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  1. Hi Dan, oops, wrong forum, anyhow regarding the Owner Maintenance Catagory this is what they say word for word.

     

    ("This means that you cannot: Change the engine so that it is powered by an engine that is not a single normally aspirated piston engine. This means no turbochargers and no turoprops, turbofans or turbojets, etc.")

     

    Basically they had to set some ground rules to stop guys from turning a 172 into a six place and powering it by turbojet engines.

    I agree with setting ground rules, most likely keep a few people alive but eliminating turbochargers, somebody has their head stuck in the sand.

     

    Just a few that are in the Owner-Maintenance Category.

    MOONEY M20B

    CESSNA 120, 140, 140A, 150*, 150F, 150G, 170, 170A, 170B, 172*, 175A, 177

    MAULE M 4, M 4 T

     

    Some of these aircraft will perform very well with an automotive conversion.

    John

  2. Hi all,

    A homemade moving is strickly for VFR purposes only, just a navigation aid.

    I live up in northern Manitoba, Canada, where there are few roads and

    lots of lake and rivers, how nice it would be to just look on the map on the panel and say "I over such and such lake", a great tool in crappy weather.

    There is some great software out for doing this. It's even better in the USA, you can buy digital maps where as in Canada, I will have to scan mine.

    John

  3. Hi All

    There has been a change of plans,I've chosen to build a BearHawk.

    Below is part of an email I sent to the BearHawk news group as to why.

    Okay, here’s the scoop, I was going to build a cozy MK4 but have decided to build the Bearhawk instead.

    There are a number of reasons, not enough room in the back seat, using a Mazda Rotary (want to be able to land on floats or skis in case of engine out), cost of trying to heat the garage when it’s -40 degrees.(live way up in northern Manitoba}, the lack of a qualified inspector for Composite construction,(there is an engineer that lives up here that has built 10 rag and tube aircraft of his own design, He will inspect it for a beer and a hamburger, you can’t beat that) and last but not least,it would cost $1800.00 just to get an inspector up here to inspect a composite aircraft!

     

    So, I have some stuff to sell, below is what I have with the price I'm asking in USA funds and buyer pays shipping.

     

    Infinity Retracts with indicators $4200.00 firm - These are sold.

     

    MK4 plans 454 for $300.00, hidden bellhorn plans included.

     

    MATCO wheels, brakes and master cylinders - will have to check the price on these. Sold

     

    There will be other stuff going for sale on Ebay.

    Still have to dig through my stuff and see what else there is.

    John Willis

    email jwillis@mts.net

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