Hi Sam, Thanks for this and all your support for Q's. It is invaluable and much appreciated. I meant to offer earlier but am booked through early Jan: there's an unofficial programming interface to ya

Toe brakes are a must-have even if 9 out of 10 don't use them. I can testify to one accident caused in part by not having them - cost $10,000+/years, and I was lucky.

Solidworks now has a 90-day trial of their 3D CAD (student) product available: http://www.solidworks.com/sw/engineering_stimulus_package.html Be sure to read the license: it's node-locked and not upgr

As I hear it, the problem with simple waivers is that they don't cover non-parties like the person killed when the plane goes through their bedroom. I am not a lawyer, but I'd be interested in finding

Sky Ranch Engineering manual (1991) page 140 has a table saying Lycoming 320's require 5.5" drop (105 mph ram, 2500 cubic feet per minute) to cool at full throttle. home. I or in airspeed climb out gi

Canard. Pitch buck over the runway means prop plant. Roughly 15% of NTSB reported quickie accidents (25% of those caused in the air) appear to be related to pitch-bucking when going too slow on landin

For starters, I'd be happy to do a lot of legwork for the next LVK fly-in. Sorry I haven't contributed more in the past. It's hard to measure the value of participation. I doubt anyone noticed me two

No install yet, but thanks for the tips (the threaded-rod hole size probably provides all the necessary play). I'm not convinced I have a problem with braking any more; I'm generally within 3-5' of ce

I'm investigating required equipment for experimentals, and the basic day-vfr question is not immediately clear. 91-205 specifies required equipment for day-vfr for *standard* category U.S. airworthin

I'm finding Lycoming 235's much more prevalent than Continental 0-200's, and I have a lot of confidence in the 235 L2C I own now. Does anyone have experience (or plans) for using the 235 on a former Q

Should I buy a composite starter kit to learn to work with fibreglass? If so, which kit: - $50 Wick's aircraft supply includes Rutan book - $70 (without manual?) or $120 aircraft spruce Also, TAP plas

I'm worried that I wouldn't be able to certify or inspect a project I complete if it has no logs to establish that it was built for recreational purposes. Let's say I buy a quickie project without log

Does any know (or care to speculate) about the performance difference between Q-200's with tricycle gear vs. taildragger? Aside from handling/visibility benefits, I'm anticipating some cost (drag and

Hi all - I'm considering a Q200 project near Cincinnati (at I69) and would need to trailer it (without engine) to Oakland (which you might know as the commercial airport near the Livermore quickies).