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My condition inspection started with finding a cotter pin (or part of one) in the oil screen. It didn't get better from there...

Van's hasn't released an update on the bankruptcy in several months. I'd appreciate an update... One thing I have heard (unconfirmed as far as I can tell) is that Van's is pulling back some of its transition training aircraft from the field. If that is true (as opposed to "We took it away from...

The real skill you need to learn (IMO) is how to operate a rivet gun and bucking bar. Everything else (at this point) is dead-nuts simple. Riveting with a gun and bucking bar is a hand/eye/feel/coordination skill that takes time to develop. Kind of like welding. If you wanna practice for the...

There's no real difference in the fiberglass. You can get the reengineered nosegear for all of the side by side models. But the -14 (and -10) kits are prepunched in such a way (dunno how) that they don't need the holes deburred (supposedly). Beyond that, I don't see a huge difference in the...

My suggestion is to read everything you can. Old issues of Flying magazine. Old copies of any aviation periodical. Library copies of "I learned about flying from that". The FAA publications. Learn the terminology and what it means. VFR, VMC, IFR, IMC, GA, etc. Immerse yourself for a couple...

Rv Rv-14 engine is “only” $60 k right now. Order soon!

That’s a questionable trade. The only gain is you can do the condition inspection. Maybe worth a thousand bucks a year?

Add up all the costs first, then look at what they are selling for. IMO difference isn't worth the time and effort to build one unless you're either extremely efficient (most first time builders won't be) or unless you really enjoy the build process.

And any thread where Henning participated.

Unless we see more wing failures, I don’t see it as an insurance issue. The AD should make the fleet safer, right? And worn out wings shouldn’t be an insurance claim. At least from my POV.

"List 10 stupid pilot tricks which often have fatal consequences. Give an example of each. How do you avoid each of the 10? Due to your situation (airplane type, geography, intended use, etc.), which of the 10 are the most likely risks for you?"

All new aircraft designs certified since Part 23's inception (February '65) have a life limit.

If you are indeed *polishing* a windshield (not just cleaning it), the Novus products are a great way to go. They have a cleaner, a mildly aggressive polishing compound, and a more aggressive polishing compound. I use the mild stuff once every few years on my airplanes to remove those light...

Not sure there are an adequate number of likes for this. Oh, and Go Ole Miss.

The challenge is that many of them (PSRU's) consume themselves in a few dozen hours. PSRU design is big boy engineering.

Is the crankshaft bearing is designed for that side load? And what happens when the first belt snaps and wipes out the 2nd one? There are solutions out there, but if it was simple...

I have a lawnmower (honda push mower, in fact) that has a rather sharp edged (designed that way) cable guide directly along the path for your hand when you pull the starting rope. It has gashed me a couple of times. That's not the the only poor design feature, but it is the one that gets your...

And time travel will be easy assuming we have a flux capacitor. The PSRU is the tough part. The rest of it is largely designing for durability and robustness, where critical systems (e.g. ignition) have redundancy.

Owner: "Clearly, it has a bad fuel leak. I'm not flying it like that."

Loud or quiet really doesn't matter if you run it overnight...