Kent Ashton

I hope Richard will reply. Your baffling looks decent but it's hard to tell from pictures. The main thing is to seal every crack and hole where air can bleed out without going through the fins. It looks like you are using fairly thick stiff silicone material around the edges which may not conform to the cowls without some extra tinkering. Stick a light in the engine compartment and look closely with the cowls in place and make sure there are no gaps. Air pressure in the lower cowl will push the baffles in place slightly but you can't depend on that. Gotta have a good seal to the cowls. Are the baffles over your cylinders fiberglass or black silicone? You could wet out BID with RTV and cut it to shape. Even hardware-store RTV will stick very well to cylinders and it's a lot easier than bending aluminum and trying to get a good fit-up. Here's a pic of some BID wraps on an O-360 and you can see how I sealed the edges of the aluminum with silver RTV. Clean off the cylinders first with some lacquer thinner and the wraps will stick very well. They can be trimmed smaller with a razor-knife.

Walsh Cozy III projects reduced to $5K today on the Cozybuilder's list. Previously discussed here https://www.canardzone.com/forums/topic/21972-sales-ive-seen/?do=findComment&comment=61273 A long-EZ builder could probably buy the wings and centerspar. The C-III wings are the same as an EZ. I believe the centerspar is also the same, or close but check me on that. Seller just wants to get his hand out of the jar. [Old joke: Little boy crying, hand stuck in a jar says, "I don't want the prize, I just want to get my hand out of the jar."] Yep, I would like to get my hand out of a BD-5 jar. 🙂

This Varieze today on Barnstormers. No pics of the interior: VARIEZE • $5,800 • AVAILABLE FOR SALE • Lycoming o-235 - complete - new never installed Cato prop - project never completed • Contact Dave E. Olson, Owner - located Roseburg, OR USA • Telephone: 541-580-0011 • Posted December 21, 2018

Good find. A lot of folks want those kits. I suppose you know about the cozygirrrls http://www.cozygirrrl.com/aircraftparts.htm and http://www.eznoselift.com/index.php/price-list

Saw this ad in the Orlando Craigslist today. https://orlando.craigslist.org/avo/d/velocity-173-rg-elite/6748600827.html The notes in the ad are fun. It seems like a good deal if you wanted a Velocity: approximately a $30,000-$48,000 project for $18K

You are probably correct but the Seller says it was finished in 2005. http://www.rage.net/~greg/2005-10-16-EZ-does-it-the-adventures-of-N620CS.html

Further sleuthing seems to show the seller met an attractive girl and got involved in ocean sailing. No wonder the EZ got neglected. 🙂 p. 150 here https://issuu.com/latitude38/docs/l38201304

It's in the Registry but it doesn't come up with the usual Google search. I guess Google is not all-knowing. 🙂 https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=620CS Original AC issued 2005 so he has flown it a ripping 13.6/ hrs per year. No wonder he had to rebuild the engine.

Long-ez N620CS re-listed on B-stormers at the same price. Last seen here a year ago: https://www.canardzone.com/forums/topic/21972-sales-ive-seen/?do=findComment&comment=61129 Out of annual, sitting for a year, old avionics, needs parts. Nothing has changed including prospect for a sale.

I have experimented with downdraft cooling here and in subsequent posts https://www.canardzone.com/forums/topic/18661-kents-long-ez-project/?do=findComment&comment=47345 but to summarize my experience: -Airflow over the top of the strakes or fuselage is not as good when climbing as into a belly inlet so when you need good flow at high power, cooling is not as good. However, for cruise, the inlets can be made smaller and use less air than updraft so downdraft is fairly efficient in a cruise situation. -Exit size and position are as important as inlet design. -The only good way to figure out if your cooling airflow is good enough is to use a water manometer--discussed in the same thread.

