We have a great weather forecast for the Southeastern Regional Fly-In this weekend at Evergreen AL (GZH). Arrival proceedures at www.serfi.org Please note that there is no FAA control tower at Evergreen this year. Expect runway advisory on CTAF, nothing more. Please fly the published arrivial...

Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the documentary based on Richard Bach's book "Nothing By Chance"? It was produced by Hugh Downs in 1974. Thanks Edwin

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There's a discussion on a ul ng about a guy that built a strut braced light plane and in a fit of overkill (apparently ) decided to add a (non plans) jury strut. He drilled a hole (3/16") on the bottom of the tubular alum spar. Then realized he may have made a mistake. Whats the outcome and is...

I'm curious if anyone has experienced or might have some insight as to why the Rotax 582 (blue head) seems to be prone to bearing failures on the connecting rod big end. I have examples of this occuring on three engines, all of which have about 250 hours on them. These engines have been...

Does anyone know of any examples of the Fournier RF47 registered and flying in the US? It's supposed to be a JAR VLA bird, 2 seater, 119kt vne, 620kg gross. Looks interesting, but I have only found Fournier motorgliders on the registry, all experimental exhibition? Juan --

Hi folks. I can't seem to nail down the weight of this engine and I'm suspect of published weights. For example Lycoming publishes the weight of an 0-235 as 218 pounds and when I had one weighed it was 241 w/no alternator. Can anyone help me on a C-85? If you have a weight pls tell me what is...

I'm wondering if a Glass display like Dynon's (or others), with all the hook-ups,would draw more or less Amps then say,individually mounted analog (electric) gauges? We are talking instrument for instrument here,for example a standard "six pack". Any ideas?

Fred Thirty-two gave me a call this past weekend. Could I help him plot an airfoil? Sure, I sez, and commence doing so. After a minute or so I realize there is a pregnant pause bulging out of the telephone. "Hello?" Ummm, Fred Thirty-two says. Also, ah, er, uh and eh. Finally he says, could...

Interesting updates on SpaceShipTwo. Popular Science http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviationspace/e92d5924625fd010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html Promotional video http://www.virgingalactic.com/

I'm looking for a small compressor, running on 110v, min 20 CFM at 80 PSI. Anyone got a recommendation? - Mike

Looks like my threads are hosed up where the oil screen screws in on the back case of my (Continental) A-65. Heard it mentioned on a Swift bulletin board that there is such a thing as a thread chaser to (I assume) re-work the threads a bit and/or to clean them out to prevent damage to the...

pardon my ignorance... Is a rolls-royce O-200 the same as a continental O-200? I mean specifically same overhaul times, same parts, same maintence, etc? I'm interested in a homebuilt with one but don't want to get into some orphan engine. Thanks, Ryan in Madison

Hi: I'm doing research for my latest magazine article and I was wondering if you could help me. I'm collecting information for people who might be trying to figure out which kit/plans/finished homebuilt to buy. I suspect everyone who buys an airplane has a set of factors they're looking for, but...

Panasonic challenged a group of students at Tokyo Institute of Tech. to build an airplane powered by 160 of its new batteries. Here is the result: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vmBBvssvO4&eurl

I'm looking for a source for about 50 ft of 5/8" dia. non-heat shrink Mil spec 631 or 7444 pvc electrical tubing to run a couple of wire bundles. I've found plenty of places that sell it by the roll, and aircraft spruce has small diameter, but I haven't found a source for quantities less than...

Of interest to anyone researching alternative engine choices to the Rotax 912 ! HomebuiltHelp has just released a new DVD that compiles interviews/demonstrations from 7 engine vendors that compete with the 912 class of engine (Stratus Subaru, Jabiru, Rotec radial, AeroVee, Wynne Corvair, Raven...

I have a few sets of headset with bad cables. Replacing the cable is usually such a high percentage of the value, that I tend to just buy a new cheap headset. I have enough laying around, that I would like to just do my own cables. and not worry about it in the future. I think I can get the wire...

Could someone clarify something for me concerning LSA's. The websites that have the detailed LSA aircraft limitations listed say that the plane must have a maximum stalling speed of 51 mph at the maximum gross takeoff weight WITHOUT the use of high lift devices. I plugged the numbers for a Sonex...