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Wanttaja
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Wanttaja replied to the thread Crashes in the News - Thread.Just wondering how they measured that with a forward-facing pitot tube. Ron Wanttaja -
Wanttaja replied to the thread First Composite Homebuilt?.I'm looking for homebuilt aircraft that used fiberglass composites for their basic structure. The Varieze would be a prime example, but...
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I'm doing a bit of historical research on homebuilts. What was the first true composite homebuilt? I'm referring to planes that have a...
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Wanttaja replied to the thread Portable ADSB-Out...?.Old joke about a guy looking for an accountant. "How much is two plus two?" he asks the first guy, who responds, "Four." Asks the...
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Wanttaja replied to the thread CGS Hawk Desgner/Builder Chuck Slusarczyk Passes.I tried it at one of the Pinkneyville fly-ins. IIRC, it was blackberry brandy. Not much of a drinker, just took a couple of sips. Quite...
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Lake Erie. Point Pelee National Park, Ontario Canada to Sandusky Ohio to commerate a Glen Curtiss flight of August 31, 1910. Thanks to... -
Wanttaja replied to the thread CGS Hawk Desgner/Builder Chuck Slusarczyk Passes.There's an old term that refers perfectly to Chuck: "Raconteur". It means a person who can tell skillfully tell amusing stories. And...
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Wanttaja replied to the thread Crashes in the News - Thread.I've always been a bit grumpy about this thread. *All* crashes are discussed here, even airline or military (or space....). Look at...
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Wanttaja replied to the thread Crashes in the News - Thread.Certainly. Unfortunately, there's a subset of pilots who fixate on screens. And those who don't know the difference between "The screen...
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Wanttaja replied to the thread Crashes in the News - Thread.From ~1987 to 1994, I flew Pete Bowers' original Fly Baby, with no electric and no radio. Flying NORDO was a challenge I enjoyed. Even...
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Wanttaja replied to the thread Could the Working Class Afford a P-51?.Years ago, Aviation Consumer magazine had a pilot report on owning a T-6. Said the cost of ownership...other than fuel...was about the...
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Wanttaja replied to the thread Anyone know anything about buildandfly.shop for buying plans?.I'm not aware of any. Since they're nominally Part 103 there wouldn't be any formal records. But in ~25 years of operating the Fly...
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Wanttaja replied to the thread If you like airplanes..His book, "Sled Driver," is pretty cool, too. Ron "Why yes, I did buy a copy" Wanttaja
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Wanttaja replied to the thread Anyone know anything about buildandfly.shop for buying plans?.I understand Russia has had a big run on spruce, 1/8" cable, and Model A engines..... :) Ron "It'd probably be an improvement" Wanttaja
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Wanttaja replied to the thread Hoverbike debuts at Detroit Auto Show. Let the Stupidity loose.Crewed quadcopters are going to require ballistic chutes. Because of the envelope issues with helicopter autorotation, a quadcopter...
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