Cozy1200

Back seat in a LongEZ is comfortable for about 2 hours, then you start getting squermy (is that a word?) at hour #3, Then at hour #4, your ready to kill someone.

 

Waiter got it just about right. DaveB & I have flown for I think over 2 hours. The first time I was in back it was a little uncomfortable. But after you get use to setting and squirming around, it's very doable and enjoyable. But you have to WANT to be in back. I'm about 5'10" and vary between 200 to 220 lbs so it's a COZY fit.

Waiter, That's fantastic.

 

Where are you keeping the plane based. I may have to fly and visit you sometime. Or better yet you can fly down and visit me!

Bruce,

 

Amy & I will be flying down in a spam can. It will be really good to hook up and drink some Good American beer.... too bad I don't know any! seriously, I never drank beer before moving to oz and have yet to drink and American beer since we've returned.

 

The offer still stand if you need any thing while you're here, just let us know.

 

 

mmm. Vegemite.

I've followed the girls instructions as close as possible, but still haven't had a lot of success. I do have the exact same pump. The few times I've tried it the layup comes out dry. To the extent you can see the weave and actually suck air through it. The parts to turn out to be very conformed. I haven't figured out what I've been doing wrong, but I really haven't tried it that much.

Here is the newest member of my shop.

wow congrats. I think you'll soon realize how many friends you didn't know you had.

 

Where did you say you lived?

Surprise. Wow. I normally don't get sucked in that easily. Maybe there was a reason to kick me out of the country.

 

Seriously. It's above urban legion. It's considered a fact by most Australians. That's just funny now.

This is my first week as an unemployed cozy builder. That's who I am.

? Kangaroos don't wear hats:confused:

go get stuffed Spod.

 

we declared it all. not a problem.

 

 

We didn't realize until we unpacked that we forgot to declare the jar of Vegemite! oops. We declared a jar one other time, but they didn't say anything. I don't know why they banned the stuff here. Nobody eats the stuff either way!

Nice Steve, very nice.

From memory.... (disclaimer meaning I could be wrong)

 

I overlaped both the bottom and sides onto the front face of F22. I think I let mine completely overhand into the F22 openings and then flush trimmed them later. Maybe a tiny bit of extra weight, but simple to trim up later with a router or fein.

 

Make sure you sand the 1" wide depression in the side and bottom before putting sanding the radius. Otherwise you'll just have to sand the radius again. not a big deal.

 

You are hardly removing any glass at all with a 3/16 radius. I don't see any issue.

 

Build on.... Let me go sniffle in a corner while I suffer building withdrawls.

Thanks for the kinds words.

 

Chris, we got to fly home on one of your A380 Business Class! (Nancy-Bird Walton) sp?

 

Then got screwed around at LAX. American Airlines canceled our flight then rebooked us in coach after the company paid full fare for Business. Not Happy.

 

Then at Indy, two of our checked bags had their wheels completely destroyed. Gone not even arrived. The baggage clerk said there is nothing they can do. Wheels aren't covered.

 

Oh just wait tell I file a complaint.... (where's the evil grin)

 

Overall happy to be home.

 

And yes for all your Aussies, we packed a share of souvenirs. Let's see

 

Oil skins coats (Drizabone)

sheepskin rugs

kangaro skins

kangarro hat

Crockadile dundee hat (of course)

didgeridoonas

abo wall painting

bomerangs

and the list goes on.

I had a 6 foot straight edge. Just as Tmann suggested. It was 2" solid extrusion from the local Aluminum supplier. I think I paid $10 Austratlian. Lifesamsara (Bruce) took that off my hands. Now that I'm back on my home sole, I need to go his another.

Actually we're very well positioned to work through this. The only debt we have is a $8k student loan for my wife that is about $130 a month. full stop. Sold the house and cars when we moved abroad. And we have a reasonable saving that we were hoping to use for a down payment on a house.

 

Even before the news of the severance, we've planned to live with my in-laws while we settle back in. That will probably just be extended now. So our living expenses going forward will be very low.

 

We're in a whole lot better position this most in this circumstance.

 

On a positive note - just think of all the spare time you'll have....

Yes & No. I'm not going to set home and draw unemployment. My Dad & Father-In-Law both have small business. I'll work for them to bring in a little cash.

 

As for your implying that I could build, that is certainly a possibility. Even given current conditions, I'd feel comfortable taking a grand out of the saving to start building the Canard. Or think of all the metal bits I could build when your time rich and money poor. And I have a small metal lathe that's fun to use.

 

What kind of work?

I work for the world largest manufacture of submersible electric pumps and motors. If you have a water well, there's a 90% chance you have our motor.

 

I hold an engineering title, but I'm no engineer. I have a management degree in Entrepreneurship. I have the engineering title because of the type of work I do. I take care of any type of technical concern that a customer has. I teach and troubleshoot the use and application of our motors. Everything I know about motors and electricity was taught to me by the company. My value is in the ability to see the big picture and solve problems and relay that to the customer. My job level doesn't require an engineering degree, that's for those people actually designing the things. I would not have a clue how to do that.

