There was a tragic incident in our family six days ago. My father who was suffering from diabetes, palsy, lower back disk dehydration and depression decided to end his life. He was scheduled for a hip replacement operation on Monday. We all were planning a big party for his 80th birthday which...

During some hangar flying, the question was raised if there were any potential LSA (light sport aircraft: max level speed 115 knots, VS0 39 knots, max weight 1,232 lbs., limited to 2 seats, etc.) with approach speeds equal to or above 55 knots. I couldn't come up with any, but I thought...

I need a Rotax 503 with holes for a gear box .Let me know if you have one George

Anyone have a favorite source that might have a surplus shoulder harnesses? - Mike

Michael Horowitz wrote: I have an A-21 and headphone/mic adapter. The adapter has the male jacks at one end for the A-21,and female plugs for the headset and microphone at the other end. There is also a female 3mm plug which I believe would connect to a PTT switch. Playing around with a...

I am doing wet layup in a covoluted mold using "porous teflon coated glass peel-ply" between the lamnate and the breather. The peel-ply material is not at all conformal and the pleats/overlaps are interfering with resin takeup. Is there any other POROUS peel-ply material that is more conformal,...

My Jurca Sirocco has so little baggage space, that it really needs some extra room. I'd like to make a bomb-shaped belly pod, and have seen some made on other homebuilts. I've heard of some of the Pitt's S-1 guys welding two spinners together, back to back, but that doesn't have the look I want....

When referring to magneto rotation, do you look at the magneto from the drive end or harness end? I believe a RH rotating mag would be clockwise as you look at it from the drive end, but I'm not sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Heino

Hey, I was the kid that aksed questions in school that made the teacher wonder if they were in the right class so here goes: 1. If I built a large domed building, could I fly my helicopter inside without a helicopter license? I know there is some debate about needing a pilot license if you do...

I have always suspected that correctness, is the refuse of those who have nothing to offer.

Here is an interesting link http://rareaircraf1.greyfalcon.us/UNITED%20STATES.htm See especially Curtis 24-B and Curtis-Wright XP-55 Ascender. Did Burt Rutan know about these?

Reliability on this, is at best fair to unsubstantiated..... The rumor is as follows: Antique/classic/vintage/the guys south of the Communication Tower are not letting any homebuilts camp in their camping area due to the fact Homebuilts has a new camping area off the end of Papa 1. Fact: there...

I'd like to read MIL-SPEC TT-P-1757, which talks about zinc chromate. GOOGLING for it, I see offers to /sell/ the document. Shouldn't that spec be available on-line somewhere? Second, I see offers for "Mil-Spec TT-P-1757 kit". What would the 'kit' consist of? - Mike

I was just wondering what homebuilders are have installed or are planning to install into their aircraft to provide Nav/Comm capability? Handheld or panel-mounted? If panel-mounted, then: older, TSO-certified radios? new, but used, radios? brand new radios (a KX-155 with glide slope lists for...

Admittedly it was mostly hail, but there was some snow (sneaux for Darryl) mixed in with it. www.rstengineering.com/photos Jim -- There are only 10 kinds of people in the world.

A few month ago a link was posted to a site where you can design a panel online by draging the instument to a panel. I searched Google but could not find it. Anybody knows the URL? Thanks Yoram (panelless) Leshinski

perhaps you should boycott your computer? it does have Israeli components - or is that maybe a bit inconvenient?

"Bill French" wrote in message ... I have been having some transmission problems in my rag wing airplane - not getting the transmission distance I should be getting. On the way to the radio shop for a SWR check I could send and...

I bought a started Homebuilt project from a Guy who passed on before finishing the build. His work is Top Notch and I don't think I will have any trouble getting his work accepted when I have the EAA people inspect the project. I believe that getting someone to look things over now is the best way...

Getting ferric chloride from Radio Shack is getting problematic. Is there a common household chemical that I can use for etching a circuit board or two? I seem to remember Jim Weir having an article about how to do it in the not to distant past, but I can't find anything about it in my back...