It's important to note that the picture above is showing two CreativeAir products (well, one CreativAir product and another that they resale). Anyway, the hologen landing/taxi lights are the CreativeAir product and the LED's are another product. You don't have to use the LED's with that landing ligh...

There is a fairly substantial difference in the room available in the 6 and 7/9. I saw a big, big boy (maybe 6'5", 270 lbs) sit in a -6A and he couldn't even close the canopy. I saw the same guy later sit in a 9 (same fuselage as the 7) and he not only closed the canopy, but had a suprising amount o...

I have two tubes of the stuff....now maybe I'm missing something :bang: or maybe I just got two "bad" tubes but it just seems to turn to powder and fall off the bit of anything I tried. I have used Kerosene for lubing my bits a per my high school metal shop....mainly in the thicker stuff, not on th...

Looking into installing my first nutplate. Anyone know of a way to dimple the nutplate holes without taking a grinder to the dimple die ? -- John John: Just curious. I'm now well into my wings (fuel tanks -- yuck!) and I've not had to dimple a nutplate because mine are already dimpled. Are you usin...

Hey guys, I know this has been hashed about on the other lists, etc. but as I'm nearing the ordering of my fuse kit next month, I'm curious about repeat offender builders who have built taildraggers then on subsequent aircraft decided on tricycle gear. I'm mainly curious about the motivation for the...

Spike:

Looks like you've officially joined the RV builder's club. I made the same mistake on my empennage (one of the h-stab skins). Almost every builder I know of has done this. Watch out with the pneumatic/hand squeezer...you can easily do it with that also.

- JP

Thanx Paul. I ended up getting a 26 gallon compressor. I really wanted a 2 cylinder oil lubricated pump but couldnt justify it. Im only going to be riveting and drilling with air power and the occasional cut off tool I dont envision doing anything but intermitant work with low duty cycles. I think ...