brian amendala wrote: Brian, I don't think it's your preference for following the plans that has people disagreeing with you. In addition to that preference, you also came across as implying "and

Brian, I think, due to insurance requirements, designers don't want us innovating and calling it by their trade name. Rick Roberts King Kozy, if he ever completes it, will not be called a Cozy

sorry 'bout that......I'm new to the canard world and got a wonderful opportunity to ride in a superb VariEZE last Saturday. I'm a flight instructor in the Marine Corps, so it follows that maybe I

Ahh the adventures in overhauling one's engine: Has anyone noticed that the Lycoming 0-235 series engine Parts Catalog (page 1-11 & 1-12) calls out for a 1/4-20 x 1-1/2 long bolt oin the first and

Hi All, While I was visiting Ed Richards in Tampa, (an complementing him on his outstanding Mark 4) he happened to show me the wiring drawings for his plane. As an Electrical Engineer, his drawings

Anyone have some email addresses or phone numbers at which I could get a hold of Featherlite? I have a few questions for them and seem to have lost their current info. Thanks guys, Andy P.S. Yes,

Hello again group, I am progressing very nicely with my VariEze refurb project. I would like to know the best way to clean my control rods. Since they are quite old (25years) they are covered with

Dear Canardians, When I was hot wiring, I used lashing wire that the phone company and cable company uses to lash cables to the support strand. It is stainless wire and strong. The nice thing is when

Hi Team: I have been following the thread on "beefing up" various pieces of the EZ structural design. Naturally, I have an opinion. (and remember that you get what you pay for.)

Yes, I disapprove of modern day innovation without proper certification. If you check with EVERY kit or plans manufacturer, they do the same. Maybe they are trying to tell us something....do ya

Ken, I did follow the plans and Cp's VERBATIM. Oh and by the way Ken, my airspeed is NOT "classified".... Have a good day....Brian

I can understand your disagreemnet with my motto. I am a very confident, independent person. I have done practically every type of outdoor activity in my life as well as owned my own business. I

Every time the feed roller kinks the wire on my MIG I have to pull out about ten feet of wire and throw it away. It happens to every drive once in awhile, so maybe you can catch a welder on a bad day

To all: There have been many comments on my preference for 1/4 inch lift tabs and 5/16 bolts, most have been favorable, and some have been understandably negative. The often repeated

Donald Burton wrote: It may or may not solve your problem on the scatterback. Light engineering is really tricky and about the only way I know to solve it is try it out in the hangar. You could

Also see http://www.thermotec.com/tt/products.html. They have adhesive backed aluminized heat barrier material along with other wraps and barriers. There has been mention of exhaust wraps that

Steve, oh EFIS One, I work with a company called Fire and Thermal Protection Engineers, Petersburg, IA - 812-354-8166. They make the same kind of product using my epoxy resins as the binder. From

In my search for sources I ran across a site for 3M Nextel: http://www.3m.com/market/industrial/ceramics/products/thermal_barriers.jhtml Among other things there's an exhaust wrap which is ribbed to

Vance, When I spoke to Art about this set-up, he said that the plan is to have an exact fit for the top of the winglet, and paint the inboard side the same as the winglet. I believe this would solve

Guys, This is probably a stupid question and every time I ask one I wind up finding in the plans somewhere soon after. However, I'll ask anyway since I can't find the answer and I'm going to be