Not that I'm defending the listor's price (my hangar-mate is asking considerably less for his FlyBaby) but building and licensing a new FlyBaby in Canada can...
We knew you were kidding but I had just looked up the exchange rate since I lived in Bellingham which has become a suburb of Vancouver in the last few...
Took the FB flying for about an hour today. A whopping 12 degrees and light winds..............how could I resist !! Are we supposed to admit our mistakes...
I didn't want' to post anything more until I thoroughly tested the concept. I replaced my .125" plexi one piece windscreen with a .095" lexan. I cut the lexan...
... Haven't heard of it before, but there are several boat-wood suppliers here in the Puget Sound region, including a couple in Tacoma. According to one...
Speaking from experience, rounded or bubble type windscreens are significantly less turbulent than flat framed screens. I've tried several iterations of both,...
Surely, you mean 12C, right? Not 12F... ... -- Dan Yocum Fermilab 630.840.6509 yocum@..., http://fermigrid.fnal.gov "I fly because it releases my mind...
My one piece flat wrap windscreen is a bit on the large side but affords excellent protection, I rarely fly with goggles or glasses on and find it comfortable...
Ernie, I liberated the cast foam cushion from a low profile automotive seat, in my case the sport version of a Toyota Corrolla. I had to cut to integral cast...
I don't know if the technique would work on the Fly Baby, but for the Emeraude I built a curvy seat pan from two layers of 1/8" plywood, laminated together...
Hi Rich, Thanks for the idea. You know, I happen to have a KA6CR glider in the shop right now. It has the type of seat that you made. Although with that one...
... Hi Ernie I have flown 5261s for two and a half hours before landing and I was in good shape when I climbed out. I used a molded plastic paded boat seat...
... There's actually a 100%-approved modification that gives you a handle to grab at home or at any other airport: The biplane wings. My bad knee has...
The Hevle Classic has a 3 inch longer pit in the rear Sent from my Samsung smartphone on AT&T ... Subject: Re: [flybabylist] Re: Creature Comforts From: Ron...
mine has a boat seat similar to this: http://www.amazon.com/Wise-Economy-Back-Seat-Brown/dp/B000KOR9VO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328582281&sr=8-1 its reasonably...
Thanks for all the ideas guys..................how come everybody else gets all the good ideas and not me ?? haha Lots of good ways to do this. Ernie...
Ernie, Hate to poo on the parade but think aviation here for a moment. Picture the landing you make with everyone watching, not the regular greaser you have...
So has anyone tried using a light weight racing seat? I've got a nice Corbeau in my jeep and it's very comfortable. I know that they are expensive but I'm...
