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Hey, Carlos

The microfasteners screws are stainless, so why not just cut them to size (the cut end will not corrode):

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I have been well satisfied with the beam-type wrenches from Park. The TW-1 is sized for 0-60 in-lbs (fine for AN3's); the TW-2 is sized for 0-600 in-lbs. Not cheap, but good, see, e.g.,

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Randy

1st, I second Carlos' welcome back.

Yes, you are correct that Zenair is not only selling an upgrade kit, but complete drawings for the upgrade are available for free. I can't think ...

Carlos

That is a really slick little tool. I could have used that a couple of times. Thank you for posting that.

Terry

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Hey Matt

I thought that, in past years, you did not send "reminders" to those who had contributed. Have you changed that policy? Thanks for all that you do.

Terry

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Thanks very much, Dave

For the life of me, I cannot see how one gets from the xl-up-drawings
page to the update pdf. I guess I'm not nearly as good at navigating the
Zenithair site as I thought ...

Ron

After 30 minutes perusing the Zenith Builder Area, I cannot find the
info you posted. Can you post a link to the page where you found that
information? Thanks

Terry

Ron Lendon wrote: ...

Peter

For the latest analysis (12/2011) see the abbreviated report in Zenair News No. 188, January-February 2012, or, for the long report, see

I believe that you need to be regi ...

For the latest analysis (12/2011) see the abbreviated report in Zenair News No. 188, January-February 2012, or, for the long report, see

I believe that you need to be registered on the ...

Hi Carlos

'Just wondering if you tried the Chinese polishers with the Mothers. If so, how did it work out? I notice Harbor Freight offers a similar polisher for $50 right now.

Als ...

Hi Tim

Several years ago the requests for support kept coming, all through
November. Then Matt reprogrammed his system so that the support requests
were not sent to contributors. A much better ...

Kev

My understanding is that the Heintz' family sold AMD a year or two ago.
The company was resurrected as Eastman Aviation,

http://www.eastmanair.com/index.php#

On the website, they offer ...

Hi Klaus

Thanks for sharing the link to your travelblog. I loved your trips to NM, AZ, UT, & CO. I worked 20+ years at Los Alamos, so I am very familiar with that country. I w ...

Paul

I'm with Jerry on this.

My CFI Velcroed a small video camera on the ceiling of his C150 and recorded flight lessons on a 12V VCR. Now-a-days, digital recording ...

Hi Paul

I very much agree that the evidence suggests that the whole wing was
waving up and down (flutter) and that the resulting stresses on the wing
spars caused wings to fail. I personally be ...

The probable cause for Agnos has been released:

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id 091107X34009&key=1

The NTSB Conclusion:

"The National Transportation Safety Board d ...

The IVW have published their final report on the Markermeer accident;
follow the link on:

http://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/en/index.php/onderzoeken/inflight-break-up-2008107/#rapporten

In my op ...

J

I used my neighbor's 2-axle flatbed trailer to haul 601XL kit ~50 miles
from Missoula to Corvallis. The trucking company loaded it onto the trailer
with a fork lift. I want to reassure you th ...

Hi Kevin

'Good to hear from you again! It sounds like you are making good
progress--I wish I could say the same. I'm moving slowly, but, at least,
I'm moving.

I'm sure there are many solutio ...

Good find, Keith

That article only addresses determining Vy. However, it is 1 of a series of about 5 articles. One of the other articles describes the Vx calculation. Kolano appears to confirm Ask ...