Kent Ashton

Lots of people have cut windows in about the same area so . . .

Yes, the seats are moderately comfortable even with no foam. You will notice that I scalloped-out the side foam where the forearms hit. That was like adding 1.5" to the cockpit width.

I wouldn't think it would be necessary. Some quite large people fly EZs. You can also build your armrests to allow more room at the hips (pics). I also ordered a somewhat larger canopy but in the end, I don't think I needed it. It was just a bigger drag-shape.

Pallies, what is your LP(a) score? ["LP little a"]. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=167&contentid=lpa_cholesterol Don't know? Neither do I but I am going to find out. There are several important cholesterol tests that the docs don't test for unless they are current on the latest cholesterol research. I've had two blockages/stents and my docs have never tested me for LP(a) or the one below. I read that about 1/3 to 1/4 of the population has this genetic propensity to coronary artery disease so having a bad LP(a) increases risk quite a bit. Another thing that isn't routinely tested is LDL fractionation. The LDL number you get on a traditional test lumps various sized LDL particles into one number but it is the small dense LDL (sdLDL) that seems to be critical to CAD and some people have a lot of it. The fractionation test separates and counts the sdLDL particles. Lots of videos about this. You can walk into Quest or Labcorp and get the test for about $200-240. Here's the Quest link https://testdirectory.questdiagnostics.com/test/test-detail/92145/advanced-lipid-panel-cardio-iq? One reason they don't do the test is that most insurance doesn't pay for it. PM me if you have had these tests and what your results were

Yeah, I've seen that before. It must have some vibration-control function but I bet it is minimal. The two rubber donuts are clamped together on the steel center bushing that is inside the rubbery stuff so I expect most of the flexing is in the larger donuts. I think I have seen Vans owners asking about the "rubbery material leaking out of [my] engine mounts". 🙂 Nothing to fret over, I guess.

Pretty nice EZ today. Price seems very fair. More pics in the ad. Only thing I don't like is the rinky rollover. It needs to be tied into the longerons to have any hope of staying intact in a roll-over (IMO). I suspect it will sell pretty fast

Relisted at the same price. I think it has been advertised for about a year.

A Cozy-on-the-curb today. Contact seller at chmgarb AT gmail DOTcom

Marc can better address the cost of an experimental annual (it is actually called a "condition inspection"--i.e. in a safe condition for flight). I'd guess $500-1000 here in the S.E. Read about owning an Exp at www.eaa.org https://inspire.eaa.org/2019/05/16/be-your-own-mechanic-the-secondhand-homebuilt-aircraft-owners-guide-to-maintenance/ I think you could reasonable expect to travel with two normal size adults and two kids but without any/much baggage. IMO, the Cozy IV is a three-person airplane or a good two person plus lots of bags airplane. Marc keeps a list of Cozys for sale. There is one flying and one project on Barnstormers at the moment.

Today. Sounds like it will need repainting from the description on his website. I do not find it in the registry

a one degree pitch change will lose 100 ft in a nautical mile. So if you are 50 miles from a sea level airport at 15,000 feet and want to arrive at 1000 agl pattern altitude, pitch down (14000/100)/50 = 140/50 = 2.8 deg. But I think it’s more useful to use your estimated ground speed to compute a vertical speed. For example 150 KGS = 2.5 nm/min. So to lose 14000 ft at 500 fpm vertical speed (a nice rate) it’d be 14000/500 or 140/5= 28 mins. 28 mins X 2.5 nm/min is 70. Start down 70 miles out and hold 500 fpm. Or just use the “descend now” feature on ForeFlight. :-)

I will PM you but my Cozy IV is in Salisbury and there is one in Lincolnton. There are also Velocities in the area. What is your "mission", as they say? Want to take long trips? How many people? Willing to give up soft-fields and a lot of short-field operations? Want to be involved in the social scene? (There are many RVs in this area--a very social crowd). I would not fret about problems with the Cozy plans. The Long-ez (Open-ez) is also a good option. A bit cheaper and faster to build, free plans, but there are many mods to be considered but really, it's fun and not a problem. See this post https://www.canardzone.com/forums/topic/18661-kents-long-ez-project/?do=findComment&comment=82162

This Cozy today N615PM https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=615PM 1993 build (early). First flight report by the builder, Mike Pinnock, here http://www.cozybuilders.org/newsletters/news_45.html Couple more pics in the ad.

