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Flying, homebuilt airplanes, working with wood, riveted aluminum, welded steel tubing, fabric, dope and common sense. Gunsmithing, amateur radio, astronomy and auto mechanics at the practical level. Roaming the west in an old VW bus. Prospecting, ghost towns and abandoned air fields. Cooking, fishing, camping and raising kids.

Friday, May 16, 2008

Chemicals

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The chemicals shown on the left are all you needed to assemble an early Volkswagen engine (ie, 1100 & 1200). The valves were so small t...
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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Rudyard Kipling

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My grandfather thought Rudyard Kipling was the worst sort of bigot even while admiring him as a man of letters. He had quite a few of Kipli...
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Friday, April 11, 2008

The Apprentice's Toolbox

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They were told to be there at 0730 and, with rare exception, they always were, at least on that first all-important day. There was never les...
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Thursday, April 3, 2008

AV - Vapor Lock

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Re: Vapour Lock (Question for Mr. Hoover) --- In volksplane@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Vorkoetter wrote: > Can you tell me (and the group ...
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Monday, March 24, 2008

Other Ribs

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A two-place Primay Glider may appear to be a contradiction of terms but having such a beast on the flight-line can be the difference between...
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Bending Extruded Angle

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Extrusions of every type are common stuff in airplanes but many homebuilders may not be aware of the fact the extruded shape usually receive...
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Ancient History

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Found in a drawer. A box of 35mm slides, mis-labeled. That's me on the right, visiting bureaucrat on the left. Da Nang, RVN, 1967. ...
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No, not THAT Bob Hoover :-) (ie, Robert A. "Bob" Hoover from Tennessee and perhaps the best pilot in the history of flight.) The problem is that all Roberts get Bob-ed at birth and there isn't much we can do about it. When posting something about aviation I generally use 'R.S.Hoover' to prevent confusion.
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