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    Homebuilt Production During 2023

    This is a list of new Experimental Amateur Built aircraft added to the registry during 2023. This is not a "net change" list, this is actually the aircraft added.

    The list is generated by...
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    Biggest Homebuilt Evah

    Check out N131CW: Convair C-131, listed as Experimental Amateur-Built.....

    https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=131CW

    Ron Wanttaja
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    I think "airplane" is sometimes viewed by...

    I think "airplane" is sometimes viewed by non-specialists as an archaic term, like "aeroplane."

    When all else fails, check the FAA regulations. 14CFR Part 1 states:

    "Aircraft means a device...
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    Let me put some of my thoughts out, here.... ...

    Let me put some of my thoughts out, here....

    First off, I think the editors of the Daily Mail had a headline in mind ("...how safe is this high-flying hobby!"), and then got one of their writers...
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    I suspect it's because the wings themselves were once referred to as "planes". You see it in old writings from the early part of the 20th century. It's where the term "monoplane" and "biplane" come...
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    Homebuilt Aircraft Fleet Size, 2023

    Per my usual practice, I downloaded the FAA registration database at the start of this year, and ran some processes to establish the current fleet size of a wide variety of homebuilt aircraft.
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    T-18 Project for Sale

    One of our chapter members has health issues, and is trying to see his S-18 project (sorry, title says T-18). The S-18 is a wider-fuselage version of the Thorp T-18, with folding wings.

    The...
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    There are companies out there that sell their own...

    There are companies out there that sell their own versions of the Lycoming 540 (Aero Sport, Mattituck, etc.), but finding one that produces the aerobatic version of it might be a bit of a...
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    Ron can only take credit for stealing it from...

    Ron can only take credit for stealing it from somewhere else and posting it here.

    This is actually my favorite. The artist, David Horsey, is the cartoonist for the Seattle Times.
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    If you...
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    9517 Ron Wanttaja

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    Ron Wanttaja
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    Just didn't run them at the time...the process is...

    Just didn't run them at the time...the process is not automatic. Skybolt average age is about 35 years.

    Ron Wanttaja
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    Do the plans show the bulkheads against a grid? ...

    Do the plans show the bulkheads against a grid? You can use the grid to re-create the drawing.
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    Otherwise, find a roll of very thin paper, the original plans on a solid surface, lay the thin...
  13. Thread: Smoke Oil

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    I thought it was, "Smoke them if you got them"? ...

    I thought it was, "Smoke them if you got them"?

    Ron "I'll be here all week" Wanttaja
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    I use the downloadable FAA registration database....

    I use the downloadable FAA registration database. Most builders tend to use some sort of variation in the "common" name for the aircraft, and I search on that. For instance, I search for "RV-8" ,...
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    The Book Hangar

    Some of you might be familiar with the "Little Free Library"; outdoor kiosks where books can be taken for free, or excess books added.

    Have some leftover posts in front of my house, and always...
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    Here's the same basic diagram, only with more...

    Here's the same basic diagram, only with more homebuilts (including Zenith):
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    Ron Wanttaja
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    My chapter president installed one in his Falco. ...

    My chapter president installed one in his Falco. Bracket behind the pilot seat. Had some problems getting to work right, but uavionics worked with him and he's happy with it.

    Big issue would be...
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    Average Ages of Common GA Aircraft

    Ran through the FAA registry and computed the average ages of some common GA aircraft, including homebuilts.

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    Was surprised at how "young" some of the older designs, like the Kitfox and the...
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    E-233, I believe Ron Wanttaja

    E-233, I believe

    Ron Wanttaja
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    I'm based out of Auburn, just a few dozen miles...

    I'm based out of Auburn, just a few dozen miles from you. Don't do anything special in the winter. The rain never really closes in THAT much that you can't fly every week or so to warm things up...
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    I've got a strawman Fly Baby POH at: ...

    I've got a strawman Fly Baby POH at:

    http://www.bowersflybaby.com/POH.pdf

    Last section includes a Condition Inspection checklist. You're welcome to copy and update it.

    Ron Wanttaja
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    Good luck with that. Ron Wanttaja

    Good luck with that.

    Ron Wanttaja
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    Here's the checklist the FAA uses to determine if...

    Here's the checklist the FAA uses to determine if an airplane built from a kit qualifies under the 51% rule:
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    Great Fly Baby Photo Collection

    Last weekend, I visited Dale Weir, a Wright Brothers Master Pilot award recipient. Back when he was a teenager, his neighbor Pete Bowers needed help building the first Fly Baby. And, eventually,...
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    January 2023 FAA Registry shows two active...

    January 2023 FAA Registry shows two active registrations for Affordaplanes (N922CG and N112DT), and nine deregistered examples.

    Of course, this would NOT show any examples being flown under Part...
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