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    Excellent Sam, thank you very much for your...

    Excellent Sam, thank you very much for your answers! I will do more research, but now I have a way better understanding of what to look for and what to expect to find. It's great to have the chance...
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    I understand. So, a couple of quick examples to...

    I understand. So, a couple of quick examples to check if I got it:


    Let's say that I buy a Zenith CH750 kit. I can build it at my garage without training, of course following every single detail...
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    Thanks a lot Dana, very interesting indeed!! ...

    Thanks a lot Dana, very interesting indeed!!

    Seems almost unbelievable that the regulations are so open in the US, and that it has worked well so far! We in fact are trying to follow US rules...
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    Sorry for the delay in response, had a couple of...

    Sorry for the delay in response, had a couple of busy days... Awesome info guys, thanks a lot! We are trying to implement at least two ratings for LSA maintenance as well, but I think we may have it...
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    A bit of help regarding maintenance

    Hi there!

    I'm knocking the door here to see if someone can help me a bit. I'm helping to modify some regulations regarding maintenance for LSA in my country, working with the local aviation...
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    A couple of days without check the forum, and now...

    A couple of days without check the forum, and now that I came back found great answers and a lot of help. This forum is simple awesome!. Eagle six, Bill, Inuss Champ driver, Mr Intensity, thanks a...
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    Thank you guys for the advices! I will contact...

    Thank you guys for the advices! I will contact the local EAA chapter, And will continue looking for tailwheel birds! Thanks again!
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    Tailwheel PPL near Pittsburgh?

    Hi airplanes world fellows!

    I'll be living in Pittsburgh for a year, and I would like to take advantage of that to get my PPL. Do you know guys if I can get my PPL only flying a taildragger? If...
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    rotax question

    We have dealed with the hirth a little bit more with no luck... still have the same flat spot no matter what we do with the jetting, carb adjustment timing or whatever. Now we are pointing in another...
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    We are going to try changing the jet needle and...

    We are going to try changing the jet needle and needle jet, as some of you mention and I have read, this control the middle range circuit. I will be posting if it has some result.
    Thanks a lot!
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    Thanks a lot Sam! Any tip to check this? the...

    Thanks a lot Sam! Any tip to check this? the first thing I would do is check for oil leakage marks, but if there is a more technical test I would do it. thanks again!!
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    Thank you very much marty and jedi for the quick...

    Thank you very much marty and jedi for the quick response. I'm going to do the testings that you both are suggesting. However , one thing that i have done while the engine is stumbling at 2500 is...
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    Help!! Hirth 2706 driving us crazy!!

    Hi all!!


    I'm coming here looking for help, and I'm pretty sure this is the right place :) . Some months ago my father bought a quad city challenger clipped wings with just 35 hours of flight in...
  14. Christen eagle

    Thanks a lot for your inputs Wes, whenever you want to come here you are welcome, so I could be your tourist guide and maybe we can take a ride in our challenger :). And that is true, I have to save...
  15. Christen eagle

    Well, I'm not an expert, I'm a mechanical engineer, my father and I have worked in some small projects: we rebuilded a quicksilver MX, a crashed quad city challenger, and painted another one... I...
  16. Pretty interesting! I'm going to continue...

    Pretty interesting! I'm going to continue investigating on this plane. Any other suggestion? 2 place acro with 180 hp? could be mono or biplane... hoping to have it ready with 2500-3000 hours in 5...
  17. Christen eagle

    Its a shame don't have the opportunity to build a 2s or a eagle, but the skybolt looks good. I would like to have a IO-360 on it, since it is cheaper to buy and maintain... do you think it will...
  18. Question about Christen Eagle/ acro planes

    I woul like to start building an acro airplane next year (scratch build, from plans). So I wrote to aviat aircraft asking for the Christen Eagle plans and they told me that they don't sell plans,...
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    Even we don't have any money, neither a factory,...

    Even we don't have any money, neither a factory, we would like to try retractable slats. Part of the challenge!, and thanks Bill, that confirms that the design of the Courier is very complex to start...
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    by the way, look at this video: ...

    by the way, look at this video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKU0uQki5Dc

    in the minute 3:33 you can see a Helio Courier open and closing his slats! cool! agree that design a reliable system...
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    help with slat

    Thanks everybody for reply, is great to start receiving answers.

    I read the articles from Chris Heintz and they are great. However, from the design point of view, we need more detail about the...
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    Help with slat design

    Hi EAA fellows!


    I'm starting with a friend the design of an STOL ultralight. We would like to add a leading edge slat, and we are thinking in one that could be retracted to have a clean profile...
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    First at all, I'm like you, finding out how to...

    First at all, I'm like you, finding out how to build my own aircraft. And also my english can look weird, since I'm from Costa Rica and the only way for me to say the things right is in spanish. :)...
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