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    Sonerai Plans

    I've got both. PM me and we'll figure something out.
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    Sub-Sonex

    onex vs sonerai I; looks a lot roomier; I'm curious what kind of performance they'll get out of it.
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    She is Born.....

    not according to part 23 they're not... Do yourself a favor and read appendix A of part 23; it discusses simplified design analysis for simplified aircraft... FAR 23, APPENDIX A: Simplified Design Load Criteria -- FAA FARS, 14 CFR
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    flywheel drive starter

    R.S. Hoover suggested using the Great Plains flywheel drive setup without the flex plate and ring gear and hand propping on his blog.
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    airframe structural analysis

    Thanks! I've begun studying Part 23 and found out my Universities library has those books.
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    Diesel Power

    It has two cranks on each side of the engine, the pistons oppose each other in the cylinders and the space between them forms the combustion chamber. http://www.dieseltech.cc/principles.htm
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    airframe structural analysis

    After studying the plans and seeing a few completed planes, I have some sketches of a highly Sonerai influenced, albeit new design. Imagine a Sonerai I low wing with the pilot leaned back an additional ~10 degrees and the cockpit sectioned to keep the top frame rails in the same position...
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    Cold weather flying?

    though I haven't yet flown a sonerai, I've taken to wearing my electric heated motorcycle jacket when flying. 75Watts at 12V; toasty.
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    Monerai

    CFI-G isn't the official term, just glider slang. They're all CFIs, just authorized to instruct in different categories. I'm glad I could help, but just keep in mind that it will be hard to complete the transition to airplane-SEL in less than 40 hours regardless of what the FARs say. Don't...
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    Monerai

    Time accumulated in any aircraft is considered flight time in the FARs. For a private pilot - SEL; experience requirements are (61.109a): 40 hours flight time (in anything) comprising of: 3 hours cross country in airplane SEL 3 hours night in airplane SEL 3 hours instrument in airplane SEL...
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    Monerai

    Not entirely correct. Flight time is flight time. Unless "airplane" flight time is specified, glider (or any other category) time can be used.
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    S1 -New project....(just arrived) new doubts

    The Sonerai I plans from GPAS don't have the "S" mod incorporated, since it was never required by Monnett on the I, only the II variants. Fred Keip can get you a copy of the modification drawings needed for the wing mod. I also noticed on my plans on page 9 where the rib is plotted that the...
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    Mechanical Toe Brakes

    The Sonerai I plans show rudder pedals with inclusive mechanical toe brakes.
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    E-SLA

    Any plane that meets the definition of an LSA can be flown by a SP. The aircraft doesn't have to be registered as an LSA to meet the definition of an LSA. Thus a SP can fly certified aircraft that meet the LSA requirements like the J3, and experimental amateur built aircraft that are...
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    New U/L Manufacturer

    While the steering angle through most of the turn is in the same direction of the turn, the input torque required to maintain that steering angle is not (IE, even with the bars skewed right to turn right a push on the right grip is still required.) To the rider, its always push right to go...
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    New U/L Manufacturer

    Except for Bicycles, motorcycles, or any other single track vehicle, which all employ counter steering (push right to go right,) and are the most widely used vehicles with handlebars in the real world of human experience...
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    Best headset?

    I got a Lightspeed Zulu as a gift, and it is awesome! For the $$$ I probably wouldn't have bought it for myself though. But its super comfortable, no fatigue after 3+ hours, excellent sound quality, quite, and the bluetooth is cool, though not really a must have. My only gripe is they shift...
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    connecting rods

    I was just wondering if people used shorter rods to increase the torque at the lower rpms these engines are run at. I've heard of the Bus guys using Porsche 912 rods in their builds for this reason, and even wondered if anyone went a step further and adapted the short T4 rods.
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    Reliable Ignition System

    You're not going to find any aftermarket ignition system that only uses one external wire... Mags have more than one wire, They're a generator, points, coil and distributer all in one, wired together internally, that's a bunch of moving parts in close proximity to break... and they do, that's...
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    connecting rods

    What length rods and rod ratios is everyone running?
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