chopndrag

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  1. Ehh it's there but I stay north of it anyway. I really just fly in the country areas . I only have concerns when I wanna fly to my brothers in South Carolina 


  2. I plan on holding off as long as possible or until I get in trouble for not having it . I can see installing it on a new build but for my plane now I don't see the reason to do so . 

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  3. Is your sonerai going to be mid or low wing ? I dug my plans out for one and might start looking into building . I plan on changing the shape a little to look more like a extra 300 . 


  4. I know what could happen , I've been here over 30 years and am always prepared . I get a kick out of everyone rushing to the stores to stock up the night before , it makes black Friday look tame . 


  5. I have had multiple surgeries from flipping bmx bikes for about 20 years  . There's been metal in my body for over 20 years now.None of it was really bad in the nasty cold up north . I had a car accident a couple years ago that got me a helicopter ride I don't remember . I ended up getting  2 big ole plates and about 30 screws all together in my arm . I was at my brothers in the Carolinas a couple weeks ago for that storm and wow I could feel the metal . I'll stick to the the Florida heat I'm not built for the cold.


  6. Gotta love being on the water with a boat with no motor . My wife and I have kayaks with pop up sails in case there's any good wind . We go all around Weeki Wachee and love it . Every once in a while I can fish , she's still worried sharks will come if I do .

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  7. Seeing that kind of weather makes me glad I only have to worry about a hurricane every now and then . You guys have ground that moves ,big storms , snow the works . Once in a while my area will get a tropical storm or something but most of the time I'm pretty safe . The worst that I get in Florida are the cotton tops hahaa ! Be safe over there I can't imagine that kind of weather .

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  8. This is a common problem with that motor . I gotta look but I know we had to do something on the gyrocopters where I used to work so the throttle worked right . There was a fellow that installed a 912 on his gyrocopter with the set up backwards . He fired it up and it shot across the taxi way and flipped over the chain blocking off a restricted area. Needless to say that money was a waste. He now has a gyrocopter that needs tons of fixing .


  9. Old post but I did my plane when I got it . Get a good strong bungee that is bought by the foot . There is a fellow with a YouTube channel showing how to do it the easy and correct way . It's actually really easy and I plan on doing it every couple years to stay safe . 

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  10. I'm having a hell of a time finding a new gas cap for my plane . It's a federated automotive cap part number mgc-806 or 10806 . I have found the part numbers but they don't match what I have . Any help would be great as I'm pretty much grounded because of the stupid thing . 

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  11. I'm also interested in vg's for my mk4 with speed wing (23'11.5") . I remember putting them on a Excalibur with clipped wing but don't recall the results . I wouldn't mind a little more speed . I'm at 95-100 mph indicated but like anyone I want more speed without braking the bank . Maybe vg's , wheel pants and that round cowl I could get a little more speed ?