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  1. byGeorge

    Once again with the FAA...

    "Not actually evil, but bad-tempered, bureaucratic, officious and callous. They wouldn’t even lift a finger to save their own grandmothers from the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal without orders signed in triplicate, sent in, sent back, queried, lost, found, subjected to public inquiry, lost...
  2. byGeorge

    Once again with the FAA...

    I don't know what the laws are that govern this situation. I'm not a lawyer, but I recently spent a few hours with one modifying and establishing trusts and succession plans. Where I live (from the state bar FAQ): "Property owned in joint tenancy automatically passes to the surviving owners...
  3. byGeorge

    Cartoony airplanes

    Republic Seabee, prototype flew August 1941, 1060 built 1946-47.
  4. byGeorge

    Once again with the FAA...

    "Just what do you think you're doing, Dave? All forms of Alprazolam are forbidden by our masters as an unacceptable medication." (FAA-HAL robot)
  5. byGeorge

    Murphy vs zenith?

    My first thought reading the thread title was that "Murphy" referred to Murphy's Law. "Well, that's easy," I said to myself, "Murphy's Law almost always wins."
  6. byGeorge

    Cartoony airplanes

    Convair XFY-1 Pogo. The only one built, and flown, is at the National Air and Space Museum.
  7. byGeorge

    Cartoony airplanes

    Maps that were intentionally inaccurately drawn so as to prevent the crew's defection or use by the enemy if captured (they really did that).
  8. byGeorge

    Cartoony airplanes

    What has seven pilots, one navigator, one bombardier, one radio operator, and nine engines? Well, a Tupolev TB-3, two Polikarpov I-5 biplane fighters, two Polikarpov I-16 fighters, and a Grigorovich I-Z fighter. What else?
  9. byGeorge

    Cartoony airplanes

    Could happen... :rolleyes: "A Storch was the last German aircraft shot down in air to air combat on the Western Front. On the morning of V-E Day. Lieutenants Duane Francies and William Martin, flying a Piper L-4 Cub for the 5th US Army Division, spotted a Storch circling below them. They...
  10. byGeorge

    Cartoony airplanes

    Blohm and Voss BV-141. By differing accounts, either 20 or 28 were built.
  11. byGeorge

    Cartoony airplanes

    At least the USAAF didn't order 200 before the first prototype was flown. (Me210 reference.)
  12. byGeorge

    FAA

    In a science fiction movie I was watching the alien race had a set of "directives." 1. The organization to which you belong is paramount, all actions undertaken must support its interests. 2. The unit within organization to which you belong is of secondary importance. Without violating...
  13. byGeorge

    FAA

    With all due respect, and I am neither agreeing (nor disagreeing) with the particular decision that the pilot made... But where have you been? The OFFICIAL ANSWER is always "NO!" People on the scene who have the facts are never AUTHORIZED to act on their own. They must have GUIDANCE. Hopefully...
  14. byGeorge

    FAA

    I attended a small college whose campus was built to a walking scale, not SUV scale. For this reason parking along the quad and in front of the academic buildings, library, and dorms was prohibited except on move-in / out days. Signs were posted to that effect. Issuing tickets would be...
  15. byGeorge

    Has anyone built a 103 UL Hummel Ultracruiser?

    I'd like having the additional speed and range of an X over a 103, but that conflicts with my desire to have as few dealings with the FAA as possible after having already paid to play following a ramp check where the inspector disagreed with the clear language in the type certificate: "When...
  16. byGeorge

    It's possible to learn to fly on a homebuilt airplane?

    Hundreds of people did "back in the day." Contrary to what has been said "most" didn't die. Which is not to say that lots of them didn't crash. And lots of those were maimed or killed. But the question you have to ask yourself is... "Do I feel lucky? Well, do you punk pilot?"
  17. byGeorge

    Has anyone built a 103 UL Hummel Ultracruiser?

    To plans, or kit, how close to 254 is it (in other words do items have to be "left off" to get there)? I assume you can't have a canopy due to it lowering the drag factor not the weight. If you don't have a canopy does the turtledeck serve a purpose? How long does it take to buff out all that...
  18. byGeorge

    Aircraft for the common man, homebuilt or kit....

    My grandfather flew F-89 Scorpions for ADC in the 1950s. I heard much about "unintended consequences" whenever I visited him. The Northrop had low mounted intakes, so screens were installed on the intakes to prevent FOD from being ingested on the ground. But when flying through icing conditions...
  19. byGeorge

    Best HP Half VW for an 160 lb (w/o engine) UL

    The recommendations supposedly originated from his business, but came to me via the plans which recommended his powerplant. But I don't know the timeframe other than "in the last 18 years."
  20. byGeorge

    Best HP Half VW for an 160 lb (w/o engine) UL

    Would a 54x24 or 54x22 propeller (recommended for 32 HP and 37 HP) seem reasonable, or...
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