There are SORRIER SOB's than your thieves--Just be glad they didn't lie in wait for you---like these guys--Jerry http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/newsom.asp

$1500 cash reward for info leading to arrest and conviction of lowlife scum thieves who broke into hangars and aircraft at Rutherford County, NC Airport and stole the following items on or about Thursday, May 19, 2007: 1. King KX-99 Portable Navcomm Radio with new NiMH Rechargeable battery pack...

Couple of months's ago I bought a used strut from an indivudual. My A&P sandblasted it, inspected it, declared it OK. That's the same process the strut would have gone thru if I had purchased it with a "yellow tag", correct? - Mike

Greetings, I recall a few years ago several companies that were building prototypes of ultralight sea-planes that flew in ground effect over the water. They used fiberglass hulls and tube and fabric control surfaces. They were supposed to be classified as boats and not planes since they were...

Anybody got a replacement for the kerosene looking fluid in the whiskey compass? It evaporates or leaks over the period of a year with no outside evidence of a leak. The compass has new gaskets. Interested in something a little thicker.

Is anyone familiar with this book, or if there is a better selection out there to help me decide how large to make my wing ribs? http://www.aeronautpress.com/book1prev5.htm The ribs of the Dyke Delta are composed of a stainless steel rib cap made of .015 thick 321 stainless. It's formed into a U...

I just got this off MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.com/news/988554.asp They mention flying cars and Moller, but not with the usual gullible reporter approach, although they do not really delve into the reasons that it is a fizzle.

Hi, I'm trying to figure out what kind of aircraft this is: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20050418X00469&key=1 Has anyone ever heard of a "raptor"? Thanks, Mickey

http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/regulatory/regtsa.html ============== Leon McAtee 70 some years ago in a small Republic about 4000 miles East of D.C.............

Has anyone built or even bought the plans for a pioneer 300?

when applying buty.dope over a previous coat, one can get an 'orange peel' effect. I see it mentioned on the Web, but no description of what's actually happening. Anyone know the answer, prevention, and recovery from the effect (assume a 2 in. area)? - Mike

Thought there might be some of you on here would find this of interest. http://www.theitem.com Click on "Busniness" in the column on the left side of page and it will bring the article up for you. It is really of interest to me as I will get to take a ride in this plane. My father flew these...

I am told that the Glasair that crashed (fortunately not fatal) at SNF Sunday was the beautiful, highly-modofoed Galsair III, "Jawbreaker," that is featured in the April Sprot Aviation. The apparently stalled, dropped a wing and turned over. This plane was absolutely gorgeous! The had...

"I Want To FLY!"-(Youth) My store to raise funds for flying lessons http://www.cafeshops.com/IWantToFly Hi! My name is Trace. I am 13 years old and LOVE to fly planes and gliders. I have a deal with my parents to split the cost of my flying lessons. My dad helped me start my "I want To FLY!"...

reading thru EAA's "Aircraft Welding" I see mention of 'hinge stock', a tube which probably takes a bushing and is part of the elevator/stab. assy. I didn't see a mention in Spruce; is it just tougher steel than 4130 or is it tubing with a pre-drilled bushing? - Mike

Hi NG, in an old publication I found a design that appeared worthwhile looking at. Its name is "Culex", it is a all-wooden, fixed gear, tandem seat light twin using (back then) Limbach engines. The information about had been published by the "original" Fisher Flying Products. Since then, Fisher...

Among other aircraft I've been looking at the Zenith Air STOL CH 801 lately, which attracted my attention purely as an inexpensive and eaily built plane to cart my family around. http://www.zenithair.com But the advertised 390-ft fully-loaded ground roll got me fantasizing about all the...

http://www.vansaircraft.com/public/jj-persn.htm Go Big Jon!

Several years ago bat type wing tips became popular with the racing group. Does anyone have actual experience with the bat tip? Do they truly reduce drag? Are there coordinates and dimensions available for them? Russell Sherwood Glasair I RG Houston, TX

OK, guys... I'm making an official announcement. "Airplanes don't kill people!, people kill people!" This statement is hereby mine and none of you better use it without my concent! LOL. Monday I'm going to the T-shirt shop and ordering me 1000 units of various sizes. Let me know if anyone...