Badland Part 103 Pilots and Builders Forum

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Thanks for the stories Bill and Chris! Since my 460 is one of the first and gone through by Chris I am still confident in it, although never flying beyond a field, beach, or dirt road I can reach. ;) I'm so jealous of the flight time and views you get in that bird 44d! Keep it up! You rock! I notic...

I flew 29 minutes (timer starts automatically at 35mph) yesterday with 4 take off & landings. It burned just over a gallon. Just a bit rich, right where I like it on break in. Temps were perfect and stable. Heat wasn't an issue, and never has been. I'm monitoring "spark plug base" temp...

It's been a few different issues, some related, some isolated, most catastrophic. A few concerns found during inspection; unsafe deck heights, incorrect clocking on piston rings, valve hardware lacking loctite or proper torque values, improper crankcase ventilation, out of round flywheels, damaged r...

Last week I made my 8th unplanned "emergency" landing. 7 of those 8 landings were directly related to the failure of a component due to improper installation at the engine builder level. Let this be a strong warning that if you choose to put a 4-stroke, 390cc, 420cc, or 460cc engine on you...

I spray or brush everything that gets fabrib with Stewart's System EkoPrime. Highly recommended. All of the other exposed aluminum I either clear coat or primer/paint

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Our kits do meet the 51% rule but we have not yet requested the FAA to evaluate our kit yet. Check out the 2 PDF attachments for more info. :D Per the REVISED LISTING OF AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT KITS - "There are other aircraft kits that may allow a builder to meet the “major portion” requirement...

Bare with me fellas. Back to back RTF builds. I'll try get pics on here best I can. Does anyone want access to my Google photos? Wait, maybe that's dangerous. :lol: Happy to take photo requests. IMG_31012022_230700_10_x_15_Portrait_(101.6_x_152.4_mm).jpg Sealing the ribs. IMG_31012022_230605_10_x_15...