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    It's a crash. The plane's wings are totaled. He...

    It's a crash. The plane's wings are totaled. He "crashed" into a truck hauling pigs. If it wasn't a crash there would be no damage.
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    A/C = aircraft, what are AC? a Maximum what? ...

    A/C = aircraft, what are AC? a Maximum what?

    Tower controllers work with keeping a Minimum separation, I think a 1/2 mile. But they tend to freak out if you are about to land at the beginning of a...
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    Extend up wind to make room for more in the...

    Extend up wind to make room for more in the pattern, base stays the same. I suggest 1/4 to 1/2 mile per A/C. It is crazy to go farther from the runway while low and slow.
    If you have a tower and...
  5. Thread: Full run-up?

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    In a rental aircraft: If no passenger, no. It...

    In a rental aircraft:
    If no passenger, no. It would still be a risk.
    If I had a passenger on board, yes. It would be an opportunity to observe magneto performance.

    In my aircraft (New Corvair...
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    Marty, you are closer to Scott than to me. Scott...

    Marty, you are closer to Scott than to me.
    Scott VanderVeen
    Owner--Pro-Composites, Inc.
    Phone: 847-271-4795
    Email: info@pro-composites.com

    Address:
    Pro-Composites, Inc, #369...
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    Yes, Marty, My second build (first was a...

    Yes, Marty,
    My second build (first was a Varieze) is a Vision EX. It is a great plan's built plane with a mission for traveling and the occasional aerobatics.
    I am building it with a 3L Corvair of...
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    Corvair College

    Hi,
    I just got back from Corvair College 38. I ran my engine for the first time. Great experience.
    Really meets the EAA legend of "Learn, Build and Fly". I recommend this path if you need between...
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    Sam, I think you are arguing with cross...

    Sam,
    I think you are arguing with cross purposes. Your "As Is.." would not prevent a lawsuit that you would have to spend money to defend with or without a POH.
    I didn't say liability, I said risk....
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    If one follows AC 90-89A on test flying we get: ...

    If one follows AC 90-89A on test flying we get:

    The two goals for an amateur builder/ultralight owner should be as follows:
    (1) At the end of the aircraft’s flight test phase, the aircraft will...
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    What change do they want to effect?

    What change do they want to effect?
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    From the website's testimonials, lots of people...

    From the website's testimonials, lots of people like them. With the one in which the muffler went thru the prop and it was still together, one could conclude they hold up.:cool:
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    Toe in Tricycle Gear- Mains

    Gentlefolk,
    I have been trying to find all over the net "engineering how to" on how one sets the main gear on tricycle main gear. I have asked at my quite inactive EAA chapter and the only help was,...
  14. Steve, I put in my info and CC# and hit the...

    Steve, I put in my info and CC# and hit the PLEDGE link and nothing happened...?
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    transponder check IS required

    According to 14 CFR 91.413, a transponder may not be used for the above purposes unless, within the preceding 24 calendar months, the ATC transponder has been tested and inspected and found to comply...
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    Thank you letters cost money

    EAA headquarters:
    I just got a letter thanking me for my contribution attached to the AirVenture raffle tickets.
    Although thank you's are nice to get, I wasn't expecting any.
    I understand EAA is...
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    This is the part I wasn't familiar with. Thanks....

    This is the part I wasn't familiar with. Thanks.
    The parenthesis make for ambiguity. "And" means both conditions must be true.
    Does one read that to be above 2500 AGL when that puts you above...
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    Mode C required for VFR A/C?

    My FSDO requires a Mode C transponder to be installed prior to aircraft airworthiness inspection for my plans built experimental aircraft. My plane will be VFR only. I will fly far from Class B...
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    As a Vision builder, I found it a very good...

    As a Vision builder, I found it a very good design. I, too wish there were more flying. But with competition in the kit world where everything is handed to you, there are not many willing to make...
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    Ark -- mythical boat of the bible Arc -- portion...

    Ark -- mythical boat of the bible
    Arc -- portion of a circle
    wasn't sure what you were talking about until you mentioned cubits.
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    Carl O's mostly right about the sign off, but the...

    Carl O's mostly right about the sign off, but the individual DAR and FSDO may differ on 25 or 40 hours "fly off" on an certified engine. The rule was "certified engine and prop" in my first airworthy...
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