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    Companies that offer homebuilt liability/not flying, no authorized pilots insurance?

    Maybe this is verboten topic? Using search function "Homebuilt insurance" as well as "E/AB insurance" resulted in multiple hits which discuss some aspects of insurance, none of which mention anything like a list of available companies to contact? My non-flying, current reserved N# Sonerai 2...
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    Continental vs Lycoming shops?

    Unfortunately our club has to get several estimates for an insurance claim and it seems that engine inspection and OH shops tend to specialize either in Lycoming, or in Continental, and the ones that are happy to work on small Continentals are becoming rarer? We are in contact with Kline &...
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    (Aluminum) Heat Treat facility with min 27' quench tank?

    For the mods, yes i spent an hour researching old topics such as Round number for heat treatment? but this question is simple & specific enough to warrant it's own title, ( i think?) Question does not intend to address price or "practicality", only ID facility(s) with the capability. For...
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    has anyone ever used redwood for aircraft primary structure?

    I always thought redwood was weaker than sitka spruce, but recent posts on wood work and substitutions got me digging in old literature. For instance, "AIRCRAFT WOODS Their Properties, Selection, and Characteristics" , FPL, 1941 file:///C:/Users/Steven/Downloads/FPL_R1079ocr.pdf indicates...
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    Weld HDPE?

    The post about alcohol in fuel tanks MOGAS in Fiberglass Fuel Tanks Specifically starting at post #65 got me curious about the welding process for fabricating (as opposed to repairing) plastics including perhaps fuel tanks out of HDPE. (Or UHMW if that was thought better. ) This post is not...
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    Parts For Sale Redwood lumber

    This probably has no AC use, certainly not structural; i don't know however the proceeds are strictly to fund my aviation addiction. :) If someone does have a need I'm selling what amounts to 360 bd ft nominal dimensions/260 ft actual volume. All clear heart OG, most vertical grain s4s...
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    canopy shape at leading edge?

    Finally (essentially) finished and test fired my plastics oven. A bit of detailing (clamps, closure plates & fill in the insulation at multiple penetration points). Also some tuning for the controller. Then, I hope to do some test runs on small scale versions, and resolve the canopy blowing...
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    C140 fuel selector placard (please delete)

    Found FAA spec for placards
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    Any members in Georgia or Armenia?

    Travel can always make logistics difficult, but if anyone has a shop in either country and would be willing to have a short visit, i'd love the opportunity if it works out. Machinist and professional woodwhacker, restoring Sonerai 2, general shop rat & pvt pilot here.
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    My newbie obsessive questions about VW repair

    Realized i was sort of hi-jacking other posts with my questions and there are sure to be many more. Some of the following might be a repeat of other posts, but trying to consolidate in one place. I have been reading Bob Hoover off and on for a few years, have the Aero-Vee manual, and most of the...
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    removing cylinders from 2276?

    I borescoped the GP 2276 in my airplane which has been stored for a couple years. Cross-hatching looks good & no scoring, but there is some rust near the top of several cylinders. One valve and seat looks a bit crusty with rust. These are probably elementary questions to most of you: (I...
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    Borescope advice?

    Anyone sorted through the options in borescope/endoscoped enough to have a preference or give advice? So many permutations, many "similar" or even "same" units seem to sell for vastly different prices, too. Can anyone comment on whether a 3 lens head would be preferable to an articulating...
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    Borescope/endoscope suggestions?

    There are quite a few options out there thes days. Any suggestions for typical aircraft engine use? I'd like one that articulates enough to get in a crankcase, too.
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    Weight of RV3 steel legs?

    I did some googling yesterday and read some interesting articles. Absent calling the maker, does anyone know how much a set of RV3 steel gear legs weighs? Would like to compare to Sonerai 2, 5/8" thick flat aluminum gear. (Both AC 1100/1150 gross) Length can be accommodated in the build...
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    Add-on GPS for Foreflight/iPad?

    Last winter i provided specs and trusted Best Buy to steer me into an appropriate 9 - 10" screen iPad. I was not yet back into flying at the time, so had no opportunity to try it in the air. Of course when i brought it back, it worked in the store (on their wi-fi :( ) and at home after they...
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    Swing away engine mount?

    Has anyone ever built a swing away/swing open engine mount/adatption for the Sonerai 2? Ot other VW base steel-tube frame airplane? (To access the back of the case.) Like some radial engines had on much bigger aircraft. Is there a reason(s) it should not be considered? Balance? (tippy for...
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    Compare Aero-vee with Diehl?

    At one point the engine in my Sonerai 2L was an Aero-vee from 2002. According to the logs it was upgraded with the nikasil cylinders when they came out. that proved troublesome. The engine was replaced with a GP 2276 & Diehl case. I received the Aero Vee case (Mounting plate, alternator...
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    Canada to USA import Sonerai AWC experience?

    Has anyone imported a Canadian built Sonerai (or other experimental) and acquired an Experimental - Amateur Built AWC? Was there resistance? Any special notes? As opposed to E-exhibition, say? 2 years ago, before Covid, at time of acquisition i mentioned the project to our FSDO rep at a Wings...
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    Another engine theory Q - Blowers?

    I'm aware of the energy value (efficiencies) of turbo prop systems. Especially for normalize HP maintenance high up. This Q is not about that. :) When converting small auto engines, we all tend to need high torque at lower rpm than original design rpm's for optimal HP range & peak torque in...
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    Gaston Dorval & carburetors

    In a previous post that meandered, about page 2, the subject of my project airplane G-PXD, Gaston, & carburetors came up. :) https://www.sonerai.net/threads/my-s1-restoration.5139/#post-39298 This news item is suggestive...
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