courierguy

Be patient, for one thing, it'll be like watching paint dry. At least it won't cost anything.....I finally got my ranch strip back on the charts...

I have always appreciated Spruce give me (in the USofA) the option to ship via US Mail, which is plenty fast enough and always the cheapest for...

I have kept my resolve to NOT LOOK at the calendar in total, just 1 month at a time as the day rolls around. Yesterday was one such day, I'm really...

Dead stick soaring, nothing like it! Old hang glider pilot here, and some days the 9K ridge behind my place is soarable for 6 or more hours, if I...

Sounds like maybe you also have a construction background, as do I. Knowing your way around a whiskey level, a chalk line, a dry line, and a plumb...

iF it needed AC power, I'd use a Morningstar brand 300 watt pure sinewave inverter. The sat systems load would be in the sweet spot of the...

One example of how it can pay to avoid a load: I installed a small (400 watts) PV system at the ski patrol shack at the top of the ski area behind my...

That is a substantial load, assuming it's 24/7, for an off grid solar system, make no mistake. Right off the bat I'd check the power supply and see...

I heard that the now ( for the last 15 years or so, liked it as it was much better) controlled Jackson Hole WY airport has a landing fee, but have...

I can't recall EVER paying an overnight or landing fee, in the last 34 years away, guess I'm flying in the wrong places. This thread makes me re-...

As a 20+ year, 2 different S-7's RANS flier/builder, I can tell you Randy Schlitter, their Grand Poobah, is one of those smart guys who knows how to...

I thought this was going to be a video about landing in too tall of vegetation, carry on.

I've carried different monocular and binocs for decades for use in flight, and for sure there are conditions where they are worthless, other times...

A thing I've noticed: is every heavy equipment .mechanic ( Hal's day job is fixing giant mining equipment, and he is highly respected and sought...

I recently had a valve issue on the RANS's Rotax. 20 over 85! When I took the head to "my" mechanic, He turned it upside down, squirted some brake...

On my HydroSwing door, (different I know, but similar stresses,) both the 19' wide shop and the 38' hangar door, I ended up welding 1/4" by 2" flat...

Those modding the 4 stroke Yamaha sled engines are reporting over 700 lbs. FWIW. One is a bit over 1 K.

It's rather pointless info on how a prop will pull in actual use, granted. BUT, if you pull xx amount static, make a minor adjustment of whatever,...