Just wondering if anyone has built the Hot Rod Helicopter using the plans from Vortech Online? Any thoughts / comments as to the quality of the plans? Thank you Dan

Here we go again. Riley, please light the candles again. ----------------------------------------------------- Lakeland Ledger.. Frances was tracking northwest, possibly making landfall on Saturday between Fort Pierce and Vero Beach. The storm's projected eventual exit in the Gulf of Mexico could...

The FAA is doing much like the FCC did with Hams. Both hobbies are dying. Kids are just not lining up to get licensed. Thus a need for an entry level license. BTW, the only hobby that seems to be growing is RC cars and aircraft. Something as expensive as aviation will never be the province...

I have a complete set of brake pads (4) from an Aeronca 11CC with rivets (24). Brand new, undrilled. Great for homebuilt using Aeronca gear, etc. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2489011737 -- Scott http://corbenflyer.tripod.com/ Building RV-4

What are the pros and cons of continually heating the carburettor body with a stream of warm air? Not the inlet air, just the body. The intent is to minimise the risk of carb-ice, will it have that effect? Will there be impact on the performance of the engine (Jabiru 3300)? Rob

Was hoping to see the type given in the morning paper, no luck. I saw the film on the late news. Wreckage not even identifiable as an airplane. Pilot, M. Hardin of Chewelah, and passenger, M. Robinson, received only minor cuts scrapes. News said it was a fiberglass 2 seater, crashed after...

There's a simple solution: build HURRICANE PROOF BUILDINGS http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/commercial/hangars/index.html "Richard RIley" wrote in message ... The latest storm tracks show Charlie set to skim Pinellas...

Vassilii Khachaturov wrote: last year at Oshkosh 2003 I have seen a tiny Cri-Cri twin which I really loved. It is the smallest twin ever built, and it has good aerobatic performance. just see this one: http://www.argo.co.id/asac/cricri.htm

I have a wag aero sport trainer that meets all of the sport pilot rules, I have a commercial SEL,glider Rating and a motor glider endorsement .I have elected to exercise my privalege as a sport pilot and fly with a drivers license. the problem is liability insurance,I have a current policy...

CESSNA 120/140 PARTS CATALOG This 1965 Cessna publication has about 150 8½" x 11 pages. Apparently every rivet, bolt, wire and airframe part on a Cessna 120 or 140 is shown on one page, and identified on the adjoining page by a factory part number or an AN-number. If you have any thoughts of...

Hello, I'm posting this message for a friend who's looking to build a Lanceair for someone who may not have the time to build one themselves. He's a retired mechanic having worked for Air Canada for many years on everything up to the 747. Anyhow, if you want a Lanceair however can't build one......

In the supplements section of the online version of Air&Space Magazine is an article entitled "The Meredith Effect". There are two parts to the article, the first is a synopsis by F.W. Meredith, B.A. of his so named cooling system design which came from his "Note on the cooling of aircraft engines...

I've been unbale to acess the user's group for the past couple of days. Any one know if they are having a problem? Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com

Following from Houston Chronicle Thursday morning. SMALL AIRCRAFT CRASHES Pilot killed as homebuilt plane goes down in field. One man was killed Wednesday after his homebuilt aircraft crashed in a Brazoria county hayfield. The one-man private airplane crashed about 7 pm, nearly one mile south

I just read in the newspaper that John Denver was killed in a homebuilt airplane? That got me thinking to look for a NG that might be dedicated to this activity, and I found this one. This is all new to me, quite honestly, and disturbing. People are building airplanes at home and then flying...

Anybody try one of those automotive rear window electric grid element defroster kits for defrosting a portion of aircraft winshield?

YAMAHA FZ 750 FZ750 RUNNING GENESIS ENGINE FOR SALE Hello! Well, here it is... FZ 750 Genesis engine! This motor is out of a 1985 motorcycle with 78,000 kilometers (48,500 miles). It has been removed from the frame to be sold along with everything else. One early morning I went to start the bike,...

Anyone tried a K&N oil filter on their Lycoming yet? Was thumbing thru the latest Summit Racing catalog. Saw K&N oil filter on p 133, lower right. A lot of us are using K&N air filters already. On the oil, they claim 10-micron filtration, which, according to Light Planes Maintenance, is the...

This was emailed to me. I don't doubt the authenticity of it's intent, I just wonder if it's for real? Anybody know? BWB ______________________________________________ Subject: Fw: Observations by an Air Force Pilot

Jim, Please advise the availability date for the RST panel mount intercom kit. Thanks, Joe