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    Yes, nice a/c winsor. The Varieze can be lic as an ultralight as easy as signing a few forms
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    I've done 30knot plus cross wind landings in a Varieze with the recommended reduced rudder travel and plenty of rudder control. However, the wing lightly scraped the ground on one of them. Good luck with the project Scotty. I've flown both and the Long Eze is the most popular. The Varieze is very weight limited depending on it's empty weight when built. Mine could take full fuel. one average weight pilot and a a small kid for passenger with no starter motor. The Long Eze addressed that with a bigger plane and engine. To add, they are the easiest a/c I have ever flown, especially on landing. Because of the long strips in the USA they land them at 100 mph [statute] for better visibility. Another aircraft I am investigating is the humble Hummel Bird and it does around 100 kts on a half Volkswagen engine [converted]. Has no struts and as well quite low drag.
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    Won't be caught again, I'll just read the punch line
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    The story of my life-maybe short time is better
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    We're here for a good time, not a long time. - Rob Gray I'am here for a good time and a long time. No short changing me!
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    I like storys with a happy ending.
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    Sapphire replied to 503's topic in Just Landed - Welcome

    I prefer fixed wing aircraft. Seen parachutes collapse in turbulance. Do you wear another parachute in case that one fails?
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    Flying is too much hard work-we need more of this Three guys are condemmed to die by the guillotine The first one the blade gets stuck half way and he is free to go The second one the blade gets stuck again and he is free to go The third one [an engineer] before they drop the blade he yells, "wait I know what's wrong"
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    To an engineer, if it's broken it's been sufficiently engineered. The graduate with a science degree asks why does it work? The graduate with an engineering degree asks how does it work? The graduate with an accounting degree asks how much does it cost? The graduate with a liberal arts degree asks "do you want fries with that"
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    Normal people believe if it ain't broke don't fix it Engineers believe if it ain't broke it doesn't have enough features yet
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    http://ppcflyingforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6051 The above has more info
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    As long as it keeps your carby throat above freezing monitored by a carby temp guage.. If not, it's dead weight
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    Hi Herm, checked out Aircraft Spruce and couldn't find any there. The one listed by tornado is made for a bing 64 carby. Maybe you have to make your own for other makes. Let me kow if you find anything useful.
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    I met his brother at Oshkosh and he told me that Burt "retired" but will be designing till the day he dies-quote, unquote. Scaled Composites Hangar 78 Airport 1624 Flight Line Mojave, CA 93501 (661) 824-4541 | Fax: (661) 824-4174 Above is his company he started and they can put you onto him. Fully explain your venture as they would get lots of scammers. Tell them Sapphire sent you. [just kidding]
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    I have a big interest in electric carby heaters as lots of engines don't have any carby heat at all. If you fly without one you're playing russian roulette. I taked to a CFI at Bindoon who seemed to know about the subject. He was talking about wrapping some heating coil wire [i guess like you find in an electric blanket] and assured me it worked even if the carby was in the slipstream. As for me-no carby heat, no fly.
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    Thanks, I'll give them a try. Don't like my s$%# welds.
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    Welcome abord ijoi. Contact Burt Rutan in California-he does it every day.
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    Hi Nutnudger, with a stage name like that you will fit right in with some of the discussions.
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    The last time I refuelled my a/c I sighted the level and checked for water contamination which was removed.. We assume that what is left in the tanks is all suitable fuel, but it may not be. Other contamination and fuel quality arn't always discovered in normal pre-flight checks. I talked to another pilot about that. He mentioned that during refuelling a large bee or fly entered his fuel tank and never came back out. Some time later he had fuel flow problems. Fuel lines are only about a quarter inch in dia. and an inline filter would be even smaller. One of those over fed flies can turn your engine off as fast as a selector turned to off. I avoid this by never leaving my cap off unattended ie refuelling from petrol containers. Everybody knows that old fuel is no good, especially if mixed with two stroke oil. Part of the preflight for me is to remove old fuel and put in my car to mix with good fuel there. Two stroke oil put into fuel lowers it's octane rating so buy high octane fuel and use within a month. Also old fuel eventually turns to a varnish and coats the inside of your fuel system. Other contamination exists. I once filtered the fuel I drained from an a/c and found lots of small black flakes, something that could even block a fuel filter. Who knows what the previous owner stuffed into his tank.
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    Certainly not water or food. If 8 biilion people immigrated over to there I be buying stocks in every bottled water company around.
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    I like that idea. Someone has to go over there and show them how to use a condom-they have probably never seen one....
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    Oil

    Sapphire replied to Compulsion's topic in Jabiru

    Some engine blow a lot initially out the breather when full-don't fill.
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    There must have been a special on struts when they built the first one.
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