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  1. Kurt Ayres

    Taper pin help

    Could someone please help educate me about taper pins? The Mini Coupe I'm building uses them to attach the outer wing panels to the center section, but I can't find any of the size the plans call for -- AN386-5-12a. The ones commonly available seem to be sizes 2 and 3. Are there any suitable...
  2. Kurt Ayres

    Mini Coupe Build

    I have just begun a Mini Coupe scratch build (website -- Kurt's Mini Coupe), and just want to ask if there are any current/former builders of this design anywhere here (or anyone who knows someone who is/was). There is going to be a lot of "reading between the lines" to come, and I'd appreciate...
  3. Kurt Ayres

    How good is "good enough"?

    I'm beginning my second (scratch) build. The first had very little sheet metal work, while this one is all metal. So, as my thread title asks, how good is good enough on the parts I make? I know that they will never be as pretty factory-made ones, but how much "wave" in the flanges or little...
  4. Kurt Ayres

    Simple six-pack replacement. Is there such a thing?

    I'm wondering if there is a device out there that does nothing but replace the six-pack. I have zero experience in these matters, so please forgive my ignorance. This is for day VFR only in a low performance airplane; I don't need navigation capability and all the other bells and whistles, as...
  5. Kurt Ayres

    Da-2 major modification

    I'm a big fan of this airplane, and am wondering what might be involved in modifying the design to somehow "nudge" the stall speed down into Sport aircraft territory (the published S1 is 62 mph!). A larger wing would seem to be an answer, and any general guidance you might provide that would...
  6. Kurt Ayres

    Wood and metal and apples and oranges

    As I'm getting close to finishing project #1, I'm thinking ahead to project #2. In general terms, what is the current difference in cost between wood and aluminum for an airplane of similar size/performance -- say, a Mini-Max and an Ultracruiser. The word in the past was that wood is less...
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