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  1. narfi

    Narfi's Scratch Built Zenith 750 Super Duty

    Not much to report, I am afraid. Had so much fun with the trimaran that when it got cold we decided to build an iceboat, so even as simple/primitive as it is, it still took us some time. Took almost all of Feb off in Florida and the Caribbean. Trying to catch up at work now and winter lethargy...
  2. narfi

    HBA Member "Day Jobs"

    Had a share in a 150 when I was 15-17, got my license and moved to Alaska working for an Air Taxi in 1997 and haven't really flown since. Apprenticed for my A&P, got my IA, and am now DOM still with the same company. Work keeps me busy, but still find time to build boats and started on a Zenith...
  3. narfi

    Why are C150s (and other trainers/entry level planes) suddenly so expensive??

    Check out the new and used yacht market, 3yrs out if you want a new boat and all the good used ones are already sold, so the price of the used crappy ones are selling for what would have been a good price on the good ones. Its a weird time for individuals these last couple of years with...
  4. narfi

    what can be logged toward repairman cert or A & P?

    As someone who got their A&P this way and has helped several get theirs since, I respectfully disagree with a lot of your post. 1. You only have to prove your time to the satisfaction of the FAA representative signing you off to take the tests.... It is up to them how they want you to prove it...
  5. narfi

    New Guy,

    To follow up what I posted above, some of the kit manufacturers sell 'introduction' kits. Usually a rudder or other simple part. You can purchase them without making a huge financial commitment, and then build it yourself and decide if you enjoy that method and workflow. Since I had suggested...
  6. narfi

    New Guy,

    I don't think you can go wrong with the Fisher plans. Esp. since you stated you like biplanes. Another budget oriented wood option is the Team Mini-Max planes You haven't stated any previous life skills that may cross over, but I am sure you probably would end up more comfortable with one of...
  7. narfi

    LSA a regulation for design and build

    Sounds like potential for the practical usefulness of a well worded placard.
  8. narfi

    how is double ender going now?

    And the Skigull And Privateer Industries And the Gweduck And .......
  9. narfi

    Narfi's Scratch Built Zenith 750 Super Duty

    Sailed, modified, broke, and repaired the sailboat a while. Evenings are getting cooler so Wednesday night I sanded all the epoxy drips off the work table and dug out some zenith parts. Last night laid out some steel tube for straight support jigs. (Table is on dirt and uneven after a few...
  10. narfi

    Why do you want to fly Alaska ?

    Meeting across the lake for a picnic, Gathering at the beach to go clam digging, Receiving a load of fuel oil, Berry picking near a small remote lake, It can be a dangerous environment, Receiving groceries, Receiving boat building supplies, Shipping cars/vehicles or the lumber...
  11. narfi

    Why do you want to fly Alaska ?

    I don't share much personal info online, but if planning a trip send me a pm and I can link you to our bnb on a remote strip like that where we live. National park and all :) Been a crazy summer for tourism here, way too many people pent up for a year neeeeeding to get out and go somewhere...
  12. narfi

    Why do you want to fly Alaska ?

    Its how I get home :)
  13. narfi

    LSA a regulation for design and build

    When building scale models for testing, I am curious how power is scaled. A 1/5th(0.2) scale model is really 1/125th(0.008) the volume(and if scaled for weight mass as well?), correct? (scale cubed, aka in all 3 dimensions) So a plane designed for 120hp would need to be limited to less than...
  14. narfi

    world travelling hybrid aircraft-balloon airship powered by the jet stream and an array of isothermal air motors and solar stirling engines.

    I don't know most of those words.... Are we talking about a lifting body dirigible with enough energy storage devices/capacity to use captured solar and wind for controlled approaches and departures, while being able to capture enough to be a self-contained and self-sufficient 'air base' at...
  15. narfi

    The "Skyflow" cedar strip Flea

    Have you looked at visibility issues with options 2-5? It looks like you may not be able to see much besides the cowling and horizon.....
  16. narfi

    EAA No Longer Has Free SolidWorks

    There were two things I became an EAA member for, one was SolidWorks, the other was the magazine and comic book subscription to entice my son's imagination in aviation. He gets more motivation from hanging around the hangar and flying with the locals than the magazine and comic he barely...
  17. narfi

    Narfi's Scratch Built Zenith 750 Super Duty

    Well I should be back on the Zenith in the next week or so (hopefully.....) we are near the end of the rabbit hole we fell down, I had never sailed before or even really seen sailboats up close other than one walk through the docks at Seward this spring, and so our first time was on a self...
  18. narfi

    what can be logged toward repairman cert or A & P?

    The part Turd put in BOLD is all that matters. It is up to your individual Administrator to decide what is satisfactory to them, it is up to you to satisfy them...... It is my recommendation to log everything you do on a daily basis, and have the a&p supervising your work sign off on a weekly or...
  19. narfi

    Propellor Bolts

    That is partially true, But prop mouning bolts do not rotate so is not applicable.
  20. narfi

    Increased Max Gross?

    2 pages and I am more confused than when I started, so I will attempt to confuse it more :) There are two seperate issues you need to address, 1. Legality and 2. Physics. 1. Legality - From my understanding when you do all of your homebuilt paperwork with the FAA, you tell them the gross...
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