Adding weights to prop tips ,,,, the weights are usualy 1 inch lead solid core solder,, The props that I do that need balancing are MAJOR reconstruction some ...
Mark, If money is the issue, I'm sure Bob would welcome you at the fly-in free of charge....Right Bob?...I know you are out there lurking silently behind the...
Any chemists on the group? Does anyone know what goes into making chemical smoke canisters? Any not too dangerous options? Would rather stay away from...
Jerry, I have dished out corrections to others, now I must be corrected. I should have said something along the lines of not giving Bob any support. If I lived...
I have used the Beres bubble balancer and when I talked to Dave he said it was not nessesary to have the bubble right in the bulls eye. He said as long as the...
Howdy gang; Im planning on spending the winter in either Tucson,or Phoenix,Az and I need a little help on planning where to stay.I am a PPG pilot mostly but I...
I'm a chemist, but have no idea about what makes the cannisters smoke. Is this something you want to do from the air, or on the ground? If in the air, you...
Thought I would post a note that I just received from Katy my new prop. It looks identical to my old prop, less a few dings in the old prop. I know having...
snip . . . I'm a chemist, but have no idea about what makes the cannisters smoke. Is this something you want to do from the air, or on the ground? If in the...
Dale, Either Tuscon or Flagstaff. Not much free flying in Phoenix, but much better golfing. :) You up for a trip to the Duestchland again this summer? I am,...
... lets get to ... Great photos of your Germany/Austria trip. I really enjoyed looking at the beautiful scenery. Thanks for posting the link. I went there...
Bill, you should look at those photos again.... On the subsequent pages there are shots of us flying OVER Castle Nueshwanstien in Schwangau (near Fussen). The...
... Bill, I went there for ten+ years for skiing and didn't even think of PG. Then I started PG in Michigan and looking at pics of the scenery from back then...
Stephan, where does the family live? I¹m planning a trip in late July/Aug since the thermaling is better then. ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
Today I completed my first trial run of my latest attempt to keep my hands warm during winter flying. Having now tried about a half-dozen different types a...
Roger, Thanks for that well informed follow-up on the gloves. I'm sorry to hear my suggestion for the scuba gloves didn't work out. I had 6 flights Wednesday...
Paratoys Powered Paragliding convention will be held Feb 3rd through the 6th 2005 at Salton Sea city California. The location is the same as last year at the...
Rob, I know, unfortunately family get-togethers do not seem to line up with good flying weather, though last March was not too bad. I took my motor and the...
... Hmmm... that's not really that much, I've always ruled out electric gloves as I have no electrical system, but lessee... you can get 2300 mAH NiMH AA cells...
HI Dana, Run tubes to hands and feet and you can get rid of the radiator´s weight altogether. ;o) How ´bout using the cage as a radiator? Mario ... From:...
... Gee, I never thought of that! Be messy with lots of seals if you want the cage to disassemble, though... and it'd actually be heavier, since you'd need to...
Dana, I have a pair of these gloves. If the circuitry was on the back of the hands where the blood is (it's behind the finger nails that get painfully cold) ...
How about $15.00?? http://tinyurl.com/68pgn Terry Dana Hague <d-m-hague@...> wrote: I did some poking around, and found other gloves cheaper ($31) at...
Beery, The 3-mil scuba gloves were the best thing I tried prior to the electric gloves. I expect that 5-mil scuba gloves would be noticeably warmer (in fact I...