Kirk

The SpeedCanard and Long-EZ have some elbow room, along with Cozy Girrrl extended strakes in a Cozy IV.

 

You'll have to sit in one someday, but if you're looking at a Cozy IV you'll have plenty of room (with the strakes modification).

Went out to KFLY and met Burrall a couple of weeks ago!  Nice guy, shot the breeze with me for awhile and I got to see what was going on in his shop!  Got to see his Cozy3, there's plenty of room in there for me and the wife!  Strakes for sure though!

Nice!  I like that panel, nice and clean, simple.  That thing looks fast just sitting there!

The view out of the glass must be great!  Looks a little snug, I'm not claustrophobic but I need a little elbow room, especially on long trips.  Interesting little plane though. 

Those are good pictures!  Sounds like a good time!

Speed Canard huh?  I wonder how that thing performs. 

What ever happened to "you gotta paint it white" theory?  That paint job on that Quickie is pretty cool! 

Kirk out...

So how was it? Man, I'm jealous, I'm not too proud to say it either!

Hi Kirk,

 

Congratulations on your house -- 5.5 acres -- nice (I hope).  Big barns are good.

 

I made the EAA Chapter 1000 Standardized Work Tables for my bench.  You make 4 and bolt them together as needed.  Once I'm done with the big stuff I can unbolt and move to the sides of the garage.

 

Jon

Hey Jon! Glad to hear from you! I think that's the route I'm going to take too. I like the idea of being able to move them off to the sides as separate workbenches.

I don't know where everyone is, but as long as this site is here...i'm posting!

Continued with the updates, progressing slowly but surely!  Doing a lot of reading too!  All this "PREP" is probably more complicated than the actual building!

Anyway, You all have a good Thursday!  Talk to you soon!  

Kirk

Greetings gentlemen and ladies,

It's been a long time since I've been here, but i'm back.  A shoulder operation and then a computer crash kinda let the air out of my balloon for a while.  

Since my last visit, I've had my shoulder operated on, and due to the way I fell on it, it had several repairs needed, the bicep reattached, and the muscle under the shoulder blade repaired as well as the rotator cuff tears. It SUCKED! 

     We bought a house in Fountain  $$$$$$$(not as close to KFLY as I had hoped), but I have 5.5 acres of space and a nice big hangar, er BARN/garage!  And being that we were living in a fifth wheel for three years, we had to fill the house with furniture $$$, do some small repairs $, and just bought a new car $$, and just spent a week and a half in southern CA for Thanksgiving with my family $$$. Oh, and I have a laptop again $!

Got the plans dug out and have about a third of the updates to finish, trying to get all the info I lost downloaded again, planning the workbenches and making my shopping lists. 

Regards,

Kirk

Greetings gentlemen!

It's been a long time since I've been here, but i'm back.  The shoulder operation and then a computer crash kinda let the air out of my balloon for a while.  

Since my last visit, I've had my shoulder operated on, and due to the way I fell on it, it had several repairs needed, the bicep reattached, and the muscle under the shoulder blade repaired as well as the rotator cuff tears. It SUCKED! 

     We bought a house in Fountain  $$$$$$$(not as close to KFLY as I had hoped), but I have 5.5 acres of space and a nice big hangar, er BARN/garage!  And being that we were living in a fifth wheel for three years, we had to fill the house with furniture $$$, do some small repairs $, and just bought a new car $$, and just spent a week and a half in southern CA for Thanksgiving with my family $$$. Oh, and I have a laptop again $!

Got the plans dug out and have about a third of the updates to finish, trying to get all the info I lost downloaded again, planning the workbenches and making my shopping lists.   

Talk at you all soon!  Jon, Rick, Magnum, Kent

Thanks Jon,

I guess life does take some doing, and i'm in the same boat...doing updates on paper is easier than fiberglass layups in a garage.  

Anyway, just trying to keep everyones pilot lights lit!

