Thanks to Larry and Jim for the info regarding the Big Country Fly-in. I was hoping that it would be at the end of November when I have leave,..... can't make it this weekend, too much work ! Paul

Thanks for the answers! Tom Ives

Jerry, I use a 500W halogen work lamp to warm the area. Takes close supervision and touch testing to just warm up the part and not cook it. Works great to warm up the epoxy pump too (and my

Jeremy Prizevoits wrote: Jerry, you should never let a lay up try to cure under 65 degrees. I might later show that it got hard but...... the chemical cure will suffer because it could not link

Just wondering if anyone was playing about with Xplanes? If anyone wants it I've got a Q1 model flying. Dave

Jeremy, It's the old Humidity vs Temp problem. You will need to either lower the humidity during layups/curing or raise the temperature in the layup booth, or both. Probably raising the temps a

Tom, Winglets impose structural loads on a wing just like extending the wingspan would. I think people are rightly cautious about such major modifications. I wouldn't want to put anything substantial

Hi, Al, There's an area of the art of aviating that no one ever seems to mention any more, and that's the gulf separating experiment from application. As pilots, we are so used to reading a number

Jerry, Don't use anything with an open flame such as candles or propane gas or wood as these kind of things emit "stuff" that act as a mold release. I know that was pretty obvious but that's the kind

In a message dated 10/20/00 9:41:54 PM Central Daylight Time, JerryPrize@... writes: << I did a lay up last week and the surface feels slightly "tacky" . >> mORE data please. Do you have

Jerry, You should have had some epoxie left in the mixing cup. Scratch it with a nail- if it leaves a scratch and doesn't gum or move with the nail the "batch" is good. If the batch is good then

Seems I recall something about not increasing the lift on the main wing. Since winglets not only reduce drag, but also increase lift that would probably be why. The suggestion given us at Oshkosh

Hey guys, I need some quick input. I did a lay up last week and the surface feels slightly "tacky" . Today is the first day that we have seen above 65 degree's but I am concerned that I may not have

Pat, I have no idea what the designer used, but using TAS is a good idea. Would that be in knots, or not knots....I think most guys like statue mph, but I don't care. What about everyone else? Al

kittleson1@... wrote: A better check would probably be off the wing of a certified spam can. Your's could be dead on, and the other Q's could be the one which is off. Pat

kittleson1@... wrote: How about what the designer used. TAS. One HAS to be able to go from IAS to CAS to TAS in order to flight plan. Although I don't have a flying Q, nor have I flown off

Anybody use one of those fancy pitot tubes with the static ports built in? Mike Brown

Pat, The V Speed airspeed is IAS, and for most little guys, in MPH. The flight plan airspeed is TAS, and in Knots. I even like to use KIAS for a lot of my performance calculations, as I haven't

Paul, The Abilene show is probably 3/4 the size of Cranfield in airplanes and a lot less vendor booths. This is a best guess as I used to attend when it was in Kerrville, TX and have not been to it

Paul It's This week end. It should be fairly big as they have an approach proceedure to get in. www.swrfi.org is the web site. I have never been before but it is in Texas and I thought a few of the