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I wonder if there is some obscure regulation or law that will get us all arrested for making our tools useable? "Mr Jorgensen you have been found guilty of a first degree felony for venting your fuel can against published epa regulations. Sentenced to 20years at hard labor. Case closed" Must...

Firstly flair on your airplane gains you nothing. On the other hand Flaring to land could be helpful. Secondly the wings have a huge amount of leverage and you can land on either wheel even with a full tip tank and all the rest empty. As noted you're worrying about something that won't help to...

Like I said, I don't need the upgrade. As for ME and vista I didn't use either of them. 98 and XP worked fine til the microsoft gumbies figured out the newer crap sucked. Then they came up with Win 7. The old stuff does what I need. I don't use office 2007, I can't find anything and why should I...

That rifle may be larger in bore diameter but its not the most powerful shoulder fired rifle out there. There were a large number of 20mm anti-tank rifles imported way way back from Finland and europe. The Lahti and Solothurn rifles fire a 2600 gr projectile at 2600fps which is a substantially...

For those of us old fuddy duddy types who don't own a touch screen and really don't like the system its a bad thing. I don't swipe and I like my keyboard. I can type and I don't text. I run things like autocad, solidworks, excel and word, use firefox or chrome for browsers and don't give a damn...

There is an STC for the I0-390 but I don't think they included the 48's. Only the A and B models as well as the 172 and 175. They're in Alaska. In fact, I don't know of any STC's that cover the I0-360 Cont in the 48's either. The gent I spoke with that had an STC for the engine said only A and...

Try looking in on an NFA forum and you'll find that even gun guys have niches with languages of their own. NFA is machineguns, silencers, cannons, short barreled rifles and shotguns, and a class called AOW-any other weapon which is stuff like sword guns, belt buckle guns, pistols with two grips...

Torque is a killer in diesel race cars. The engines can be built fairly light ( in comparison to road diesels) but the gearboxes need to be heavier to handle the torque. I worked on Indy car gearboxes for 15 years and thought our gears were pretty small. I got to see a formula 1 car shop in...

The 180HP engine and the constant speed prop do increase the value somewhat but with non modified planes selling in the $15-25K range I don't think the $57K price is right either. As others noted there are better IFR planes out there for that kind of money. On the other hand the straight tail...

What do you mean Deathtrap? I built a carbon fiber propeller back in 1988 that flew at reno and did pretty damn good. There have been more since then built by my friends and others and many wins for carbon prop equipped planes. As others noted there are lots of composite props flying in the...

Looked like a standard jumper-dumper descent and landing to me. You don't make any money if the jumpers are on the ground. You gotta beat them down so the next bunch will be in the air when you pick up the first bunch for their next ride. Frank

You may want to have a look at aluminum oxide or garnet instead of glass beads. Most of the paint manufacturers recommend against the glass beads because they don't create a rough enough surface to have the paint stick. Its more like shot blasting where you smooth out the surface..... I use...

How dare you use logic in reference to the current regulatory climate? Logic and sense have nothing to do with it and never will. If it gets me elected I'll say anything and continue to say it til I get reelected. . . I remember the 70's and 80's too and don't recall any real strong logical...

A clip is used for loading a magazine. Some guns use the clip inside the magazine like the Garand which clip is showed all the way on the right. Not to get too detailed or picky here but calling a mag a clip sounds kind of rednecky and is something the media does often. They also like to refer...

It is possible to go over the mountains and with prudence and planning it can be a neat trip. On the other hand I've spent a goodly amount of time searching the mountains in that area for those who failed the mountain flying test. Remember the clouds have rocks in them, 4 people in a 172 with...

I've only got about 10 hours in an A36 but I really liked it. Compared to all the other variety I've flown its one I'd like to own myself. Its not much of a toy for $100 burgers but if you want to get somewhere comfy and quick its a good one. The one I flew had the cargo doors and club seating...

How about these happy hobbies....helping a friend take care of a fleet of foreign military vehicles. Glad the russians made everything simple.... Czech built version of the RussianT55 AM-2 tank. Last upgrade in 92 then sold to a collector in England, now here in the US. Czech built version...

I've had my 2006 TDi Jetta for over 3.5 years now and average mileage is 42mpg with a high of 49.8 and a low of 38.8. Maintainence has been pretty low cost other than the timing belt change which included a new waterpump and all the belt tensioners. That was about $1100. I do oil changes every 5...

On top of the current racing cars and teams using TDi and other diesels to compete with the gas powered cars there is always the Junkers Diesel powered airliners from the late 20's and 30's. Diesels were used in other aircraft as well but at that time they didn't put out the power for the weight...

You'd be amazed at how close jet capable airports are to most ski areas. Fuel is pretty easy to get and move around. . . Frank