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Also posted on the Flyer forum, but thought I would canvass here too If one were to build an aircraft, how much workshop space should one sensibly allow? Area? Height? I realise this is a bit of a "piece of string" question, so let's assume we're building something straightforward -- Vans, Groppo, E...

This has been discussed at (very great) length on the Flyer forum... All I would add here is that glider pilots frequently land out on private land. The landowner is entitled to compensation for damage, e.g. to crops, but the aircraft owner is entitled to have their aircraft back in the same state i...

Welcome! The short answer is that designing and building your own aircraft can be done, and indeed has been done. But it's a highly non-trivial exercise, so not something that many people do. That said, the new rules to de-regulate single-seat microlights may change things in this respect... Enjoy t...

100-105knts at 5000rpm

5000rpm sounds awfully fast to me...do they really spin that much?

Have you tried keeping a little power on all the way down? Or alternatively a judicious waft of power to cushion the flare? (I fly a lightweight taildragger, and both of these techniques help.)

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(Does this mean the Plumb two-ship formation is nigh?)

Thanks, Mike!

We need to know the proper metric size for the bolts that hold the undercarriage on. (An overhaul has revealed an interesting mishmash of sizes on our D9 and we would like to know what they should be!)

Hi Graham,
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That was quick! Thanks, Phil.

A posting on the Flyer forum prompted me to look at the "New types progress chart" on the LAA website:

http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co. ... Chart.html

But it's dated 4 May 2012!!! I really think it's time it was updated...

Great idea to post this here. Thanks!

Gary and his Nexus...now that brings back memories of heated debates on the old bulletin board!

Stu Hoy is the UK agent for Limbach. He dealt with our motorglider's Limbach after an "incident" required a shock-load test. But he sends the engines back to the factory in Germany. You could ask Ken Ballington at http://www.ukaircraftparts.com/ . He has rebuilt our engines in the past... I'm not su...

Cool! Have you got any useful website links for us?