Daniel Dillon

You think that is fancy... You should see the new pump that Glenmarc makes... it is sort of like a Portionator MBT JR on steroids with a (several hundred dollar) option for keeping the resin and the hardener vats warmed to 120 deg. No more hot box!

I am a FAE (Field Applications Engineer) for a UK-based semiconductor company. My work has me travel around Western North America visiting customers and working toward getting our devices designed into their devices. Betcha some of you have my company's devices in your avionics. If you know of any SoCal based FAE, Applications Engineering Manager, or Regional Manager positions at a semiconductor company, I would welcome an e-mail. Dan

Fabulous photography.... Question, however (sinde I am not there yet)... what are these screws for, and are they then glassed over?

How did you decide on the Aerocad, and what made it stand out from other designs?

I am just getting started and will be caught up to this point in no time. If you could post your conclusions to this question, it would be appreciated as I will have the same questions. Let us know how yours turns out. Dan Dillon Cozy MK IV #1353

I know this post is very old, but for the benefit of those just getting started, AS&S has already demonstrated to me that they are on top of things. The guys working the front counter are super helpful and will print out a complete estimate for the whole airplane chapter by chapter so that you can see what you need. It was more than I had expected. I purchased the Cozy MK IV Plans and am very happy with the call. AS&S called me on the phone after reading one of my mosts in an online forum to follow up, answer a question, and make sure that I had gotten everything. If you have a question about the airfame build cost... call them and ask for an estimate on all of the chapter kits. You can be sure that there will be more to buy, but you will at least have a good estimate to start from. Kind Regards, Dan Dillon Biaspoint@yahoo.com

What is it that limits Vne? Is it control surface flutter? Is it structural strength of the whole aircraft?

I don't quite trust kits. They can go out of business and leave you hanging too easily. I'm going to have to be a plans-built kind of guy with the hope to buy as much prefab as possible in the interest in reducting the time-to-fly. Dan

I like that.... and maybe I should build one of each because I love motorcycles and sports cars. Currently I ride a Honda Interceptor (VFR800) with the Honda Vtec Fuel Injected 4-cyl. I am a former owner of an RX-7 with the famous 13B engine. I swear by those engines, I loved that car. It was my pride an joy until I got stolen. (Always a silver lining... the insurance was very good to me, I paid off my bills, could re-focus on my education, and now I can build an airplane albiet with substantial financial struggle.) The Cozy MK IV is my target, although I have the plans for the Long EZ.

I know it has been some time since your post, but thank you for the description of what to expect when I order my plans. I had been asking aircraft spruce if I could sit down with them in their offices and take a look at them before I hand over the credit card.

Could you explain what these drawings are, and if I will need them? I will be a new builder and will be buying the plans from Aircraft Spruce as soon as I satisfy myself that I can do this, I can fit in this, and I can be successful. I'm 6'1" 175#, with long legs that get in the way of small planes. Thanks

I sat in a Cozy MK IV today for the first time. I am about ready to buy the plans and get started. (Technically, I have gotten started if you consider workshop preparation, cleanout, etc.) Sitting in a Cozy.. I found that I simply could not fly it because of legroom. My knees came square up against the bottom of the panel, and there is no way I could work the pedals. But the Cozy looks like the perfect airplane for me to build. I would need the pedals several inches deeper and/or an inch or two further back on the backrest. I found the width to be very cozy.. but that is ok by me. Comments are highly welcome.

Anyone know how good the video and the info pack on the Cozy is?

If I get those kind of figures with the kind of plane I hope to build, I will be pleased. Cozy Mk IV - Loaded Panel, and a few extra electronics gadgets.

I am also considering a Cozy... but my decision is between the Cozy MK IV and a Long EZ. I am strongly leaning toward the Cozy at this point, but I have a million questions about homebuilding and other things at this point. After years of looking into it, talking to people, and reading... I wil be starting something (likely a Long EZ) by mid-2005. Happy New Year, Dan

Greetings everyone, (I am new to the Forum) I am considering a Cozy, but have not yet made the decision. The reason I post is because I wanted to know if that is really true... dropping off a passenger and needing to move ballast to the front seat. Is it really that sensitive? I am suprised. I do have a million other questions and don't know quite where to begin. I have made the decision to build... finally after about 6 years of wanting to. Now I need to make the decision on WHAT to build. ** I have had the plans for a Long EZ for some years now (don't know how complete they are). I do like the Long EZ for a number of reasons ** I am also interested in the Cozy, but I hear that factory support is a bit less than friendly for some people. (Who knows if that is true.. you all know how rumors are.) ** I love the Velocity - but not the cost. My mission specs, ramblings, and notions: - Minimize cost as much as possible, so that I can maximize on-board equipment. (I want the works in the panel.) - I want it reasonably comfortable for long flights. - I want fast... as fast as possible. (200Kt +?) - I want long range... as long as possible. (1,000 NM+?) - I want easy and fun to fly - I want a SAFE, proven design or variant thereof - I want an engine and airframe that I can work on, maintain, etc... avoiding paying people. (I am not wealthy.) - I like the idea of a non-aviaiton engine ... but I want long life and reliability of an aircraft engine. (impossible dreams) - I want something that is easy to get in, start up, and fly away in without excessive preparation or work every week once it is built. (I want to put in the work to build it... and then enjoy flying it and showing it off.) - I don't expect that it will be a showplane. - I want a design that I can modify. (Ideas that I have in mind are hard-point removable baggage pods, camera pod, wingtip cameras, on-board laptop, overdone avionics, ham radio, radio/cd player, head-protection rollbar, and some years after completing the build I hope to experiment with an active noise reduction system for the whole cabin.) - I want an autopilot. - I want to fly IFR, and want the glass cockpit with analog backup instruments. - Side by side seating is preferred (wife factor) and more than 2 seats is preferred. Although two-seat tandem is acceptable. - I need to have a pretty good understanding of the scope of the whole project before I begin, and I want plans that are detailed enough that even a monkey could understand. I might be an electronics engineer... but that won't help me here. - I need to build it in a small 2-car garage in Orange County, CA. Luckily I live 30 minutes+ from Aircraft Spruce, 30 Minutes from John Wayne SNA Airport, 30 Minutes from Fullerton FUL airport, 30 Minutes from Long Beach LGB Airport (my favorate), and 30 Minutes+ from Corona Airport.