I was going to join the CSA a couple of weeks ago, but Terry was on vacation.  I'm going to join this weekend.  If he (Terry) takes the time to compile the info and put the thing together, I have no problem paying for the subscription. 

I have been reading the Cozy newsletters and the canard pusher NL's, been checking and doing the update to my plans set as well.

I just wanted to see how things are progressing with everyones builds...maybe create a spark in someones progress?!

i've about worn out my hard drive on Mark Z's site!

Even if it's one word...I want to know!  I scan these boards and build sites relentlessly searching for updates.  I find a lot that are half built and the last post dates are YEARS old.  i'm rooting for all of you!  I wish I were where you are already!  Keep it going!

I fell at work two weeks ago in the snow, tried to catch myself with my left arm, and it slipped on the ice as well, went behind me and i've torn my rotater cuff, so NOW, i'm reading more than ever.  Still working though... light duty/managerial stuff mostly.  operation to come in a couple of weeks.

What have you done to your plane lately?  

check out this guys wing mounted camera!  Found this years ago, thought it was cool!

www.rguerra.com/velocity/  part 1 

http://www.rguerra.com/velocity/  part 2 

remote from the cockpit and some cameras are so small these days, i'm sure you could make that whole unit smaller!

That is a good question. I assume you have plans Revision #3 (from February 2002) which are the same as mine purchased over 10 years ago, which just means they haven't incorporated all of the newsletter changes you now need to do. That's not an insurmountable problem, but having not been updated in 13 years is telling of what you can expect for the next 10 years from Aircraft Spruce in terms of plans updates and actual Cozy-specific support.

 

Good idea. Another option is to do it yourself by using large sized tracing paper you can purchase at an office supply store.

 

I purchased these as well, which are "full-size" versions of the "M drawings" (I don't know why they're called 'M' drawings, possibly a pre-ANSI name) stitched together so that you don't have to go through the business of matching up left/top and right/bottom sides of two different pieces of paper. Not necessary, but worthwhile.

 

Yes, it is far better than sanding!

 

 

*Somebody* at Aircraft Spruce will have to answer that question at some point to fulfill an order, but yeah, frustrating. Try Wicks and see if you get a similar response.

 

There are no other Cozy newsletters, #91 is the last one: http://www.cozybuilders.org/newsletters/ 

 

 

Indeed!  You're enthusiasm is infectious. 

Jon, tracing the M drawings might be interesting, especially since I have no place to build YET, I might just trace them, i've got the time.  We're looking at some property in the Falcon/Peyton area wich just so happens to be where Meadow-lake airport is and its close to work.

As for the plans being updated, the Feb 2002 date is just a reprint date I think,the Cozy NL33 is from April of 1991.  eh, ohwell... The Plans are MINE, there are many like them, but this set is mine!  I wake up thinking about building this flying machine!

I hope to see everyone here at OSH, KY, or some other airport across the country someday!  

This is gonna be cool!

Practice kit:  It was OK in the early days of moldless-composite building when people didn't really know or trust what could be built from fiberglass & epoxy.  Today it serves no purpose other than to waste your time.

 

Bulkheads are the first items built.  They are easy to build and there is almost no way to screw them up so bad you can't use them.   You can build them on a _flat_ piece of plywood on the picnic table so if you find you're allergic or just don't care for the process, you haven't wasted weeks building work tables, glass storage boxes, hot boxes, etc. 

 

If you want to practice on something, a hotbox would be a useful item.  I suggest one two-cans high with a shelf.  A 40W bulb is about right.  Something like this one but with a shelf:

http://www.epoxyschool.com/blog/?p=1102

 

Other ideas here:

epoxy hot box

Kent, I guess if someone wasnt sure how to do it, it might be a good idea...the money spent on that chpt 3 kit could nearly get you the chpt 4 kit though!

I've done fiberglass layup before, just not over foam.

I've been thinking about a Glass cabinet on rollers so I can take it where I need it instead of trying to maneuver everything (wings, fuse) to the correct angle to lay glass.  

