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    Time to move on...

    Yep...but it will do them, lol. The factory website had a disclaimer that much of their video was filmed outside of the country.
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    Time to move on...

    Well....it's not a biplane, but it IS LSA. It can work for a living. Definitely can be flown with abandon. Insanely rugged. Will take off and land about anywhere your Stol buddies can. Not precise aerobatics, but kinda like flying a cartoon with the giggle factor. On floats, takes off so short...
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    eBike (cargo bike) hydraulic brakes

    Very cool thinking. What are those wheels off of? Did you lace them yourself? Does the canteilever axel tub provide and spring dampening or is it all in the tires?
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    Is fir suitable for building with?

    I was thinking about building a single place double eagle. I got the plans for a half dozen airplanes, really like the ultralights, but....I'm big. And on the edge of what performs well as an ultralight. The Double eagle spar is a built up ply and cap strip. Make a skinnier, single place...
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    Is fir suitable for building with?

    Will definitely do that
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    Is fir suitable for building with?

    Hmmm...so line the board up with the grain. And at 2.5 inches thick, you might get some 1x1 stock with correct runout and dimensions. Or whatever. Still, might be able to saw down for geodetic strips, ribs, etc, as long as the grain allows. I think they are worth looking at next time I'm...
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    Is fir suitable for building with?

    This is in our local Craigslist. It is described as Red Fir. Around here, that can be Douglas fir, or two types other fir, which all seem likely candidates for building airplane. Both red fir types seem to be similar in strength and weight to Sitka Spruce. These are a two hour drive from me...
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    Is the Long EZ beyond its coolness a good design?

    Its the Smiles per gallon that the SSSC delivers that I like!
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    Would a reverse delta (Marske style) be good for a rigid hang glider?

    Are you Familiar with the Work of Klingberg?
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    Is the Long EZ beyond its coolness a good design?

    When I see someone comparing aircraft as diverse as a Long Eze, Lancair, and Zenith. I think that the person doesn't have a lot of aviation experience and might be asking the wrong questions. The FIRST thing to decide is "what's your mission?" I.e. what kind of flying do you plan on doing...
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    Parts For Sale 65-75 Continental engine

    Can someone share the address, zip code, state where this stuff is shipping from? He's already changed hisvuser name, and I have no doubt at all we will see a new username in a minute or two.
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    Starlite SL1

    I was so upset about this, I forgot to thank you! Thanks, lol
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    Starlite SL1

    N No, it didn't. I'm really disappointed that somebody sold this to a low time pilot without disclosing this problem. The prior owner never flew it, was given some bogus instructions on how to fit the pins, and was told not to tell who sold the airplane to him....red flag for sure. So the...
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    Starlite SL1

    Looking for Starlite help. My buddy just bought a Starlite. He is assembling it, and I just went overvto check it out. The pins that were holding the wings on were too small and hardware store crap. Obviously a place holder. Does anyone have wing attach drawings or pictures of the wing attach...
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    Melanine topped build table?

    I made my tables of finished plywood, then added an unfinished, sacrificial top of mdf. You could use the melamine as part of the build, then throw a piece of mdf over that. You can draw, drill, scar, screw, cleco, etc to the sacrificial tabletop, then pitch it when you're done or have that...
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    Starter Part 103 for a beginner on a budget

    There is a relatively new thread on this forum debating Roger Mann's new parasol. Tics a lot of your boxes. Wood, low to no welding, FOLDING wings for easy storage Roger has a long and rich history building ultralight airplanes on a tiny budget. Look up RagWing airplanes.
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    Roger Mann is building a new, affordable Ragwing ultralight.

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    Roger Mann is building a new, affordable Ragwing ultralight.

    Flying a trike is WORK, lol. But other than the fact that you're pulling a few hundred pounds of pilot and trike carriage around, the ultralight can be more maneuverable with less effort., and at the low end of the cost spectrum, a trike is purchased rather than easily built at a home workshop.
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    Single-seat ultralight puddlejumper: the "Carbonmax"

    Curious not only about the CarbonMax, but how the move went? I've flown and driven by a few times on the way to Oregon, but hesitated to stop and say "Hi" unannounced amid a big move. And...how's the first kiss of winter this year? Fire, Volcano, wind and snow, lol.
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    Yamaha Motor Corp FIRST FLIGHT! ShinMaywa built Airplane

    English version https://global.yamaha-motor.com/news/2022/0926/shinmaywa.html
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