I did a search on the website for "Tom Curry" and came up with the following two links. I linked to the accident reports (with pictures) from the bottom of each of those articles so that they are

Jay, I also published the accident photos in a newsletter and they should be in the old newsletter photos section at the QBA web site. Don't have time at the moment to figure out which one. Might be a

There was actually a second Q2 in the LSA area, but it was a non-flying example.

Jay, I sent you a copy offline. I assume it's what you wanted... - Paul Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 09:27 To: Q-LIST@... Subject: [Q-LIST] Re: Midspan Elevator Pivot You are

The wife and I flew into Sun N Fun Saturday. The procedure is fly over the powerplant and a controller will tell you to rock your wings. First he told the low wing to rock your wings. As I got one

You are absolutely right, Sam. I love the "collective knowledge" aspect of this list. I have downloaded the pdf's of the accident report, but the photos that were once there have disappeared from the

There were 2 Dragonflys to our one Q. Mike Dwyer kept us from being shutout.

Correct Sam. See NTSB report CHI06LA268: "On September 22, 2006, about 0910 central daylight time, an amateur-built Windler Tri Q2, N6628K,piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during an

Jay, I believe the Q from Florida that crashed in Branson, MO due to midspan elevator failure was a Tri-Q. Sam _____ From: Q-LIST@... [mailto:Q-LIST@...] On

Hi Clive, Yes, the nylon will bear directly against the torque tube wall. I am considering adding a 4" tube to the interior of the torque tube straddling the bearing position. This would ensure that

Hi Alan, I apologize for sending this on list but I can't seem to find your email or the original message about how to get your video with the tiny screen on my phone. So if you get a min will you

Hi Doug, That is a good point, I have tried to minimize the width of the bushing for this reason, but also maximize lateral stability of the bushing contact. I am building a Tri-Q with a straight

Doh . . . I'm an idiot! Not to mention the fact that I meant to send that last message to Jay offlist! Thanks Sam, you'd think I'd never used a computer before. I just saw the PDF's in the "Files"

Dan, just click on the "New Photos" link, in the Recent Activity box on this e-mail. Sam [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hey Jay, Have you built this yet? I'd like to see some pictures for the newsletter. :-) Let me know. I appreciate your time and hope this finds you well. Warm regards, Dan Yager QBA

Jay Are you using the torque tube as the bearing surface? Clive....gobxoy

Jay, there is a lot of flex in the canard. Do you anticipate such a wide gripping point having any issues on the torque tube itself at midpoint? I know you think these things out, so I am just

I called Jerry Marstall and Michael Bergen this evening. (The intended hosts of Saturday's Sun-n-Fun Quickie Forum) They both came through OK. The devestation was a bit much and they both seemed in

Am in Orlanda for a nasty Wed eve. Glad we stopped short. WXman predicting serious crap Thurs am. He was right! We figgered LAL Would be a morass in am so were casually having breakfast at an ORL

Thanks Sam. I appreciate your input and I agree that folks should not try this until I have put some time on it. I think part of the issue with the failure accident that you mentioned was determined