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On 8/20/2013 9:57 AM, Ron Wanttaja wrote:
On 8/20/2013 6:25 AM, Richard wrote: On 8/20/2013 12:55 AM, Ron Wanttaja wrote: On 8/19/2013 4:41 AM, Richard wrote: Anybody still BUILDING anything? I built an ejection seat for my Fly Baby.... Seriously more details! Well, it's an "Old Fart" ejection seat. I've got a knee that's gotten so bad, I was having trouble lifting myself out of the cockpit. I adapted a portable "Lift Seat" intended for elderly folks. Added a 110V inverter to power it. Lifts me about eight inches in ~20 seconds. Here's an animated GIF (that runs fast) showing the amount of lift: http://www.wanttaja.com/seat.gif My wife says this looks like "Whack-a-Ron"..... Ron Wanttaja That's the gentlest ejection I've ever seen. Too cool. |
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On Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:15:26 -0700, Bug Dout
wrote: writes: Anybody still BUILDING anything? Still working on the P100 (Pegazair). Slowly. Well, sounds interesting. More details? Passed first inspection. Slowed down by partner having 2 knees replaced and 2 daughters. The Pegazair is a French Canadian STOL bushplane - all aluminum flying surfaces, rag and tube fuselage - fabric only from doors back. 150 sq ft wing, full span flaperons plus automatic slats and inverted flying tail. 2 seater side by side, 40 inches wide plus bubble doors. Basically a small Helio Courier. It will have a 90 HP Corvair on it - direct drive. (140 HP derated) |
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On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 17:11:53 -0700, Bug Dout
wrote: writes: On Wed, 15 May 2013 04:10:30 -0500, Richard wrote: Anybody still monitoring RAH? I miss the days of Chuck, Badwater Bill, Zoom, Juan, Tony, John, John, the RAH 14. I was mostly a lurker but it was great entertainment. Glad you didn't mention "Jim" as in Jim W. A consummate asshole, and apparently the last few years an unreliable businessman. Fortunately the new editor of Kitplanes, Paul Dye, has added Bob Nuckolls to the list of writers for things-electrical...maybe booted JW's sorry ass out entirely. .................................................. .................................. Whoa! The world must be a-changing. 1. A dog with average IQ wouldn't miss Dr. Zoom Campbell. 2. Never heard a bad word about Mr. Wier or is it Weir, until now. I did spot Jim W's Cessa on the ramp at LXT a few months ago. Seems he now is wifeless and has a younger lady friend replacement. All I can say is... Mr. W hasn't changed one ****in' biit, attitude wise. Otherwise, he's showing his share of wear and tear, too. Cheers. ~ Barnyard BOb ~ |
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"Barnyard BOb" wrote Whoa! The world must be a-changing. 1. A dog with average IQ wouldn't miss Dr. Zoom Campbell. 2. Never heard a bad word about Mr. Wier or is it Weir, until now. I did spot Jim W's Cessa on the ramp at LXT a few months ago. Seems he now is wifeless and has a younger lady friend replacement. All I can say is... Mr. W hasn't changed one ****in' biit, attitude wise. Otherwise, he's showing his share of wear and tear, too. Nor I, or when I met him. He is know to be a bit harsh on the passing fool. Is there a lesson there? Jim in NC |
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On Saturday, August 10, 2013 2:08:26 AM UTC-4, Barnyard BOb wrote:
Stil kicking and flying... ~ Barnyard BOb ~ Glad to hear it. |
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On Thursday, October 31, 2013 6:02:43 PM UTC-4, Barnyard BOb wrote:
On Mon, 7 Oct 2013 16:21:45 -0700 (PDT), munday wrote: On Saturday, August 10, 2013 2:08:26 AM UTC-4, Barnyard BOb wrote: Stil kicking and flying... ~ Barnyard BOb ~ Glad to hear it. What say you, Mr. Munday? Been a while hasn't it? Are you doing any flying? My trusty ol' RV-3 is about to turn 1000... hours that is. When that happens, could be that I'll hang it up. Been flying glass-cockpit 182s for CAP. They're mighty nice. All the IFR stuff is a big change from the stick and rudder stuff I was doing back when.. On the other hand for a few years I was flying a lot more. I'll return to the stick and rudder end eventually. I really ought to stick an engine on the cassutt I bought for a song. I just need an O-200 for a song too. Saw one for sale a week or so ago. Glad to hear you're still boring holes in the sky. Keep it up. |
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wrote in message ... Been flying glass-cockpit 182s for CAP. They're mighty nice. All the IFR stuff is a big change from the stick and rudder stuff I was doing back when. On the other hand for a few years I was flying a lot more. I'll return to the stick and rudder end eventually. I really ought to stick an engine on the cassutt I bought for a song. I just need an O-200 for a song too. Saw one for sale a week or so ago. Glad to hear you're still boring holes in the sky. Keep it up. Didn't know you were doing CAP. I just got a squadron command. Finished Gil Rob Wilson. Tom C |
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