Well... after just a quick skim through the book, let me make a few thoughts.
1. About 1/3d of all homebuilt accidents begin with the loss of engine power. This glider doesn't have one of those....
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Well... after just a quick skim through the book, let me make a few thoughts.
1. About 1/3d of all homebuilt accidents begin with the loss of engine power. This glider doesn't have one of those....
Depends on the overhead cost of keeping the rooms available for AirVenture. If the university's term ends on the first week of June, it's probably cheaper to mothball the entire buildings for three...
Some of the security stuff for the EAA Forums page has expired. Get a:
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Can't open the Forums without bypassing browser security. Get the same result...
Seems like if polarity was important, they would have designed the individual posts differently. In this shot, they look identical
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Oddly, on another shot I took, the posts are actually...
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...
Check out N131CW: Convair C-131, listed as Experimental Amateur-Built.....
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=131CW
Ron Wanttaja
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...
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...
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...
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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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...
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...
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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Ron Wanttaja
Just didn't run them at the time...the process is not automatic. Skybolt average age is about 35 years.
Ron Wanttaja
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...
I thought it was, "Smoke them if you got them"?
Ron "I'll be here all week" Wanttaja
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" ,...
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...
Here's the same basic diagram, only with more homebuilts (including Zenith):
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Ron Wanttaja
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...
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...
E-233, I believe
Ron Wanttaja
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...
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