Kent Ashton

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

It looks pretty repairable. What's wrong with the gear hoop? If you post a message on the Canard Aviators Yahoo group, you might find the guy with the hoop. Otherwise I think you can still buy them. I hope you find all the engine parts.

Breaking news! He lowered his price to $117,000 in today's ad. Here is one closer to the ballpark. Appears to be N504WB which Cox bought earlier in this thread https://www.canardzone.com/forums/topic/21972-sales-ive-seen/?do=findComment&comment=49101 1984 LONG-EZ • $24,900 • ACCEPTING OFFERS • 0-235-L2C Clean light airplane. Fresh annual, xponder check. New G5, aera 660, GDL39 3D 1200TTAF&E • Contact Chris Cox - 21 VICTOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, INC., Owner - located Hampton, GA USA • Telephone: 404-697-3069 • Posted November 12, 2018 https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N504WB

This EZ on Barnstormers today. Nice enough but $117K for an O-235 with 712 hours!? He must use a bag of Krugerrands for ballast. 1985 build. RUTAN LONG EZ • $117,800 • FLY RIGHT NOW • N787EZ, Lycoming 0-235 with dual electronic ignition PMags, 1035TT airframe, 712SMOH engine. 150kts cruise, 6gph. All Garmin IFR. ADS-B 2020 compliant. Featured in CSA Newsletter, Oshkosh, and Sun ‘N Fun. All maintenance up-to-date. All logs, and original build plans. Ready-to-fly x/c, no building experience required. A&P/IA annual condition inspection valid through Feb 2019. Pre-buy inspections welcome. Hangared at KMBT. Transition training available. FLY IT HOME TODAY! Rutan Long EZ #1217 aircraft. Call or e-mail any questions. • Contact David Schultz, Owner - located Murfreesboro, TN USA • Telephone: -615-642-6258- • Posted November 11, 2018

I've have not use Proseal in that way but used it to build the BD-5 and seal RV fuel tanks. It might work around a canopy edge but it's really sticky stuff and a bit of a mess to apply. I wouldn't call it "easy to tool" because it sticks to everything. It can be sanded but it's like sanding hard rubber. Maybe the Lancair guy has had good results around canopies but I think you can also get a good finish with micro.

I hope I live that long! ? The only thing I would add is that Gary Hunter says all epoxies are improved by a post cure--even the usual ones that we don't generally postcure--so maybe you don't really need a postcure for the brand you're using. Slide 31+ here http://www.cozybuilders.org/Oshkosh_Presentations/2006_EpoxyDoDonts.pdf I had a warped winglet once and thought maybe I could put it out in the sun in a black plastic bag with some weights and get it straight. It wouldn't budge. It leads me to believe that once things cure at room temperature, they are fairly stout.

Well look, Cameron, what you're doing is interesting and do what makes you happy--I do-- but I would like to convince you you're adding hours to the build for no "good" reason. The stresses on those parts are will within non-postcure tolerances. For one thing, there is no way to know how strong the structure was as-designed. Maybe it was already strong enough to take loads that are 150% of design. That seems to be the case with canards that got tested to failure. Let's say you'll add another 2-5% strength to a structure that's already 50% stronger than needed. All you've done is wasted your time Your kids will grow up fast. My Son was an 8th grader when I started building. By the time I was flying he was in college and the flying I anticipated with him never happened. I see that you joined Canard Aviation in June 2012 it was in June 2014 that a wet-behind-the-ears-Voidhawk first asked about materials in your hemisphere http://forum.canardaviation.com/showpost.php?p=74868&postcount=1 so it has been 6.5 years since you became interested in building. Don't get mad at me. I am only interested in seeing people finish their projects and get flying. ? There are too many builders sitting on fantastic unfinished projects or they put 250 hours on them and age-out of flying. Good luck, my friend.

Nice writeup. I only recall seeing one Quickie here on the east coast with some kind of pull-starter engine. Very interesting to see him get running.

Further on the airplane above: I'm a little surprised that his oil cooling is OK since the flow has to make a 80 deg turn against the baffle and get compressed to go out the slot which looks to be only 1/3rd the area of the cooler. He seems to have a dedicated intake duct for the cooler. These things are interesting to speculate on. If he made the cooler exit more efficient, it would likely make the cowl bigger but maybe the drag from a larger cowl would be offset by less cooling air being used for the cooler.

Saw this question below on a FB page. None of the answers suggest comparing the pressure differential above and blow the cylinders with a relatively simple water manometer setup. https://www.canardzone.com/forums/topic/18661-kents-long-ez-project/?do=findComment&comment=61602 I would guess his cowl exhaust area is too small. It is certainly smaller than you see on most airplanes. He has a big opening around the prop but there looks to be a flywheel blocking that path. I don't recall the rule-of-thumb exactly but I think it says the exit area should be two or three times the inlet area. Also the top of the cowl looks tight to the tops of the cylinders. Those restrictions might be creating backpressure that restricts flow. In my experience above, I moved the cowl exhaust opening to a better place but did not change the intake size. That improved cooling considerably--it just allowed the air to get out.

Another project by the productive David Hanson (from Barnstormers) VARI EZ PROJECT ALL MODS DONE • $20,000 • FOR SALE TO GOOD HOME • 0235 Vari ez. 340 hrs new cylinders. Mods include wheel pants , gear leg fairings, long nose , extended front hatch, strake extensions for more cockpit room, hidden oil door, custom cowls, adjustable brakes in the nose. Elec nose lift and speed brake. new glass panel Ifly 740, AVMAP, TRIO auto pilot. plane needs final sand and electrical and avionics connections. wireing is in the plane. I will finish the plane, choose your paint and interior colors. • Contact David J. Hanson located Warren , OH USA • Telephone: 724-614-9046 • Posted November 4, 2018

I partial to the Lycoming. I don’t want to have any doubt about the reliability of my engine and an airplane engine will usually warn you before it lets you down As you say, The history of canards is that rotary installations are often removed for a Lycoming after a while and/or they are more difficult to sell.

Ebay today, item 163349914839 in Texas. There is quite a bit of stuff here so you could sell some of it and defray the cost. Start adding up the cost of 3 canopies! , two sets of cowls, Performance prop, 3 canards!, engine mount, wheels, struts, etc. Some sort of retractable main gear too, it appears. There is is probably $15-18K of stuff here not counting labor. The seller's pics do not look very appetizing but visualize it all in new primer. I would suggest asking him about the history of these projects and get some closeup pics of the inside cockpit and wings. From the pics of the interior of the fuselage it looks like someone took over a fairly well-built project, did some half-assed work in the cockpit piecing in armrests and seat from another airplane, and gave up. That can all be rebuilt. The wings look ugly but they are just dirty, I would guess.