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BASIC, COBOL, assembler, C++++, reminds me of a heated debate many years ago regarding the merits of octal vs hex. Of course all these things are tools, and you use the tool that is most appropriate ...

Wet runways not a factor here in Pahrump, maybe four inches rain per year. I do land on asphalt at the home field, but also on dry lakes and sand.

Regarding traction though, I am not sure it is a ...

KF2, original tires 15 years old, smooth 20x7-8, not looking so good, so I am going to replace them. I looked up the old posts, atv tires, golf cart etc. Dumb question, why do I want smooth tires? ...

KF2, original tires 15 years old, smooth 20x7-8, not looking so good, so I am going to replace them. I looked up the old posts, atv tires, golf cart etc. Dumb question, why do I want smooth tires? ...

The wind quit for a day last week, so I decided to fly up to Beatty. Unfolded the wings and topped the tanks. Calm when I left, but it got bumpy about a half hour out. Really rough over the desert. ...

I live in Pahrump, NV, not too far from Death Valley. I haven't flown over there yet because I am not sure if the altitude change will be a problem. Pahrump is about 2700 feet, the Furnace Creek air ...

Fiberglass tanks seem to be one of the really major sources of posts here. My KF2, which I did not build, came to me with aluminum tanks which have never given me any trouble at all. So two question ...

" because the current
demands of the radio are all over the place."

Doesn't matter, the radio is running off its internal battery. The series resistor is trickle charging.

Simp ...

I made a cable with a 10 ohm resistor in series with the 12 volt feed from the plane to the A24. This puts a small charge into the A24 battery, but the radio still operates from its internal battery. ...

CPS sent me 5/16 bungee cord instead of 3/8, and they are replacing it. But just out of curiosity, would there be a problem if I made up LG bungees of 5/16, using 8 or 9 loops instead of the 6 loops ...