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  1. Rienk

    Thundergull

    I've visited Mark a couple times in the last few months. EarthStar is going strong, though doing electric conversions of existing planes (I don't think they've sold a new plane in years). I believe he just picked up 5-7 Thundergull fuselages back east when he dropped off two electric...
  2. Rienk

    Airfoil Template CNC

    Try going to: 100kGarages - Where projects are made by digital fabricators (fabbers) working with 2-D or 3-D digital fabrication tools - they have a page that lets you know everyone in an area with a Shopbot CNC machine (maybe others too?) that will do work for other people. Having templates...
  3. Rienk

    A HEAVIER GOAT GLIDER

    Informative post. I'm curious how you would envision a HG being able to go on public transport? This sounds like a flying machine I would like to try/have!
  4. Rienk

    Discussion: Conceptual Design of an "Inexpensive" Single-Seat Motorglider

    Well, if you ever decide that with the fixed gear, you end up making it a pod and boom pusher - a la Strojnik - I would definitely consider helping you build it (though then we'd actually build molds to put it into production!)
  5. Rienk

    Discussion: Conceptual Design of an "Inexpensive" Single-Seat Motorglider

    Is this thread/project still moving forward? I recall reading elsewhere that another design was taking precedence, but I've been out of the loop for a while, and not sure what's going on?
  6. Rienk

    Announcing the Experimental Soaring Association Western Workshop 2018

    I hope to be there as well. Would love to have lunch again with you, VB and A2C - and anyone else on HBA who will be there.
  7. Rienk

    Flea style "Piojo Flying MiniBike"

    I prefer the stepped scarf - not only because you can use the same bit as for cutting out the rest of the parts (if your vacuum table is good) - but also because it is "almost" fool-proof in self aligning! As far as hand planes go - they are pure joy. I have about 30 antique Stanleys - and just...
  8. Rienk

    Flea style "Piojo Flying MiniBike"

    I know it's late in the thread, but as Fritz mentioned, scarf joints on CNC are pretty straightforward.
  9. Rienk

    Flea style "Piojo Flying MiniBike"

    Spent nine hours driving from San Diego to Santa Maria (300 miles) last night, through SoCal traffic (did I mention we have good weather?). Maybe I'm still too groggy, or should drink real (caffeinated) coffee... but I don't understand the above comments. Which does what? Who's on first? I...
  10. Rienk

    Flea style "Piojo Flying MiniBike"

    No, it was your turn to talk about religion... (or aviating - which is a religion to some people)
  11. Rienk

    Flea style "Piojo Flying MiniBike"

    Where I currently hail from, we declare a local emergency when it gets over 80 or under 50... The Central Coast of California is darn near perfect climate - though our cross to bear is putting up with a gazillion (that's 1,000 bazillions) bleeding heart progressives who believe that small...
  12. Rienk

    Flea style "Piojo Flying MiniBike"

    Fritz, I really need to take exception to several of your posts... I have it on extremely good authority (my seven year old granddaughter) that Bazillian is spelled with an 'A'. It is actually a Portugy word for "all the money we could have made if we kept the place as a colony instead of...
  13. Rienk

    Flea style "Piojo Flying MiniBike"

    So what you're saying is... wood is a tougher material, able to handle more than that wimpy AL pansy stuff? :gig:
  14. Rienk

    Flea style "Piojo Flying MiniBike"

    I had the exact same thought! I think that is a clever design. :ban:
  15. Rienk

    OpenTrainer: New crowd-sourced open-source two-seat primary training sailplane

    How much fuel do you expect this little trainer to carry? Compared to batteries, fuel is light. Even if it was comparable, I am not comfortable with the complexity of moving fuel around (extra tanks, lines, valves, etc., etc.) The battery presumably needs to be there anyway; a few extra hard...
  16. Rienk

    OpenTrainer: New crowd-sourced open-source two-seat primary training sailplane

    Though I appreciate that a sheet metal design may work best for a true homebuilt open-source design, such will not be able to offer the savings due to production runs of parts. A kit manufacturer could possibly make a decent side income by selling part sets at the price individuals would have to...
  17. Rienk

    Best Pour Foam? Locally sourcable?

    We buy about 70,000 lbs of urethane foam each year - there are several good sources in SoCal but we buy ours from APS (Acella) and I believe they have facilities in different parts of the country.
  18. Rienk

    OpenTrainer: New crowd-sourced open-source two-seat primary training sailplane

    I think the sentiments listed in the recent posts are the reality that must be faced. My personal conclusion is that an inexpensive glider needs to be able to self launch, and ideally would be semi-cross country capable - though low performance seems acceptable. The solution I see being the most...
  19. Rienk

    OpenTrainer: New crowd-sourced open-source two-seat primary training sailplane

    Sorry for the rabbit trail, but I highly recommend them. We have a couple of DeLorme "InReach Explorer+" units - bought out by Garmin so now they are a bit sexier and more expensive (and they jacked the price of the service plans up too - thanks Garmin). They allow two-way texting and point...
  20. Rienk

    OpenTrainer: New crowd-sourced open-source two-seat primary training sailplane

    In the process of completely redesigning our Solo (single seat sport plane) to match the Duet (two seater, hopefully someday built and ASTM certified), we have a complete set of molds here for the old version, which I've been wondering what do with (we now call this plane the 'Sport' - which is...
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