Guys, I have built 5 airplanes somewhat evenly spaced over 30 years and each time I start buying materials I have the same "sticker shock". This has been...
Danny, Thank you for your work. Did not realize it had been that long. I will miss the calendars, I have many of them saved and fold over the page when the...
Hi there, I wanted to let you know I've created hangr.net, a community for sport and private pilots that aims to make flying more social. On hangr.net, pilots...
Gentlemen, I have used EAA's calendar wallpaper since they started on all of my computers and have found the sysop very responsive to my suggestions through...
Dan, as one with no computer skills, I want to thank you for doing this, I enjoyed it very much. With all this nice spring like weather, I hope you are...
Danny, thank you for all the calenders as well as all the extra things you have done in helping me. Regards to you, Randall Bray EAA34747 Athens Georgia ... --...
Dan is there a template you can put in the files section ? Then lets see if we have one or more budding internet artist. Perhaps a little friendly competition?...
$2200 to build my first Tailwind in 1964. Now two new Lycoming cylinders are just under $2200 To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com From: andymccain@... Date:...
Jim, I ran across your picture along with that plane in the Air Progress Annual of 1965. I have had that copy for many years. And you did quote the price...
Thought I might share this with you, it is a painting by my Daughter in-law of the Barn, plane, smiley and the 8' square quilt block likeness with the two...
Wow, Wheel Pants and a Port-a-Potty! John Haedtler ... Wow, Wheel Pants and a Port-a-Potty! John Haedtler On Feb 1, 2012, at 6:37 PM, John wrote:  Thought I...
A thought to consider for those of you still building: One thing I would do differently if I made another Tailwind, would be to go to the RV style of linkage....
I had a rudder arm break too, it was in the heat affected zone just outside of the weld between the rudder tube and steering arm. It broke after about 900...
I made mine with a double arm at the rudder and the control rod has internal dampening springs. The tailwheel assembly is my own design. No problems yet, and...
May I suggest that you place the axle bolt in from the other side since you do not have a castle nut and cotter key. If the bearing seizes, then it would...
Without the stiffener, even on the thicker legs, the legs will wiggle/ oscillate at certain taxi speeds. Might depend on the amount of toe-in/toe-out, but...
I'm still wavering back and forth on this. If you stiffen the legs effectively, doesn't that throw a concentrated load onto the top of the leg where it enters...
Keith, If your gear shakes, you are are sending amplified strsses into the fuselge fittings. You want your gear to flex in order to increase the amount of...
Danny, I hope you may reconsider the calenders at a later date.or Wags idea of someone else. I am sad I cannot load up Febuarys pic, but I understand your...
Hey DJD,                   Once my Buttercup is "Done"....  I'm gonna pester you till you make me a Calendar.... HA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ....
If it's not too much trouble, can you relate the costs of each plane to your salary at the time or better yet, to how many loaves of bread you could buy with...
It's not really been a problem, Doug. At least, it was only a problem when the tyres were too hard. 27psi seems about right. The sweep-back geometry means that...
Keith, The foam cuts easily with a knife. I removed my PVC fairigs by cutting a slit down tne trailing edge, then reasealed with foam and used vinyl tape to...
