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    What aviation news, blogs or e-mail newsletters do you actively read?

    AOPA, EAA Sport Aviation, DOM, Aviation Maintenance Tech, B&CA, Some Facebook pages.
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    Help With Sheet Metal Identification

    sheetmetal ID Usually, there is an ink stamp on the metal indicating the alloy number and the heat treatment. Usually, one can remove zinc chromate with acetone easily and leave the ink stamp. Usually, one can find a stamp somewhere on a part for easy identification. Since we are dealing...
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    Types of wood

    I have seen some mention of 90 degree and 45 degree plywood on previous posts in this section. Is 45 degree plywood still available? I heard it could no longer be obtained. If it can I would like to know where. I have also been reading about other woods as they compare to Sitka. I saw an...
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    Who wears a helmet, anyways??

    helmet safety Captain John: We fly EMS helicopters and helmets are part of our required equipment. I am not military trained, so I had no experience with them. The former military pilots I worked with had mostly bad things to say about them. For example, "They are too heavy." or...
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    checking options

    Go to homebuilt.org. They have a listing and links to various webpages of homebuilders. Curt
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    checking options

    Hey! thanks for all the input. It will be very helpful. Curt
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    checking options

    Thank you Orion. I actually don't think a plane exists like that but I thought I'd ask anyway. Curt
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    checking options

    Hey! Thanks for the help Malbo Downunder!:D
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    checking options

    I am looking for a plane that is comparable to a Glasair III but is built from plans. Does anyone know of an aircraft like that? The Glasair is a good ship but I would like to save some money hopefully, by building it from plans instead :ermm: Besides, I am what you might call a serial...
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    hello to everyone

    I just registered recently. I came across this website quite by accident and I would like to say I am delighted at what I find. There is a lot of good information here. Briefly about myself, I am a fixed wing and rotary wing pilot. I am also a certificated A&P and IA. Currently, I am...
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