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    Sales I've seen

    in For Sale (or for Free)

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    On 1/30/2020 at 3:34 PM, Kent Ashton said:

    Nice looking Dragonfly on Barnstormers.  Great price and there does not look like anything to fix.  More pics in the ad.

    DRAGONFLY MK 1 • $14,000 • PRICED FOR FAST SALE • 1993 2180 VW, 250 hours total time airframe and engine, 150 mph cruise, 4.25 gph, 100 octane low lead, Very safe design - will not stall. Beautifully built, no damage. Instruments, radio, transponder, needs ELT and ABS-B out. With plans, jigs, parts, tools. Always hangared Jimmy Stewart IDI. Reason for selling - lost medical. • Contact Alan Luckey, Owner -  located Indiana, PA United States • Telephone: 724-422-7200 • Posted January 30, 2020

     

    Sold.

    Jon Matcho's Progress

    in Builder Progress Reports & Motivation

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    52 minutes ago, Jon Matcho said:

    No, but it can definitely handle it.  I bought it from the previous homeowner.  

    When I saw I had a reply from you I expected to find a fire hazard-related comment about the bare 1/4" plywood on the walls.  In defense of that, many wood/workshops have some sort of bare wood on the wall to support attaching various mounts and hangers as needed.  Still, what are your thoughts?  

    That's funny. Good memory. New construction would require a one hour fire barrier between the home and the garage. Get a hard wired smoke detector in there and interconnect with the ones in the house. What you have isn't all that different than wall paneling. Work on the planes hard and sleep well. BTW, my garage (detached) has one of those vent-less blue flame wall heaters. Works like a champ!

    Sales I've seen

    in For Sale (or for Free)

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    On 7/28/2019 at 5:32 PM, Kent Ashton said:

    I have probably listed this here before but it popped up again.  N40TD  https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N40TD    It sounds like it needs a redo on the paint and a little updating but perhaps could be flown as-is.  I would like it better at $25K though.

    http://web.archive.org/web/20061206100233/http://home.mn.rr.com/brusehaver/cozy_page.html

    COZY MK IV PROJECT • $29,000 • FOR SALE AGAIN • This is a project, you will need to work on it before it will fly home. Hasn't flown in 6 years, but does run. O-360 about 700SMOH, 50HRS AF, Basic plans built, electric trim and landing brake, otherwise no major mods. Terra TXN-960 NAV/COM, Genave Beta Xpndr. Everything is there, just needs some work. • Contact Thomas Brusehaver, Owner -  located Eden Prairie, MN United States • Telephone: 9522124392 • Fax: 9522124392 • Posted July 26, 2019

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    I looked at Tom's plane last summer when I had some extra time on my hands. I would describe it as "rough around the edges". Tom's a great guy who is very resourceful. He built the plane on a budget. Everything is basic. Empty weight on the placard was 1100lbs. The biggest obstacle is the unpickled engine. I have about two dozen pictures of the plane if anyone is interested.

    Commecial Engine Out

    in Coffee House

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    Anyone else got any stories like this?

    Sure, I've got two.

     

    This was about 20 years ago. I was flying commercial from LaGuardia to London and right at the point of rotation one of the left engines exploded. (Where's the crash position avatar?) I was at the window on the right side so I couldn't see the engine. My first thought was a tire blowout, but that thought only lasted a second, beacause all the passengers on the left side could see the fire and were not happy. The pilot was screeching the plane to a halt and I was becoming increasingly concerned about the water ahead of us. Someone got on the PA and was clearly very shaken, they said the fire was out and we would have to stay on the runway while the brakes cooled. There was concern that the brakes had fused and we would not be able to taxi back. So three hours we taxied back to the terminal where we were shuffled from one plane directly to the other, because we were technically out of the country.

     

    Next...

     

    This one was almost 25 years ago. On a flight back from London, we landed in Gander Canada for fuel. No problems so far, but they could not get the plane to restart. We ended up staying in the airport for 13 hours, which at the time was nothing more than a gas station. A plane had to be brought in from Boston, and crew from elsewhere. They quickly ran out of coffee and only had the blankets and pillows from the aircraft.

     

    You would think I would be leary of flying as a result of these, but I'm not.

     

    BTW if anyone can find the NTSB reports for either of these, please let me know. I'd love to read them, I've never been able to find them.

     

    Jack Fairchild

    How to heat a freezing workshop?

    in Workshops & Tools

    Posted

    Jon Matcho said:

    [*]seal cracks

    This is a must do.

    Jon Matcho said:

    [*]cut slots in walls, run batting through, and replace slots

    Are you talking vertical slots? This would be difficult to repair. If we are only talking temporary here. I would cut a horizontal slot at the top of each stud bay and blow in insulation. The problem with that stuff is its low "R" value and it settles.

    Jon Matcho said:

    [*]glue cheap foam to walls

    Please do not leave any highly flammable materials exposed.

    Jon Matcho said:

    [*]apply cheap foil to walls

    Not sure about this one.

    If you are trully going to rehab your shop from top down, then just bear with it until then.

    Jack Fairchild

    How do I know?

    in General Construction

    Posted

    Ladies and Gentlemen,

     

    Could anyone give me some pointers on what to check to see if this partial is worth getting? Can I check square, plumb, twist, etc.? The wings are complete, the winglets and canard complete and the fuse is about 75% and on wheels.

    These are all good items to check. I purchased a project which was about 1000 hrs. along. Fuselodge on gear, canard and spar complete. Together the seller and I worked on the wings and winglets at his shop. This gave me invaluable insight as to his workmanship and taught me how to work the materials. I don't know your skill level, but this worked out extreamly well. Anyway...

     

    The ideal thing would be to get someone who is building or has built one to look at the project. The seller should have no problems with this if his/her workmanship is in order. I was unable to have this happen and have since come across a few (minor) issues.

     

    Do you have the plans and all updated newletters? Are the plans included? Be sure to check that he has made all of the mandatory changes as published in the newsletters. The seller of my project missed the mandatory removal of foam around the spar attach notch (newsletter 80?) so I have a little work to do there.

     

    Ask about any mods he has made. Forward hinge canopy, electric landing brake, electric nose wheel? What brakes has he used? The list could go on and on... Is there enough left to qualify for the "51%" rule.

     

    Good luck to you, I hope this has helped.

     

    Jack Fairchild

    working on canopy...

The Canard Zone

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