Kent Ashton

I talked about my homemade smoker back on page 5 which was not very successful. Since then I've upgraded to an Akorn Char-griller https://www.chargriller.com/collections/kamado-grills a cheap version of a Big Green Egg kamado cooker. The Chargriller is steel--about $290 from Walmart, Lowes, etc versus $750-$1000 for the true ceramic smokers. It's one of the best things I every bought! I just mound up some charcoal briquets and apple wood, give it about 20 minutes to come up to temperature and it will cook for 3-5 hours+ with very little tending. Yesterday I added a Pitmaster IQ110 found on Craiglist. https://pitmasteriq.com It is a little temp-controlled fan that keeps the cook temperature perfect. Mostly I cook St Louis ribs (3 hrs) or brisket or the occasional chicken or spatchcocked turkey. They have all come out great. Must try a pizza sometime. There are plenty of Youtubes of folks cooking delicious these on these kamado grills. Check them out.

That's nice. I hope you get it finished before they leave for college. ?

Today on Barnstormers: First one reduced from $40K with some kind of retracts and an O-360. I could not find a registration--it's not Nate Mullins' EZ. Second one (N315GE) snapped the strut; I wonder how that happened? 2004 vintage, deregistered. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/3/N315GE.shtm Maybe he broke down in Austin and does want to mess with it anymore. Says "make offer". 1983 LONG-EZ RG • $35,000 • FOR SALE • TTAF: 1585., Lycoming O-360 TSMOH: 1456.4, CATO propeller TT: 0 Selling as a project that is ready to be trailered, it only lacks the wiring for a new panel seen in the pictures. The airplane has several modification including retractable gear, nose extension, baggage pods, toe brakes, and new paint earlier this year. The new panel has already been cut out and includes Garmin GDU 375, Garmin GDU 370 AM, SL60, KT76C, and Trutrak GX Pilot. I have gotten to busy to finish the wiring on this airplane and this is the only reason I'm selling. Text or call for log books, information, and pictures • Contact Deven Mullins, Owner - located Locust Grove, GA USA • Telephone: 7707154378 • Posted November 1, 2018 O-320 LONG EZ PROJECT 0SMOH • $20,000 • PROJECT FOR SALE • 2004 Long EZ Project. Airplane is ready to go, except for damaged right main landing gear. Engine is a newly rebuilt O-320. Bottom end was rebuilt, cylinders reconditioned by A&P. Runs beautifullly. KX-155, KNS-80, KT-76A, G/S Receiver, TruTrak autopilot, full IFR. Dual electronic ignition, Roncz canard. Wilhelmson nose gear and speed brake. 3 Blade Catto prop. Wheel Pants. Airplane includes kit for baggage pods. All logs available. Burrall Sanders at Freeflight has a reasonable fix for the gear leg, or the entire main gear can be rebuilt. Airplane is at KAUS. $20000 OBO. MAKE ME AN OFFER • Contact Rick Redfern, Owner - located Cordova, TN USA • Telephone: 5129499356 • Posted November 1, 2018

You are more likely to get a response with a PM (Private Message) from this website. It will go to his email address. Click on the seller's name to send one.

Do a Google Images search for "Cozy Ailerons" or Long-ez Ailerons". Also, the "Open-EZ" plans on this site will show how the ailerons are cut out of a wing and glassed

For a change of pace: These seem a cheap way to have fun. Folks are going to stroll out of the FBO to have a look, for sure. 50% SCALE F4U CORSAIR • $19,500 • ACCEPTING OFFERS • 1991 WAR 50% Scale F4U Corsair, O-200, 300 hours TT, 3-blade Warp Drive Prop, Painted 2006, Always hangared, New logs in 2015, Retractable gear, All new gaskets and rubber on engine as well as new motor mount bushings, Ceramic coated exhaust and valve covers; New carb, New fuel tank & sending unit, New baffling, New tires, PTT on stick, wired for handheld, external antenna, See flying vids by searching “WAR Corsair”, 130mph cruise, 15 gals fuel, You should be shorter than 6 feet, weigh less than 185 pounds to fly this airplane; Located 30 minutes from Atlanta Airport, (404) 502-0873 • Contact Brett Wilkes - BONEYARD AVIATION, Owner - located Newnan, GA USA • Telephone: 404-502-0873 • Posted October 26, 2018 PIETENPOL GREGA GN-1 • $14,000 • FOR SALE • 255 TTAF, 720 SMOH. Cont. C-85-12. Clipped J-3 Cub wings, Super Cup gear. Always hangared. Built by Bob Odegaard. No electrical. Make an offer. • Contact Marcus K. Zechini, Owner - located White Post, VA USA • Telephone: 7038016312 • Posted October 27, 2018

Looks very good. Personally I don't like using nut plates to bolt up the canard; have read of them stripping out after a while. I would rather use a through-bolt with metal self-locking nut and wide washers.

