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Mynor, Looks great. I wish I could have met you when I lived there. I was in Santa Ana. I have started on my own Long Eze here and you can see it @ http://www.free-build-it-info.com/MylongEZproject.html Getting parts done and seeing progress is great!!! Keep us posted and Pura Vida :thumbsup:

Hey, Just my 2 cents here. I layed out a centerline on my jig table and pull all my measurements from this reference. After the parts started to come together, I transfered this line as well as a permanent level line to the fuselage. I'm not as anal as some on here but if you have a good reference point, you can build anything straight and true. The templates get you close and the line gets you on the money! I've built race cars, street rods to dune buggys this way and it works. All your race car chasis builders work this way. Try it! The main thing is get started and build it. You can go to my site for tips on how to build a table and its free. http://www.free-build-it-info.com/Surfaceplate.html Press on Tom: thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Hey! I'm building and kinda using the open ez plus my own changes I want. All the info is useful and it saves a lot of reasearch. Keep up the good work everyone!!!

Hey, The long or open design will work as well as a stock long drawing. I will modify it to my shell. I just need some measurements Thanks guys! :thumbsup: Tom

Jon, I just went thru Tonys drawings again thinking I may have missed it, but I can not find a drawing for the NG30 . Do you know wich file it is or can you send it to me? I think for some reason, I didnt get all the files. Thanks Tom

Hello all, I'm building a modified longe EZ / Berkut style plane and Im working off the Terf CD. What I need is the template drawing for the NG 30 bulkhead or a pdf format that I can enlarge / get the exact measurements from for the hard points and foam. Please PM me or respond here if you can help! Thanks Tom

Jon, I found a cheap way to weight things down was to save up old milk and orange juce jugs with the screw on caps. After washing them out, I filled them up with water and they work well. I keep about 12 of them and the weigh about 9lbs each and store under the bench easily also. They are also easy to grab with the built in handle. I used them with the bulk heads and place a piece of plywood over the peel ply and the jugs on top. Just a little trick I found. On with the build! Tom

Follow up! After living in CR for 4 years, I know for a fact that you will have to pay around 50% import duties on the plane and then you will go thru H*** to get it registered and out of customs. You have to have a lawyer and a customs agent . Have you checked about if you can even license an experimental in CR? . There has to be a title as we know it from here to get it registered there! Good lawyers there are few and far between. Beleve me I know! I went thru h*** just to ge a dune buggy thru vehicle inspection so I could drive it on the road. You really need to check this out before you move on it. You cannot get anything such as parts fiberglas etc there. You have to import it all and the taxes can go as high as 100% if they want to stick it to you and there is no fighting them. I E you will double the cost easily and then have a lawyer to pay at the end! :yikes: Think about it

Who is the guy in Costa Rica? I used to live there and I was wondering if it was another scam. Please let me know or PM me. Dont want you to get burned! Later Tom

Newbie question here. I keep hearing "lost his medical". Can anyone shed some light on what the reasons are? Obviosly sight would be one. Thanks Tom

Newbie question here! I am about to start my Long / Berkut project and am after basically the same thing. Speed! Could you also substitute the cozy wings and spar (since this is all new construction) and make the spar to the EZ dimensions and then carbon both? Would this change a lot or be more stabil in flight than the Long EZ wings? Just curious (and now putting on fire suit) Press On Tom

Tony, I would like to take a look at it also in pdf format when you have the time! Pm me. Press on Tom

"The people involved in this are doing a great job and I believe there are a large number of people that are keeping an eye on how things are going." I'm onboard with this also. I think we are going to see a lot more builds starting. (Me for one) All those interested should get behind Jon and Tony with whatever they need! Press on!!!! Tom

Yep! Your Right. I'm buildin a new Long Ez. Lookin for used main landing gear hoop. Maybe someone changing to retracts for example or may have a dead project to part out! Front gear etc Thanks Tom

Hey everyone. I'm lookin for front and rear landing gears and or parts for same. PM me and let me know what you have. Starting the build in a few weeks and I want to start getting the parts flowing in this direction Later Tom

"Are you planning on making more than one fuselage? Or are you doing it for another reason?" I think it will be easier to get the sizes I am after, build firewall to nose in one shot and once its laid up on the inside, making the templates will be a snap. Also I will leave it in the plug as long as I can to keep it straight as well as strong. Once all is done inside I can pop it out and lay up the outside. "Call them." Already did an e mail and they said wait and if it doesnt come they will send another. This time I'll ask for ups or fed ex! "Interesting... I'm curious how much money something like that generates? I might have stumbled on that before." I built it about 9 months ago as an affiliate site but it was minimal at best. I just took off all of the links and am in process of adding an e bay site shopping cart for all things related to it such as tools, house wares, kitchen etc. This way I have control and can track everything. All drop shipping! The Google ads are the best so far and will be funding a lot of the plane. I highly recommend them both for your site. Google search and Google ads. Best part is its free to set up and they do all the work. Click me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL "You can learn on your own once you get the TERF CD. " I know but I would like to get some hands on first if I can. I 'm sure I can hook up with someone. I got the practice kit and we can use it if they are not building. We'll see! Press on Tom

Jon, Lookin forward to seeing the work, I am getting the shop set up now and am in the process of building the jig table for my plug mold. I bought 6 levelers from Lee Valley and they will make getting the table right a lot easier. Thanks for the tip Best part so far is I got all the materials free from construction site dumpsters where they threw away new materials! Still waiting on my Terf CD. I think it got lost in the mail. Been 2 weeks now. Also, as soon as I get going, I will post a new page and pics for the build on my site at http://www.free-build-it-info.com/index.html And finally, I'm still lookin for someone local to learn layups Press on ! Tom

Ok guys! I'm stilll looking for someone to help on a weekend or something. Got to be someone here in S W Florida working on a plane. I'll extend the drive to maybe 2 hours . Let me know!!! Press On!!!!!!!

Yes Jon. I'm looking at kind of a long/berkut best of both worlds if you will. I'm 6'2' and 200 #s so I would like a little comfort as well as a fast plane. I am going to build a plug mould like Bulient did but lay up as much of the fuse as one part as I can including the nose, thus making the templates etc easier and hopefully a faster build time frame. Press on! Tom

Thanks for all the effort Jon and Tony! I am getting geared up to start my modified EZ and all this info is great! I ordered the terf CD and will be starting my build in March. Press on! Tom

Hello everyone, I'm Tom Gillespie and I live in Port Charlotte Fla. Just moved back here from Costa Rica. I've been lurking for a while and have done a few posts. I'm looking for a local builder to help maybe a couple of times so I can learn proper layups, vacuum bagging etc. I dont mind driving an hour or so or within reason. If you need some free help for some layups, e mail me and we will go from there. I hope to get started on my project about the middle of March and have already ordered the Terf CD and am getting the "hanger" ready for the build. I have a lot of experience from building my own race cars for drag racing, working in Nascar for 5 years, a year on a top fuel team and have been a contractor for over 25 years. I have really enjoyed following everyones posts and all the info that comes from here and this is what pushed me to start. Press on! Tom

Hello , I attended the air show here yesterday and and enjoyed it a lot. I spent about 2 hours and there were 2 canards in attendance. One was a Veri , pretty old that belonged to one of the EAA 565 members and is flown a lot and the other was a very nice and well thought out detailed Long. I spent a lot of time getting a good look at it and the owner is a great guy and very informative. It was very motivating. Getting ready to turn on the build switch! Tom

Hello all, Lurker here. I just found out a Velocity crashed at Charlotte County airport in Fla. yesterday. Both suvived but plane is done. Story @ www.sun-herald.com Tom