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It wouldn't surprise me to see something at either Sun 'N Fun or Oshkosh.

Paul

Sam Buchanan wrote:

ptrotter@optonline.net wrote:
> John,
>
> I expect Trio will come out wiht a ...

I planned to put my Matco parking brake valve in similar to Kevin's, but
as Kevin mentioned, the direction of the control cable would be
backwards if the cable came from the top as it would pretty ...

Dave,

I believe that Dick Martin makes these and may sell them. I expect that
somebody here knows his contact info.

Paul

Dave Weisgerber wrote:

I have a Sam James cowl on my RV6. I ...

This was my order that ACS mentions below. I should point out that I called ACS customer service and discussed the packaging and was not told the information below and therefore requested a replac ...

Very interesting, especially that Mr. Hedrick is a pilot. Probably does not
fly experimental aircraft though and is therefore not accustomed to taking
responsibility for his own actions. His poi ...

With the various discussions regarding ACS recently, I thought I would add
a little story about a recent experience I had with them. First I want to
say that I like ACS, as they have just about e ...

This has been an interesting topic because it can affect all of us through
the insurance premiums we, and the organizations we belong to, pay, so I
thought I would add my $.02 to the discussion.
...

I expect this will backfire on them. Either no one will fly in anymore
because they will worry about damage, or SNF will end up with a lot of
lawsuits for damage. I assume they will claim that t ...

I think some peope have missed the main point of this discussion. I don't
think anyone is arguing that a builder should not have a basic skill level
to build a plane or that he should be able to ...

In general, I think that Van's has designed excellent aircraft and their
kits are great. But in some respects the instructions could be a little
better. Yes, we should be able to extrapolate fro ...

Van's seems to have taken the liability issue to heart as well. I sent in
my license agreement and they responded by sending me back a liability
release form that they say they require as of 3/1/ ...

Pete,

Do you think that there is any advantage from a liability perspective to
define the manufacturer of a homebuilt as a corporate entity of some kind,
such as an LLC? Theoretically the purp ...

Dan,

I doubt that the document contents have changed. I think that they just
changed the name of the standards organization.

Paul

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Work for me.

Paul

Do Not Archive

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At Charlie's suggestion, I used the NAS1473 sealed nutplates and used o-ring
screws as well just for kicks. I got the screws from McMaster but had a
very hard time getting the right viton o-rings ...

Ken,

Do not put anything on face of the tubing, it should be clean and smooth.

Paul

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Ed,

The McMaster part number is 90825A816 for an 8-32x1/2" o-ring screw. Please
note that these have silicon o-rings that must be replaced with viton
o-rings for fuel resistance.

Paul ...

Dean,

The problem with the cork gasket comes in a couple of places. Many times
leaks can occur through the threads in the screws and out under the heads.
Also, many people over tighten the scr ...

Kevin,

I believe that the 6 Lobe Drive usees the same tool as Torx heads. Torx is
probably a trade name like "Allen Head" vs hex head. I wish I had known you
wanted some a couple of ...

The discussions regarding Van's fuel tank pickup SB has shown that many
people use ProSeal to seal their access panels to the tank. This is a good
method, however it has been pointed out that Pro ...