Anthony P

Congratulations! That is amazing and the bird looks great!

DOH! Palm to forehead. 😒

I search for "Q2", "Q200", and "quickie" and can't find this ad. Search for "Q-2" and there it is. Super annoying.

Jon, I sent a PM to you regarding your Q2 kit.

Sounds like you have a lot of good stuff. To be clear, I was saying that the Barnstormers listing could be free, not the Q200 project. (I read my earlier post again and it seemed ambiguous at best)

I'm sure someone will need it and you will get some money for it. As Kent said, put it on Barnstormers for free. Nothing wrong with the original wing, and many never permanently attach the tail (rear portion of the fuselage). This makes it compact for storage and easily transported on trailer when turned sideways. Do you have engine, canopy, or any hardware?

I had the pleasure of meeting Dave and his Q2 earlier this week. Both are great!

Awesome! Can't wait. Another one: Coming up next month:August 8, 2020 at 09:00 USA Central time. Dave Dugas and his award winning Revmaster powered Q-2.

I thought the idea was to mold the wing skin (and other parts) in one or two pieces and then pour/spray the "right" foam in there to create the current structure but with a perfect exterior finish and shape. The molds are of course the problem, and the "right" foam can't balloon the skins while it's curing. Darkaero is molding wing skins and then bonding ribs inside. Another French company is making "cheap" carbon fiber planes with single piece molded wings that (I think) don't have any internal structure.

Thanks Kent. The process you describe here seems to break down if the current owner is not the manufacturer. Name search only returns current owners and N-numbers for me. Model search only returns manufacturers with no other useful info.

When I do a Model search on FAA Registry, all it gives me is the manufacturer and nothing else that seems useful. Does anyone know the secret easy way to cross reference this with N-number, and/or current owner, and/or current address? I'm looking for Q2 or Dragonfly in New England. Thank you,

Ok, Got it. Thanks everyone. Regarding my second question in the original post, I asked that because I'm also interested in installing a 4 cyl. D-motor in a Dragonfly. That question has been answered here.

If I labeled my helicopter as a lighter-than-air ship, do you think ATC would be scratching their heads when I made my inbound call?

You have already answered my question, so I think I'm just taking up valuable space on the interweb. But here we go... Why do I care: 1. If my government is going to keep records, I at least want them to be correct. Otherwise, stop bothering and give the taxes back to me/us. 2. I'm investigating this aircraft as a potential purchase and want to know why the record is incorrect and how to fix it. Wouldn't you want the records to be complete and correct before purchasing an aircraft? You say the registration is acceptable to the FAA. I guess it is, but why? The proof of incorrect/incomplete registration is in this ad. https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Piston+Helicopters&make=ROTORWAY&model=EXEC+162F&listing_id=2375298&s-type=aircraft The registration should look like that of N99TE. (except, not deregistered) Thanks again, Anthony

No, it's not my plane. And, you are making my point. It's not even a plane, it's a helicopter. 😤 Because it's a kit, we know the engine manufacturer and the engine model. The model of the aircraft is named after the engine for goodness sake. We also know the manufacture year. I'm at a loss as to how this could be "in order". If this is how the FAA rolls, then I guess I can write anything I want on the registration.