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    EAA - For better or worse

    Thank you Victor Bravo! Very well said! Sorry for those of you who don't live near a great EAA chapter or have the desire to turn your local chapter around. We have 3 great chapters in our area. Tool cribs, yes. Young Eagles, yes. Fly-in/Drive-in breakfast, yes. Projects, lots of them...
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    What did you do on your airplane project today?

    Measure, mark, bend metal, fit, file, drill, up drill, deburr, celco, repeat................. Some day!
  3. Flash

    Low cost scales for weighing aircraft

    Summit Racing has a large selection of scales. I brought a set for $750 that work great. Included 4 scales, which I only use 3 at a time. So I have a backup spare. Well worth the cost.
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    What is your biggest gripe about your hangar?

    The Reversion Clause and other BS required at public airports is the reason private air park communities have become so popular over the the last 30 years. Been on air parks since 1997. Property taxes for my Home and 3,000 sf hangar are less than what other are paying for fees, leases, etc on...
  5. Flash

    LPA is history

    Spot on, couldn't have said it better. Amen
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    spec list of efficient light planes

    The KFM supplied with the kit was the 22/24 hp direct drive. It had enough power,and ran well, but everyone I encountered had lost at least one prop in flight. One individual in MN lost 4. There just wasn't a proper way to securely attach the wooden prop. I was held on with just 4 small (AN4...
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    spec list of efficient light planes

    Having built and flown a Monnett Moni in the late 1980s I feel it's near the top in this category. It's only weak point IMHO was the KFM engine. Many of the aircraft in this category had the same issue. Not many light, efficient and most of all reliable engines out there.
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