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Offline The Moose

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« on: March 10, 2006, 10:31:12 AM »
Hello All, I just managed to get myself out of the category of 'wannabes without plans' and into the coveted category of 'wannabes WITH plans.'  Needless to say I'm pretty happy.  Anyway, if anyone has any advice or thoughts or random statements on anything at all, I'd love to hear them!
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« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2006, 11:41:27 AM »
Welcome to the club! You are going to have a ball and learn more than you can imagine right now. And sooner or later you will be flying an airplane like no other. What plans do you have? There is a lot of help here so bring your questions. Good Luck!

Chris Randall
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« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2006, 12:00:24 PM »
Thanks for the warm welcome!I'm the proud owner of a set of long ez plans with various and sundry add ons like "vertical rudders" and optional engine info.  It's basically a very old set of plans with some add ons.  If anyone out there can elaborate on the changes that people have been making then I'd greatly appreciate it.
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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2006, 12:07:36 PM »
Oh, and one modification I'm definately doing is switching the controls to the left side.  I'm severely left handed.  It seems I can just manufacture the control system the opposite way of the plans and it should work.  Any thoughts?
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Offline Juan Rivera

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« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2006, 03:31:23 PM »
Stay with the stick on the right side.  You wil have to use your left hand for the throttle, radios, etc.
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« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2006, 03:42:12 PM »
I was actually going to just reverse the whole cockpit so I can fly it lefty with right hand for throttle and incorrectly stabbing buttons on the radios...
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« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2006, 05:33:54 PM »
I would still keep the stick on the right too. I'm severely right handed and have no problem flying with my left hand in a spam can. I'll also be just fine with the stick in my left hand whenever I build a Cozy sometime in the future. If you're in or near Southern Ca., please come over to Whiteman airport and visit us. We have a few longs, varis, velocities.. at all stages of building and flying.. lots to look at. If you're long distance I'll share what I have with pictures and email. My Berk-EZ (bigger/badder Long-EZ that echoes many Berkut ideas and parts) is a great example of the many mods and developments that have been incorporated into the design. Here is the short list:

Berkut nose
Berkut cowls
Berkut canopy
nose-mounted brakes (horizontal)
Wide fuselage
Aluminum Inst. panel
IO-320 fuel injected/electronic Ignition/ 4x4 pipes
High performance rudders/sheared lower winglets
Main gear strut fairings/LSE wheelpants
Trailing edge wing fences
Bill Allen style steel roll-bar
EFIS cockpit/all electric components

Talk to you soon,
Chris
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« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2006, 08:02:18 PM »
I had no problem with the stick on the right (I'm right handed) until I wanted to write down clearances and frequency information etc... If you are left handed I'd say go with the plans and be a happy guy.

...Also remember to put your radio stack/transponder etc on the oposite side of the panel then your stick (left side) so you easily tune frequencies without letting go or crossing over....like on final when suddenly you remember you will shortly be talking to ground..

Dave
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« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2006, 08:48:04 PM »
I would stick with the stick on the right (and correct) side.  One of these days you may want to sell your baby and find not too many buyers since the configuration is far from standard.  All fighters and attack planes are set up for right hand stick and left throttle.

Designs like the Cozy and Cirrus are set up with controls on "the outside" with the throttle being in the center----and is considered "standard".  I went from a Longez to a Cozy with no real problems---ok, maybe I was a little ham fisted for the first couple of flights---but I got over it.

I still prefer to fly with a stick in the right hand----since that is the real standard.  However, one nice attribute with flying in the Cozy is that my writing hand is free to----wright.
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« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2006, 09:40:27 PM »
Wow!  thanks so much everybody, and I suppose In the face of overwhelming odds I'll have to concede and make the stick standard.  Oh, and I'm actually in Mass so if anyone is in that area I'd love to get together.  

Chris, I want, as near as I can tell, all of your mods.  Any pictures you could email me would be greatly appreciated, although there's a good chance I'm gonna be in southern inland california sometime in the next month...

Anyway, thanks for the warm welcomes, I'm going to go and figure out how much foam I need to buy...
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