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I don't think there's anything secret.
You're going to learn to be comfortable with every inch of it before you apply for an Airworthiness Certificate!

The Glastar is well designed plane.   The biggest risks will be the things you add yourself--the engine.

Don't worry (now)!   You'll be fretting about things no one else will notice forever!

Considering purchasing a partially completed kit.  Specifically a Glastar.  Any suggestions on how I could go about having it properly inspected, potential pitfalls and other considerations would be appreciated.

The following are some notes from the May 14th talk on engines.
Please help with any corrections or clarifications.

Put a fine screen on a Continental oil filter pickup. (Lycoming already uses fine screen).
Flush or replace oil coolers when overhauling an engine.
Carbon tracks can cause detonation.

Hollow carburetor floats can fill with fuel (can experience pressure that causes
Use solid epoxy floats on carbs.
Service Bulletin said all Blue Floats by 12/31/2008

Lycoming mystery failure. Could be new cylinder hold down bolts. 
Continental requires replacement on overhaul.  Lycoming doesn't.   
Dave says “torque once (use it once) than throw it away” (regarding these bolts).

Tuning the EMS for best power comes out to a little rich.

Embry Riddle runs their planes at full rich.  EMS saved them 19% and also gives 7 or 8 more hp.

Compression ratio doesn't give you that much more horse power.  Beware of performance claims.

Balance for the rpm that you run at.  Balancing for 8000 rpm is useless.

Porting, polishing, doesn't last long.  Because of build up of exhaust is different between cylinders.

Cyl. Temp:  keep below 400 deg.

Don't run “Lean of Peak!”   Run a little rich to cool the engine better.

G&N says to use straight weight, but if you want a multi-grade then use
Phillips 20-50, because it is ALL oil and will build up a varnish that will protect the engine better.

Lycoming price increases happen every October.  G&N can order ahead to avoid that increase.

Running it up to Temperature.   210 in the sump for half hour to get the moisture out of the oil.

Auto fuels will bubble and cause leaning the 106 def. F.

Hand turning an engine will wipe the oil off the parts and the oil pump won't turn fast enough to put new oil back on the parts.

!!! consider how to  pressurize the oil on the engine before starting it !!!

Congrats Sabrina!   

MIT is wonderful!  I like their Open Course Ware but it would be some much better to be there in person.

Let us know if she will be at Illinois conference!

Thanks for offering the use of the scales!

Sabrina was admitted to MIT today.

Her airplane appeared on the cover May 2d's Chicago Tribune.

She has been invited to appear at the 2010 Illinois Aviation Conference.
update: http://sabrinaaerospace.com/index.php?news&nid=26

Her three Siltec scales will be made available to EAA153 once she finishes her modifications to N5886Q and weighs that aircraft first...

 

