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  1. I found some plastic water bottles for 99 cents each to use as resin and hardener dispensing bottles. They are the kind with the a stopper you pull out to drink, and push back in to close, and they hold about a pint.

     

    Omar

  2. Here is a final update on the sale; The project was spoken for within 24 hours of the posting for sale, and it was delivered today to the buyer's address in Savannah, Georgia.

     

    The buyer used www.uship.com to ship the fuselage and 6 boxes from Dallas to Savannah. I hadn't heard of this service before, but it's an interesting concept where you post what you wish to ship on the website, and various drivers bid to ship it for you.

     

    If I had spent as much time building as I did reading messages on the Cozy and Canard lists, I might have finished the Cozy by now, but the exchange of ideas and the wealth of knowledge on these message boards is just too addictive to ignore.

     

    I intend to build a different plane to fulfill a slightly different mission, and it will likely go together faster. Not to worry though, it won't be an RV.

     

    I look forward to seeing all of you at the fly-ins.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Omar Filipovic

    Dallas, TX

  3. After not being able to devote time to building for the past five years, I am offering my Cozy Mk IV project for sale.

     

    The buyer would start off in chapter 6 and begin work on the center keel. The asking price is $2500, and I'm in Dallas, TX.

     

    More details about the offer and construction photos can be seen here.

     

    Please feel free to call or e-mail me with questions.

     

    Cheers,

    Omar Filipovic

    Dallas, TX

    (972) 816-8695

    Cozy Mk4 Project #816

  4. Ken Miller posted this on the canard aviators list; I don't think he'll mind my cross-posting here:

     

    Red Alert!

    To anyone in the Springfield, Ill area. Richard Hughes' partner had an

    in-flight blade failure of his prop on the way to OSH. If you have a loaner

    to get them home, call Rich at 631 748 8083.

    The engine is a 150 HP, but I have no other info on the bolt size, etc.

    Any help would be appreciated.

     

    Ken Miller, A&P

    EAA Tech and Flight Advisor

    Wright Bros. Award Winning

    Long-EZ/XP N6KD

    HWV Long Island, NY

    Long Island, NYhttp://www.long-ez.com/

  5. One more rudder flutter and SWRFI

     

     

    I met Jon Farr at the Hondo SWRFI on Saturday and looked at his Cozy. There is a patch on the right winglet that wraps around the front of the winglet, approx. mid point to mid point where the upper and lower winglets meet the wing. He told me it was to repair a crack caused by rudder flutter. That flutter also made the right wing move up and down about a foot (my estimate of the distance between his hands as he was telling me about it.)

     

    The fix for flutter was to add a stop and push the rudder outward by about 1/16" at the trailing edge. Jon hasn't had any more problems since the fix. He doesn't subscribe to this list, but is considering writing a report. Nat says Jon hasn't subscribed to the newsletter, so he missed the fluter discussions in the recent months.

     

    Jon has an interesting mechanism for opening the nose compartment - it's a spring loaded cable that actuates a pin which keeps the aft edge down. Pulling on the cable retracts the pin from a bracket at the bottom side of the aft edge of the cover. The forward edge simply has a lip that slides under the edge of the nose compartment. (I should have taken a picture of this...)

     

    There were only a few canards at the "Texas Fly-in" on Saturday. I think there were 4 Longs, 2 Cozies, One Vari Viggen, and a Velocity. The other Cozy was Kevin Funk's.

     

    RVs dominated the field along with a bunch of warbirds. A gyrocopter made a hard landing bending the frame and prompting a response from everyone who had a siren and flashing lights. Apparently the occupants were fine.

     

    I think the weather on Friday kept many folks out, so it was a little disappointing to see the low attendance after driving 6 hours from Dallas. I suppose the southern location of Hondo didn't help bring more visitors either.

     

    Omar Filipovic

    Dallas, TX

    Cozy Mk4 Project #816

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