Hi Kevin! Just going through a list of new Q owners and seeing if they would like to subscribe to the Q-Talk Newsletter. Issue 109 was mailed out yesterday. I would highly recommend subscribing as

Beware of Dot 5 if you are using the Airheart brakes. It is compatible with Cleveland or Matco brake systems, but not Airheart (unless they have changed their seal compounds in the caliper). I tried

In a message dated 2/24/2005 1:53:01 PM Mountain Standard Time, joseph.m.tygart.alion@... writes: BRAKES: Right on guys - The overhaul kit I received from Airheart specifies "Red Mineral

Larry, Build per plans. The dual mount on the shoulder straps are a confort thing but I've flown both types and don't like getting my neck cut by harnesses. Besides its unconfortable.

Paul, Thanks for that info. I'll see if I can find that issue. Larry Paul Buckley wrote:

OK, Jim, which is it, build per plans or make two wing mount points each seat? :) (I appreciate the tip!) I had just noticed the gross disparity in size between the anchor bolts in my van and in a Q

I forgot to add that a hardwood wedge is floxed on the inside and glassed over (one bid) before drilling the holes for the attach angle plate. This is to allow a more vertical position of the attach

Jim, Thanks for the advice. Sam Jim Patillo wrote:

Somewhere in an old Q-talk there is a suggested modification to the seat belt attach points, utilising the outside skin. I am a little hazy about it but I think it involved removing a section of the

Larry & Sam, How many people have crashed these things? (Lots) How many people have lived? (Lots) How many died because the seatbelt failed? (Debatable) How many people built per plans? (Lots) See

Hey Ron, Usually I ask "can you draw me a picture?" but even after inverting the one image, I'm not quite sure I understand what you've got going here. It seems like it will dampen the elevator

I just posted 3 pictures of the mounting of the pitch trim on the Yahoo web site, under Ron Triano in the photo's section. Ron T

Thanks Bruce and Ben for your replies. When I checked my emails last evening I had a reply from Scott Baker at Velocity saying all was well at their end since their phones were receiving calls from

You are not giving us much information here. Have you posted on the AeroElectric Connection group? They are the real experts. Did you purchase a copy of the AeroElectric connection? I suggest you

Sam, I, too, wonder about the ability of the glass to hold 9G forces. Maybe about ten plies of six inch wide UNI, run as far to the rear as possible? Thanks also to John and Neil, but since your

Hi Joe, I thought you bought an airplane that flew in from my part of the country. How come so many problems? What kind of brake fluid are you using? If you are not using aircraft fluid, get some.

I have a Signatronics SPA-400 intercom, A King KT-78 transponder, a TCI encoder and a Val Com 760. I bought a dragonfly (composite) project that was flying and the angine and radios although new or

There is some interesting reading on brake fluid and component compatability on the Thorplist. This was post 7915 in case it gets stripped from this Email. Bob MO This was posted on the Biplane

Actually John, you beat me to it. I got 6136 lbs tensile-- perhaps your rounding and my rounding don't agree ( grin). JohntenHave wrote:

Larry, I have been looking at installing my belt anchors and am really more concerned about the 7 layers of BID to the inside skin. I am thinking of cutting through the inside skin, removing the