I have to buy a hangar at the airport nearby and in that hangar is already a plane that is very nice but not for me since I want an amphibian. It is a Jodel Ambassaduer 1050 from 1961. Read more about the Jodel at www.jodel.com . It is as new. The frame has 1600 hours but the fabric covering has...

Just before Sun N Fun, I met up with Geoffrey P. Jones, a UK aircraft photographer/writer, for some air-to-air shots of my 1946 Johnson Rocket 185. I put him in the back seat of a friend's Yak 52 for the shots, which turned out pretty well. His work is on Page 60 of the British magazine...

Another one of those things I get from docents out at PASM. Don't know if true, but certainly sounds like it. If not, a good yarn anyway. Piggyback Hero by Ralph Kinney Bennett Tomorrow morning they'll lay the remains of Glenn Rojohn to rest in the Peace Lutheran Cemetery in the little town...

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 16:24:50 -0700, Stu wrote: Has anybody had any experience with the ADC chip detector? Mine has been installed in a casting which had a 3/4" long hole tapped to 3/8-18 NPT. The threads on the Chip Detector appear to be straight rather than tapered and only have about...

I have an older 447 and was wondering how can you tell which ignition I've got. Would like to buy a video manual for overhaul and need to know if it is a point ignition or ducati. Haven't taken it apart yet, so I can't tell if it has points. Is there another way to tell? (also posted in...

Hey All, I just caught the tip of a thred the past two weeks where pretty much everyone derided RW helicopters. I don't know all the personalities here yet so I won't mention names. As a person seeking serious input, can someone guide me to info from informaed sources, not just opinions?

Hello everyone I'n new to this newsgroup, my interest has been sparked after comming across this website http://www.prismz.com/helio/ they claim to sell plans to build your own chopper, does anyone know of similar sites?? Or have anyone made something similar? Regards Chris

Sporty's guarantees everything they sell for a year. Send it back and they'll give you a new one. "Jimmy Galvin" wrote in message ... Hi All:

Anyone know of an Alon for sale that needs a lot of work ? Thanks....Joe

What's the difference? I see references to blue foam all the time - why?

I'm looking for an adapter with a 3/8--24 thread on one end and a 1/4--28 thread on the other. This would allow me to use a standard Jacobs chuck on my right angle drill. Surely some one must sell such a device. Since I retired, I no longer have easy access to a lathe so I must now go tool hunting....

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 18:03:38 -0400, "Jimmy Galvin" wrote: Hi All: I built a grass strip on my property. I put up a windsock that I bought from Sporty's. It is 18"dia. x 8'1". I has only lasted about 4 months. There are vertical cracks all along the length and I'm sure...

Hi all.... this is off topic but I figure there are enough woodworkers here ....so I ask ..... I am rebuilding a trailer in which the only part left is the metal frame.... I am planning on redoing the bottom of the trailer with wood planks....pressure treated 1 by 8's....

The pilot in this article http://www.thesunlink.com/redesign/2003-08-30/local/244886.shtml is not me. Please do not send me any more copies of it. -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA

In any event I sure wouldn't want to be that young man from Minnesota who was arrested and charged the other day. I wonder what it must have felt like for him to spend his first day sitting at home with an electronic bracelet on his ankle.... no computers to play with, not allowed to...

I'm planning on changing my mags soon. Is there anything I should know going into this. I've never installed mags. I will get my A&P to time them and check them out. Thanks Steve

(Ray Toews) wrote: ooops, forgot to put the smilley behind that,,,I'm trying to keep a sense of humour here,,,,,or maybe appeal to someones sense of sympathy and keep this poor old boy flying. It is very irritating having ones airplane blow over in the wind, I just bought it last nov and had...

Hello fellow aviators, Does anyone has deeper knowledge of the following thing? I have been thinking to modify Strobe/Nav.Light system. Halogen bulbs will be replaced with ultra bright leds. Benefits; low current draw, cheaper than incandenscent bulbs, long life time. Low points; narrow beam,...

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 05:08:48 +0000 (UTC), Borislav Deianov wrote: Hi, I'm considering the purchase of a share in a Steen Skybolt (homebuilt biplane). I'd never seen one before and my mechanical experience consists of peeking under the cowl of rental aircraft (this...

Anybody have the pinouts for a Bendix Ignition Exciter, p/n 10-378340-1? Three pins, A, B, C. I think it's A= Ground, B=DC 7-30v, C=not connected. Also, does anyone know who can make me a custom harness for this unit? -- Get rid of SPAM like I did! http://spamarrest.com/affl?413905