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    Build/design log websites

    Hello to all. I find myself in a bit of an odd postion: I need to find some sort of "real" project for a web app. I've been noodling about it for a while, and I think I'd like to create an app for a design and build log. I know that there's stuff out there and I've already taken a peek at...
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    Aerobatics and Pushers

    I still doodle pushers on my napkins every once in a while and I often wonder about how much fun it would be to perform aerobatics. So besides the obvious emergency-exit challenges, are there any other reasons why you wouldn't want to perform aerobatics in a pusher that was designed for the...
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    Changes to the 51% rule (FAA)

    I'll admit to having missed the release of these on 7/15... but I can't remember hearing anything about it on the daily aero-new podcast... Here's the summary and download links http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/display_docs/index.cfm?Doc_Type=Pubs Direct links to the pdfs are...
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    Checking oil on a cold Rotax 912

    I was just reading some posts about hand-propping and it brought to mind one of the pre-flight items that always makes me nervous: Pulling the prop through (seems like 10-15 blades) on the Evektor SportStar so that I can check the oil. It's always bugged me, but with the composite 3-blade...
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    Information about Bill Barber's Snark

    I recently found a very interesting 2-seat pusher design from New Zealand here: http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/barber.html Further searches haven't turned up much about it. I've sent an email to the address listed as Bill Barber's on the page, but since the date on that page is from 2000...
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    Why aren't there new plans-built designs?

    A recent post caused me to stumble onto this FAQ (clumsiliy anonymized so that nobody thinks I'm trying to attack the designer): Q1: Are plans available? A1: There are no plans for sale, and we cannot offer plans for sale in the future. There are several reasons for this. First, plans would...
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    How to fix a broken Bose headset?

    It's probably not exactly the right forum, but since I'm considering a fix with composites and a fix with metal... Sigh. I've got a Bose X that I bought used and it's now been broken (I blame my kid :) ) The u-shaped stirrup that holds the left earcup has snapped near one of the attachment...
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    Add resin to hardener, Add hardener to resin, or doesn't matter?

    I'm guessing that order doesn't matter since I don't recall seeing anything about it... but I figured I'd ask just to be safe. In chemistry class, I remember being told to always "Add acid to water" because adding water to acid can cause excessing heating and, in the worst case, splatter acid...
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    Flight training help

    Help! I'm currently finding myself as the lead character in that all-too-typical story of the form: "Yep, I started training 20/30/40 years ago but then work/family/life/kids/money got in the way. But I'm gonna finish it now that I'm retired." I'm only 33 and 30+ years of waiting seems a...
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    Fight user fees, take the ADS-B survey!

    No, I'm not full of horse-puckey, but I am stringing together a couple of things from the FAA's draft flight plan. :para: Here's the address for the survey: http://web.mit.edu/~elester/www/online_survey/ The outline of the FAA's argument is this: 1. The number of people flying will...
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    Drill press maintenance

    I've recently gotten a somewhat neglected drill press working again and I'm wondering about two things: 1. The shaft attached to the chuck has oval cut-out that was once packed with grease. The grease is in need of being flushed out and repacked (I can fish out wood dust), but what short of...
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    Building Choices

    Sorry of the long post, but I'd really appreciate some advice from those who have "been there and done that." I really want to build my own airplane for what are probably all the usual reasons but I can't find a design that I really like. So I'm currently pondering a one-off design for...
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