Yessir!  As far as I know that is.  I get out there about 11:00 usually.

Bill

A latch on the fuse - Hm-m. It'll simplify the latch compared with the prototype - I do have ?'s

Will the door still be hinged at front? If so, does that put the handle aft of the rear edge of the door or  where? Will that be easy to reach? 

Assume the 'window' is still to hinge along the upper edge, and open 1st close last and be able to fasten to u/s of wing to maintain option of 'open air' flying.

Do you have optional/alternate method of fabrication the frames? Very light steel welded, maybe fabric skin.

How about a drop-in door with no hinges or latch, kinda like a sailboat hatch - just drop into slots with maybe a tethered cotter for security. They (sailboat) usually have slight taper to hatch and frame so you only need to lift them a couple of inches to remove. Pretty safe too, as the door is 'trapped' on 3 edges.

Bill said something about welding some kind of threaded attach points.  However, the door opening is not exactly straight.  I'm not sure what he has in mind exactly.

The door in the piet is not very impressive, so I'm sure anything that ends up on the Flaire will be amazing.

I want to get going with the wing and do a destructive test.  Hope we can get this done in the next 1-2 months.

Andy

Matt, good on the BRS.  We won't need it for some time but preperation is the key to success?

M8  I am not much of a typist so the bulk of this conversation should take place in person.  The doors will remain the same, the approach to construction and securing would be improved by simplification.

I worked for about 8 hours yesterday and made 4 little clamps and mounted one pulley.  If I was building a house I could frame a floor in the same time.  Today I should have the forward part of the rudder pedal system installed and ready for flight except for finished welds.  I ordered the master brake cylinders yesterday, $230.00.

Karl,

Good thread. 

We have several of these V speeds already calculated.

There is a series of design sheets created by Neal Willford that I used for the Flaire.  If you are interested, I can send you some of these.

BTW: Are we hooking up with Steve this weekend?

Thanks

Andy