After Bob Hoover's recommendation of the double eagle, I fond myself at the DE website and thinking I've found my first (maybe only) plane. I already have a stock 1600cc bug engine to use that is ready to put together other than a few bits but I'd like to try Bob's suggestions and go with the...

To All, Built this in my shop yesterday. http://www.roddingroundtable.com/tech/articles/12ewheel.html Total parts cost was right about $47.00 and total time to build was eight hours. I deviated a little from the plans because I didn't have some of the stuff laying around (the telescoping...

I unexpectedly have the opportunity to fly to Airventure for a few days. A friend who has done this before has recommended that I fly to a field near OSH rather than right in to Wittman Regional. I will be flying around the north end of Lake Michigan. Do you have any recommendations for which...

werks fer me Jim Carriere wrote: Does anyone know why their website seems to have stopped working? ( www.rotecradialengines.com ) I looked at it the other day, and when I went to look again yesterday, nothing. From the sound of it, they seemed fairly reputable and looked like they...

Most Experts Aren’t. That's something the late Smokey Yunick said back when I was a seaman deuce. Every month my mail delivers one or two messages saying it's still true. The messages usually come from some superbly experienced fellow who has literally spent his life working on cars or trucks. He...

Does anyone know of any hangar space available *anywhere* in Southern California? I'll be moving my RV-4 out there sometime around July. Prefer on or near SNA, but I don't think I can be too picky. Dave 'help the homeless' Hyde RV-4 in flight test

Good morning all, We have just returned from the "Flight for Sight" Adventure around region Queensland (Australia) raising around $50,000 for charity in a Sinus and Virus motorglider. To enjoy our adventure please click the following...

Can a GPS with compass, heading & groundspeed capability be used legally in lieu of a separate compass and airspeed instruments on an experimental homebuilt airplane? Or at least in lieu of the separate compass? Thanks

I'll try again, Any suggestions on how to remove a good dose of waterproofing (non silicon) from a fiberglass and resin (vinyl Ester) lay-up? Can it be done safely and with no lasting, or long term aftereffects? This is inside the horizontal stab where strength is pretty important. I'm to the...

There seems to be some jealousy and bitter bigots trying to bad mouth this plane its ebay listing in addition to defaming me. This plane is priced to sell and built professionally and has hundreds of hour flown off of it safely. I refuse to have dialouge with any of these Keyboard Rangers...

hope to meet some of you at the FAA Aviation Safety Center Sun n Fun complex. Sport Pilot Seminar & Fly-in information link http://jerryrooks.tripod.com/index.41.jpg -- Have a good day and stay out of the trees! See ya on Sport Aircraft group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/

cavelamb wrote: This is a daily spot price display. The think that fascinates me it the spike as soon as the New York board opens. It has been doing that for at least two weeks now. Really makes me wonder... http://www.kitco.com/images/live/gold.gif

There ought to be some literature on this subject since so many O-200's have been installed on the noses of Formula 1 racers and revved up to 4.5k rpm while rocketing around the pylons. Hows about it? Anybody know where it can be found? A fellow named Fehling wrote essays on how to improve the...

been to oshkosh for the past 4 years and would like my own airplane. until i saw the sticker prices. then I saw the one could build their own planes cheaper. after looking at the available price designs, I started thinking "how int the world would a person at minimum wage afford a plane?" found...

Folks - The oil pressure sensor/tube is secured to the engine block of my A-65 by a brass connector which is getting pretty chewed up; Over the years previous owners apparently using something other than the correct tool to tighten it down. I'm told (please correct me if my understanding is...

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...

Well, to be technical about it was a picture I cut out of a magazine and folded into a paper airplane. It flew rather nicelly. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

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 originally posted this in the metal working newsgroup, some folks there thought the part might be recobnized by somone here - so, it's worth a try - any clues? thanks: I think this is probably quite old, but so far I have no idea what it is (or was part of) - there is another like it that...

I was wondering if anyone here knows who the manufacturer of this helmet is? http://www.flickr.com/photos/33432533@N03/4117350181/ http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/79/l_e18a9b913301e6ba450b25a40f1a990a.jpg (Yes, there is a helmet in that pic...) Thanks.