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You can see what I did to my Series 5 here. This modification significantly strengthens the tailwheel spring attach...

I have a set of Full Lotus 1260 with the amphib gear. Mounted them last year, but have only flown about an hour or so....

Thanks. I bought the TK main and tailwheel system, Beringer 8 inch wheels and Desser 26 inch tires. Everything is...

Looks awesome!

One of the first things I did was to cut off those stupid rod-end bearing hinges. They were all seized up by rust,...

Your rudder mods are looking like a solid improvement and well executed. Before you're done with the welding, maybe...

I have 12vdc through a resistor (to lower the brightness), then on to the led low fuel light. The led ground goes...

Good Point. I hope everything feels a little more rigid with the braces installed and razorback added.

This Rotax May class is an older post. There is a new post for the Oct. and Nov. 2024 Rotax class.

Hi All, The class date is coming up. October 12th & 13th. There are a few seats left. We allow a max of 10 students...

We have two seats left in the Oct. class. You'll love all the hands on performing an annual and your daily maint. Plus...

I suspect though I don't know for sure, that bracing wires would get in the way of folding the wings

My friend Mark has been helping me modify the tail group on our project. We've made a lot of progress and are really...

Good to know. If the rudder is attached, that would be an easy difference to see. Thanks, Rusty

To tell if an airframe is a 1200 at a glance, Lookat the rudder hinges. The 1050 has conventional tube and pin...

Hi Roger. For future classes, any chance you could start a new thread for each class? I'm interested in attending and...

We have two seats left in the Oct. class. You'll love all the hands on performing an annual and your daily maint. Plus...

That's perfect. Thanks for measuring. I've read that the 1050 was about 6" shorter, so this should make it pretty...

Sourced and cut lumber for a wing stand. I decided to leave the top stud full length to better support the wing and...

If my memory is correct, the Classic 1200 rudder and vertical stabilizer are 54" from the bottom of the fuselage to the...

Thanks. That's good to know, though it might not be easily readable on a plane or project for sale. It just seems...

There two tabs behind the seats where the shoulder part of the seat belt attaches to the air frame for the right and...

Yes, my Grove spring did raise the tail somewhat, but I don't remember it being 2". I also like a high AOA on landing...

Yes you can. LEDs themselves though exposed to 12V will let the smoke out.

Thanks Jim - your recommendation is spot on, that's what I've been doing. (And with the tail up I put on full flaps so...

You can easily buy an LED indicator light rated for 12 volts.

I had the same problem that showed up after about the same number of hours; my tailwheel is the ABW (Scott 3200). In my...

Also, if it is just a standard LED, it won't last long getting 12V or 24V. Typically there is a resistor in series to...