I like that hot box with the scale between the two bottles!

Did the kit include the owners manual? I saw that listed as a purchase option. Also wondering if the "Cozy M Drawings" are any different? I assume they are in the kit. Are they just a second copy to save you the trouble and allow you to cut up a set? They don't break down the contents of the kit on the AS web site.

 

Does anyone know the contents of the "COZY CHAPTER 3 PRACTICE KIT"?  I'll be attending the EAA composit class in a week, but I'd be interested in knowing what's in that kit. I'll likely skip it? But no one at A.S. could answer that question even.

It does include a copy of the "owners manual" and the larger sheet you see in the picture on the right are the "M drawings", There is also a CD that has all the newsletters up to #91, Oct. 2005, and a DVD of the composite construction, they come with the plans order.

Any later newsletters are online I do believe.

oh hey..... Happy New Year to you too!  a little late but.....

I guess its time to get started on the plans updates from the newsletters.  I wonder how come they haven't added the to the plans?!  Maybe that's part of the learning process, I dunno.   I guess it forces you to become familiar with the plans.  I also think I'm gonna have another set of the full-size prints, printed up at Kinko's for the sake of backups in case I FUBAR something.

Watched the Burt R. video that came with the plans...  just try not to get cut by the late 70's sideburns and giant collars on the groovy shirts...and are those GASS shoes he's wearing!  LOL  but it is very informative and I will watch it several more times!  They actually make it look easy as eating a cake.  remember...peel-ply is your friend!  

I can hardly wait to get started!

Sorry gents, I actually had to work today and have been very busy this week!   But I bring tidings of joy and good news...

The plans have arrived...

                                    BEHOLD!

You should receive a video titled 'Building the Rutan Composites' which is an educational video demonstrating how to make composite parts. It's thoroughly outdated in terms of production quality, but much of the content remains as essential viewing.

Looking forward to it...should be here Wednesday! I'll keep reading what I can till then.

These folks (below) are not far from you. I imagine they wouldn't mind letting you see some work in progress. I would suggest building a bulkhead and getting a critique on it. It is not hard or complex work but first-timers sometimes make minor mistakes. In my case I was sqeegeeing too hard and getting a starved layup. Good luck.http://www.freeflightcomposites.com

I don't mind constructive criticism at all, and in this case I would welcome it!

I'm looking forward to getting out to Meadowlake and looking up a few of the folks out there! Weather here this time of year is too unpredictable to plan anything.

Merry Christmas to you then, congratulations on your milestone!The plans are a good read, but don't get overwhelmed. Take a look at chapters 1-7, with 1-3 being the intro/education chapters and chapter 4 being the first "official" building chapter (you'll build practice stuff in chapter 3).You could order the practice materials kit (less "the book") from Aircraft Spruce or Wicks to do the chapter 3 parts to get a feel for what's in store.Post a pic once you get the plans -- always a good sight to see.

Thanks Jon!

I'll post pics when they get here. I'm hoping to get my 17yo son involved, but time will tell. (Wonder if he would be interested in a long ez though.)

I wonder if this is the first set of plans sold/bought so far this New Year?

I like technical reading (my wife must think I'm nuts) I can have this thing assembled in my head before I get my hands dirty.

Noticed the plans went up in price right after my buy....509.00 now.

I'll do chapter 3's practice kit...getting the feel for what's in store is a wise plan!

Greetings all, been busy with work and sick, Christmas, New Years....you know.

Couldn't take it any longer and talked with the wife and ordered them!

Thanks Jon,

I will look the oct 14 issue up, and get an email off to Terry. (Patience I have, it's free too!)

Thanks again, Happy New Year!

Good morning Jon,

I've been clicking around on the CSA link at the ^top of the page trying to find out where to join ....and.....i'm not finding it.  Can you hook me up with the info? (hoping you don't tell me I have to join facebook)

Uh oh... the hook might be set soon enough

Hook, line, and sinker! Can't pass up an invitation like that, now could I!!