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    Interesting Subaru Site

    I'm on the right side, of course... There aren't very many lefties in the talk radio biz. :D
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    Interesting Subaru Site

    The Subaru Engine does not have any inherant provisions for dry running as Subaru engineers never took into consideration motorists that drive thier cars upside down. In general, however, Though they do design things to be more tollerant of owners who neglect thier maintenance responsibilites...
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    Interesting Subaru Site

    I would have to respectfully disagree with Archie, at least in part, in his assertion that the technology curve is being held down by Lycoming et. al. While its blatantly obvious that certified iron is 60 year old technology and that this fact, in itself, is a bad thing for general aviation...
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    Interesting Subaru Site

    Not as yet. I'm still construction the prototype, hung up on the two most expensive components. I'm here working desperatly to scrape up the funds and then I see someone with a similar idea that is farther ahead... thats depressing. :( My version is based on the EA-81 and will include...
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    Interesting Subaru Site

    I hate it when this happens... Just got through checking out subaruaurcraft.com... This guys stole my idea!?!?! :mad: Seriously though, it looks incredibly like the one I have in my shop under development right now. There are some differences obviously, but the basic layout is the same. I...
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    Okume Plywood

    Methinks George Sychrovsky knows his way around a woodshop and has been around wood for a while... I concur with his comments on the use of gaboon (okoume) in aircraft. I personally wont use it for those reasons stated. I am using exclusively MIL-P-6070 grade materials in the construction...
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    U.V Rays and Wood

    UV exposure Craig is right about the colors of varying forms of decay, thats why I asked the question I did in my last post to this thread. I did not want to write a complete tretease on woodrot. Wood normally changes color with age. It's color will become more dark and rich, but a light...
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    Sport Pilot

    Ultimately, the real issue of the sport pilots license can be understood by answering these following questions truthfully... 1) Why would a person want to or have to learn about TRSAs, TCAs, Class A, B, C, D, EFG airspace regulations, Air traffic control procedures and protocols...
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    Sport Pilot

    As an already fully certified pilot, I am disqualified from participating in your poll, but I have to comment... The FAA screwed up big time a couple years back with the "recreational Pilots License" program. When it was all said and done, one had to ask themselves, "Why would I go through...
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    Okume Plywood

    To my knowledge, Gaboon is not certified under MIL-P-6070, but I'm not an expert on MIL specs... That being said, thats not to say that its not used in aircraft both past and present. I do a lot of wood repair, but I dont specialize in wood construction. You wil lfind Okoume to have higher...
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    U.V Rays and Wood

    What color is the discoloration? isit a darkening of the hue of the wood, or is it a greying color? Dave
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    The MiFyter

    I actually lived in Arlington for almost 10 years as I worked for the Boeing Co. in Everett. I attended the EAA fly-in there every year that I was there and even a few times since I have moved back to my native home in Idaho. I still have friends and contacts in the Seattle area and if...
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    Hi, I'm Dave

    By all means, ask away! I am experienced in wood structures and would be happy to help the guy assess his project. I had considered boasting my company (small as it is) but thought doing so here in this forum would be too easily considered spam. Thanks for permision to do so. As soon as I...
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    The MiFyter

    I just found out today that the Mifyter prototype is currently hangared in Ontario Oregon, about an hour's drive from where I live, not in Nampa where Rocky Mountain Wings is based. I can still get over there to take a few pictures soon though. I am likely going to drive up to Pendleton early...
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    Hi, I'm Dave

    Well, I suppose I should introduce myself too... Everyone just calls me Dave. I am 43 and have been invloved with aviation most all of my life, although not always as deeply as I would have liked. I live near Boise, Idaho and I have a degree in engineering, two daughters in college, private...
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    The MiFyter

    The Mifyter is produced by a company called Rocky Mountain Wings L.L.C and they are based in Nampa, Idaho (about 15 minutes from where I live). You can see more on thier website www.realflying.com but there are few if any photos on the website. Perhaps I can drive over there this afternoon...
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    Williams Jet

    But the real issue is... How much money? Unless its affordable, its just another thing for us mainstream aviators to have fantasies about. Turbines are great, but they will never catch on till they cost less than your house.
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