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Mike,

That's an idea: install the crotch strap but don't stress about it if passengers choose not to use it. Is that what you mean?

-- Art Z.

Folks,

I am shopping for safety harnesses for the BD-4C that I am building. This is a four-place airplane and my intention is to never be upside down or aerobatic in it :-) Front seats are adapted...

Sounds good. Thanks, Jim

I got a pair of old Piper seats from a salvage yard. Everything porous was so "special" that it immediately went into the trash. :P I have disassembled the seat frames. What is the right way to...

Thanks Byron & Jim. I'll try acetone and, if that doesn't do it, MEK.

I'm stupid enough already. I don't need to huff no fumes so the door is always open, especially on a fine evening like...

I just got a pair of old seats, along with the tracks, to use in the front of my Bede BD-4C. The tracks are encrusted with the "patina" of the ages, including old carpet tape or double-stick foam or...

Thanks, dusterpilot! My friend will certainly appreciate the detail. I had given the other posts to here yesterday and she was kind of disappointed. She is the kind of person who wants to understand...

Thank you, everybody. I will pass your suggestions on to my friend.

-- Art Z.

Hello,

I have an elderly friend who complains of ear pain on commercial flights during both ascent and descent. I know how to deal with pain during descent but don't know what to tell her about...

Wes,

Thanks. I will check out AC 43.13-2B. It's sitting on my shelf; I don't know why I didn't think to start there. :-/

The doors on a Piper Cherokee are a depressing conglomeration of curved...

Wonderful! Thank you, Ron.

-- Art Z.

Ron,

Will the piano hinge leak water in the rain?

-- Art Z.

Hello,

I want add a baggage door to the side of the Bede BD-4C that I am building and I am looking for design ideas/tips/hints.

This ought to be a pretty simple project. The skin on the side of...

Marty,

Those look fantastic! Thank you. We can make a couple of triangles tomorrow and attach something useful to them... clocks, lights, something.

-- Art Z.

Folks,

My nephews (ages 8 and 9) are here for the weekend and they are fascinated with the BD-4C airplane that I am building. I am looking for a project idea, something that they can each build in...

Advice please: I just installed the Lift Reserve on my plane and I'm not at all sure that I did it right. I posted photos and details on my blog at...

Thanks, everybody. Lots of good advice.

-- Art Z.

Folks,

I found some seats that I want to use in my plane. They are aftermarket truck/SUV seats so they would meet DOT Standard No. 302; Flammability of interior materials. That standard is...

Thanks, Jim. I downloaded it this morning. I am looking forward to scintillating reading. :)

-- Art Z.

Thanks everybody. I figured that this was the case.

-- Art Z.

I am building a Bede BD-4C and I don't think that I will have any trouble demonstrating that I have done more than 51% of the work. Recently, I was told that if I use any parts from a certificated...

Thanks, Chad and Dave. Sometimes a little encouragement goes a long ways and this is one of those times.

-- Art Z.

I am building a Bede BD-4C and have been planning to put a Lycoming IO-360 in it. Reading Avgas Replacement: Drop-In Appears Unlikely in AvWeb got me wondering, though. Is a motor that truly seems to...