Sanjay this is 20hrs of flight test as it OUGHT to be done... not just boring any holes in the sky. I feel your joy at the end when all is well and your mind is just coasting in a rush! You go guy! j.

The B-29 FIFI came right over my house this morning in Dallas at 5-600 ft. My wife Mary heard those round engines first and alerted me in time to get out and see it go over. WOW. No time to get a came

A couple guys tinkered with go-cart brakes years ago but if they were successful they didnt write about it. A couple of them look do-able tho.... and technology never sleeps.so look around. j.

Dwyer you just KILL me! j.

Thanks Richard... it is very wise to point out your background experience. j.

So you're thinking, Andy, that FAA OFFICIALS aren't good enough sources of information for you??? What exactly gives you the jitters? j.

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Since I have been here from the beginning I am often asked "How much is my plane/project worth...I want to sell it" My usual answers include.''' How long is a

You da man, Dan! j.

Finally the Q movement has crashed! Sell your planes...Quick! A couple of you at Marion asked about Spud. I talked to him last night by phone. He is alive and well in Olathe and awash in grandkids. Ou

Phil C. We Q guys do not consider Dflyers as outsiders. Never have. They have been welcomed since day 1. In fact the Dfly newsletter editor was a major organizer of our field of dreams events and at o

I dunno if this surfaced yet but I have been told Jerry's flight was low and he hit an approach light one of which, second from the end, was broken. j.

Okey dokey, Paul, thanks for setting me straight. Sometimes I get confused by real life. Here is how my thinking got haywire.We were all trained in how to adjust our flight path to "make the airport"

It certianly points to pilot error being the leading cause for accidents. You wont get any argument from me about this, Paul. j.

there are two weak places on any Q. A tail that breaks off easy and no forward roll over support in the canopy area in the advent of a ground loop roll over. Okay folk, I dont want to make anybody mad

Can you point me to any statistics which reveal that most short landings are due to fuel or mechanical issues? I need to change my thinking on this subject. j.

Your advice is exhaustive...But it is a Gold Standard plan. The problem for us Americans is that our standard is much looser than the European one... and we like it, we like it a lot. It reminds me of

Thank you Gentlemen for your thoughtful comments thus far. To further a discussion of judgement/skill it is almost spooky that KITPLANES magazine chose the November to publish an article by Parul Dye

When testing a new plane/pilot combination should you be focusing on the landing phase or touch and go's or should you be doing your basic airwork??? j.

In the wake of all our lamentations over the sad death-by-Q of Jerry Brinkerhuf I have these thoughts: many of us met Jerry for the first time at the Marion, IL Field of Dreams fly in. He was an affab

WOW Dave... excellent write-up. Normally you'd have to be standing right next to a guy listening to him to be that informed Thanks for taking the time, its almost like having you there! j.