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Hangar Flying / Re: Voids under wing skin
« on: February 01, 2010, 10:59:35 AM »
Small delaminations, or bubbles up to 2-inch diameter, may be filled with epoxy by drilling a small hole into the bubble and filling the void with epoxy. - Quote from the Cozy plans, what do yours say?

Not terribly keen on the micro idea, epoxy is required.

Also if these deficiencies are in a critical area - like over the spar - maybe the wing is no good. Expert advice and eyeballs needed on your machine I think

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Hangar Flying / Re: Ready to start a new long ez aircraft
« on: February 14, 2009, 06:06:27 AM »
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I filled four notebooks of ideas while waiting to build. Not using them litterally saved me a ton.
Magnificent. Shame I read it after filling up about 2.5 notebooks...

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Hangar Flying / Re: Aircraft Designator
« on: November 09, 2008, 07:41:06 PM »
A bit more reading by me and a chilling picture emerges. The document quoted is 7110.65, an FAA document that seems to have deleted ALL experimental types, except for Zenair. I don't really know how your system works, but I expect the meaning is that only factory aircraft now have a designator that is valid for an FAA flight plan, otherwise use the experimental designators as linked by me. LGEZ and all the others are not valid. They are all still listed in ICAO DOC 8643, so would be valid in an ICAO flight plan, but not for your domestic format, (which I believe is almost identical).

Enjoy.

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Hangar Flying / Re: Aircraft Designator
« on: November 02, 2008, 05:52:10 AM »
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...he assigned a catchall designation. I forgot what it was.
Probably would have been HXB, good for the Long, the Vari or the Cozy. Only good for the US. I expect a no-more-than-usally-ignorant ATC would prefer this to the specific ICAO designator, or you can use the specific to educate them!

http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/acdesig_c.html

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Hangar Flying / Has anybody tried Aerothane by Polyfiber
« on: June 16, 2006, 08:22:47 PM »
I haven't used it, or anything else for that matter, but have read this report on another forum:

http://www.maddyhome.com/cozysrch search for aerothane

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Now a word about the paint. The Aerothane primer they sent was awful. I used a full gallon, but didn't get acceptable  coverage. Pin holes and scratches appeared out of nowhere as it went on. Even after 4 coats, you could see the color  of the base and filler through the paint. Yuk. Do NOT buy Aerothane primer... In summary, I highly recommend Polyfiber as a company that stands by its products and values it's customers. I do not recommend Aerothane primer, but I do strongly recommend Ranthane gloss paint.

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Hangar Flying / Ethanol
« on: May 05, 2006, 07:15:15 PM »
Also may dissolve your fuel tanks.

More likely to vapour lock.

All ethanol (E10) sold here in Oz has "not for aircraft" on the pump.

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Hangar Flying / Long Ez Autocad Templates
« on: December 21, 2005, 05:51:04 PM »
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...So why boot leg off OL Burt? BUY SOME LEGAL PLANS AND TEMPLATES!
Back in CP45 'Burt' said:
"In order for us to right from us to manufacture the design, we must deal only with the licensee. Keep in mind that if you sell your plans, you are not merely selling someone a library book. You are authorizing them to build an aircraft and warranting the information. You ethically should promise to them that you will follow up whatever support is needed in the future to allow them to safely operate any aircraft built from the design information you have sold them."

In that CP they also ran a survey and basically made those who didn't respond no longer supported and made those previously licensed plans 'boot leg'.

Later in CP65: "support is expected, to be good forever. We must, therefore, cancel your license to build a RAF design unless you show that your building project is started by Jan. 1, 1991 and completed by Jan. 1, 1993."

So, as of 01JAN1993 there is no such thing as a Rutan designed project that doesn't "boot leg off OL Burt". I really don't think this is an issue any more. If you build from existing unused plans, plans used before by you or others, or from sketches you made while a Vari flew overhead once you are boot legging off OL Burt, so if you REALLY want to build one, base your decision on that.[/quote]

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Hangar Flying / emergency ldg in Cozy MKIV--all is well--little embarrassed
« on: September 26, 2005, 08:52:06 AM »
Well flown Drew.

The instrument panel is removable in the plans.

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Hangar Flying / add extra comm antenna
« on: June 19, 2005, 04:15:26 AM »
http://www.rst-engr.com/rst/catalog/airplane_antenna.html to buy the gear and instructions. Probably in your catalogue as well. I believe the Vari fin is tight to fit a com antenna on? Leave 'outside' stuff for the spam cans

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Hangar Flying / Minature plans?
« on: February 05, 2005, 07:05:31 AM »
http://www.aerocad2.com You can download the plans there. If you want to build something you will need the drawings as well, which you can buy with the printed plans from http://http:aircraftspruce.com/catalog/kitspages/cozymark.php

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Hangar Flying / How not to paint an Ez
« on: January 31, 2005, 02:53:30 AM »
Must have been somebody interested, no longer listed (didn't see the pikkie)

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