effectively does is exclude any competition for the one...

Steven Johansen wrote: Why are many Canard designs (Cozy , Eze's etc) parked with their noses resting on the ground? Is it simply to reduce wear on the Nose gear or for a more esoteric reason? The reason is because on those designs the static Cg is only slightly ahead of the...

Someone expressed surprise that I was now working on a Ford 3.8L V-6 for my engine. Last they'd heard, I was trying to find a certified type. I thought I'd bring everyone up to date. It's true that I had basically given up on using an auto conversion as I was having trouble justifying the cost...

Merry Christmas to all RAHers!! For no particular reason, I've decided to give a little "brain dump" of where I am right now in my kitplane choosing process. A little background. I'd been dreaming of a two-place kitplane for a number of years, leaning heavily towards an RV-9A for a long time,...