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dholly added a post in a topic Howdy from Maine
Gents - please don't misinterpret my registration comment as criticism. I know you guys are waging a battle against the bad guys and my hat is off for your efforts. It sure is nice to come learn and share, or even blow off a little steam with like minded nut jobs after a long day. I think I found Jason's site a few years back after the dust up at the SPA, it didn't help that their forum was a frustrating mess. Actually, I think the same 10 y.o. was running the EAA forums back then too. ;-)
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Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Airventure 2014
Also, the trams that travel the grounds are your friend.
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marksires added a post in a topic Airventure 2014
No vehicles inside the airshow grounds, but in the Campgrounds pretty much everything is ok - bikes, motorcycles, golf carts, ATV's. Anything with a motor the driver has to have a valid drivers license to use. If you are flying in and camping with the plane, I don't think you can use a bike in that area. Which is sensible, I wouldn't really want a bunch of other folks riding around my plane.
The shuttle buses are pretty good, as long as a rainstorm doesn't pop up (and it always does), then the waits are long.
Mark
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lostman added a post in a topic Murphy Rebel Elite
I personally was looking for a Rebel when I ran across the Pursang and the other Mk IV that was somewhat local for sale. What got my attention was the Pursang's cargo space and economy with the Soob engine. If I could grab a Rebel I'd do it in a second. It would suit my missions very well and since it's metal I wouldn't have as hard of a time leaving it outside due to hangar costs. Seems like I need to do the work to this airplane and get it flying like it should and fly it for a while then decide what to do next.
It appears this Rebel is in pretty nice shape. I guess I haven't seen it on Barnstormers, I may have to go look now and see what all it has.
I forgot to mention that I have a good friend that owned one of the Rebels with an 0-320 in it and he loved the plane. Not really sure why he sold it other than he gets bored when a plane is completely redone and sells it and moves on to another project. I told me he sold it for almost $70,000 back a few years ago when the economy was still okay and just before it took the turn downwards.
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Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Airventure 2014
Not on the grounds...
Be bring the golf cars in order to get around outside the grounds.
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lostman added a post in a topic Airventure 2014
Do they allow bikes at OSH? We've been thinking that might be a cool way to get around if we could get them in the plane with us and the gear we need. I think it's totally possible. The space in Pursang is awesome for loading stuff up.
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lostman added a post in a topic Super disappointed with AC Spruce Transaction
I completely understand being upset about that kind of bend too. I think you should either try the phone route again and maybe get a different customer service (ahem) person, or even write a nice little letter to stick in the mail to them explaining the problem. A+ is right, companies have forgotten who keeps them in business and it's all based on a transactional attitude.
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jjbaker added a post in a topic Think this'll work?
Did you guys see the Katmai type elevator? I wonder if he got sued for that... Patent Infringement, no?
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EDMO added a post in a topic Think this'll work?
Love the design, but could have painted side car to match!
EDMO
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birddog486 added a post in a topic Sling seat rear tube cable
no, if I pull the front tight I dont fit in the plane. I'm 6'2 and I fit fine if I tie the back lower part of the seat back and keep the front back a couple inches but without holding the rear of the seat back I'm on the tubes.
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akflyer added a post in a topic Sling seat rear tube cable
is the front sucked up tight too?
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1avidflyer added a post in a topic tail wheel springs
Funny how it goes, but I was re arching a tail spring yesterday. I have one of those Northern Tool 20 ton presses, and it worked nice. Had a 2X6 on the bed of the press, used 2 long 3/4" bolts that sat on the 2X6, and one long 3/4" bolt on top of the spring that the press pushed down on. The bottom bolts would push into the wood and didn't want to roll away when the spring started to bend down like they would have if they were setting on steel. Worked real good. Hopefully that makes the tailwheel shimmy go away. Jim Chuk
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birddog486 added a post in a topic Sling seat rear tube cable
I tried that and I end up sitting on the tubes even when the back of the seat is laced up as tight as it will go.
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akflyer added a post in a topic Sling seat rear tube cable
I never used anything to hold the tube back. It just floats in there. your butt holds the seat back.
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jjbaker added a post in a topic Think this'll work?
I very upset you no like my design!
Fly like charm! Up not much but chick dig it! Left right work good!
Gotta give the guy credit for trying. Beats my last Cessna 150 I rebuilt with my bare hands.
