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  1. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

    "In this dramatization of transcripts from a legal deposition, a lawyer becomes embroiled in an absurd argument about the definition of a photocopier."
  2. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Wheel falls off

  3. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

  4. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

  5. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Transporting an o-300 FWF

    Still connected to the mount? Mount bolts to a flat firewall? Bolt it down to a big chunk of plywood or a pallet, or...
  6. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

  7. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Building kits and spreading the purchase price over time?

    Yes. Now, there is a distinction between major / minor - "Major" stuff means you have to go back to phase 1 testing - but exactly what is involved depends on what is written in your operating limitations which have changed over the years.I'll let you google the FAA operating limitations for...
  8. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    the "not worthy of it's own thread" thread

    "Buy an airplane" they said. "It will be fun" they said. "Get an E-AB airplane and you can do your own maintenance" they said. To re-install these cable bushings and snap the retaining ring onto the two halves of the bushing you get to lie on your back under the airplane (on a hangar floor...
  9. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    WTF, over? (Video of a bad landing and go around)

    The man was a true professional! (You can tell by the shoulder straps on his shirt)
  10. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

    I think I've found my new calling...
  11. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Can Phil Lockwood’s Rotax RV 9 conversion be done on a tailwheel?

    A: CG range is dictated by aerodynamics, not wheel locations. B: The location of the main gear is determined by the CG and where you stick the third wheel. C: It would be your kit and you can do anything you want to it. D: Being able to see over the nose is overrated. E: Long cowls and a...
  12. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    the "not worthy of it's own thread" thread

    Outstanding in his field.
  13. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Building kits and spreading the purchase price over time?

    FWIW: I bought my "already done been flying" E-AB LSA ride for less than the cost of either the kit or the engine alone. Now, it's not a brand new shiny designer label airplane, but it gets me in the air. Plus, I have had lots of opportunities for tinkering, wiring, plumbing, cutting, welding...
  14. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    FIRSTHAND experience with Franklins

    Without a dyno and instrumentation, the hard part would be figuring out how big a smidge you need to get. Trial and error with billet connecting rods wouldn't be cheap either.
  15. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Great article on how Boeing has failed

    Straight out of the Harvard MBA playbook - improve your return on capital by offloading capital intensive manufacturing facilities. Looks much better on paper.
  16. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

    Density altitude?
  17. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Starter Issue

    Days of random parts replacement can easily save you an hour of diagnostics.
  18. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Poor man’s adsb-in

    Just being a smart ass. If you were at 500 agl then going down 500 feet would be an oops. BTDT (500 AGL for headwinds, not the oops)
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