When I was riveting my HS, I followed the approach on the Orndorff tapes, starting at the mid-point of the front spar and working outboard and aft. I didn't have many clecos in place and discovered that the skin did flow and stretch sufficiently that I couldn't make the holes line up at all. Had to ...

I'm about 60% confident I'll be going... haven't decided whether
or not to fly in and camp or go commercial. Depending on costs
I'd be interested.

Oh, yeah, PoeGal sez I definitely snore

-poeboy

Scott, I grew up in East TN and went to school at UT Knoxville. There are several interesting things to see in the area besides the beautiful mountain scenery: 1. Nashville - gotta hit the Grand Old Opry whether or not you like country music. In general, Nashville's a great place to listen to live m...

Hi, Spike. I made up a frame out of 2x2s, then stapled plastic sheeting in it. When placed on the garage floor, it makes a nice shallow tray that doesn't take a huge amount of fluid. That works fine for skins (half immersed at a time) and most other empennage parts, wing ribs, etc. For other parts, ...

I owned a 1980 Fiat X1/9 from 1981 - 1996. The car was great fun to drive, although not terribly fast with a 1.5L 66HP engine. It only weighed about 2100 lbs IIRC, so it wasn't a real slowpoke, either. The packaging engineering on the car was superb - mid engine, two trunks (front and rear), full si...

Ouch! Spike sure knows how to threaten me (withholding use of monster truck to move fuse). I withdraw any possible negative comment I may have made or may make in the future, including from any future children, relatives, pets, or other life forms. I further submit that Spike and the monster truck a...

Now wait a minute! You have 2, count 'em 2 4WD/AWD vehicles including the monster truck. Didn't I hear you say something about the reason you bought the lunar-orbit-changing monster truck so that you could get out when it snows? :? Say, here's an :idea: ... bolt a snow plow on the nose of that beast...

A tomato juice bath is supposed to be an effective and safe remedy, IIRC. Never had to do it myself, though. Good luck!

-poeboy

After much demand (well, OK, 1 half-hearted request from Chad), here are some pictures from my recent flying trip along the coast of Maine: http://www.rivetbangers.com/albums/trips/IMG_0557.jpg This is the Rte 1 bridge across the Penobscot River near Verona/Bucksport. It is being replaced by a new s...

One more time:



Aha! Thanks, Spike. Look out, I'm loose now

-dpp

OK, Spike, no joy again. CJ, how'd you do it? I must not have the right grade of magic dust.

Woefully aware of my shortcomings,
-dpp

This is the bridge over the Penobscot River near Verona/Bucksport. The old bridge is being replaced with a new one being built just beside it. There is a small pull-off on the road that explains the project. The cool thing is that the new bridge will have an observation deck on top of one of the tow...

CJ, yep, that's the place.

Spike, no problem on the time to respond. I pulled the url right off the picture when looking at it in the gallery.

-dpp

CJ, yep, that's the place.

Spike, no problem on the time to respond. I pulled the url right off the picture when looking at it in the gallery.

-dpp

Here's a sample picture:


-dpp

Sure do... will get a few selected ones posted in the next day or so.

-dpp

PoeGal & I are back from a week of vacation in Maine and were able to get a bit of flying in while there. We rented a 172 from Maine Senic Airways at Belfast (KBST) and flew over Bar Harbor (KBHB) airport, then made a loop around Mount Desert island. Sandy Reynolds is the head cheese at KBST and was...

Thanks, Thermos. Looking forward to seeing the coastline and
getting some of that Maine 'lobstah'.

-dpp

All you NorthEasters - the wife (PoeGal?) and I are heading there later this month for vacation and I hope to find a place to rent a plane and do some coastal sightseeing. We're flying (commercial) into Portland ME and working our way up the coast (love those cheap FlyI deals!). Any suggestions for ...

Thanks for the input, Chad - will take a look at your suggestions. And Thomas, thank you for the offer of a place for a break. Spike and I have to put all five of our brain cells together this week to settle on a route. I'll post here once we've decided. The airport at Coshocton (I40) has nothing bu...