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    RV Builders Roll Call

    While im here: RV-7A slowbuild. On a farm now known as "AKOM Field" more specifically in a former stable on the farm. Still converting the stable so nothin done yet:depressed , its a shame to keep the kit in storage but i go and look at it when i can to make sure shes ok. You'd think 4...
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    FREE WEB HOSTING

    i have decided that since i love homebuilts and this community so much i will be opening my companies website (Blue Lightning Computers) for free hosting. The sites will be hosted with addresses such as Project AKOM anyone interested in this should PM me and i will give details for you to...
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    AKOM returns

    hi every1 just thought id say hi as im gonna be back on here again after a long time away with the airforce. didnt work out :wail:, which means im unemployed. so it wont help the project, oh well back to my business. and for those who dont no wat AKOM is: Project AKOM is a project by 4...
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    Tips

    Hi every1 im colecting tips to put on my website for the homebuild community to see (im gonna get the site on google when im happy with it) so any tips you can send would be great the address for the tips page is http://www.bluelightningcomputers.com/projectakom/tips.html the more the...
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    Finance Sharing / Syndicat

    hi there Project AKOM is a group of 4 "kids" building a Vans RV-7A we have all known each other for years and all have some finacial backing as a shared project it is harder as everyone has to agree on what is going in and what paint job it is having but it is fun although only just ordered i...
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    X-Plane!

    well orion if ya want i can send u a pricelist (if theres anything i dont have i cvan get a price for you) and then you can see if it would be cheaper to go Blue Lightning
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    X-Plane!

    well james thats definatly what i mean by a homebuilt computer it sounds like your system wants watercooling to keep it quiet which also has the advantage of being more efficiant than fans but can be quite expencive. although all my prices are in pound sterling when the new website is up...
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    Boeing aircraft-Very very funny

    well put, living in a country that all firearms are illigal (except if your hunting) i dont have 1 but if i could have a handgun to protect myself i would oh and by the way my aplication into the air force has just been accepted:D
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    X-Plane!

    although the quantum processor could be faster than the athlon 64 4000 that is in my pc it is still in testing phases and doesnt apper that they will be released comercally in a "store bought" pc so the BL04 is technicly the fastest pc avalible that is a very good point that you made about my pc...
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    X-Plane!

    since computers are my job i couldnt help but get invoved spinnetti although the il2 pack may bring regular "fast" pc's to there knees it wont bring them all let me introduce the BL04 (http://www.bluelightningcomputers.com/bl04.htm this is the fastest computer you can buy without designing it...
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    my panel

    cheers strangedays that'll come in handy when speaking to my designer:p: and to correct myself from an eariler post my designer says that the 2nd draft panel is based losely around a Cessna (not sure what model though)
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    my panel

    well that just makes it harder for all of us but im sure if i get onto my sponsor i can try and get one of the programers to make a free panel builder:p: i will let everyone know about that in the future
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    my panel

    na its gotta b all steam gauges 4 me doesnt feel like real flying if ur surrounded by computers:p: i did think about using GPS instead but the designer said he wanted ADF to keep costs down
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    my panel

    cheers othman i will get onto my designer about this ill let u all no when the new panel is done:D and once again thanks
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    my panel

    cheers james i will look into all of this but having not steped inside a plane for nearly 2 years :wail: myself i cant even begin to remember how many switches ect. that it needs but thats why i posted here thanks again:D
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    my panel

    thanks the throttle quadrant is in the middle of the cockpit see http://www.xtreme-products.net/Aviation_Products.htm the designer of the second draft based it losely around the panel of a pa-28 in which he is currently learning to fly and he assures me that there are the right amount of...
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    my panel

    cheers ebonheart thats actually the site iv used to make the pictures iv reuploaded them and it seems to be working ok on mine now
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    my panel

    can anyone give any ideas for improvment on my panel this is the current design http://www.bluelightningcomputers.com/projectakom/panel.html
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    my panel

    can anyone give any ideas for improvment on my panel this is the current design
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    what engine?

    shes gonna be a slow build coz hell half the fun is building and knowin that we did it on our own will just make it that bit more rewarding
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