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Apr 23-25, 2010 3-day Groundschool for Sport Pilot Newark, IL, USA 25 miles
May 2, 2010 EAA Chapter 1177 Young Eagles Rally Palmyra, WI, USA 65 miles
May 2, 2010 Fly-in/Drive-in Breakfast Rockford, IL, USA 51 miles
May 2, 2010 EAA Chapter 101 Young Eagles Rally Schaumburg, IL 
May 8, 2010 EAA Chapter 932 Young Eagles Rally Greenwood/Wonder Lake, IL, USA 30 miles
May 8, 2010 EAA Chapter 790-Young Eagles Rally Lake In The Hills, IL, USA 17 miles
May 9, 2010 Poplar Grove Fly-in Breakfast Poplar Grove, IL, USA 46 miles
May 14, 2010 EAA Chapter 153 Meeting: Jim Yearsich, G & N Engines - Piston Engine Problems + Experimental Lycoming Engines Schaumburg, IL, USA 
May 15, 2010 EAA Cheeseland Chapter 431 Learn to Fly Day Brodhead, WI, USA 78 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day Brodhead, WI, USA 78 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day Greenwood, IL, USA 30 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day Lacon, IL, USA 96 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day Milwaukee, WI, USA 76 miles
May 15, 2010 EAA Chapter 95 Open House Learn to Fly Day Morris, IL 48 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day Racine, WI, USA 52 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day Schaumburg, IL, USA 
May 15, 2010 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA JAMBOREE SOUTH BEND, IN 99 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day Sugar Grove, IL, USA 25 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day Valparaiso, IN, USA 64 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day Valparaiso, IN, USA 64 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day Watertown, WI, USA 86 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day Waukegan, IL, USA 29 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day West Bend, WI, USA 95 miles
May 15, 2010 Celebrate Aviation - Learn to Fly Day West Bend, WI, USA 95 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day West Chicago, IL, USA 10 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day West Chicago, IL, USA 10 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day Wheeling, IL, USA 12 miles
May 15, 2010 Learn to Fly Day Wheeling, IL, USA 12 miles
May 16, 2010 Annual Community Fly-in/Drive-in Pancake Breakfast Brodhead, WI, USA 78 miles
May 16, 2010 EAA Chapter 431 Young Eagles Rally Brodhead, WI, USA 78 miles
May 16, 2010 Fly-In Breakfast Mt. Morris, IL, USA 69 miles
May 16, 2010 EAA Chapter 15 Fly In Breakfast Romeoville, IL, USA 29 miles
May 22, 2010 EAA Chapter 60 Spring Fling Pancake Breakfast and Fly-In Beloit, WI, USA 63 miles
May 22, 2010 Young Eagles Rally Grayslake, IL, USA 22 miles
May 23, 2010 EAA Chapter 579 Young Eagles Rally Sugar Grove, IL, USA 25 miles
May 29-30, 2010 Southern Wisconsin AirFEST Janesville, WI 68 miles
Jun 3-6, 2010 Ford Tri-Motor Tour Stop Chicago, IL 26 miles
Jun 6, 2010 EAA Chapter 241 Pancake Breakfast DeKalb, IL, USA 34 miles
Jun 6, 2010 Wings and Wheels Fly-in Breakfast Fort Atkinson, WI 74 miles
Jun 6, 2010 EAA Chapter 932 Vintage Aircraft Fly-in Picnic Greenwood/Wonder Lake, IL, USA 30 miles
Jun 6, 2010 EAA Chapter 101 Young Eagles Rally Schaumburg, IL 
Jun 12, 2010 International Young Eagle Rally DeKalb, IL, USA 34 miles
Jun 12, 2010 EAA Chapter 790-Young Eagles Rally Lake In The Hills, IL, USA 17 miles
Jun 13, 2010 Joliet Airport Festival Joliet, IL 34 miles
Jun 13, 2010 EAA Chapter 410 Annual Fly-in Drive-In Pancake Breakfast Rock Falls, IL 84 miles
Jun 25-27, 2010 B-17 tour stop Waukesha, WI 69 miles
Jun 25-27, 2010 Wings over Waukesha Waukesha, WI, USA 70 miles
Jun 26-27, 2010 Bigfoot Airfield EAA Chapter 1323 Breakfast Fly-in/Drive-in Walworth, WI, USA 44 miles
Jun 27, 2010 EAA Chapter 865 24th Annual Fly-In Breakfast NILES, MI, USA 95 miles
Jun 27, 2010 EAA Chapter 579 Young Eagles Rally Sugar Grove, IL, USA 25 miles
Jun 29-30, 2010 B-17 tour stop Rockford, IL 56 miles
Jul 3-4, 2010 EAA Chapter 585 Steak Fry And Pancake Breakfast Fly-In Watervliet, MI 95 miles
Jul 4, 2010 EAA Chapter 101 Young Eagles Rally Schaumburg, IL 
Jul 9-11, 2010 5th Annual Fly-In & Just Plane Fun Kankakee, IL, USA 63 miles
Jul 10, 2010 EAA Chapter 932 Young Eagles Rally Greenwood/Wonder Lake, IL, USA 30 miles
Jul 10-11, 2010 Gary's South Shore Air Show Gary, IN 46 miles
Jul 17, 2010 Young Eagles Rally Waukegan, IL, USA 27 miles
Jul 18, 2010 Annual Open House - East Troy Municipal Airport East Troy, WI, USA 57 miles
Jul 23-25, 2010 PreOsh Trikefest 6 Newark, IL, USA 25 miles
Jul 24-25, 2010 EAA 932 Pancake Breakfast Greenwood, IL, USA 30 miles
Jul 24-25, 2010 Pre-Oshkosh Pancake Breakfast or Lunch Woodstock, IL, USA 28 miles
Jul 31, 2010 - Aug 1, 2010 Rockford Airfest Rockford, IL 51 miles
Aug 8, 2010 EAA Chapter 101 Young Eagles Rally Schaumburg, IL 
Aug 14, 2010 EAA Chapter 241 Young Eagle Rally DeKalb, IL, USA 34 miles
Aug 21, 2010 EAA SportAir Workshop What's Involved in Kitbuilding Romeoville, IL 28 miles
Aug 21-22, 2010 EAA SportAir Workshop Composite Construction Romeoville, IL 28 miles
Aug 21-22, 2010 EAA SportAir Workshop Electrical Systems & Avionics Romeoville, IL 28 miles
Aug 21-22, 2010 EAA SportAir Workshop Fabric Covering Romeoville, IL 28 miles
Aug 21-22, 2010 EAA SportAir Workshop Sheet Metal Romeoville, IL 28 miles
Aug 28, 2010 Chicagoland Air Derby DeKalb, IL, USA 34 miles
Aug 29, 2010 EAA Chapter 579 Young Eagles Rally Sugar Grove, IL, USA 25 miles
Sep 11, 2010 EAA Chapter 790-Young Eagles Rally Lake In The Hills, IL, USA 17 miles
Sep 11, 2010 EAA Chapter 865 SALUTE TO VETERANS Fly-In Breakfast NILES, MI, USA 95 miles
Sep 17-19, 2010 B-17 tour stop Romeoville, IL 29 miles
Sep 19, 2010 EAA Chapter 241 Grassroots Flying Pancake Breakfast at Hinckley Hinckley, IL 33 miles
Sep 26, 2010 EAA Chapter 579 Young Eagles Rally Sugar Grove, IL, USA 25 miles
Oct 9, 2010 EAA Chapter 790-Young Eagles Rally Lake In The Hills, USA 17 miles
Oct 9, 2010 Young Eagles Rally Waukegan, IL, USA 27 miles
Oct 17, 2010 EAA Chapter 585 Chili Hop Fly-In Watervliet, MI 95 miles
Oct 24, 2010 EAA Chapter 579 Young Eagles Rally Sugar Grove, IL, USA 25 miles
80 Total Records Found. (80 displayed).
 
