Greetings all, I was just about to post cure my tailplane and anti-servo tabs and I noticed that I'd not installed blind nuts on the hinges as with the rudder and ailerons. Consulting the manual I no
Having earned my pilots license in a Grumman Tiger, and having flown several Cheetahs, TR-2's and Grumman trainers, this was my exact observation when I took my first flight with John Hurst in his tr
Hi Vaughn, I've installed an Advanced Aircraft Electronics Com and transponder antennas. Preliminary range tests using my handheld com radio on the com antenna show it works quite well, although I've
Greetings all, Susan and I will be at Sun-N-Fun most likely on the 13th or 14th, depending on the weather, although we plan to stay in Florida through at least the 15th or the 16th and hopefully get
Greetings all, I've been arranging my build pictures and I was wondering if anybody had a copy of the picture of the kit all layed out that used to appear on John Hurst's website. I'd like to include
Greetings all, Somebody mentioned cockpit return air vents the other day and I thought I'd chime in because I found a very nice plastic vent that works well for a return air vent in the "D" panel. I
Greetings all, Some time back there was a discussion about replacing the nose gear bungee with extension springs. I've searched the archive, but couldn't find any info. Someone graciously sent me pic
Greetings all, Here's what I'm going with in regard to a prop. http://www.sensenichprop.com/sen_html/news.htm Sensenich tells me they are working with a vendor to develop an electrically adjustable h
Hi Fred, Positive seals are fairly common in modern sailplanes, especially the racers. They involve using a strip of lightweight dacron (parachute material) which is attached to the aileron closeout
Hi Ron, With literally hundreds of glider tows under my belt, I cannot advise towing gliders with such low HP unless you have A LOT of room. Until recently I regularly towed with an O-540 equipped Pi
Hi Fred, between cell Small crimps get soldered to prevent oxidation. Large lugs are difficult to solder, so I also put a piece of heat shrink over the crimped area of the lug. The shrink in
Twenty some odd years ago whilst I was attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL, one of their 172's took a bird strike (pelican) directly in the center of the windshield ov