No you don’t (if you have just built the airplane). First, the usual term is a “condition” inspection, i.e. in a safe condition for flight. You are the inspector. EAA has some good information on cert

I’ve been going through the gradual break-in beginning at low rpm until hot temps then running up gradually to the upper rpm range. The last time I ran my engine it would max out at 2700 rpm. I have t

Bulent Aliev wrote: Well, duh. But is it any MORE likely that passengers will be able to get out of a plane in the air with a raging fire fueled by flammable gasoline and epoxy resin? THAT's the point

Can’t imagine that thing happening in the air, on all electric plane full of passengers 😳 https://youtu.be/5r-yN8SugWM

The very back of the bus looks fine. That part is commonly made out of fiberglass. Maybe we should build planes out of that stuff. ;-)

I had visited Harley and his nice Long-EZ some time ago before he got a medical. He fought that issue for a long time with FAA and finally got an issuance. He was a really focused persistent guy. He w

Good evening: A few weeks ago, we lost a long time member of the Canard community, Long-Eze builder and owner Harley Dixon. Harley's son Darren has asked me to help him with his Dad's Long-Eze N28EZ s

I posted this on Barnstormers today. If you can help, please forward to your buddy, or send me a note privately. Looking to increase the fuel capacity of my twin engine Rutan Defiant by 50 gallons or

All, The May 2022 Canard Calendar is available on http://www.canardowners.com Tom

Hi all: Because I have bought Joe Person's superbly-built CZ4 fuselage, canard, and MLG (thanks, Joe!), I'm selling some duplicate items that I've collected over the years: CZ4 PARTS: Qty P/N Desc Ret

New canard to me…. https://www.flyingmag.com/the-avtek-400-was-literally-one-of-a-kind/ Izzy (603)410-7277

Whew.... the end of the beginning! I checked my 3 fuel filters yesterday evening after 1.6 hours of ground testing during the last couple of months. Nothing in the 74 micron after the fuel valve, the

You have achieved what few have done, WELL DONE mate! No doubt you have many MANY great hours of flying ahead of you - in far superior equipment to most private pilots! Regards, -Cameron G

Congrats!!!! Would love to see if you have any videos or pictures. What airport did you fly from? Upali

Congrats

Way to go Andrew. You have helped many of us along and now you are flying. So good. I loved your description of first flight and could feel that same anxiety and excitement all over again. Congrats on

Congratulations, Andrew! Well done. Philip Jones

Stumbled on this today. Nice retrospective: https://www.cnet.com/pictures/an-up-close-look-at-americas-forgotten-supersonic-bomber/30/ Ken

Folks: So apparently Garmin has forgotten (for the short term) how to manufacture and/or ship GSA28 autopilot servos - they've been on back order for a couple of months, and aren't scheduled for shipm

I'm looking at a couple of strakes that are distressed. The builder tried to contour the Divinycell (or whatever was around in 1982) but overheated it a bit and the foam sagged. The difference in hieg