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As you quoted above.....Right here: "Technical Standard Order TSO-C15d, entitled Aircraft Fabric, Grade A (AMS 3806D); and TSO-C14b, Aircraft Fabric, Intermediate Grade (AMS 3804C) current edition, respectively, describe the minimum standards that all fabric must meet to qualify as aircraft...

A. Huh? The Ag-Cat has been part of the Ceconite STC for decades- all fabric covered surfaces/components are approved. B. Antiquers don't use a ton of it on restorations any more, either. Maybe the Smithsonian and some military museums... Diatex in England will sell you 'comparable...

? Most 'mainstream' fabric aircraft have had Ceconite and Stits STC's for decades...besides, by the FAA's own documentation, Ceconite and other Dacron types are LIGHTER than Grade A by at least an ounce per yard in most cases. What aircraft can't use anything but Grade A on flight controls...

I agree it's high for the average Colt, but this isn't your average Colt...I'm impressed with the cleanliness of the internals, which I would expect based on the story we're given on its storage history. Also interesting that the interior colors actually match with the exterior! Don't see that...

First flight was at 3 weeks of age on Mom's lap in Dad's Cessna 140, from old Raleigh Municipal to Hendersonville NC. That trip configuration (me on lap at that age) would never of happened if her father wasn't on his deathbed. She said she was more worried about holding onto me than anything else.

I've enjoyed everyone's take on impact wrenches. Even tho my primary business isn't tires, my techs may remove/reinstall 1-3 automobile wheel/tire units a day. I've equipped them and myself with good quality 4-way lug wrenches, click-stop torque wrenches, and lightweight aluminum jacks for when...

"The Wright House" in memory of Orville & Wilbur... Or how about "Hatteras Wright House" that covers both flight and seagoing themes. (Wright House = lighthouse...heh...) Also could sound a bit like a Chinese speech impediment. Interesting. We were just looking for a weekly rental up around...

Mike: Re: south of the border buyers- does the Mexican gummint allow importation of salvage cars & parts of any vintage? I'm not in that business but I have clients that sell there and IIRC the window of opportunity for running/driving units is 10 models years old only...nothing newer or...

There's plenty of "accident cars" being loaded into containers as well. One of my body shop customers was recently loading a container with total-loss cars, packing them in with old motel mattresses end to end and on top of each other. Sold thru a broker & headed to Africa. Also a lot of...

You know you've spent too much time on POA when... ...you come to believe you can actually HELP Tony Sweet with his child support problems...

You're not being a downer or dullard. You are showing your wisdom. Thank you for the courage to voice your point of view.

I'll just get a couple of crayons and make my own...

Now we know what you look like..... Not quite like an eyeball QSO, tho.

If a CirrusMobile isn't to your liking then there's this: Here's where the mad scientist gets his inspiration: http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/Results.aspx?queryId=14a66943-230b-49aa-943f-c13d9d3f2079 Soooo...Another victim of the mystery of fuel exhaustion has given its body to...

There must be a case of Nuvite in your hangar somewhere....

Deja vu all over again...As a teenager in the early Seventies I recall hunting for regular gas (no ethanol back then, thankfully) that was below 27 cents/gal to put in the Chevelle SS because it was sooo thirsty- but at least it wasn't a high compression version. However I recall fueling the...

In NC, anyway... http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/2015/11/17/pilot-who-made-emergency-landing-highway-must-pay-dot-bill/75935290/ Happy for a safe landing tho- I ride that road a lot and would have loved to have seen it out there...

This stuff is fun to read...Great stories! I grew up as the 'son of a Beech' salesman and antique airplane restorer, so I was always working on something old and fabric covered- learned a lot about dope... Approaching my 16th birthday, all I could think about was soloing then, but there...

Sorry if this is a thread jack...Once checked out in the float or backcountry trainer, how available is insurance for the rental pilot to rent the same plane? Is this the sticky wicket that might make this business model unattractive or unsustainable? Or would such a rental pilot be restricted...

That's right- Kim Kardashian is vying for your vote as First Lady in 2020. Hubby has already thrown his hat in the ring....( is there a 'wretching' emoticon available?)