This Cozy III, N80cz, relisted. Seller said he had a lot of interest but no commitment. I used to own one of these. It's an airplane for <200lb persons (which I never was). With 130hp, over 400 lbs in the front seats, and a little moisture on the canard, the takeoff roll can get rather long. Here's a story: I took off with my dad (415 lbs total) in my Cozy III (150 hp, GU canard) from a 3200'-long sea level airport on a cool foggy morning. As you know, the GU canard can be sensitive to moisture. We rolled to the last brick before the airplane would rotate and thank goodness there was nothing but water beyond the departure end. Next week I starting building a Roncz canard for it. It's a nice airplane and nice to fly side-by-side but not for big people. This one appears to have the GU canard but canards are easy to replace or the GU can be helped by vortex generators, I hear. COZY III LYCOMING GARMIN GLASS • $29,000 • FLY CHEAP • Rutan 3-Seat Canard, Lycoming O-290 w/ 130HP, 275 TTAE, Garmin dual G5 EFIS/HSI, Panel mount Garmin Aera 796, GTR 200, GTX 327, Insight G1 Color EGT/CHT, Digital Tach, Aerospace Logic Oil Pressure and Temp, Davtron Clock/Volts/OAT, LED Lighting, Brand New Main Tires. Currently Flying and in Annual - Condition Inspection done Feb 2018. This is a fun, fast, efficient airplane with lots of modern safety enhancing technology that draws attention wherever you land. Bottom line – it’s a LOT of airplane for the money. Priced extremely low simply for a quick sale. See Specs Page for more details. • Contact David Anderson, Owner - located Saint Johns, FL USA • Telephone: 9046145246 • Posted December 6, 2018

It does not sound practical but what do I know? You might talk to Robert Harris in Covington, TN https://www.jetguys.co/blog He built the last jet EZ I know about. https://newsline.kitplanes.com/2017/08/09/lance-hooley-jet-eze/ (which crashed, BTW, killing the pilot) He would probably have an opinion whether it's doable. Personally, it doesn't seem to make much sense to go into an expensive, difficult, never-been-done project to fly at speeds way above the design speed when you only want to build hours. Jets are the opposite from hour-builders. You fly for 45-90 minutes and look for a place to land. An O-320 Long-ez can fly for 6-7 hours.

Hmmm, Tell us what you are trying to do and I can tell you if it sounds possible. An EZ with an O-32O usually needs a longer nose and some lead shot ballast in the nose but it will carry most any sized pilot. Mine had battery in the long nose, another 15 lbs of shot just ahead of the rudder pedals, O-320, and flew well with me (230 lbs) and a 230 lb pax. Perfomance was good. Here is a link to the Long-ez Pilot Operation Handbook. CG info at about p. 27. http://iflyez.com/DOWNLOAD/PilotOperatingHandbook.PDF

Velocities are not really my cup of tea but this one popped up near me. I can help your load it. 🙂 Decent price considering the nearly-completed kit + overhauled engine. Side-loader with retracts! VELOCITY SE RG KIT • ACCEPTING OFFERS • I bought this velocity kit last year and have not had any time. The kit is minus the avionics, but comes with a 0 time engine. Also a brand new prop. I can try to answer any questions that you might have. My end goal is to sell this kit and buy a velocity that is already put together. $42500.00 • Contact Mike Orlowski, Owner - located Gold Hill, NC USA • Telephone: 4172556727 • Posted December 5, 2018

From Barnstormers. Good price for two projects. Just the kind of builder we want to buy from: "OCD". 🙂 VARIEZE PROJECTS • $3,500 • PROJECT FOR SALE • Two Varieze projects. One near completion, all major components are built including the canard, wings and rudders. The other is in early boat stage. I have all the hardware, glass cloth and resin to complete one and nearly the other. This deal includes two canopy's, one complete the other is new in the box, two sets of Cleveland wheels and brakes, one Continental 0-200 engine mount, all the AN hardware, all the Brock hardware, ect. Basically everything except the engine, radios and paint. The workmanship is meticulous and I'm OCD, it's really really good no disappointments. $3,500. • Contact Bryan Dover, Owner - located Spring Hill, TN USA • Telephone: 615 587-4405 • Posted November 28, 2018 (pics 1,2,3) also this Long-EZ N197GC, (pics 4,5,6) 1982 Gerald Collins build https://www.aircraftone.com/aircraft.asp?tn=n197gc a little rich for a 1700 hour engine, out-of-annual and old avionics. I could be an appraiser but I never know what these things finally go for. 😞 It seems that the days of buying an airplane for $35,000 and selling a few years later at $45,000 are over though. 1982 LONG-EZ • $25,000 • FOR SALE • GU Canard. Electric Retractable nose gear. Tinted canopy. Dual stick controls. Two place intercom ( Flight Com). Lycoming O-235-L2C. (aprox. 1700 hours) – 3 blades Catto Prop, wheel pants, Electronic Ignition ( only top sparks ) , EZ autopilot (Trio Avionics E-Z Pilot coupled to GPS ), electric nose gear. Needs annual. Located in KAXH. • Contact Rafi Kalustianlocated Missouri City, TX USA • Telephone: 8322061645 • Posted November 25, 2018