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birddog486 added a post in a topic Sling seat rear tube cable
Thanks for the reply but Im looking more for something that shows the aluminum tube thats behing your butt in the back of the seat and how thats held back
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akflyer added a post in a topic Sling seat rear tube cable
www.avidfoxflyers.com/index.php?/topic/14-my-mod-c/?p=1612
I think its the second picture in this thread that shows a little bit of the back seat lacing. Its the best I can do from my computer at work.
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jjbaker added a post in a topic Howdy from Maine
Hi dholly, thanks for the welcome!
Registration hoops are not what anyone (including me) likes a lot, but a new age of spam robots make things tough to manage these days. Its a fine line between making something too smart for a robot to figure out, while easy enough for normal people to figure out.
As a forum owner, you want to keep your membership safe and sound while preventing the software from being destroyed.
I am seeing straight out 25x more fraudulent activity with hijack attempts, DDOS attacks than I did 4 years ago and some groups seem to focus in on small sites, instead of going after the big ones. Staying one step ahead is almost impossible. I am sure Lenny can sing a song about the pains associated with all this stuff, it is downright mindnumbing.
Running software like this is the equivalent of being married. You do some totally harmless looking thing today and suffer for it days, weeks, months or years later. Its literally one thing that brings the whole show crashing down. One stinky little thing you didn't consider...or couldn't budget a fix/ patch for.
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akflyer added a post in a topic Howdy from Maine
FWIW, the "registration hoops" over there are the same as they are here... While they may take a few seconds of thought, it helps keep the bots from flooding the website and crashing the server or worse yet, hacking the forum and getting everyone's info. I am leaning towards getting SSL protection and trying to secure this forum even more, it just takes time and $$
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marksires added a post in a topic Super disappointed with AC Spruce Transaction
I'd call back and ask for someone higher up. On another google group (Cozy Builders) I'm on, Jim Irwin (or someone claiming to be Jim Irwin) has stepped in and taken care of things like this. He recognizes the have had customer service problems in the past, and some are still ongoing, but seems to be trying to get it corrected. If it isn't him, it must be a designated person, because the member complaining always indicates the problem got fixed.
Mark
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marksires added a post in a topic Airventure 2014
The electric/water sites aren't gone yet - they don't open them for reservations until 30 days before Airventure. I haven't tried before - with the old camper, and just my son and I, the generator and the water tank were plenty. If the wife goes, then the generator would probably be ok, but the water tank would be a little small. But hey, at least I don't bring golf carts. Although, last year i got 2 large skateboard type things with a 2 cycle gas motor. Actually works well for Oshkosh, they are big enough I could strap a milk crate on the back to carry stuff, but small enough I can park them with the bicycles. My daughter got me license plates for them - ER 1 and ER 2...... She has such confidence in me! )
Mark
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Luked added a post in a topic Super disappointed with AC Spruce Transaction
1/8" out of straight over 12" is pretty bad. I've bought square tubing from them, and never had anything but straight pieces. I think what I bought was 5/8" square (don't remember wall thickness), and probably 4' long.
I wonder if there was something lost in translation communicating with the person in the metal department through the customer service rep. If the customer service person told them someone had a piece that was 1/8" out of straight, but didn't specify that it was only over a 1 foot length, they would probably just shrug and say that's pretty normal (thinking they were talking about a longer piece).
The big surprise is that they didn't just take care of such a relatively inexpensive problem.
Luke D.
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Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Airventure 2014
I guess we "rough it" by comparison. No electricity or water hookups.
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dholly added a post in a topic Howdy from Maine
Welcome Jason, I've lurked your site on occasion. When I get finally my Kitfox floating I'll jump thru your registration hoops.
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dholly added a post in a topic Airventure 2014
Yep, I would imagine any elec/h2o sites are looong gone. I get a laugh out of what constitutes "camping" for some at AirVenture, many rigs look like they cost several times what my house is worth. My dear wife echoes your camping sentiment and always says her best camping experience was at the Acapulco Plaza during our honeymoon. Guess its been all downhill since. We had a pop up camper when the kids were young but a couple trips convinced Momma she preferred hotel style amenities. No prob, I used the camper for the Grand Prix race weekend at Watkins Glen for many years before trading it for a bass boat! Any coincidence she never much cared for fishing either? I ain't saying... ;-)
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