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You might also like to re-shape the rudder ribs so one side is flat and the other side curved a bit like an airfoil on it`s side. I did this on my drifter when i recovered it some years ago. It totally eliminated the need for a fixed trim tab. Can`t quite remember but i think the top of the foil went to the starboard side. The tape is a Signet part number 10511 ( Cross weave filament tape ) Best of luck with your drifter Ken

Thanks guys I will give them a call KB

Hi All Anybody have a drifter tail wheel spring they want to sell or know where we can get one. A friend of mine, that now has my old dirfter found a cracked spring when doing per-flight this morning. KB

Hi Ian Any chance of a couple of screen shots pics of both orientations. I am re-formatting the dash in my Pulsar at present and would like to fit the 7"unit, but the only way is to stand it up. Anyone else tried this. ken

Hi Ian This might sound like a strange question but can you orientate the screen to read it at 90 degrees to normal like the iphone Ken

Hi Keith Thanks for the tips

Hi Pud Have you given Wayne Fisher a call. He makes skins for them so he should put on the right track

Thanks Qzzie for the tips Does the discount from EAA membership cover domestic flights in the US.

I`m going :clap2: Who`s going and how about tips from people that have been in the past.

Hi Ian Good to see you building.We have a guy building a Sav in Ayr as well. I have lost your phone number so if you pm me I will pass his number on to you if you like. (possibility of corrosion) Have a talk to Maj ( Ross ) He has been down working on those Beavers for years and they swim in salt water all the time. KB

Talk to any pilot that has dropped onto a Navy Carrier over the last 50 odd years. They work

Thanks for the info JB69 Was the break clean as in all surfaces clean like you would see if the fracture all happened at the same time. Hi Tomo Where did the other leg brake in the same place. ken

Hi JB69 I am also a Drifter pilot. ( 582 WB ) That broken leg looks nasty. Was it a new leg. Do you know what material it is. Do you know if it was tempered. I have just finished putting my landing gear back together. Mine was starting to sag a bit so i pulled them out and reset the legs. While I had them out I removed all the old paint so I could do a good inspection for defects. All looked ok but now that I see your problem ???. It would be good to get some background. Ken

Hi Maj Let me know when you get to the glass stage. You could put a training wheel on the front ken

Hi Maj Good to see you catching the bug again and getting the grey matter working. As you know I have been working on a new design for over 3 years now. You pod with a tail boom is not that different to what I started with. Although I was going a pusher with twin booms. As you know my design has now taken a different approach but still not too far from your design criteria. Anyway enough of what I am up to. One area that you may like to have a close look at is the back of the pod. I looks like from your sketches that it is quite short from the back of the seats to the rear of the pod. I found this could be a big problem with a 2 (side by side) seater as it will create a lot of stale air and increased drag. In your case I belive you are looking at an inverted v tail. Be very careful that with the high VNE you are looking for the vortexes and turbulence created by this stale air is not right on your V tail. You could find that even in normal flight your tail and elevator looses effect. Remember the old > 1 to 3 streamline factor for good air flow and also allow for when the AC is side slipping. With the lower VNE of the Lazair it is obviously not a problem. Ross this is only my thoughts/theory and is not tested by myself in any way. Ken