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  1. Jman

    Another commercial electric airplane

    The comment about developing a tailwheel where very few tailwheel pilots exist anymore, is an interesting Point. It brings to mind the first mission helicopter I flew in the Army (OH-58DR). You had to constantly dance on the pedals to keep it behaved. My last assignment was flying MH-47Gs...
  2. Jman

    Pacific Northwest Belite

    Hey folks, Quick question for the group. I have a buddy that is looking to build a Belite but would like to see one in person. He is in the Olympia Wa area and was hoping to connect with someone locally that has a Belite or is building one. Can anyone help me out with pointing him in the...
  3. Jman

    Arlington 2015

    We might make it this year on Saturday. We are walking all night long on Friday in the Bellingham Relay For Life walk-a-thon. However, if I can get ahold of enough coffee, we want to swing in to Arlington on our way back down to the house. If we make it, we will be the family walking like a...
  4. Jman

    Please, always do a thorough pre-flight :)

    Only if you plan on shooting a CAT I or CAT II approach....
  5. Jman

    Crop Dusting. Over a City????

    I've seen them do it over populated areas in Southern Georgia for mosquitos. A little disconcerting to say the least. If they weren't using the planes they would use a truck that drove down residential streets billowing a mist of mosquito killer behind it. Good time to bring your kids inside...
  6. Jman

    Coast to Coast (and back) in a Rocket

    I'm with Jarno, we need more pictures! Sounds like a fantastic trip. Congrats!
  7. Jman

    CGS, Hawk Aviation is closed & put up for sale.

    I expect we will here from Chuck soon. He just signed up earlier today so as to dispel the rumors of his demise. :gig: Thanks for all of the kind words about HBA. I assure you that I don't deserve any of the credit. Most folks know that I disappear for months at a time. Topaz is right, it's the...
  8. Jman

    Hi There!

    Welcome to the group Andrea. Glad you found us. Let me know if you need anything related to the website. Enjoy!
  9. Jman

    Massive air attacks in Montana ( Lolo Creek ) !

    Reminds me of the time a line of M1 Abrams tanks in the center of Baghdad sent me and my partner ahead in our little aluminum can helicopter with no doors (OH-58D) to find the guy with an AK taking pot shots at them. We joked about the line of tanks being pinned down by an AK and needing two...
  10. Jman

    EAA Chapter 326 BBQ

    Bummed I missed it! Just saw this post. Oh well...... I'm just down the road from you guys.
  11. Jman

    Hello

    Welcome Patrick. Good to have a fellow Zenith builder here. Like you, I'm slow rolling mine as well.
  12. Jman

    Is HBA worth anything - to us?

    That's a very kind thing to say and I appreciate it very much. If you are still seeing the donation link than I've done something wrong. I took it down several months back. If you see it, please let me know because it's a glitch. Might have something to do with group permissions not quite...
  13. Jman

    Bill Husa (Orion)

    I'm mortified at this news. Bill has always been there, not only for HBA but me personally. He was a good friend and a cornerstone here at HBA. I spoke with him on the phone only a couple of months ago. I was asking his advice on how to reconcile my new job and more frequent deployments with...
  14. Jman

    Affordability of Aircraft

    The posts above were moved into this new thread. They were off-topic in the Synergy discussion and deserved thier own thread.
  15. Jman

    Dreamer or scam...

    As interesting as all this is, I think we have learned from other similar threads that there will be no end to this debate and it won't be solved here. One of those disputes better left for the courts. I'm going ahead and shutting this thread down. Sorry folks. :ermm:
  16. Jman

    Synergy Aircraft

    Well guys, I think its about time to take a step back, take a breath, and let John just build the airplane. There are over 51,000 views of this thread, 600+ replies, yet it took one HBA member two weeks to get a single reply to his plywood question. I'm sure he would appreciate constructive...
  17. Jman

    Piet found in Barn!

    I do know some Piets that were built using cub or cub style gear. In fact, my piet plans came with indie for installing the cub gear in case the spoked wheels were not your fancy. Here is a link that lays out the main differences: FAQ's
  18. Jman

    I'm not going back there again!

    Those are what the Army calls stagefields and are used by Ft. Rucker for pilot training. Each airframe trains at a specific stagefield in the area. On top of that, there are many farmers fields that are contracted by the government to be used for confined area training. You can tell those by...
  19. Jman

    Not good news for those pilots, military helicopter crash

    I was wondering if this video would make it on here. What an embarrassment to Army aviation..... Most likely this pilot got away with executing "Warrant Officer Recruiting" maneuvers like this in Iraq or back in the States near sea level. Mountains of Afghanistan are a different story all...
  20. Jman

    News - new ruling on AD applicability to homebuilts

    EAA News - Big Win for Experimental Aircraft on AD Applicability I believe it swung in the direction most of us thought it would, but it's nice to see it is official.
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