Alleycat:
Be extremely cautious about making ANY changes to the plans.
I made very small changes to a Longeze and have been working
on it forever. Any changes and you will NEVER finish.
You have to get FAA approval before you can fly it. I am
currently hung on that. I have an airplane that could be
flown but it cannot be flown legally. It may never fly.
Bruce Hughes
With all due respect my friend...I live in Olympia and I have seen your plane, and "plans changes" are not the problem with it. The problem is a the quality of your workmanship. It is scary. Please don't ever fly that thing...if not for your own sake then for the sake of the people on the ground below you.
I hate to be unkind, but this needs to be said. I (and many others here) were very relieved when you posted that you were giving up this project. The same when I drove by your plane and saw the engine removed. Now I hear you've reinstalled the engine and you think you're back at again.
You need to take that engine BACK off the airframe, sell the off engine, and junk the rest. That thing is a POS and will kill somebody if it flies.
That said...plenty of people deviate from the plans and still make it happen. Some of the nicest canards out there are highly modified. It's not rocket science...just be smart about it and think things through.
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