Skysailor, I can't really speak to "average". In my case I sold my home in Edmonton using it to finance my new home in Westaskiwin. It happens to be in a hangar at the airport. I'd say $400K isn't far off average for a primary residence in Alberta. The one advantage in this row of hangars are that c...

I know a fellow out of Calgary that makes his living this way. He doesn't advertise because he's far too busy just by word-of-mouth. That's one reason he doesn't advertise. The other is that it's not legal to offer amateur-built aircraft on a production-line basis. Try putting an ad in a flying mag...

I don't know what the reg number is. Essentially the "builder" is allowed to contract out the construction as long as the "builder" is in "control" of the construction. What this means in practice is the owner of the project has to decide on all the options, avionics, engine selection etc. It is ind...

Thanks for the info. I have seen the setup in Wetaskiwin, noticed what appeared to be civic numbering on the various structures, and wondered if setting up a 365 day residential occupancy was possible. Six or seven years ago there was a small airfield in the greater Edmonton area (not Parkland), se...

What "few" are in Alberta? 3 that I know of: Twin Island Airpark near Cooking Lake. Grass runway with acreages around it. Okatoks Air Ranch. Unclear to me that there's any live-in hangars there, though certainly homes backing onto the runway. SkyPort at Wetaskiwin airport. I live in my hangar here....

... what is the largest (heaviest) SE turboprop that we could develop? Here's a couple of examples other than those listed already. Back when turboprops were first being developed they needed test beds http://aerofiles.com/boe-b17turbo.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/44/89/27/4489274d9df6db829bd...

digits_ you've mentioned a squaring relationship for weight, but as weight corresponds to volume (3 dimensions) rather than area, you'd be closer to reality to say the new plane would be 1,000x heavier. True, but the fuselage of a plane is mainly air (hollow), so it won't be 1000 times heavier, it'...

nwopilot, from a layman's perspective it seems reasonable, but as has already been mentioned, it's a lot more complex than just scaling. digits_ you've mentioned a squaring relationship for weight, but as weight corresponds to volume (3 dimensions) rather than area, you'd be closer to reality to say...

dumbbell daddy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 6:48 pm Hey thanks for the reply Gerry. Ive actually been on the Canard Zone. Lots of useful info. Are you building anything right now?

My project is a Wittman Tailwind W-10. (not hard to tell ;^) My hope is to have it flying by next summer, 'gonna be a busy winter to get it done.

Gerry

A buddy is building one here in Alberta. I believe his main communication resource is the Canard Zone. https://www.canardzone.com/forums/ The online presence of the whole canard movement is huge, the Canard Zone is probably a good launching point. In case you don't know yet, Aircraft Spruce is the r...

ADS-B in-flight weather information is FAA's enticement for US pilots to equip with ADS-B equipment for flying in US airspace. To the best of my knowledge neither Transport Canada nor Nav Canada (despite some discussion) have any plans to implement a similar system in Canada. I don't know if there a...

I wear a Torgoen T25 series watch. Just a classic face with the addition of a 24 hour hand which I keep on Zulu time. I considered the fancy Casio with the E6B for a while, but not being able to see the tiny characters was a deal breaker for me.

https://torgoen.com/collections/t25

Gerry

Yeah, we're familiar with Okotoks as well. Many communities have come up with ways to apply taxes that aren't strictly in accordance with the MGA. Our city unfortunately has chosen to stick to the precise letter of the law. That's hard to argue against, though it puts our airport at a distinct disad...

We have situation here in Alberta, not quite the same but related. I live in an Airpark in Wetaskiwin, CEX3. The Alberta Municipal Government Act has only one zoning definition with the word "Airport" in it, "Airport - Commercial". Not surprisingly that's what we're zoned here, although the city cou...

That list from Cooking Lake is unfortunately out of date as well. I wanted to visit Dr. Deane last month, he's retired as well. Probably best to use the 'official' list at Transport Canada's website. One would presume its kept as up to date as possible. http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/came-mea...

Does our useless government still send out the safety letters? If so, does nobody read them anymore? XS, as far as I know TC has mainly switched over to distributing information by email. Here's the link to get updates, you can subscribe to a wide variety of information. As this appears to be their...

Posthumane, unfortunately you're not alone. I drove into Villenueve (ZVL) last night. Saw a plane on its back in the east parking area. Don't know what it was, just saw it from the road. I wonder if the owner has been to it in the last couple of days, he may not know.

Gerry

I see that the EAA offers 2 day "sheet metal boot camps" at Oshkosh. Are there any better options for those of us down east? I was just speaking with Ralph and Jack over the weekend at the workshops in High River. One thing they mentioned was that they'd like to bring some workshops east, probably ...

Craig1983 wrote:I'm pretty sure it's seasonal. So it should be back anytime.

Tom Clark retired at the end of last year. The new host Vassi Kapelos' bio doesn't mention anything about being a pilot, so I think it unlikely the segment will be back.

Gerry

Here's a list of North Korean missile tests: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_Korean_missile_tests Note in particular the 2012 test, they successfully launched a satellite into orbit. Even if they can't do it every time, they've got the capability to reach any point on earth. Yeah, scares...

Meatservo wrote:Seismic data from the time of several tests shows that NK probably does have some rudimentary nuclear bombs, but what about the missiles themselves? Surely they aren't very clever or fancy ones.

The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs weren't particularly "clever or fancy ones."
Just sayin'

Gerry

EAA Chapter 1410 in High River is the group doing them in Alberta.

http://www.eaasportaircanada.ca/

I did the sheet metal course a few years ago, really well done, run by Jack Dueck. I see they've just announced dates.

Gerry

I'm not sure there's any minimum or maximum for flush rivets. For thin materials you'd dimple both sheets being riveted together, anything over .030 (for AN426-3 rivets (3/32") you'd countersink the material. If you're riveting a piece of thin sheet to a heavy spar section (for example, you'd counte...

Krrave, I'm no expert by any means. FLY's comment appears to assume there's only one form of air racing, that being Red Bull. This is not true by any stretch. While I certainly appreciate the skill of the pilots and the spectacle of Red Bull, calling it "Racing" could be considered a bit of a stretc...

Your mode C transponder doesn't care what altitude setting you've put into your altimeter, it always transmits simple pressure altitude. ATC has they're own altimeter setting on their equipment so they're seeing all aircraft under their control with the same setting. It's quite possible for your alt...