Aviation Forum / General / Homebuilt / June 2008

WHO: The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum (PWAM) and Pueblo Historical
Aircraft Society (PHAS)
WHAT: are hosting "Picnic In The Hangar" for the public and members of
the PHAS. Get a tour of the museum and have a picnic at the same time

Is there an easy way for a novice to check an old antenna?
thanks
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About five years ago I cut and planed Douglas Fir planks for the
landing gear of my Fly Baby, but we moved before I got them glued up.
I'm finally getting back into the swing of things.  Should I re-plane
them to get a fresh-cut surface before I glue them?

Howdy,
There has been a lot of Interest in biofuels spread out over many
different groups lately. As a subscriber to this group, I hope you'll
assist me in creating a proper set of forums for these topics.

I posted a notice about our A.N.N interview and expected at least some
response and probably a shower of stuff about ZZZZ, who BTW I've never met,
but nothing.   ???? Has the ZZZZ stuff run it's course?
Stu

This string caught my attention because recently it is pretty much
what everyone is talking about. The comments here are good and I found
myself reading through a lot longer than I expected to because I guess
I've personally felt the effects of this fuel crunch myself but

How Beat The High Cost Of Fuel
Randall Fishman, president of Electric Aircraft Corp., flew his
ultralight trike at EAA Airventure 2007, Oshkosh.  "I flew the trike
in front of the crowds, and the trike was mobbed with people every

Having perused the preserved wisdom of this board going back to 1997,
what's the best way to keep Mr. Rust from doing the nom-nom-nom on my
carefully-crafted 4130 fittings?
Thanks to my friendly neighborhood college-chem-lab person I can dip

PHOTOS:  3NJ1 Fly-In - June 21, 2008
Photos Link:
http://phlairline.com/spotter/3NJ1.html
Cheers,

I have a recently purchased (eBay) Aircraft Radio Corporation audio
control panel with R-402 Marker Beacon Receiver. I don't have the wiring
diagrams or operations manuals for either unit. I've looked on the
Aeroelectric site and the usual search places with no luck turning up

Time-Warner corporate is dropping usenet news as of June 23, 2008.
Please help by asking them to keep it.  The person to call works for the TW president:
Barbara Burroughs
phone 203-351-2281

Recently my gas station placed stickers on the pumps warning it could
contain up to 10% ethanol.
My ride is an experimental built in 1997 with a C-85 always run on mogas.
Quick research indicates 3 concerns:

I'm in the process of removing the fabric covering (ceconite) from my
wings and am now faced with the problem of glue removal from the
leading/trailing edges and assorted ribs.
MEK will disolve it, but with much patience.

I'm thinking of volunteering at AirVenture during the show and two
weeks prior. Does EAA provide any place to camp for volunteers? I
don't mind paying during the show but premium rate ($20/day) for a
field is kind of tough to swallow. Especially while I'm working for

From an RV list:
 I saw an interesting story this morning on the local news.
 Apparently EAA is planning a 10 year project to expand the
 Airventure grounds and build 2 new exhibit buildings.  The current