Before I retired in 2016 my home base was Sebastian, Florida (at Velocity). Badges had been required for years. Passcodes at the gates. Pilot were expected to report anything suspicious. I was in a T-

Push in the ruby red engine knob, click you starter button three times and say "there's no place like home." Rick Hole

Yes, it sure did! I tried hard not to reach for the fly swatter! Rick Hole _,_._,_

Oh, that was a fun time on the Zoom. Thank you, Matthew, for a good presentation. Rick Hole Tegucigalpa, Honduras

See to it that your cargo behind the seat is well secured. Thinking back to the early days of Light Sport Expo there was a plane on display touting the behind seat area extending well into the tail as

Scott was my boss at Velocity 2005-2016. You might find it easier to get him for an interview him on our Zoom platform. Rick Hole

On my last visit I stopped by to speak with him. His Q200 was parked at the front spot in the hangar. It might make a Q-tour, or maybe just his remembrances of his days at QAC would be even more inter

Thanks. I was not going to be able to sleep trying to figure the G load for 3/8 inch! Sonia (1953-2020) & Rick

You were wise, Mike, not to be interviewed. Other than the wires you’d have made a perfect off-field landing. I am thanking God for your safe walk-away. Well done. Rick Hole

For the laminate on car windows ammonia works Sonia (1953-2020) & Rick

I wonder how long it has set outdoors in the sun exposed? Especially the firewall. Get someone who knows fiberglass to take a look at it. While I was with Velocity we had such a Q left with us. We end

In my years at Velocity I worked with many builders and observed many more. Those who chose auto engines took at least three extra years in the installation and debugging. When they were ¨plowing new

All of the panels I have made have a blunt bottom edge, 3/4 inch or so perpendicular to the panel. Just to limit injury in a crash. Rick Hole

You can do this yourself. At the bottom of this email click on the Unsubscribe link to do it. Rick Hole

Just a reminder, wire size for both power and ground is determined by the breaker or fuse protecting that circuit, not by the expected load. In the event of a short circuit the wire must conduct high

To put my previous comment in perspective I looked up in FAA Advisory Circular 43.13-1b the table 11-3 on page 11-15. For the circuit in question, take the breaker or fuse value and read the wire gaug

Well done. My caution was intended for new builders for whom undersized wires is an easy mistake to make. Sonia (1953-2020) & Rick

I sure do remember. I built that wing in the garage. Well, mostly in the garage. The building was shorter than the wing by a foot or so. I got a lot of advice from the guy at Velocity who built their