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To start, we're going back in time to September 2019. I had just gotten my PPL & was starting my IFR training. I realized the required hours for IR & CPL would cost a lot renting at 180$/hr in the school's 172s (and the 130$/hr Cherokee had just been taken down for maintenance), so I set off on...

Thanks for all the feedback everyone, this definitely isn't as simple as I first thought. Seems like some serious engineering would need to be done to make this kind of OWC, and even then the benefits might not be all there. If a RPM limiter/governor could be integrated, it might solve the prop...

I searched both Google & the forum to see if anyone had talked about this, but I couldn't find anything except discussions on electric starters. As far as I understand from reading the manuals & forums, all aircraft 2 strokes can't be pulled to idle in steep descents, making them not ideal (&...

I'll start this post with a disclaimer: I am not an expert on electronics. I do have a basic understanding of most things, and I'll try to make as much sense as I can, but please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm going to build my own LED assemblies for the nav, strobes, and tail beacon on my Ridge...

Thanks a million! And don't worry if you don't make it out today, I won't be able to pick up fabricating material until next week anyway

This is the belcrank, installed - it's a leveraging & pivoting bracket, attached to both elevator pushrods. I screwed up. During the 3 times I moved while working on this project, I misplaced this pivoting bracket, referred to as the belcrank by the manual. Does anyone have a diagram or...

I'm not sure if you can build one from plans, but the Searey sounds like a good contender. LSX Kit - Progressive Aerodyne Inc SeaRey The Searey was definitely up there on plane choices when I was looking for aircraft, I'd still happily fly away in one any day I think.

I'm getting to the point where I can start running the engine, however when I bought it there was no exhaust system. I've been looking over the available exhausts from Leading Edge Airfoils, and I can't figure out which one will fit properly. The cowling has a hole cut in the bottom from the...

I think that's the real kicker behind any thermal barrier, my guess is they're all somewhat fragile & wear quickly. It'd be nice to see actual data from longevity tests, though

I like rotary engines, and when I heard about the fabled "Rotapower" engine I had to do some digging. One of the marketing claims of the Rotapower is an efficient coating that reduces fuel consumption - Quite a claim, so I went a little deeper and found the NASA Contractor Report (#195445, which...

FINALLY done cleaning up this part of the workshop. Now I have to sand out & polish bolt/pin holes on a few parts, but first assembly will start very soon. Still waiting on rust remover to show up at Home Depot before I clean up the landing struts, but my goal is to be back on wheels before the...

Man, I would pick one of these up in a heartbeat if I wasn't on the opposite coast :(

I just spent a week cleaning it, and I'm still hardly halfway done! No doubt when I'm done it won't stay that way for long, anyhow 🤣

Finally finished the rotating wing stands and got one mounted. It's at a good height for me since I'm tall. (Griplockties for added security, was originally gonna use paracord but couldn't find it!) I messed up though, the center of rotation isn't aligned with the balance point of the wings (I...

Thanks guys, I did find them. I don't have a 3/8in swaging tool and I can't find one for sale under 100$, so I think I'll probably just buy the pre-cut & swaged cord.

Today is a good day. I'm finally about to pick up the last of the re-coated metal parts for the RR3, and it's time to throw it back on its wheels for a while. I talked to a fellow RR3 builder who put a recovery chute in their plane, and he said the original bungees sagged on the ramp under the...

Welcome to the forum Mark! There's quite a few single-seat, folding wing aircraft available and your choice will probably boil down to XC or STOL capabilities. When I decided to pick up a project my mission was very similar, and I eventually settled on the Ridge Runner model 3. There's quite a...

It does suck, and so many sites suffer from this problem, but it's also a necessary evil. Without these ads the site might not've made enough revenue to keep operating at some point. I'd rather have a site full of (blockable) ads than no site at all, and relying on donations alone probably isn't...

I'm not an expert on engines or EGT probes, but to me this sounds like it could be a faulty sensor. The IR thermometer sounds like a good way to double check those, even if it's just a relative surface reading.

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