Nice flight report and pics! Did anyone ever tell you two that you make a cute couple? 😉 Cheers, Jay

That smell can vary depending on whether you are farmer or a cobbler. Jay

Guess I should’ve said some people use a bell crank (like me)… Others just put a disconnect in each side’s cable. That’s simpler and lighter. I’m sure someone with that setup will send you details. Ch

Most people have some sort of bell crank mounted in the tail cone. Here’s a detail of mine outer holes are where the cables going forward to the rudder pedals mount with a thimble/shackle and an AN3 b

Great view Mike. I like the volcanic (lava) layers on the Butte in the foreground, but that’s just me. Cheers, Jay

Congrats Robert. Great progress and that is feel-good milestone! Cheers, Jay

Hi Mike, In my opinion you are overthinking this. Those who know me are laughing now because I am famous for over thinking things when I was building. Fact is that you won’t know what the “right” sett

No creep on mine in ~300 hours so far. Cheers, Jay

Bruce raises a good point here. In an emergency, for example if one or more of the links to the elevator breaks or becomes jammed, the reflexor is a back-up pitch control, you would like it to be usab

Thanks Simon, Glad you were there to help them complete the process. I for one would love to see your reports, if you and the owners do not mind sharing them on this forum. Cheers, Jay

That’s great, Rich! Congratulations! I see you guys are keeping Simon quite busy. Making a real Q Airforce over there now. Keep up the good work, and keep us posted on your flight experiences. Cheers,

Nice work, Robert! Cheers, Jay

I got in two flights this weekend. Both Saturday and Sunday. It was beautiful calm air and cold for both. Good performance and good fun. Today was -5 degrees C so was flying with DA well below ground

Congrats, Tim. Great plane! Cheers, Jay

Those numbers are likely too low on the low end. Also depends on weight. Typically, the values are determined at gross weight, and using an O200 will raise your empty and likely raise gross as well (y

Jim, Short answer: 7.8 degrees ground angle of attack when unloaded. My measurements were taken along the chord at BL50 on each side (left and right sides for both the wing and canard). Since the tool

Well the weather finally cooperated with my schedule and I got in my first flight of the new year yesterday. It was a beautiful day to fly. It was high hazy overcast to broken, providing some beautifu

Hi Mike, If the mains are on a level floor then you hoist the tailwheel to where you want it to get WL15 level. If you measure the vertical height from the floor to the bottom of the tailwheel. Lets c

Hi Dave, Happy Winter to you in the NorEast! I was thinking of you when I posted that parody music video with the old C-150 on it! Cheers, Jay

Nosewheel Man (A Parody of 'Nowhere Man' by the Beatles) youtu.be Given my recent intrepid foray into giving tail dragger Q advice, despite my being a nose dragger Q pilot, I thought I could eat a lit