something like this Ron? http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/noah-e.html ... -- Tony Condon Cherokee II N373Y NG-1 N6312 [Non-text portions of this message have been...
The Fly Baby is hard to get out of for me, too – and apparently for the previous owner of NX4268 as well. The airplane went up for sale after he landed and...
It struck me this evening that I haven't posted on this subject for a while. Been pretty busy, haven't been able to make a lot of headway, and the next month...
this just came through to my mailbox, nice letter Ron, happy for you that a solution arrived and happy for me that i got a nice smile to start the day off. ...
Ron, being an electrical engineer, you should be able to connect a relay to turn off the avionics when the seat switch is in the on position. You would...
William Wynne presented a very informative webinar on the Corvair engine last night via the EAA Webinar series. This presentation will be available in the EAA...
... If I'd thought of it two months back, I would have installed a DPDT switch for the Avionics master. Up for avionics power, down for seat power. As it is,...
Runup complete, go to takeoff checklist. Seat: Down. Transponder: On. The checklist is your friend. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
... Dunno, Corrie. That would double the length of my current takeoff checklist: 1. Noise on full 2. Release Brakes ... But I'll undoubtedly handle it...
"Another Human Factors issue would be to prevent takeoff with the seat raised." How about a sticker placed so that you can only see it with the seat up (top of...
We do have at least one Fly Baby currently approaching completion with a Corvair engine, and I will report on the experience as it progresses. I also was...
We are building a Tandem and would like to talk to anyone in the Bay area building or flying a Flybaby. We are based at SNS. You can contact me at (821)...
Spring Cleaning, time for unfinished projects, toys to go. Due to age and above average body abuse over the years, now catching up with me. I'm having health...
Howdy gents, i was wondering if any of you fine folks would have a set of brakes you might want to turn lose of.If so here is my cell and e-mail address....
Have you tried to find used brakes at Air Salvage of Dallas? Be careful as you could get brakes that are too good. Stopping too quickly will spin the...
come on anytime mark, i would really like some crtitisim on what i have finished before i cover the fuse. i should have the belly stringers finished by monday....
According to www.bowersflybaby.com, "50th Anniversary" Bowers Fly Baby plans. But every time I try to use the designated email, it always bounces back as...
Just made a plywood base for the ejection seat. Routed the slots for the hose clamps to hold the inverter on the wrong side. Cursed, grabbed some plywood,...
It's not what you cut, it's what you leave- My very first project was a Baby Lakes biplane, and I have enough parts cut which missed the mark by "...that...
Guys, I am almost ready to cut the hinges for the rudder. I got a piece of .063" sheet of 4130 for them. I have some questions: 1- Is .063" for the hinges...
Marco, the standard hinge thinkness is plenty strong. To save time, I suggest ordering it in strip-form, where it is already supplied in the correct width...
I made a jig for the drill press to drill the holes, and built a bending jig to bend them with the recommended radius. I've got pictures somewhere; it's been...
Put some straight vinegar in a squeeze bottle and leave it on the bench. When you get epoxy on your fingers or something else, squirt a little vinegar on it...
Hey Folks, I was flying a friend's FB today and the right tire blew. We did a military-type quick repair on the side of the runway swapping the tire off our...
Brian, When we updated Miss Pris last summer , I got tires and tubes from Aircraft Spruce. Everything seemed to be fresh stock.... ... [Non-text portions of...
Just got this photo from Colin Hay in New Zealand: http://www.bowersflybaby.com/pix/hay_cfb.jpg This is one of two Fly Babies Colin and his friends bought from...
