All the way up to -10F here.....it's a heat wave.
Larry
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- Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:41 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Gotta' keep Momma happy...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13766
- Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:02 pm
- Forum: Avionics (GPS/NAV/COMM)
- Topic: To AH or not to AH.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14462
Night VFR is also a good use for one. If you've ever been out on a clear VFR night in perfect weather and had the light horizon blend with the star horizon it can be pretty helpful. I've lost the horizon over large cities during approach and departure in a turn, as-well-as over mountains and forests...
- Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:26 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Other kits
- Replies: 21
- Views: 25542
- Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:09 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Pondering weight...
- Replies: 17
- Views: 18252
I look at the question a little different. An airplane at gross weight is an airplane at gross weight. The only performance variable is the center of gravity. I'm building mine light and powerful because I want a hot rod, day/night VFR, and typically won't fly at gross or super long distances. That'...
- Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:36 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: OT - Best aviation movie ever
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18481
- Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:31 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Northern Lights anyone?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8256
- Wed Nov 22, 2006 10:35 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: How far do you drive?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 19783
5.5 inches, the width of the door's threshold between the hall of the house and the wall of the hangar its wrapped around. I live with my plane at the airport. At least I will in another month. Its about half insulated, and the sheetrock starts next week. I stopped building the airplane last spring,...
- Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:19 pm
- Forum: Flight Tales
- Topic: Winds
- Replies: 16
- Views: 18725
One point everyone is missing is taxiing in strong winds. The airplane is reasonably controlable until the wheels are firmly planted. I had the opportunity to talk to two Cessna 207 pilots last spring, who 1 week apart, were taxiing their airplanes in 35 knot gusts. Both planes were turned to quarte...
- Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:32 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Garage heat
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14183
- Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:53 pm
- Forum: RV 7/7A
- Topic: Throttle Quad
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14263
- Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:45 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: FAA to look at builder's assistance centers
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14998
Funny this thread should come up, just yesterday a friend of a co-worker called because he heard I was building the 8. He said he had purchased a completed empennage and someone in Oregon was building his wings, but he wanted to make sure he was still 51% compliant when "he" finished "his" airplane....
- Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:58 pm
- Forum: RV 8/8A
- Topic: More engine questions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7215
- Sun Mar 26, 2006 6:57 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Wings are a go!!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 35970
- Fri Mar 24, 2006 4:41 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Wings are a go!!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 35970
CJ, The FEDEX freight from Van's to Palmer, Alaska was $438. We unloaded them from the truck into the back of my PU in the road, then I backed it into the garage, and unloaded them by myself. I have an 8' bed PU and the one crate was 15' long. I wouldn't want to have to drive too far. Slow build win...
- Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:04 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Wings are a go!!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 35970
- Fri Jan 13, 2006 11:06 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Okay, man, I'm gettin' board...I need my wings!!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7700
- Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:48 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Okay, man, I'm gettin' board...I need my wings!!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7700
- Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:34 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Broken wings
- Replies: 21
- Views: 23966
I remember when that happened, I don't know how they turned that into a foreign film. That was an n numbered airplane, and it was a Partinavia. The pilot was performing a routine similar to Bob Hoover's at an airshow, and did that at the bottom of a loop. His wife was the show announcer.... All of t...
- Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:39 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Mechanical "STUFF"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6972
Right on Pat, Aside from the fun of building the thing, is the ability to always have it ready to fly, not waiting for an annual or static system check or some other event. If you can build it you can maintain it. I'm not going to disown all my A&P friends, their advice/experience is always welcome,...
- Wed Dec 28, 2005 4:43 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: OT - Why I like my JEEP
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17139