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    rotax 583 adaptation questions

    Ok, i'm most likely going to be putting a Rotax 583 out of a snow mobile in my BD-5 since that is the most cost effective and what i have seen as a good setup for the airplane. Question is, all the ones i've seen have pull start and a "lighting coil". I need an Electric start and a 12volt...
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    Project Progress

    Im a bit bored here sitting at home, as its waaayy to cold to go to the shop to work on the BD-5, not to mention i'm pretty tired after a long day of work, so i thought i'd post up some progress pictures. The day i picked it up on August the 18th, roughly 55% complete 3 months Later...
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    BD-5 project pictures

    Just thought i would show you guys some pictures from my latest BD-5 project. I sold the previous one, bought another that was advertised as 95% complete, then got it and it was more like 50% complete. Then i found this one fairly local (3 hours away), drove to look at it, and it was 98%...
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    Bede 4 Plans for sale

    Ok.. I bought another BD-5 kit and with it came a tube full of plans. I never looked at them until last night, and found out they are actually Bede-4 plans. They look to be 100% complete plans with drawings of lots of parts. Not sure what they are worth, so here's a price, if you like it...
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    Spar Stiffner.... attn: Orion

    As i'm sure a few of you know, Jim Bede was highly Fond of the tube spar design for the BD-5. Most of the people i have talked to say the stock 21.5 ft wings have WAY too much flew and wing wrinkling in normal straight and level flight causing a different cross section of the airfoil (when at...
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    Commercial Single Check-ride tommorroe

    Well, the day has finally come for me to do my commercial single checkride. I'll be flying around in a PA-28 (arrow), which is a blast to fly! I'm pretty confident, except for those stupid Eights on pylons manuever.. And all of this with only 180 total time, god i love part 141 but everyone...
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    Its starting to look like an airplane!

    Well.. last night i got tired of waiting for some dimple dies to show up, so i decided to start working on the wing ribs and spars. After about 5 or 6 hours, this is what i end'd up with. (picture wasn't taken until this afternoon) Its finally starting to feel like i bought an airplane...
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    Surface Corrosion is a pain to get off

    Well, i got started on the partially completed BD5 i bought yesterday. The first order of business was removing the exterior and interior surface corrosion it had built up. It didn't look all that bad, but after 2 sets of scotch brite pads later and 2 hands with no feeling, i have come to the...
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    sheet metal benders

    I've been lookin at a few websites for a nice, yet fairly inexpensive sheet metal bender for my BD5 project. The problem is, all of the ones i've seen that are less than $300 have no provisions for bend radius's. How are you all bending your sheetmetal parts w/ the correct radius's? Are you...
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    BMA Efis Lite and Rocky Mountain MicroMonitor

    Hi, does anyone here have any experience with either of these units? I'm planning on putting them in the BD5 project i'm buying and think they will be the best bang for the buck, as they include everything i will need in 2 fairly compact and lightweight units. Thanks, Thomas
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    Hi everyone!

    Hi I just thought i'd finally register and introduce myself. My name is Thomas, i live in Sanford (about 30minutes north of Orlando), Florida. I'm currently going to Delta Connection academy to get into an airline carrer or possibly a corporate aviation carrer. I'm a FAA certified A&P and...
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