Craig...I'm envious of your technical skills which allow you to consider such an audacious task. As for the Gemini, below is an email address which you can use to request email-newsletters: info@ppdg
Ira, Does the tubing leading to your "between the seats level tube" incorporate the supplied flow restrictor? I have installed the flow restrictor in tubing leading to the typical footwell sight gau
And exactly what might you be referring to Paul? Fred -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Hey Guys... I've just ordered a piece of 1/8" thick, annealed 4130 steel, for a tail wheel horn which will allow for varying the moment arm and steering sensitivity. Does anyone have the knowledge to
On this topic, I'm intending to install a pair of turnbuckles to enable tension adjustment. For ease of access, I would be placing them just aft of the removable "D" panel in the baggage bay bulkhead
Hi Guys, Thanks for the helpful comments on my previous post re: Rudder Cables! Regarding door latches...the build manual speaks of bending an offset into the inner latch arm, DL03 but makes no menti
On Monday, Mar 3, 2008, at 12:55 US/Pacific, Terry Seaver (terrys) wrote: Terry, If this isn't too dumb a question... but were you training for a glider rating in a powered sailplane or were you trai
Gentlepeople, I've attached the door hinges to the doors per the manual and notice that it calls for the tangs of the door mouldings at the hinges to be trimmed to create a gap of 5/16" at the hinge
Lance, Rob, Kingsley, Jos, and Dave, Thanks for your input and comments...they encourage my sense that a minor deviation from the build manual is worth my time and attention. Fred, happily building A
It's reassuring to know that a pro plans for 40 hours/door set, I think I've been hard at it for about 3 weeks, just this morning succeeding in locking the shoot bolts within the fuselage after being
Hearty congratulations Peter! Fred A194, also thinkin diesel -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Thanks Jos...I appreciate your perspective as one who indeed persevered and found it to be worthwhile...yes, those walking away and see later days do add up...I feel I'm at one of those stages where
Graham Singleton, Do you know whether or not the Ted Gladstone gas strut mod preceeded the factory Mod 66, or does it address issues which the factory mod does not solve? Fred -- This message has bee
Bud, When in place within the fuselage rebates, both my doors "bulge" 3/32 of an inch when measured at the center of the bottom edge. The possibility of heat-forming them for a "flawless" fit did not
Thank you very much Bud...sounds pretty straightforward...I'll have a go! I am wondering, however, just what is a "VOM"?...hope it's not some kind of sex toy...:-) Fred -- This message has been scann
Will attendees have the opportunity to drool over Baby Blue? Will any monowheelies be flying in? Fred -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believe
Cleve, With only a minimal tool inventory, I did some head-scratching, then I marked the slot w/ a sharpie pen, drilled a hole at the end of the slot, and proceeded to hacksaw TWO cuts which left a s
Hello All, Happy to announce that w/ my mono-LG in the retract position w/ fuselage in cradle, top all clecoed on, I now have wings (trial mount) in place...it's beginning to look like an airplane. I
I'd be most appreciative if someone whose airplane is currently on a trailer nearby could take some measurements of the clearance between the side of the fuselage and the wing surface. Measurements a
Rowland, Your journal is quite something...thank you for the reference. By any chance, could you give us a thickness measurement of the vinyl strips you're using? Fred A194 -- This message has been s