What is a good and fair price for a flying airchair with just a few hours on it? What would you pay? David M....
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2scott
2scott...
Oct 1, 2010 1:58 pm
You have to be way more specific... Is it a death trap, what kind of reputation, what kinds of materials and expected longivity, appearance and age and...
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skyguynca
Oct 1, 2010 1:59 pm
Is Cris Bolfing on this group? Do we have any flight reports of how well it flew? David M....
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David M
skyguynca
Oct 1, 2010 2:09 pm
No, I am looking at a Mountain Green Superfloater. Low time and in really good shape. I am also looking at a Goat1. Both in good shape but not sure if it is...
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2scott
2scott...
Oct 1, 2010 2:39 pm
Any pics of it?   They are very rare. I have only ever run across one.  I wonder if it is the same one you are looking at ?. Scott ... From: David M...
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David M.
skyguynca
Oct 1, 2010 2:46 pm
Don't know, no pictures yet. It is in southern CA so I was wanting to see what others were thinking it was worth before I make the drive Sent from my iPhone On...
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Toni Wiendl
tawiendl
Oct 1, 2010 5:39 pm
Hello you all As Scott wrote, some questions must be fulfilled before. As you are the buyer, try to calculate material cost + time to build, at least. ...
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n656c
Oct 1, 2010 7:49 pm
Dave, What is the asking price or the price you feel is worthy of purchase of the armchair designs. We have the capability and interest to manufacture parts...
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george_rf
george_rf1
Oct 1, 2010 9:29 pm
If you want to build Armchairs you are on the wrong board   Disclaimer ; opinions of others will vary depending on what they’re selling  This is my...
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PROPELLERS@...
n656c
Oct 2, 2010 11:11 pm
In a message dated 10/1/2010 5:29:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, george_rf1@... writes: If you want to build Armchairs you are on the wrong board ...
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Phils
philsconcepts
Oct 3, 2010 3:23 am
Lonnie WHICH Airchair types are you looking at building parts , or , kits for? Sandlins BUG family ? , EZ rizer? etc.......
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Gary Gower
triker_mx
Oct 3, 2010 12:00 pm
Hello Mike, For most foreign builder... Â any aircraft part or raw material imported can cost double or triple the original cost in USA, just for shipping and...
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John Dittmer
johnny.d105
Oct 3, 2010 12:17 pm
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty has representitives all over the world. Go to there site and click on international representitives. Sure saved me a bundle! In ...
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Steve Garvelink
srglink
Oct 3, 2010 3:27 pm
In Airchairgroup@yahoogroups.com<http://mc/compose?to=Airchairgroup%40yahoogroups.com>, ... and stresses. It has to be lighter then a ladder framed wing with...
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ricsol2008
Oct 3, 2010 9:05 pm
Steve, that's impressive. I read +6g's and -4 g's( 9g, ultimate) in a Phanton advertising at the Brainstormers site! Ricardo...
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ph_dutoit
Oct 4, 2010 11:55 am
Indeed very impressive.... Ladder frame wings are fairly simple to build, but my aim is to reduce weight, hence the d-cell. But whichever type of wing, what is...
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n656c
Oct 4, 2010 2:20 pm
In a message dated 10/2/2010 11:23:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, philsconcepts@... writes: Lonnie WHICH Airchair types are you looking at building...
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skyguynca
Oct 5, 2010 12:12 am
I have been looking around and there are a few airchairs out there. Now a good question has come to mind. I have been doing some research and reading older...
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2scott
2scott...
Oct 5, 2010 1:07 am
A couple of years ago the FAA was making threats against unlicensed tug planes for hang gliders that was scaring a lot of people. I dont remember what the...
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David M
skyguynca
Oct 5, 2010 1:44 am
Thanks Scott, so all of the tugs are experimental category. Where do they attach the tow rope on a trike? David M. ... From: 2scott <2scott@...> ...
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red
redatxmission
Oct 5, 2010 4:12 am
David, I have seen the tow attachment for a trike as a steel cable, held in sealed bearings, running through the propeller shaft. ...
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David M
skyguynca
Oct 5, 2010 4:17 am
Thanks Red, Yep got the scooter tow designs and winch plans already. Did the research on the Dragonfly, way too much money. However the PTug is looking pretty...
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red
redatxmission
Oct 5, 2010 5:15 am
David, Scooter tow? LOL ! For training purposes, maybe, but man, that's one pricey hunk of hardware! You will need one vehicle, just to pull the tow-line...
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George Stuart
georgelstuart
Oct 5, 2010 3:52 pm
Red, I watched the vid you linked to, and it looks awesome. It must be great to have access to a site like that. Other than access to open desert or vast...
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George Stuart
georgelstuart
Oct 5, 2010 4:22 pm
A coordinated u-turn on a short road? LOL you're kidding right? If not, that is a technique I would like to see! Puzzled by how the plane would fly the longer...
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red
redatxmission
Oct 5, 2010 11:55 pm
George, By a "short" road, I meant a runway length, for instance. The U-turn trick is not done with any line tension. The plane can dive slightly to relax...
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Greg Finlay
gfinlay292
Oct 6, 2010 12:09 am
I watched the local hang gliding guys doing what they called a 'step tow' yesterday. With a stationary winch, they towed to altitude (1200'?) then the hang...
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Bob Belshan
bbelshan
Oct 6, 2010 12:10 am
George, I have been towing on county roads 23 years. These are in agricultural areas. Here is a link to a video of our group towing on a north/south road that...
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George Stuart
georgelstuart
Oct 6, 2010 8:31 pm
Bob, Thanks for opening my eyes to that! That is quite a rig on that pickup truck. I am in northern illinois, one of those places with too many folks that...
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George Stuart
georgelstuart
Oct 6, 2010 8:34 pm
WOW, I did look up step tow and I am impressed by the creativity... I can see now how it works - the plane glides back to a point in space directly above his...