We see a lot of EZs with longer noses. This is one I built (pic). I put 75 hours on it and didn't notice anything untoward. It seemed stable enough and slipped OK but I never flew the original-nose models so I can't compare. This one had the nose gear pivot in the original position. There are some pics of the bare fuselage and my mockups early in this thread. I managed to get a 28AH? battery in the nose and a 6AH? backup battery but it was a very tight squeeze.

Here is an EZ nose plan I was working on. This is a pic but I can export it in various formats. In order to build a nose that is symmetrical in a sideview, the nose wheel pivot has to be relocated lower; this also give a little more positive deck angle for takeoff. I also moved the pivot forward some to allow more space for a nose lift and it uses different metal plates to mount the noselift and uses a Cozy nosewheel. The second pic is one saved from the web. See in the 2nd pic that the designer tried to make the nose more shark-like. This puts the pivot point higher in the nose . The 2nd idea is usable but I wanted more space for the noselift and a good-sized battery box.

Today. No pics. Appears to be N95CW https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=95CW

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I am going to periodically bump the Open-ez plans to increase awareness they are available. Do not agonize about the size of the templates, or start asking about CAD files. I built a great EZ from these paper files. The templates are just fine and messing with CAD will just waste your time. Print the drawings and the manual (available below), and order a foam, glass and epoxy kit from Spruce. Order well ahead on parts like landing gear struts, canopy, nose lift, and bits from http://www.cozygirrrl.com/aircraftparts.htm In two years or less, you should have an EZ if you kept the parts coming in and worked on part every day. Figure about $40K with an engine. Here's the zip file Builder's manual available here: http://www.aryjglantz.com/p/documents.html Open-ez forum on this website: https://www.canardzone.com/forums/forum/394-open-ez/

Post your triglyceride levels, or PM them to me, or email Kjashton at Vnet.net. I would like to know what others are seeing. You should go back and watch Professor Sikaris' videos above--he is very easy to listen too and gives about the best explanation of LDL I have seen Saw this stick idea on HBA (h/t Jan Detlefsen) (pic) I think I will try to make one out of hardwood and offset the knob to clear the fuselage side. I was using a clunky DPDT switch in the armrest but I think I can use a simple MOM-off-MOM switch in the stick that actuates little relays to reverse the trim motor.

Barnstormers today: I have seen this one on FB Homebuilt Aircraft Exchange for $15K last year but the seller was a bit of a pill. Strange MLG, doggy panel. He needs to be all smiley-faces to unload this one. "Yes sir, Mr. Buyer sir". 🙂 More pics in the ad BTW, I noticed that Pat Panzara, long-time EAB promoter and editor of Contact Mag died Feb 18 of pancreatic cancer.

Ah. Well, I guess the best way is to Google the N-number or owner. It will often bring up the ownership history at Flightaware or the FAA Registry. This one goes back to the original builder. https://es.flightaware.com/resources/registration/N131PS

No but the quickest way to see if it has already been posted is to do a seller-name search in this topic. Use the Search box in the top-right corner of the page.

Today, no pics

So, I am trying to keep this simple for me and you: Your blood should not have any small dense LDL (sdLDL). sdLDL is spent LDL that has exhausted its load of triglycerides i.e. fats (Trig). It it not recognized by the liver and it hangs around in the blood. But sdLDL particles are so small, they leak into the one-cell -thick endothelium liner of the coronary arteries where it is glycated by sugar and oxidized. Macrophages in the blood love the glycated, oxydized sdLDL particles and engulf them. This leads to the spongy coronary plaques that burst, form a clot, then you're dead. The best measure of whether you have sdLDL in your blood is your triglyceride levels. When Trig is >132 most of the LDL is sdLDL. When Trig. is <89 almost none of the LDL it is sdLDL. Ordinarily, LDL is good, as long as it is not sdLDL After being on a low carb, high fat diet for a couple months, my Trig. have gone from the 120 range to 105 so I am halfway there. This info comes from the vids below. There is a lot to understand but I believe I am starting to understand it. I hope it helps you guys. 🙂

Saw this post from an RV-guy who lost oil pressure on final (low power). It appears he had a small ball of metal keeping the relief ball off its seat. (H/T Craig in Ga.) He reminds not to use a magnet to remove the relief ball.