BLUE MAX

Al Phone Is 573-324-3300

I have a todds canopy myself. I talked to Steve V and he told me what to do. Take a look at my website and see the pictures of that install. I have more detailed pics if you need them. I am 6'2 like Steve V. He told me to use a 3 inch piece of foam and place it on the top of the headrest. That was a real good idea cause it gave it a 3rd place to rest while you secure it in the correct position. Prep the bottom of the canopy grinding .75 inches all the way around inside and out for glassing. I made dams all the way around the canopy to use pour foam for the shaping of the canopy frame. This method is SOOOO much easier and nicer then the plans way. Check out the pics on my website...but thats about the jist of it.

Just to add a tidbit of information to this thread. I bought my Roncz canard from a 10th degree black belt master builder Dennis Oleman from Iowa. I paid him to build my canard and it came out so nice that it looks like it came out of a mold. It doesnt need much finishing to complete it. I have high res pictures of the canard if you want to see the detail. If you want to go that route instead of building I will give you his number.

I have been working on my nose and canopy section. I have a website so here is the link http://tomslongez.com any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

ON my firewall on my longez I spun the plans made bolts for the brackets. One fix is to knoch the top of the threaded stud and use a flat headed screw driver.

I am gonna just cut them off and then use click bonds.

Other than what has been stated.....your project is looking good!!! LETs glass the the fuselage this weekend!!!!

GET ER DONE!!!!

I have the templates for the nose of that "famous nose" number 32. Steve was very gracious to let me borrow his templates. My nose is almost exact to the templates. I am still contouring and shaping and hoping I can get close OR somewhat close to Steve V. nose.

Do you have some pictures? Maybe take a small vid clip of the engine running.

CONGRATS by the way

Chrissi,

I will be there or I will be square. Can't wait to see half of my motor mount for my 240 HP fuel injectected Renesis Rotary engine with the all the trimmings. ALSO...cant wait to eat some BBQ at the party. Is it still in the Hangar area?

Any way I got the itch back to build...winter is so lame and now that the days are longer and spring is in the air its good times again!!!

Tom McCormick aka BLUE MAX

Here is a mod to replace the door on the LongEZ. The mod catches the stock canopy latch knob and with a turn of the key from the outside....the groove of the brass fitting rotates around the knob locking it down. The key is inserted through a little 1/4 hole that is drilled in from the outside. Cool isnt it????

http://www.wxii12.com/news/14831381/detail.html

THERE ARE PICTURES ON THIS SITE AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU WILL SEE THE FIREWALL AND HEADRESTS...WHAT A SHAME FOR THE PILOT

CHRISSI,

It was nice talking you today. I did not know that it was your birthday...SO...HAPPY BIRTHDAY..belated

Get back to work!!!!

Sincerly yours,

Tom McCormick

Looks like a REAL good deal BUT...The nose has to go!!!!

Drew...Thanks for sharing that video. I have learned something new and really appreciate it. Nice editing in the video it was entertaining. :D

My name is Tom McCormick I am from Aldan, PA. A little town outside Fithydelphia. I am building a Long EZ N66VC (reserved). The Tail number represents the following: 66 is the the year of my birthday, VC stands for my daughters Victoria and Courtney. Also...when you call the tower it rolls off the tonge nice and EZ

I bought a Mazda 13B engine on Ebay, now I am buying from Bruce Turrentine one of his off the shelf ready for aviation the new 13B Renesis 200+ HP engine.

For now...Im going back to the garage and back to sanding.

I CAME ACROSS THIS PICTURE FROM SUN N FUN 05. JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOUS GUYS. MAYBE SOME DAY

use the spar. Its hollow in there and all you would have to do is seal it like the strakes. Sqeeze 15 gallons easily in there.

I went to RR this year as I did the past 3 years. Each year is getting better and better. I had a special treat this year. I am building a Long EZ and had called the Cozygirls a few weeks earlier before RR about the control system. Chrissi had offered to build the whole assembly from bearing to bearing and everything in between Cozygirl style. She put together a perfect machine percision system using forked handles as the Cozy IV Plans use and pressed sexy bearings that makes the controls feel so silky smooth. I will never have to worry about slop in my control system. Thanks Cozygirrls

I will have to take a picture of the assembly and post it here.

http://tomslongez.com