The common fiberglass "repair kits" are polyester resin, and besides dissolving polystyrene (blue) foam, polyester has other annoying characteristics. Home Depot sells epoxy laminating resin as a pin
Yes, if you believe it's a "racket." Consider obtaining only "hull not in motion" coverage. It's instructional to peruse the financial statements ("SEC filings") of these companies to see how P&C in
The net benefit to the headache of reading polices is seeing where the truth will set you free. She's likely excluded from homeowner's coverage, and your auto collision/comprehensive insurance proba
You can have mine, but it's now just disassembled, dimensional lumber. For the trigear, you can keep it simple. A framed base, and four braced vertical 1 x 4s which affix to the fuse with screws and
I agree it could be RF pickup and a 1st guess at that. But bipolar transistors can do pretty good job of "rectification" with 10W coming out of an antenna 6 feet away from whatever is picking it up.
Forget the alas part, as seems (desirable) auto mic audio leveling is about standard on new boxes, with the chip to do the job about $1. Lowering mic gain could indirectly and incorrectly fix the rea
If only that were so. Any State of residence which has a sales tax can hold you liable for sales taxes not collected by an out-of-state vendor. Some also have a kissin' cousin called a "use tax," whe
I've used Aeropoxy's structural ES6279 adhesive for total satisfaction so far and doesn't require a 2nd morgage. Not for critical structural usage, as in areas like cockpit or fuselage bonding w/o kn
Here's also an informative article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1578896.stm Is the BBC but doesn't involve matters inimical to the Prime Minister and thus maybe even accurate! Reg, Fred F. Eu
PFA are considering this proposal. The FAA does not approve that for certified A/C, as the course filter must be located at the tank outlet. The idea I think is to catch stuff such as sealant or a ch
Actually the orig posted "ad" did not say it was $199 for two of them. Wicks, though, has several choices, and the black anodized aluminum ones I have from Wicks are very well made and about $60 each
Agree that common masking is completely inappropriate for paint lines. Preferable to electrical tape I think is a 3M product sold by auto body supply stores -- a plastic "fine line" tape in many wid
few are as possibility of surgery. Is It's normal only with homebuilt A/C, kitplane notwithstanding! There appears more than enough beef in the exposed part of the shoot bolt guide to grind down to s
I think we need to be careful with words like "significant." I have relevant tech documents by the experts, plus reports of other incidents to composite aircraft with lighting systems, and it seems l
off and side...Probably a that look aiming Answer to both...got a wind tunnel? :-) It's a real skinny pipe, so ain't talking much. But a round pipe angled becomes a messy oval for less drag, as you i
day VFR conditions! I agree with what they say about amber, in the way it enhances contrast for best spotting other traffic. Hence my sunglasses have always been amber. And with amber Europa glass,
Sherwin automotive and lower that it Well, I know a manager at Glidden who says their auto finishes vs. SW or DuPont.... :-) Anyway, planes usually aren't subject to chipping debris like cars, so I'm
about paint Just an observation here if weight is a concern. A least one famous auto paint mfr says a waterborne 2-part primer (Smooth-prime is in that category) is OK under their topcoat products.
trouble adhesion in Chemical All I meant was there will always be tooth adhesion, but two-part epoxy primers are generally impervious to paint solvents. You can test anything with the thinner to be u
coat. It Suggest a footnote here, for general consumption. Wet-on-wet should only be done if the paint mfr permits it for given products. Otherwise, if a topcoat cures too rapidly, there's danger of