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  1. Wrongway John

    Good choices for STOL ultralights

    Not concerned about it being 103 compliant, actually prefer one that is built without being restrained by certain weight limitations. Researched quite a bit, and Kolb Aircraft are certainly high up on my list. Load factor is 4+ 2-. I assume that is useful load? It's hell finding any service...
  2. Wrongway John

    Black Fly electric Ultralight at Oshkosh: Vertical TO&L

    Not sure where to put this crazy thing. Never heard of it until about 30 minutes ago when my brother mentioned it to me. Has eight electric engines, weighing 4 lbs each, limited range to 25 miles due to ultralight weight limitations, I'm sure in the experimental category, more batteries could be...
  3. Wrongway John

    Where can I purchase the FAA, Air Traffic Control Handbook 7110.65?

    I understand this is the bible of all air traffic communication, and has what phraseology is used in just about every situation. Want to learn more to where I'm more comfortable flying in such airspace. Just wondering where I can obtain such a handbook. I checked Amazon, and they only have it...
  4. Wrongway John

    Pegazair, so little known

    Back to searching for a bush plane to build, with Bearhawk still the leading contender for my tastes, but haven’t put any money down yet. The Pegazair certainly intrigues me, but good luck getting much info on this plane. One can easily cull through the entire internet, youtube and all, and have...
  5. Wrongway John

    Need a pre-buy inspection near El Paso, TX

    I have a classic 57 year old planeabout an hour away from El Paso I’d like to purchase, but not before getting a very good pre-buy inspection. Previous owner went through 99% of it with a fabric off restoration before he passed away, even flown it about 60 hours the last two years, but the last...
  6. Wrongway John

    Weight and Balance Concerns for Tandems

    Wanting to get a bush plane next, not sure yet if side by side seating or tandem is the way to go.Just wondering for you tandem guys, how much of a pain is it in doing the weight and balance? I’m looking at the Bearhawk Patrol, e.g., and she’s got a lot of useful load, of 1,050 lbs. If you...
  7. Wrongway John

    Skydiving, and EXP planes to jump out of

    Not looking to get into commercial operations, so wondering what planes we typically have would be something we could jump out of. Most EXP’s tend to be two seaters, so we would be limited to just one jumping out. Among the 4 seat EXP, seems like the Zenith 801 would be a good choice. But I...
  8. Wrongway John

    Quicksilver Sprint, Sport, 2s comparisons

    I really love my RV-6, but I’m tired of this airport to airport business. Too many times, I’m finding remote areas I would love to land into but can’t get to. I’m thinking it is going to be difficult to beat the take off and landing figures of the Quicksilvers. And they have a solid reputation...
  9. Wrongway John

    Beware of Jake's Pilot Shop

    Just wanted to give a heads up to all that might want to consider dealing with this place. He goes by several aliases and appears to be plenty flaky. Quite a few at VAF have been burned by him. This thread covers a great deal of it. The BBB, as well as the Vancouver police also are aware of this...
  10. Wrongway John

    You got to love the Jenny!

    Wikipedia has a bit of history of this WW1 training plane. Curtiss JN-4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia After the war, they sold as surplus for as little as $50.00 a piece. Our city bought this one a few years back for$350,000.00. Probably one of the best restorations of this plane. Only...
  11. Wrongway John

    Save 25% on new RV-4 kits

    Purchased a plane this month, so will be selling my RV-4 kits. This kit is not started minus the first couple of pieces. If one is contemplating ordering new kits from Van’s, this will save yourself thousands of dollars. It’s the new RV-4 kits with pre-punched wing skins, purchased last year and...
  12. Wrongway John

    Paper work when purchasing used A/C

    Was checking with AOPA, they offer quite a bit of services, but others also do this. I went with AOPA to see basically what was involved. First is a title search to see if there are any liens on the plane. They said it takes about two business days to find out. That’s $99.00 and a report...
  13. Wrongway John

    Is a roll illegal without a parachute?

    Been out of flying for a long time, so I’ve been spending some time reading my FAR book (2009 edition), and if I understand 91.307 (c) correctly, we are not allowed to ever do any banks of 60 degrees relative to the horizon, nor or we to do any nose-up or nose-down attitude of 30 degrees...
  14. Wrongway John

    Tail Dragger endorsement around N.TX

    Anybody know of anyone that is doing this, preferably within a few hundred miles of North TX. D/FW area, Oklahoma city, or thereabouts. I can find instructors even in my city, but yet they want me to have my own plane. Also, what few prices I’ve seen quoted in other places are all over the...
  15. Wrongway John

    1953 Piper Tri-Pacer with only 340 TTAF&E

    If this site allows planes other than homebuilts, I thought I'd post what I think is a rare find. It's not my plane. The plane probably is ready for the fuselage to be redone in fabric since it is original. I'm posting it here, because I figure somebody with homebuilding experience has already...
  16. Wrongway John

    Super Cub retractable leading edge slat

    SuperCub uses a retractable leading edge slat on their wing that still lets them fly at around 20 mph. I believe there are no complex cables and controls involved. It works on air pressure, and under 60 mph, it opens up, while speeds over that, it retracts which gives considerably more top end...
  17. Wrongway John

    Rotax 2-cycles need crankshafts @ 300 hrs?

    According to Leading Edge Air Foils which does a lot of Rotax engine sales and services, their overhauls consists of replacing the crankshaft on all of their 2-cycle engines every 300 hours or five years, whichever comes first. The cost for the overhaul which includes the crankshaft is $2,000...
  18. Wrongway John

    Just how good are the Rotax 912's?

    They had a very good discussion on this engine a while back ago on Van’s which you can view all of the pages starting here: http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=24875&highlight=rotax+tbo One stated that he had known of others that have went 4,000 hours on this engine, singing...
  19. Wrongway John

    Rans Coyote S-4

    While the RV-4 project may be some two years or so away from completion, I was looking for something else I could fly for now. I thought this plane might fit the bill initially, but not so sure now. Quite a few on barnstormers for what seems like a reasonably price. But info is sketchy on it...
  20. Wrongway John

    Drill bits in bulk

    Not even interested in buying drill bits that come one or two in a package, but it seems the aircraft supply houses I check with do just that, even though they know building a plane, we will need plenty. Surely somebody sells in bulk at a discounted price. Anyone have any good leads?
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