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    A Mix Of The Old & New, The Plucky Dutch Fighter - Fokker D.XXI

    https://www.danhorton.net/Misc/Gas%20Gun.mp4
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    Saving Ultralights From Being Banned

    Yeah, it seriously hurts the billboard industry...;)
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    Saving Ultralights From Being Banned

    Perhaps another pilot should carry the torch.
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    Saving Ultralights From Being Banned

    None the less, buy him a beer. Pat him on the back. Tell him is great. Support his projects....and ask him to support yours. Professional lobbyists do not beat up the politicians they were hired to influence. They form close relationships. If you want to represent your airport, be...
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    Roller blade wheels as tailwheels

    I had a small diameter roller blade wheel on my JN-4C. Plastic center; a long taxi at too high a speed would melt it.
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    Counterfeit Parts Warning

    Brain fart...I'm using Denso, not NGK. Probably doesn't make much difference in the context of counterfeits, but still... PDF attached is a Denso "How to tell if it's counterfeit"
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    Counterfeit Parts Warning

    I use IKH27's. Mark, how do you know if they are knockoffs? I've seen the info sheet published by NGK. The bogus plug examples offered there appear rather obvious, when I suspect the knockoffs of concern are a lot more subtle in their differences. The other difficult issue is identifying a...
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    Pre-buy on sub $30k aircraft?

    Luckily there is no good reason to hold one. The author is obviously an idiot. (Or not. Re-read the second paragraph.)
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    Engine cooling, my solution

    The concept of ducts in the baffling to feed the blocked lower fins on 2 and 3 has been around a long time. Not sure George would accept the credit. He has accomplished plenty on his own.
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    Pre-buy on sub $30k aircraft?

    Thank you Marc. Mike tends to hyperbolize. Reality is the leakdown test is simply one of several tools, and when applied with some common sense can provide useful information. I would not discard tire pressure readings (or throw away my gauge) just because they do not pinpoint all sources...
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    Engine cooling, my solution

    How hot? The classic issues for a hot #3 are (1) a rear baffle wall blocking flow to the lower fins (limited fin depth on the midline, intake side of the cylinder), and (2) failure to close the large, well hidden opening at the base of the cylinder, aft side. (1) can be addressed with a bypass...
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    Pre-buy on sub $30k aircraft?

    Please excuse the off-topic question. Marc, I assume you're speaking of a standard leakdown test. Why would it be meaningless and useless?
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    Parts Wanted Stewert S51 PLANS

    Sorry. Best I know, Bill owns the design, so I assume he would be aware of any plans.
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    Parts Wanted Stewert S51 PLANS

    Contact Bill Hudgens, c/o Montgomery Aviation, 334-288-7334
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    New VAF Forum Format

    Sure, agree. Send Bill a private note. Tell him what you don't like, and (perhaps more important) what you would like to see. I'm pretty sure he is looking for feedback and will configure to whatever makes the most folks happy..
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    New VAF Forum Format

    Whatever the shortcomings and/or management decisions, HBA and VAF both are vastly superior to Facebook.
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    New VAF Forum Format

    Interesting commentary, given that HBA and the new VAF appear to be the same forum software. https://xenforo.com/ https://xenforo.com/community/
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    Legendary Pilot Bob Hoover Flies One Last Roll Over Edwards in a Saberliner

    I've previously told the story about Patti calling around to see about obtaining an autographed copy of Forever Flying. She left a number with someone at Rockwell, and then more or less forgot about it. Days later the phone rang in the kitchen. It was Hoover, calling personally to ask how she...
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