September 25th, Flamboro Ontario. RAA Canada is sponsoring a day of Ultralight-focused seminars at Charlie Cetinski's Flamboro airstrip. The main event will be a Weight and Balance seminar using a high mounted pusher engine, to deal with the CG considerations particular to this type of aircraft....

I did a search on ballistic parachutes and RVs and found some interesting posts. It was mentioned that BRS is looking into designing a Ballistic Chute for some of the RV range of homebuilts. Has anyone heard of any developments? Ric

For all practical purposes it looks like Kwikit has stopped production. And the 2 Yahoo GG groups are dead in the water :). Is there any active builders support groups left? -- Look at the world today. Is there anything more pitiful? What madness there is. What blindness. What unintelligent...

I saw a picture on Barnstomers.com of a rectangular vent system in a Pulsar XP built by Dan Billings - anyone know how to reach him to find out where he got them? This seems like a awesome alternative to the eyeball vent option for a Pulsar. Thanks in advance for any info you would have on him.

Howdy, I'm building a Savannah, and I want to keep the weight down. I'm only planning to paint some odd shapes on the plane and leave the rest bare aluminum. Since the plane is a simple, crude little creature, I can't see spending a bunch of time and money on these paint accents. So my question...

Currently waiting on special issuance and when that expires will probably go sport pilot because of the "Red Tape" of the PPL. I just want to fly! John

For Sale Hipp Reliant Ultralight Sale includes the following: 1. Custom trailer 2. New BRS 750 chute

After a rough landing, I minimally bent my experimental's tailwheel spring and need to have it straightened. It is a piece of round solid ferrous steel, 39" long, 1.25" in greatest diameter as it enters the fuselage midway along its length and tapers to about 0.75" at each end. Alloy composition...

I tried starting my engine today after a top overhaul, the right P-Lead got really hot and smoke came off it when I hit the starter button. where should I start looking for a short? could it be shorting back thru the starter motor?

Looking for imformation regarding the Star Aviation Inc Lone Star Sport Helicopter of San Antonio Tx. and any images of their helicopter. It seems this helicopter has just dropped of the edged of the planet. To refresh memories, this helicopter started out as a tri-wheeled open airframe with a...

I'm working on a Hummel Aviation Ultracruiser Plus. The way the engine mounts is quite different from the mounts on most VW powered homebuilts. The Conventional Wisdom bolts the thing to the firewall using the clucth end bellhousing, often with an accessory case in between. The Ultracruiser Plus...

I'm looking to find some product that can remove oil stains from concrete so that paint will stick. My shop used to be used by a car mechanic and now that I build airplanes in it, I'd like to paint the floor a very light gray or off-white. I don't think that just using "Gunk" will remove it...

100% new 4ch RC helicopter $125 Promotion Sale: $125 for one ready to fly 4ch rc helicopter - come with everything and ready to fly. Shop from http://www.hobbyjapan2000.com

Any one know where, or if, or how to refinish the front panels on a King Silver Crown stack, or isn't if feasible? I'd like to replace the amber plastic windows too. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com

Over on alt.binaries.pictures.aviation someone has posted pictures of a stealth homebuilt. It is difficult to see, but you can make out the tires and the shadow. -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA

For those of you who were following the posts about the model B52 a few months back- http://www.stukastudios.se/b52.htm

Would this BD-5 be associated with a certain scrivener known to all here? http://www.acf.clara.net/scale/scale-pics-2/low-wing/bede-DB5A/bede.html It seems to have only a left wing and the registration number (letters) strike a chord. Naw, couldn't be. Rich "Seeing things" S.

These two units seem to be similar in price point, functionality, and size. Has anyone done or seen a comprehensive comparison of features, or more importantly (and less likely) an engineering evaluation of the two or a comparison of usability based on actual experience? -- Alex Make the obvious...

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With the demise of 80/87 avgas, I bought a gallon of TCP and will start adding that to the 100LL that I must now buy. However, scouting around the internet I found something that claims to be similar in function but safer: decalin. Here's a blurb from Aircraft Spruce. My questions are, has...