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I had not had a real grasp on how I wanted to fabricate the inboard end of the outer control pedals. Overnight when I pretend to be sleeping I am...

If using a tracker, some default at the end of the solar day to the east, to be ready for AM sun. Not north though. Trackers are passe, since the...

Depends....not if that small generator, of whatever source, is using that power onsite as it is being produced, so no line losses! Other wise, your...

I don’t remember but I think the 18 cable works. We have a guy local the could make anything we needed Sent from my iPhone using SuperCub.Org...

Recently picked up a 12 that someone gave up on the trim system & bastartized in an electric trim system, the good news is that the original system...

One thing going for WA is no income tax. Also, if you are a scratch builder, you only pay use/sales tax on materials, not on value. Airplanes and...

Lord willing, I look forward to seeing everyone there! Bill

I was wondering about solar power incentives when I drove by a small array at a nice home on 5 acres. All of the panels were mounted on what looked...

I was dead set on going back to a fixed pitch prop but looking at the Hartzell Trailblazer prop has me very interested! I already have a governor...

Ha Ha, I read that, seen it coming, stopped here NPEIS, and still didn't see spine. :roll:

What is he using for heat? Curious how it does with air conditioning in the summer.

My assumption is that any "small" generating facility is much less efficient than large scale operations.

Most of the electricity generated in Vermont came from nuclear power until 2014, when the state’s only nuclear plant, the Vermont Yankee station,...

Very interesting article on electricity delivery by state....

Yes it is. Plenty of clearance. No issues at all. Lots of reasonable 650s are starting to pop up for sale now that the 650xi is out. BeachTalk is...

Laura's brother runs his whole house off a small pole mounted array that follows the sun in Western Mass. (Lyden area). He makes way more power than...

One thing I find interesting with all the solar farms being installed here in Vermont. If these things provide so damn much usable power in a state...

NICE! Is that a GTN650? And it fits flush there and you can still pull the yoke back? sj

I truly doubt those numbers are even near being truthful or verifiable.

One of my favorite quotes, and an attitude that is hard for most of us to adapt to (me for sure) is one from Tommy Edison: "I have not failed. I've...

I have not seen that video. I have counted the revolutions on the large windmills which are near here and they are well below one revolution per...

YouTube has a video of a vulture lazily circling until a tip comes down on it. The tip speed on a 60rpm, 200ft dia prop is hard to believe. I get...

Charlie, My thinking differs from many of the others so take it with a grain of salt. Large tires create low down drag which in turn requires more...

They are called "heat ribbons", $100 option. https://www.shortwingpipers.org/forum/showthread.php?5326-Bronze-bushing If you install the rear...

Mine is certified with the ‘arctic’ version. Welded nubs to increase surface area. Give them a call, they have options not shown on the website.

I had a Sutton exhaust on my previous plane. Light, simple and very effective. Cabin heat was enough to melt my boots. I now plan upgrading...

I'm against the wind mills as anyone for many reasons, however I just can't cozy up to the idea of birds and bats not being able to avoid fatal...

Hi Patric, did you talk to Dachsel or Loma Air already? By the way... I operate a L-18C in southern Germany, too. Will you come to Piper-Treffen...