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Socially Isolated Flight Report - I guess the hard way.
Last week I pushed the Q-200 out and did an hour of burning gas and flying around in circles. It felt good, but my return entrance to the pattern sucked. Today was too nice to pass up and I pushed my
Last week I pushed the Q-200 out and did an hour of burning gas and flying around in circles. It felt good, but my return entrance to the pattern sucked. Today was too nice to pass up and I pushed my
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Sam Hoskins
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From EAA HQ - just in case you haven't seen it yet.
"Currently our timetable for our next major decision point is not until May." https://eaa.org/airventure/eaa-airventure-news-and-multimedia/eaa-airventure-news/eaa-airventure-oshkosh/03-26-2020-Lookin
"Currently our timetable for our next major decision point is not until May." https://eaa.org/airventure/eaa-airventure-news-and-multimedia/eaa-airventure-news/eaa-airventure-oshkosh/03-26-2020-Lookin
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Sam Hoskins
· #48825
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Oil leak - Cylinder Base
Jim, also try posting on the https://smallcontinentalengines.groups.io/g/main Silk thread under the through bolts? I dunno. That sounds like the kind of thing that could cause an issue with maintainin
Jim, also try posting on the https://smallcontinentalengines.groups.io/g/main Silk thread under the through bolts? I dunno. That sounds like the kind of thing that could cause an issue with maintainin
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Sam Hoskins
· #48770
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Q2 to to Q200
My typical race speed has been around 212 mph.
My typical race speed has been around 212 mph.
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Sam Hoskins
· #48708
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I'm flying as well
I may as well post a bit myself. Last fall I replaced my #1 cylinder (I recently wrote about it here). The wife and I took a couple of months off in the Winnebago and recently got back into town. At t
I may as well post a bit myself. Last fall I replaced my #1 cylinder (I recently wrote about it here). The wife and I took a couple of months off in the Winnebago and recently got back into town. At t
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Sam Hoskins
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First air-to-air shots of N8WQ
As previously mentioned, I swap out the nylaflow with every canard change. Sam
As previously mentioned, I swap out the nylaflow with every canard change. Sam
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Sam Hoskins
· #48643
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First air-to-air shots of N8WQ
What? You could fly with a Champ? Did you install flaps or something? I don't see a drag parachute in the photos. Sam
What? You could fly with a Champ? Did you install flaps or something? I don't see a drag parachute in the photos. Sam
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Sam Hoskins
· #48624
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Considering Very First Composite Project - Guidance Appreciated
Corbin. Here's the Sam Hoskins method. Buy the light and a mounting bracket, if available. Look at your cowl and figure out where you have room. (If you want to get fancy you can use the ghost images
Corbin. Here's the Sam Hoskins method. Buy the light and a mounting bracket, if available. Look at your cowl and figure out where you have room. (If you want to get fancy you can use the ghost images
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Sam Hoskins
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You find the strangest things on Ebay
I didn't even know it was for sale. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Q-2-Quickie-Rutan-Homebuilt-Q2-Airplane-Desk-Wood-Model-Small-New/163830192571?_trkparms=aid%3D1110001%26algo%3DSPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3
I didn't even know it was for sale. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Q-2-Quickie-Rutan-Homebuilt-Q2-Airplane-Desk-Wood-Model-Small-New/163830192571?_trkparms=aid%3D1110001%26algo%3DSPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3
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Sam Hoskins
· #48563
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What are you using for Vno, Max structural cruise speed in your Q2xx or Tri-Q2xx?
#poll
I once saw around 225 TAS mph in a rapid descent during an Air Venture Cup race. Fun as well as a little scary. Sam
I once saw around 225 TAS mph in a rapid descent during an Air Venture Cup race. Fun as well as a little scary. Sam
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Sam Hoskins
· #48554
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Safety Plane
This would be an appropriate topic for the Q-Performance list, which is right here: https://q-list.groups.io/g/Q-Performance/
This would be an appropriate topic for the Q-Performance list, which is right here: https://q-list.groups.io/g/Q-Performance/
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Sam Hoskins
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Tuft Testing Pants & differential brakes
Thank you, Jay. Interesting photos from Larry's project, thanks for posting them. In the interest of conserving digital bits, it would probably be best to remove the photos in the Files section, so we
Thank you, Jay. Interesting photos from Larry's project, thanks for posting them. In the interest of conserving digital bits, it would probably be best to remove the photos in the Files section, so we
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Sam Hoskins
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Tuft Testing Pants & differential brakes
Since we were already discussing individual brakes, I just uploaded a couple of photos on my system. My parking brake is simply a ratchet rope available at hardware stores everywhere. While I was at i
Since we were already discussing individual brakes, I just uploaded a couple of photos on my system. My parking brake is simply a ratchet rope available at hardware stores everywhere. While I was at i
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Sam Hoskins
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Q-List photos
Cherry? That's a new one for speech recognition. Should have been Jay.
Cherry? That's a new one for speech recognition. Should have been Jay.
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Sam Hoskins
· #48413
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Q-List photos
Cherry, you could try going back to Yahoo and see if your photos are attached to your old messages. You can also try going into the new archives and do the same. Just happen to come across an article
Cherry, you could try going back to Yahoo and see if your photos are attached to your old messages. You can also try going into the new archives and do the same. Just happen to come across an article
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Sam Hoskins
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Q-List photos
Jay, you are describing some of the problems with the old system. First off, I don't know if photos that were in the email itself have transferred. I suggest you look through your old emails which are
Jay, you are describing some of the problems with the old system. First off, I don't know if photos that were in the email itself have transferred. I suggest you look through your old emails which are
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Sam Hoskins
· #48409
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Q-List photos
All, Mike Dwyer and I have been working on the Photos section of the Q-list. When the photos were transferred over from the old Yahoo site, they were pretty much a jumbled mess. Mike and I attempted t
All, Mike Dwyer and I have been working on the Photos section of the Q-list. When the photos were transferred over from the old Yahoo site, they were pretty much a jumbled mess. Mike and I attempted t
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Sam Hoskins
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I am looking for a volunteer to help sort photos on the new Q-List.
Thanks guys. We now have a volunteer and he is busy working on his new job. Thanks for everyone that stepped up and if we need someone else down the line I will certainly let you know. Sam
Thanks guys. We now have a volunteer and he is busy working on his new job. Thanks for everyone that stepped up and if we need someone else down the line I will certainly let you know. Sam
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Sam Hoskins
· #48384
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Q2/200 configurations
I bought a set of springs but never installed them. I think it handles fine now. Sam
I bought a set of springs but never installed them. I think it handles fine now. Sam
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Sam Hoskins
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I am looking for a volunteer to help sort photos on the new Q-List.
Hello Gang. I am looking for a volunteer to help sort photos on the this new Q-List. You can see the existing mess here: https://q-list.groups.io/g/main/photos When we transferred everything over, the
Hello Gang. I am looking for a volunteer to help sort photos on the this new Q-List. You can see the existing mess here: https://q-list.groups.io/g/main/photos When we transferred everything over, the
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Sam Hoskins
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