 

So basically I solve problems and know how to explain that to the average installer in the field. I would not dare let most of our design engineers talk to the average laymen. ouch. I think Marc would be a mild example of this. I have a huge amount of respect for Marc, but sometimes his method can come across too strong for some newbies. But you know what, he's good at what he does.

 

I like what I do/did. I enjoy the customer interaction and challenge. I enjoy the public speaking. I presented 27 day-long training seminars in the last year. I wouldn't mind staying in the water systems business. For the most part it is a very stable and profitable industry. But I've learn to what for any opportunity and jump on the good ones. That's how I ended up living in Australia for 3 years by saying yes at the right time. So for starters, I'll be keeping an ear open for any sort of management, troubleshooting, problem-solving, training type roles, but I'm extremely flexible.

 

We had hoped and planned on moving back to Bluffton, IN. That's were our friends are and close to our families. But finding a job with reasonable pay in the region will probably be tough.

 

I know two engineers who worked for GM and both lost their jobs last week,,,,one had 29 years seniority!

One of my old coworkers had over 40 years in with the company. He did his apprenticeship with the company. He was canned in January. ouch.

 

I imagine there will be a long queue of clamouring volunteers next time they want somebody to go OS...

Yep. I think they are being a little shortsighted about the consequences.

 

Tell me the company and I'll boycott them if I can.

 

Don't do that I still have stock in the company. Although it half of what it use to be.

... on a boat.

 

I've finished up Chapter 8. Now it's in a container with the rest of our stuff on the way back home.

 

The good news is that we're being transferred home. The really crappy news is that I'm going home to unemployment. I've already been told that there are no jobs available within the company so their terminating me. What a fine reward for moving over seas and then training my replacement.

 

Crap.

 

So work on Cozy1200 may be a little slow for a while.

 

anyone hiring around NE Indiana?

I wonder when my 2500+ how meter should start.

NOW!!! Run Forest Run

 

What's your plans number?

From Tom:

 

Could you pass the word along that I took ttcse/cozylinks off-line because my server is currently under active hacker attack. It'll be a few days, my apologies to all.

Tom has created one of the most useful tools for researching builder projects. I frequently pass along new links as I run across them. The best of luck getting the issues resolved and back online.

He should just install the Alex Strong electric pitch trim system and get rid of the stock springs. its a very good system simple and easy to install

http://www.strongpitchtrim.com/

So the Strong completely replaces the spring system. Hmm. That sounds like reasonable solution.

I've flown with Dave several times in this LEZ. I'm occasionally that GIB. Seeing that Dave hasn't bother to wake up this morning , here's want I know of the issues.

 

- It is definitely full forward trim. He can trim all the way forward and it's just not enough. His inquiries to the previous owners revealed that it has always been that way. We have discussed shortening the existing springs to add more tension. Before doing this Dave ordered in a spare set of springs. That way if the original 20 year old springs break, then the new ones can go on without waiting for them to be ordered.

 

-W&B. I know DaveB & his lame (A&P) maintain the plane to a very high level. Anytime something needs done, Dave has no problem spending the time & money to do it right. So Dave will have a current W&B and he does do the pre-flight calcs regularly.

 

-Buffeting. Hmm. Dave, is that new? I don't recall that from our conversations.

 

sorry for stepping on you Dave, but thought I would help stop some of the speculations.

WOW! That sure is one sweet looking Velocity!!

Ya, but how do you take off without a nose gear!!

 

I'm funny....

on the rental, the hobs ran off of oil presure so when the tack was down we flew the patern and saved big bucks(with the power back on landing).

I'm a frugal person. When renting the C150 I would turn the master on, program the radios, gps, check ATIS, etc. Why pay $85 an hour to do stuff that doesn't require the engine to be running. I'd spend several minutes doing so un-rushed because it was essentially free.

 

That was until I learned the Hobbs ran off the Master switch not the oil pressure. I was paying $85 an hour and not burning any fuel!! ouch. ok, change strategy.... program radio & GPS while speed taxiing!! no, not really. Now I typically rent a C172 with the Hobbs running off oil pressure.

I flight testing in my fixed gear Velocity. It has the Wilhelmson electric nose lift.

Isn't that a contradiction of terms? The FG Velocity doesn't kneel or am I wrong?

I flight testing in my fixed gear Velocity. It has the Wilhelmson electric nose lift.

Isn't that a contradiction of terms? The FG Velocity doesn't kneel or am I wrong?

There are 2 LSA Vari Ezes flying in Australia today.. and it makes me a happy man.

Yep. The LSA market is neat hear in OZ. From what I understand of them, they broader than the US LSA regulation, even allowing retracts.

TMann said:

Yeah ...... his 'name' server doesn't appear to map the domain name to the ip address. It still comes up if you access by ip address alone.

and that IP would be:

http://76.12.66.186/

Wow. Bruce (Lifesamsara) & I were just looking at his LEZ gear attachments over the weekend and those look great in comparison. Super high quality again.