Today's Barnstormers: [quote=]LONG EZE • $25,000 • AVAILABLE FOR SALE • Beautiful Workmanship, Must see , all new , no engine, Call Earl Haguewood at 951 260 7272 to set up appointment to view • Contact Raymond K. Eichler, Friend of Owner - located Lake Elsinore, CA USA • Telephone: 909 732 3049 • Posted October 25, 2018[\quote] Looks nice but I am not crazy about the silver color (heat). Maybe a little pricey for no engine but you would get to start with a fresh motor of your choice. It does not appear to have the AC issued yet so you might be able to get a repairman's certificate. https://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/us/1011B tags: N1011B

This ad on B-stormers today. Geez, would it over-G their fingers to put in some more details? "Serious Sellers Only, please" ? LongEZ LONGEZ • $32,000 • FOR SALE BY WIFE • 1986 LongEZ Great flyer, had fun now it's time to move on. Can email pics Call for info • Contact William D. Day, Owner - located Talent, OR USA • Telephone: 541-890-6676 • Posted October 23, 2018 No matter, we are serious sleuths here at Sales I've Seen with multo-advanced search skills. It appears to be N8HA: Aircraft: ANDERSON HERBERT C LONG-EZ (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)N-Number: 8HA , Serial Number: 1579, Year manufactured: 1986, Airworthiness Date: 01/21/2014Registrant (Individual): William D Day, 210 N Pacific Hwy, Talent, OR 97540

I was wondering why Google's "+" search feature wasn't working. It was very useful to put "+" in front of search words and Google would reliably search for all the words. That went away when Google wanted to use the + character for Google+. However, I found out recently that Google's Advanced Search feature will do that but there's a trick to get there. For example, I wanted to find images of throttle cables: Do a Google Image search for anything. When the search results come up, select "Settings" at the top of the page and go to "Advanced Search". Change or put your terms in "all these words" and you'll get a lot more pertinent results than a generic search. LIke this: https://www.google.com/search?as_st=y&tbm=isch&hl=en&as_q=longez+throttle+cable&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&imgsz=&imgar=&imgc=&imgcolor=&imgtype=&cr=&as_sitesearch=&safe=images&as_filetype=&as_rights= Google+ has gone away but I don't think the + character has been restored yet.

You're amazed because it's so low, right?

Below, a generic conical mount. An EZ will be similar but the bolt length varies.

I am not sure the manuals show what you want (the bolts). It would be in Plans Section II but that did not show the engine, only the suggested firewall arrangement and the mount. Here is the engine parts manual https://www.lycoming.com/sites/default/files/O-290-D Parts Catalog PC-102-1_0.pdf but it shows the rubber bushings but not the bolts. They are standard AN 8 (1/2") cad-plated bolts with a drilled shank sold many places but you will need to measure the length. You will need the wide washers shown in the parts manual (a standard washer), castellated nuts and you might need some thick and thin washers and cotter pins. I saw your post on FB. What are you going to do with a kind-of Dynafocal engine mount and an engine that uses conical mounts? I don't see a good way to combine the two. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/hapages/an8.php

Deregistered in 2012. For having no paperwork, bad paint, old avionics and unknown engine, it is fully priced, I'd say. ? https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/bits-and-pieces-newsletter/03-14-2017-the-quickie-q2 http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/1/N12JP.shtm

Yup, Hanson seems to like the pointy noses on his EZs. They do look good because the original EZ nose was rather stubby. With the wider fuselage on a Cozy, I think the usual nose looks fine. There is a good reason to extend the EZ nose to accommodate a fwd battery to balance a bigger engine. It’s not really needed in a Cozy, but make yourself happy. Yes, it did look like a well-built project. Why’d he sell it?

Just looking at the Garragio EZ in the Central States Pics on this site. This fellow has done an impressive job of building a clean airplane. I don't know how much the upswept winglets help but less-is-more regarding skin-friction drag so I speculate they will add a knot or two. I imagine the only thing that could be improved-upon would be the handling of cooling air. Think about it: put your hand out the car window at 80 MPH and feel the drag. Cooling air come into the ducts at 180 mph, it is effectively stopped, then forced through the cylinder fins, then accelerated again to 180 mph. That's got to take a lot of energy. https://garaggio.wordpress.com/2016/08/04/oil-cooler-replacement/

The sad looking EZ above https://www.canardzone.com/forums/topic/21972-sales-ive-seen/?page=11&tab=comments#comment-62499 went for $6100. Whodathunkit? I guess it can be resurrected but with the potential problems you might find and the small [rusty?] engine, it seems like a win for the seller. You can find the final value using Ebay.com Advanced Search and check "completed listings". Pawn shops use this all the time to check the value of stuff coming to them for pawn. Now you know a sad looking O-235 EZ with a broken canopy can be pawned for a bit less than $6100. Pawn-shops gotta make a profit. ? I have bought a lot of little stuff at pawn shops.

