Sam - funny you should mention that about the tower recognizing you. I’ve got the same thing going at John Wayne airport in Orange County. It’s pretty funny amongst the constant stream of a320’s, 737’

Mike, What was your starting procedure prior to installing the primer? I have The same carb but with primer plummed at the intake spider. I haven’t used the primer basically ever and I’ve started in 2

I got my first flight in for the decade. I’ve been down with the flu since Just after Christmas and the runway has been snowed in until yesterday so I finally made it back from my holiday travels (sta

Jay, I think to evaluate this conservatively you’ll have to disconnect the pitch trim springs since those help to stabilize the system in some ways. Matthew Curcio 419-290-3773

Yes but a lot more than that. This may be common knowledge for you but I’ll explain in some detail since I think most people aren’t fully aware. Taking a step back, part 23 and part 25 both say that y

I would be extraordinarily careful with that setup and my professional recommendation would be don’t fly that. The problem is that unless you have fully evaluated the trim loads incurred during the tr

Hey all, Cool video Jerry . . . I’m going to be that guy for a second here. Please keep this email group directly related to quickies. There are loads of great Facebook groups with fun videos and pict

Toe brakes good -Retain the use of your hands during, startup, taxi, and run up -conventional arrangement, most people are accustomed To Bad -poor access for maintenance, installation, and inspection

I think there are a number of mild sets out there. I’m guessing they built a few molds and then had people in the area building from them. Matthew Curcio 419-290-3773

i just sent him an offer (asking price). That's a short drive for me and I've been thinking for a while it'd be great to have some spares.

Hot oil and less than 1k I’m 18-20psi. That’s twice what it was before but my cruise oil pressure is the exact same as it was before. The relief valve seat was resurfaced so that’s not leaking I’m pre

I’ll plan to be there and I really hope my lessons learned help some people out! Honestly, the trickiest part of the timeline for me was the fact that my girlfriend lives in Orange County which is a 4

Hey all, My apologies for not being able to make it to FOD - explanation to come. I think at least a few of you know that me and the q bird had a bit of an incident on the way back from OSH. I was pre

Not to mention, if you’ve ever done a burnt test on a sample of glass off your plane, the resin is super flammable as well. I did make sure to use materials that met the FAA’s requirements for burn te

Another very good option which is what most all of the long ez's have is zolatone. I used zolatone on my baggage compartment and I've been very happy with it. No doubt the weirdest finish I've ever sp

I actually made a power point of my trip for a lunch and learn at work shortly after. It has a lot of good details and links on route planning, weather etc. as well as a bunch of pictures. It actually

I have had the most like just going to home depot and buying a little tube that will fit snugly over the bleeder. Run that up a foot or two and then into a cup than crack the bleeder and go. You can b

Curious what you all have done for a firewall. My Q2 had some kind of fireproof fabric bonded to the firewall with no aluminum sheeting or anything over that. There was originally paint but that has l

I was able to sneak in this morning. I left Socal bright and early yesterday but a little bit of a late start combined with a little bit of weather and headwinds put me too late before the airspace cl

Thanks for the update Keith. I’m passing through Nebraska now. Thinking I’ll end up in fond for the night and try and get in tomorrow. Hopefully things start drying up. Please keep me posted if there