Does anyone have a current email address for Robert S. Hoover (Veedubber?)

I just went thru some wiring on an installation of a Garmin 250XL electronics device. Somewhere in there is a comm, nav, display, data entry device and I think there is a roll of toilet paper in there somewhere. If this thing can do all that the manuals say, you better not try it in...

Any one know where I can find the display window for a KY-197 at a reasonable price? Some where in the past some kind soul cleaned the front of my KY-197 with a solvent. It was bad when I bought the plane, but at least I could read the display, but now it has reached the point where the display is...

In the spirit of the Harbor Freight thread, I was at the local Tractor Supply Co today and came across their version of the 7 x 12" mini-lathe. Apparently, they are discontinuing the item as it was on sale for $388. Plenty of places carry similiar lathes, the backstory being that all of them...

The recent thread about lathes and related machinery leaves me at a loss with the terminology, me not being a native English speaker. A) I think I can imagine a lathe, if I understand correctly it is called a "tour" in French and a "draaibank" in my native Dutch. That means, the piece of stock...

Has anyone here either built or flown a Stewart Headwind? If so can you provide some information about the build process and or how well it flew and handled? For a 1960's design it really look's nice, however I've never seen one or talked to anyone who's had experence with one in my geographical...

I'm getting close to covering my wings. I don't currently fly at night and could even say that I have no intention on flying at night. However I had no intention on getting married either. Would anyone install lights anyway or just limit yourself to flying in the daylight. Lou

Someone wrote: 'YOUR OUT OF YOUR F**KING MIND' ...with regard to suggesting people buy ANYTHING from Harbor Freight. I disagree. I've come to see HF products as a kind of semi-finished kit, something you have to take apart, clean up, align and re-assemble before you can use it. See those...

12 Horsepower After it's successful flight at Kitty Hawk, upon its return to Dayton the Wright 'Flyer' underwent an extensive overhaul. The engine was fitted with spark plugs and a magneto, replacing the original make & break system. Whilst installing the magneto Orville discovered the original...

I just started using a fresh batch of resin/hardener from Aeropoxy (shipped by AS&S last week). I had a single white light off to the side. I decided to uncover the part 30 hours after the lay up. When I pulled the peel ply off quickly, the line where it separated glowed bright purple for about...

PHOTOS: N14 - August 21, 2008 Kathy Jaffe Challenge (Aerobatics) Photos Link: http://phlairline.com/spotter/082108.html Cheers, DV

The specs for my C-85 are upper plugs mag @ 28* BTDC and lower @ 30*BTDC. My results are upper @ 30* BTDC and lower @ 32* BTDC. I couldn't find a "flower pot" with attached degree wheel to borrow and attach to the prop hub so used a little "mickey mouse" circular protractor with a free swinging...

PHOTOS: N14 - August 22, 2008 - Day 2 Photos Link: http://phlairline.com/spotter/082208.html Cheers, DV

Had to convert the airplane headset adapter on the Vertex 220 to take a Helicopter single plug. Drawing attached with color codes of wires used by Vertex. Can be used for anybody wanting to change to a single plug headset. a href="http://photobucket.com/"...

Kyle gets the mini lathe home and then what??? btw "Kyle" in this context is just a name for any one of us. OK you get your mini lathe home then what? first thing you discover is that it just sits there inert on the bench. then you start wondering just how you go about actually making anything on...

how low do you let your acetylene tank get before getting a refill? - Mike

I have to replace the trailing edge end of a stamped aluminum rib from a '47 Tcraft. I've cut away the corroded portion, bent metal to replace that part and would like to use Cherry "N" rivets to hold it in place. I have some questions regarding what spec to look for when ordering. A. Rivet...

Perhaps ABC needs some input as to the reliability of the source they quote (see page two) in this news story: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5624381&page=1

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=5633410 -- Richard (remove the X to email)

the isolation of prop loads on a crankshaft that IS NOT DESIGNED to take prop loads. This is the kind of problem I was fishing for in the original post -- something I hadn't heard of, but constitutes a show-stopper. I like that two-into-one spark plug idea. If that's feasible, I'm a LOT...