Spring Fling is the 2-3-4 of June. My reservation is for Friday, and Saturday nights (June 2&3). Let me know if want me to change it over to you. Cheers, Jay

Hi All, The good news is that the long range forecast is showing excellent weather, between Colorado and Indiana for the Spring Fling weekend (thanks again Keith for hosting), but the bad news is my e

Congrats, Robert. Good work at a perfect pace! Cheers, Jay

Robert, I think you will find a mixed bag on this group, ranging from people who have no springs, such as Jerry Marstall, to those having strong springs, such as myself. Jerry uses the reflexor to tri

On May 23, 2023, at 7:25 PM, Jerry Marstall <jerrylm1986@...> wrote:  I have no springs. The friction from the phenolic bearings can provide the resistance you desire to modulate pitch sensitiv

That’s good Jim. Maybe some newly flying Q2xx’s may fly in the future! Cheers, Jay

Great history summary, Vern. I enjoy reading it. You should write a book…but only after you finish your plane! Saw a Rat Fink sticker on a store window yesterday and thought of you. Robert has a GU ai

Congratulations Kevin. You are twice me! Cheers, Jay

Great report Sam. Glad to hear you’re back to racing, and good job on that. I had hoped to enter the airventure race this year but I will not be going to OSH this year. I think I will try it next year

Not true, Kris. VG’s are routinely used on high lift airfoils such as the Clark Y, primarily in STOL kits for those aircraft, and are effective for reducing stall speeds for aircraft using virtually a

Although a little off topic, if any of you have ever wondered why the pitch-buck is a “nodding” or “bucking” motion rather than just a steady state AOA, I have uploaded paper that explains the reason

I have looked at this topic. They are of benefit to the LS1 by itself, but may be a liability to the tandem wing configuration, because the VG’s would allow the canard to fly at a higher AOA (alpha),

Robert, Vern’s last point is sage advice, since I think you are in Watsonville?? you are likely to have similar atmospheric conditions to what Vern describes, maybe not on the first flight, but someti

Robert, I am not an expert on VG's but do know that the type/shape of the VG is not nearly as important as the placement on the wing, so get input from those who have them installed to verify the plac

I like what Chris says. Do what works for you. Don't add extra pressure, I also had a good pilot friend on the field and that was it. I prohibited my wife from coming to the airport for my first fligh

All good points, Simon. The duration of my first flight was originally intended to be about 15-20 minutes, but I took off with enough fuel to go quite a bit longer. Any indicator that would demand a q

Great note, Chris. Really like it. I did about the same thing on my first flight. Long runway (10,000 feet), stayed in ground effect to build speed and also in case I wanted to put it back down again

Glad you and your plane were not damaged, Jim! Very lucky break to be on “home” turf more-or-less when that happened. I hope you can get things repaired and the issue remedied soon. Before I changed t

Hi Robert. Just curious why you chose a break away tailwheel. With such a light load on the tail, seems like you can just lift it up to position it. Cheers, Jay

Sorry Bruce is right Rulon J is right not Rulon J. Shouldn’t need to machine the outboard bushings, but may want to freeze for easier insertion. Cheers, Jay