I'm in the process of removing the fabric covering (ceconite) from my wings and am now faced with the problem of glue removal from the leading/trailing edges and assorted ribs. MEK will disolve it, but with much patience. I find coating with MEK, letting it sit (unfortunately, it's evaporating...

Saw this act for the first time.... Pretty damn good. http://www.backcountrypilot.org/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2342 Ben

The traditional proud owner pictures are now up on my LiveJournal, at http://jmaynard.livejournal.com/336749.html . -- Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.com http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net Fairmont, MN (FRM) (Yes, that's...

FOR SALE: GARMIN 295 color GPS is in pristine condition. I am the sole owner and bought it brand new. It has never been dropped and is in excellent shape. Included are the latest GARMIN software upgrades. It has had very little use. Also included are all the original GARMIN manuals,...

I'm thinking of volunteering at AirVenture during the show and two weeks prior. Does EAA provide any place to camp for volunteers? I don't mind paying during the show but premium rate ($20/day) for a field is kind of tough to swallow. Especially while I'm working for free. There are a lot of full...

From an RV list: I saw an interesting story this morning on the local news. Apparently EAA is planning a 10 year project to expand the Airventure grounds and build 2 new exhibit buildings. The current plan looks to link the existing 4 buildings into two pairs buy building a new two...

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:24:39 -0700 (PDT), Tina wrote: Thanks again. My intelligent but ignorant guess ???? is designing canards so that they stall first should not take a genius, but there may be traps I don't see. The world is safe, though, since I don't design airplane.

Hi all, If you live West of the Mississippi River, may I humbly suggest that you make a stop in Iowa City, IA (KIOW) on Saturday, July 26th to partake in our annual Oshkosh fly-in pool party? Each year we serve FREE food, refreshments (adult and otherwise), music, and hangar flying at poolside...

I apologize if this is too far off topic as this is not a homebuilt for sure. Useful for education. It is interesting in the design and efficiency of operation. I am surprised that it has not made the commercial market place with our increasing fuel...

Well it has happened. Local 100LL is $5.60/ gal and is not expected to decrease. Is there anyone out there using Supreme MoGas in a Lycoming 0320 with 8.5:1 compression? If so what ignition timing changes were needed if any? thanks Stu Fields

JIm Weir, I noted your article in the current issue of KP on LEDs. I have purchased a small quanity of these. hard to find as they were recalled - lens were coming off in production. 160 lm @ 1000ma http://lumileds.com/pdfs/DS60.pdf My plans are to create a Rudder TE light bar and strobe...

I was working on one wing when the other wing (and I'm guessing) vibrated of the supports onto the concrete. It broke the end rib which I will have to build a new one. but it also broke one of the two 3/4 x 3/4 parts for the rear spar 12" from the end. Any ideas on how to fix this? I'm thinking...

I'm looking for a castellated socket 2" OD with 6 tangs, splines, whatever they are called. Google just runs me back and forth thru India, NSW and other places. Anyone know of a source? stu

Can not possibly afford a hanger and can not find a shelter so my plane will have to sit out. Is a fabric covered plane an absolute no-no? What can be done?

Having attended Oshkosh for the last 35 years without fail, Jim Weir's recent message that he'd have to miss this one due to rising fuel costs, was an item of conversation last Sunday at our Irregularly Scheduled, Often Delayed, Homebuilder Koffee Klatch here in northern Sandy Eggo county. (Jim...

Test posting - - Sorry, had a system collapse, and maybe...who knows what else? Thanks, Flash

Samsung SC-MX10-XAA. Type that into Google, they'll show you a picture of it. But it is smaller than it looks -- it's about the size of a small Russet potato... about 5" long by 2.5" in diameter. Street price is about $180 (as of May 2008) If you're an accomplished videographer you'd never give...

This week's Mystery Topic appears to be Valve Train Geometry, with a total of four messages since Monday, including one today. It's really pretty simple -- you're actuating a pivoted lever with a push-rod. The goal is to do so with the least amount of wasted motion. That means the mid-point of...

While searching for videos demonstrating composite construction on Youtube, I came across this rather dated video of Burt Rutan and Mike Melvill demonstrating the advantages of composites over aluminum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eUt0YnNF3o

I have owned a Glasair III in the past and look back in that as the most fun flying ever. I sold that and got a T210 in the hope that my wife would join me in my passion. Well that didn't happen so I've sold the T210 and now on the hunt for a replacement GIII. I've found one that looks nice...