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  1. rgmwa
    Assuming that this well intentioned and generous effort results in him building something that will actually fly, who's going to teach him to fly it? It would be tragic if he ends up killing himself because he's been shown how to build something that will actually get off the ground. At the moment, his biggest risk of a crash is probably from on-coming traffic on a back country road. rgmwa
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    I believe the space shuttle is/was classed as an experimental aircraft. rgmwa
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    Around 12,500 pulled rivets in an RV-12 plus probably another 500+ standard rivets. rgmwa
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    That's how Vans do it. Makes it easy to check that all the required parts are there. The builder can then put all the common small items like nuts, bolts, rivets etc together in something like this:
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    You could try: 82, 120, & 130 Degree Countersink Cutters | Brown Aviation & Aircraft Tools or Counter Sink Cutters - Cleaveland Aircraft Tool It would be a good idea to get a countersink cage too. rgmwa
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    First takeoff was jumping off the garage roof with a potato sack as a parachute at the age of 8 or 9. The flight was pleasant but the landing wasn't. I started again 50 years later, but this time in a 152 with an instructor. Completed my PPL in a 172 about 18 months later, and went on to build my own plane over the next 4 years. Been flying about 7 years now. rgmwa
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    I learned to fly on Cessna's. Nothing wrong with them, but the RV12 is far more responsive and a bit faster than the typical hire Cessna, plus much cheaper to operate. rgmwa
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    Everyone will have a different answer to that question. For me 60 kts is too slow but on the other hand 180 kts would be too fast. What I have is a good compromise, so I'm happy. rgmwa
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    I believe it was once flown by Bob Hoover when he was here. rgmwa
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    King or not, I doubt he would get the right seat on scheduled flights unless he was properly qualified to sit in it. rgmwa
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    Good thinking, OME. Can use it for lunch too. rgmwa
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    A piece of 150 x 250 timber should just about do it for any reasonably firm ground. rgmwa
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    How do you get the required bearing area from the soil density OME? rgmwa
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    ... or maybe it's a plane with a rotor that has short wings for additional lift? Only way to find out is to build one Bex, but finish the other one first. We all want to see how she goes. rgmwa
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    Probably go to a jet charter operator in Spain, or maybe an aircraft broker as you have already been looking at aircraft for sale, and ask them. The aircraft broker will probably try to make it sound cheaper than it really would be, and the charter operator may not be interested in talking to his future competitor, but you have to start somewhere.
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    I think he means if you had $2 million to begin with, before long you would only have $1 million left. In other words, what you propose is likely to be a very expensive exercise. I'm not sure that anyone on this forum would be able to give you a realistic assessment of likely costs.
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    CH650 build cost

    rgmwa replied to MartyG's topic in Zenith

    Thanks. What about bending flanges, etc. Have you got a bending brake, or use formers/mallet etc? rgmwa
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    Needs another bar stool.
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    For what it's worth, Vans recommend using a digital level and home-made bracket to get the RV-12 blade angles to match to +/- 0.1 deg.
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    You may not be aware that Rick passed away just a week or two ago. A sad loss. rgmwa
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    CH650 build cost

    rgmwa replied to MartyG's topic in Zenith

    Marty, what equipment have you got for cutting and bending sheet? rgmwa
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    Agreed, but it probably still cost them a lot of money to mount a legal defence, plus the cost of management time to sort out the mess. rgmwa
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    ` Maybe, but Van's were sued for $35 million recently when an RV-10 crashed after the engine stopped due to a fuel blockage caused by the owner/builder using silicone RTV to seal the fuel lines (despite warnings).to a transducer he had recently installed. The RTV blocked the transducer and starved the engine. The transducer manufacturer was also sued. The argument against Vans as I understand it, was that they were at fault for `recklessly' selling a kit that an average person couldn't be expected to build safely. Not a design issue, I know, but an example of what can happen. The NTSB investigated the accident and concluded that the probable cause of the accident was: " A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation because of a blocked fuel line that resulted from the pilot’s improper maintenance practices and the pilot’s subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed while attempting a forced landing, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. "
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    It's pointless waiting for a Windows version if you need an EFB now. rgmwa
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    The Sling 2 and 4 have both flown around the world, and they are conventional alum aircraft. Not disputing the aerodynamic efficiency of composite aircraft, nor the remarkable ability of the Eastern Europeans to produce excellent aircraft, but all aircraft designs are compromises and for home building, aluminium aircraft kits are still hard to beat for ease of construction and performance. rgmwa
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