 
 
 

With the airframe complete and engine mounted, I am working on wiring and engine ancilliaries.  The panel is mostly complete, and the EFIS (GRT Sport HS 8.4) lit up for the first time 3/21/10 
  Half of the intake manifold is built.  The muffler that has to withstand 1700 degree F with super-sonic shock waves is under construction from sched 40 stainless steel piping.
  Both water and oil cooling radiators have been roughed out, but now need to be mounted and plumbed.  Engine needs a complete going over to assure all accessory parts are secure and properly torqued.  Have to figure out a mounting location for 2 50 amp alternators, after buying remanufactured units with the right multi-vee pulleys.
  Last to be fabricated will be the ductwork for both radiators plus a ram-air inlet for the intake.

From a year ago, prices have really come down.
DPA is about $4.30
LITH   3CK is still the lowest at about $3.85
JVL is close at about $3.90
I usually check www.airnav.com  or we have a link on our link page.

Roger and I flew our old Cessnas to Janesville last week. Great restaurant...
We soon will be going to Lansing and Lake Lawn for their fine airport restaurants, if anyone wants to go also.
We should be starting the flyout camping season soon also. Brodhead, Savanah and Compton are the close ones on my list.
I really want to get down to the fly-in and camp KY State Park called Rough River Dam.

Once again, nice job Jonny with the updating and putting in the Aviation links.
I especially like being able to watch the old SkyKing TV show and look at the Aircraft Museum, full of strange airplanes.