Not at all. Rudder pedals can be mounted in different positions or built to be adjustable

$40,000 to $50,000 and 2 to 4 years but you can buy a used Long-ez for a lot less and make any changes you want

Seen today on the Cozybuilders list: A project at the boat stage. Fair price considering the Matcos, precut wing cores and canard hardware. Phone number in the original post or contact the seller via his website

Went to see Mike's plane today. It all looks easily repairable although there is lots to repair. Mike peeled some of the UNI off the MLG hoop and the hoop looked fine.; just needs the wraps redone, I expect. However strange to me that the extra UNI on the hoop was strips of UNI laid lengthwise down the hoop. That's different from the EZ/Cozy where the UNI is wrapped around the hoop. http://www.aryjglantz.com/2013/10/outside-strut-layup.html. The wing attach parts looked like they had been hangared. Now if he can only establish chain-of-title . . . 🙂

I must have missed this one posted last month. He has cowls too. Appears to be a GU canard. Yeah, he probably does have $10K in it. Good way to get started on an EZ LONGEZE • $5,000 • FOR SALE • Unfinished Long EZ Over $10,000 spent. 49% of the work is done. Includes wheels and brakes. Does not have engine, instruments or radios. Includes Manuals. • Contact Ron Piercy - RAINBOW FLYING SERVICE located Moses Lake, WA USA • Telephone: 509 750-2327 . 509 765-1606 • Fax: 509-765-1616 • Posted October 27, 2018

You might try this forum http://www.quickheads.com or the Quickie Yahoo group. If you want to sell it, I'd post it on Barnstormers. I suspect there are just not many active Quickie builders these days. Post some flying stories or building experiences. People are interested in those kinds of threads. Nice of you to offer help, though.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/NNum_results.aspx?NNumbertxt=350W I don't know what happened to Wilson. Teegarden is a doctor in El Paso, it appears.

If the hoop is not damaged, I suggest wrapping the hoop as described in the Long-EZ plans. You can find them here http://www.aryjglantz.com/p/documents.html I don't know if the Vari gear attach points are the same as the EZ but to wrap it like a Long-ez, you would need to cut the mounting ears off the hoop, clean it up, wrap it, and rebuild the ears. Ary has some good pics on his site, Chapter 9. Not a small job but it can be done.

The problem of noise comes up from time to time on the Aeroelectric list. You can do a search of their archives here http://www.matronics.com/search/ or join the list and ask Bob Nuckolls. He is pretty good about answering questions. My book "The Magneto Ignition System" by John Schwaner says "The P lead should be shielded to prevent low frequency (AM band) radio interference caused by voltage fluctuations in the coil's primary circuit" . . ."the shielding needs a low impedence path to ground at both ends with the ground at the magneto end being the most important" (at p. 76). There is more but get the book and read the rest on shielding. It sounds like you might have disturbed the P lead shield. https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Magneto_Ignition_System.html?id=F0PSxP_wB5oC

It would be fun to take a look at it Mike. If you decide to replace the hoop, a new one is $816. It is probably a very doable project. Below are the pricelists for Aerocomposites with their address. Used to be "Featherlite" but now under new ownership in the same shop. Gregory Andronaco AeroComposites LLC KUKI 1327 South State Street Ukiah, CA 95482 707.462.2939o 707.462.3424f aerocomposites@pacific.net AeroComposites Cozy Price list March 2018.doc AeroComposites LE price list March 2018.doc AeroComposites Mark IV price list March 2018.doc AeroComposites VE Price list March 2018.doc