Charlie, No, the process was so easy and the product so ubiquitous that I didn't bother to take notes. My opinion: Dow website, do the homework, Google Maps and a phone. Can't do that? Ought not be bu

General Plastics' Last-a-Foam, IIRC the product number is 4300(?) and it's 4 or 4.5 lb/cu.ft. density. Get it from Aircraft Spruce or Wicks or several other suppliers. David J. Gall Gall Aerospace

Uzair, I bought Dow brand blue foam from a heating and air conditioning insulation supplier (wholesaler). It is more uniform than the floatation billets that Charlie mentioned, and has larger dimensio

Henry, What engine and prop are you and Marc using on your Quickie?

Almost all of the metal parts are not documented in the plans. There was a sheet of 1/8" aluminum and some patterns for the builder to make parts from it, but all steel parts and all welded assemblies

Jim, Check out "FreeFlight" they have ADS-B out (only) for $2K, or ADS-B in and out for about $3.7K. ADS-B out is what will be needed come Jan. 1, 2020, but "in" gives traffic and weather.

Jay (Scheevel), I read parts 1 & 2 without coffee, yet I'm still awake. So are the twins. And the dogs. My wife says she's leaving me if the moaning doesn't stop soon.... :) Nice work!! Can't wait for

Paul, You're right, I'm not capable of reading the three sentences you wrote on the topic of LS-1 vs. GU canard without coming to wrong conclusions and inferring that you were, in context, defining wh

"You may have misunderstood Paul." Exactly my point, Bruce. I believe that anyone, especially someone not already familiar with these airplanes, could have misunderstood what Paul wrote, the way he wr

Paul B., Please stop implying that the Waddelow canard is a stock LS-1 canard minus the carbon spars. Further, please stop implying that such a canard would be airworthy, regardless of whether Mark Wa

Terry, Please contact me about Onan propellers. David J. Gall David [at] Gall [dot] com

The LS-1 canard was designed to support a higher gross weight and higher flight speeds than its predecessor. Assuming the same design structural load factors and margins, it would, of necessity, have

Calvin, I like your attitude about finding and addressing failure modes before flight. I think that retiring your canard is a wise choice, whether you replace it with another GU canard or convert to a

Jason, You need to go back to your original message and "reply" to it with your disclaimer, so that the next guy to read this thread will see it immediately instead of having to scroll through 27 othe

Leon, Please refer to Burt Rutan's "Canard Pusher" newsletters, esp. #6, #9, and #35. Also try USAF DATCOM, the electronic version is freely available on the 'net. I'm glad to see this important issue

Wes, Jim, et al., Here's the update: I got a call out of the blue from a friend. Apparently Gavilan Aviation of Hollister, CA (KCVH), is moving to San Martin, CA (E16). They have, among other things,

Patillo/Thayer/Farnam/etc...? Help rescue a Q2/200 airframe from the dumpster. I'm not sure it's even still available, but if it is, we need to do it this weekend. I'm waiting for a callback on whethe

Rich, I got mine from the local insulation supply warehouse. The blue foam is Dow Styrofoam (large cell). I asked for taxidermy billets, got 8" x 16" x 108", coulda got bigger if I wanted them. The ur

Ron, I think the ability to adjust camber and toe as you have done is nice, but overkill. The only real requirement is that the worst-case scenario -- max weight, forward CG, steeply crowned runway --

Peter, I never meant to launch a personal attack against you. In my world view, disagreeing with you does not constitute such, but challenging your character does. I do not believe that I maligned you