Dear Q-Listers I am a hang glider pilot and I love to be towed into the air by an ultralight and released into a thermal. The problem with this is that few people are prepared to buy the only purpose

"an emergency put down on El Toro's runway (which has been closed to civilian traffic for some time) due to a failure of the only certified part in his airframe - the magneto. " Been there too! What

Well, this is the very first Fly-in that I have ever put on where it has snowed! Thursday was gorgeous, 75 degree day, scattered evening clouds, hint of mist over the airport after sunset. Friday

Davie, You will probably find in-flight hull insurance cost more than the plane is worth. I was carrying hull insurance to cover fire and such when the price was more reasonable but not

Welcome .... another Q1-503 here. If you have a choice, go for dual ignition (solid state) 503. I'm flying a single-ignition points 503, and I had a clogged plug the other week ...... it JUST flys on

Jerry, My REvmaster has current 90.5 mm cylinders which I got from a local (Chino) speed shop. They produce more power than the stock 92 mm as thicker walls have less flex and blowby. Also runs

Attention "Ralph Hook" <rwhookjr@h...> I would like to know how many hours you have on your engine since the 94mm cylinders were installed. Also did you have to modify the revmaster to fit the

Hi Mike: Welcome aboard. The Q-1 is a really nice little birdy. You'll enjoy it. There are many engines one can choose as you have read. Much depends on just what you want from from your bird,

Test system -------------------------------------------------- If you should decide that you want to go with the Rotax 503 installation, thought I'd let you know that I have one, as well as the

Mike--------- The Q1 is a nice airplane with the Onan, but with the 503 Rotax it's fantastic. Mine has the 503 with electric start and I weigh 349 empty. My gross is 600. Usually on takeoff, I stay

Dave I also carry a large umbrella liability policy, but it specifically excludes aircraft so read the fine print. There are liability policies, however, that are geared specifically for the aircraft

If you should decide that you want to go with the Rotax 503 installation, thought I'd let you know that I have one, as well as the engine mount for it as per the Hawks / McCamon drawings. Pretty

FYI Interesting pictures of a 1.9L Saturn engine going into a Dragonfly at http://www.cjpos.com/dfly/

Hey Mike. I am in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.... I am Building the parasol in Kitcher with the RAA guys up there (we actually have a whole squadron, about 7 planes, on the go). but will more than

Mike, Welcome aboard. Consider Rotax power; the 447 and 503 have each been fitted with good results. There's a plan set available for the conversion, and you're in the prime place (construction

What part of the planet do you live, Mike? Mike C.

Hey All Just thought I'd drop a note to let everybody know there is a Q-1 newbie on the list. I am a commercial pilot, and experienced homebuilder in wood and aluminum, but have never really worked

Paul I was asking because I DID buy that tail wheel (6") from Andair at Oshkosh 99 (I think) and used it on my plane. It is quieter and it seemed to give me more directional control. The bad thing was

Where can Delco 3 auto transmission fluid be purchased? Thanks for any help.

In a message dated 2/23/01 19:20:37 Pacific Standard Time, flywarrior@... writes: << Where can Delco 3 auto transmission fluid be purchased >> ================ Delco as in General Motors?