Al - About the VP prop, you are wrong but you are right. The electric MT (kraut) three blade is quite pleasing to John McAvoy but it is very expensive. He sez its adjustable at the panel for constant

I've had ram air for 13 years and pulled carb heat twice in that time - didn't need it either - but don't know about continentals. Beagle "Fink, Allen L" wrote:

I have added a half pint to every oil change in all engines in my stable. It does what the label says 'disolves gum and varnish'. rings and valves can be where they should be at all times. I

Why invent the wheel - cutting a new extension? There are plenty of untried things to do on an airplane that make a whole lot more sense - I saw a downed bird with a broken extension in Nevada - sad

Good morning jon: I have converted a 0290GPU and flew over 1800 hours trouble free. The oil pan and carb that comes with it is removed and discarded. Parts needed is the oil pan, Carb, and two

Those of you who downloaded the free AutoCAD engine mount drawings from the web site will be pleased to know that a simple but effective addition to the design of the mount has been made. It improves

Fred - I presume you refer to the wing attach cones. I read the plans on page 6-17 that is the drawing for the WA assembly. No torque value is shown for the AN-4-51 bolt. You may feel OK to just

Canard Crapshooters - Here is one that will exercise our new chatlink. I remember an EZ event that destruction tested the Wing Attach assembly. It survived entry into a lake at airspeed of 160

I use Flightsoft Professional for all my planning. The software allows you to enter the performance profile for your particular plane. The route planning includes an intuitive display and an

There are web sites out there that "translate" METAR's & TAF's for you. I use www.monkeyplan.com almost everyday for all kinds of flight planning stuff. I wish I knew of a good tutorial for Art, but

Hi Guys! Prop extensions are expensive and there is no magic. It does take a serious lathe to turn one out. Then there is the time. You need to go slow so as not to get things too hot. The

Does anyone know a good source for inexpensive hangar radios?

I was told that Terry Yake is the guy to talk to about rooms at OSH. Whats his Email address?

It makes one big difference. You should see at least 4 knots imporvement on a well designed wheel pant over the "footballs". Gary Hertzler

Steve just read your e-mail about installing the wheel pants and i appreciate any help.i have klause's pants for the lamb tires.will gladly pay for instructions mailing expenses if you will

Went to the New York Motorcycle show and while browsing the vendors came across a lovely flexible neon fiber tube. kit from a company called Streetglow. This innovative lamp is completely flexible.

I purchased a radio that picks up the aviation freqs. from Rat Shack for less than $30 on sale at Christmas time. I opened it up and modified it to have a BNC connector instead of a antenna, and then

For what it's worth - All this talk about prop extensions makes me nervous. As a long time engine designer and tester, I have to confess prop extensions scare me to death. The extension itself is

Dave I have to admit that your reasoning makes sense. The prop flange on my aerobatic 360 Lycoming had an AD because of the cracks that could develope due to aerobatic stresses. Granted the Great

Sounds like a reallly neat idea Art. One small worry: all the instrument lights being in series. If you lose one light, you lose all instrument lights. Perhaps parallel each instrument light. The