It sounds like you might be safe just to go ahead and commit to buy it, pay Hanson to finish the strakes and truck it to Canada for completion and regulatory paperwork. They are likely very familiar with Rutan designs; good workmanship is self-evident. If you provide detailed pictures of the rest of the build, I think that would work. As you say, there is a way but it has to be THEIR way. ?

It seems like the easiest thing would be to determine who would inspect the project and shoot him your pictures for an informal evaluation. You might get an easy "OK", a "too much done", or a "we gotta personally inspect the project first". It couldn't hurt to ask before you commit to anything.

There are a good many EAA chapters in Canada. I suspect the US headquarters can address most Canadian builder questions, too. Good luck. https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/bits-and-pieces-newsletter/03-14-2017-canadian-eaa-chapters

Here’s a discussion for a project sale within Canada and a general FAQ http://www.eaahighriver.org/sites/default/files/docs/HomeBuilding/MDRAInspection.pdf http://www.md-ra.com/en/faq_en.html i have no experience with Canada but just googling the Canadian regs, it seems likely you would just file an Intent to Build letter and a Bill of Sale from the seller, get an initial inspection to prove you still have 51% yet to build. If the inspector agrees, you’d be good to go. http://www.ultralightnews.com/pilotslounge/cdnbillofsale.htm

Just trolling through my thread and I see that the front-hinge canopy Cozy above I had previously noted back in 2015 listed at $19,500. Now $12K. All things come to he who waits. Maybe it's "to him who waits". And speaking of things coming to those who wait, the Cozy III seller below finally met reality on the Cozy list today: [quote=]In light of the cozy III that was posted for sale for 29k recently I am reducing my project price to 6500.00 most of you are probably familiar with it. If you have interest, questions, want pictures contact me[/quote] This one:

Free markets at work! He has 10 bids up to $3700 so far. Saw this Cozy III, N80CZ on the Cozy list today (PDF BELOW). 1992 vintage and has had two other owners. Was listed at $39K by the second owner. Now $29K. Has an O-290. I had an O-320 Cozy III. I would say an O-290 is about the minimum engine for the C-III, it looks fairly nice. Wheel pants? https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=80CZ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/cozy_builders/vRzVgjhlMdg Cozy For Sale.pdf

This sad EZ on Ebay today. Item 173575299545 No N-number I could see. Now that it's virtually worthless, try to sell it. ?

More Picassos-on-the-curb: this nice Cozy project on B-stormers at a great price with wings, canard, etc. . I am curious why a builder gets so far along and dumps it. Seller Hanson does a lot of canard rebuilds but I doubt he built this. Musta bought it for peanuts or traded for one of his flying rebuilds. [quote=]COZY4 UNIQUE PROJECT • $12,000 • FOR SALE TO GOOD HOME • Great starter fast build unique canopy system. Wings and canard built by Dennis Oltman. Sold for less than the price of the wings and canard. I can finish the plane as an option. Control system, closeout fuel stakes and add some wheel pants. And it would be ready for avionics and engine. Engine mount it included. An 0360 is available also. • Contact David J. Hanson located Warren , OH USA • Telephone: 724-614-9046 • Posted October 5, 2018 [/quote] Also this Long-ez. There is something a little funky with the winglet. It looks like he cut-out a bad antenna but that can be patched pretty quickly. The rest looks good. More pics in the ad [quote=]LONG EZ PROJECT • $2,500 • LAST CHANCE • $2500 or BEST OFFER: WHEN THIS AD EXPIRES, IT WILL BE GONE FOREVER. Get a head start on a complete Long EZ project. It's a blank canvas where you can do your own mods and still be ahead. You can inspect the glass work. NOTE: that you will have to redo the winglets as I cut both off to put a blended winglet but never completed, also nose gear already sold.. I'm including Eureka CNC winglets with the sale so you can put it back. You will need to pick it up and load it from KCNO. Additional pictures available. • Contact Robert A., Owner - located Huntington Beach, CA USA • Telephone: 4256869672 • Posted October 1, 2018[/quote] Also saw an EZ cowl and exhausts but not priced to sell quickly.