Recent content by Loupark

Sometimes it's the simple ideas that get past me. Lou

I purchased a set of landing gear (one piece grove style) that has holes already drilled for axles. Who would I go to with the pattern to find out which, if any, axles they where drilled for? Lou

Do you have the capacity to have a drop down, hinged panel that can swing up when not in use? Lou

Nick, Nick, Nick, Say it ain't so, you didn't give up after just 1.7 hours. Lou

How about a good old fashion scavenger hunt? An ashtray from one airport, napkins from another business cards from a 3rd etc,etc,etc. Lou

Then the fun part. I took the bottom piece and drenched it with the hose for a good 10 minutes (I have no pool, so I hoped it'd work). After it was good and drenched, I fit the bottom longeron around the nails and left it to sit and dry. Unfortunately, I can't do anymore until it is...

I have to agree, the lights are quite a bit less expensive. Ebay has a couple of pairs for about a third of the price that the marina's are selling them for. Lou

Sorry guys, I'm still a bit new at this. Yes, white strobes all around, but I'm considering colored nav lights from a boat shop. Does anyone know if there is a minimum distance that the colored nav light have to be seen from? lou

I am starting to wire my wings for nav lights. I bought a set of strobes (not from an aviation store) that didn't come with colored lenses. I have found the lenses I need at a boat shop. I did this mainly for cost savings. I was wondering what other builders have done for their lights. Lou

It's amazing, I'm actually getting answers to my questions here. I might have to start posting more and more. Thanks everyone Lou

Ok, I'll try this again. The last question I got actually got answers. I've asked this question on another group and had nothing but smart ass answers so I'll try it here. I'm going to use non aviation fuel gauges for my homebuilt. If I'm reading the directions right the positive and negative...

3 knots here, 4knots there. It seems worth it for just thinking ahead of time. Lou

Well, you asked. http://www.homebuilt.org/kits/littner/champion.html This is a whole lot more popular in Europe, than the US. If you look up Pioneer 300, it's the same plane but with a composite skin. Lou

Has anyone built their plane with the flaps retracting an extra 5 degrees for more cruise speed? Since my plane is a plans built, I'm highly considering this but would like to know if anyone has been successful. Lou

Why didn't you just take the train? Lou