Category: Soapbox

Watch for a photo album in the New Year

by Graham Email

I will be installing a photo album capability on the blog for the start of 2006. I have a lot of photos taken on canard trips over the last 5 years, and also (for the maintenance geeks) I have a lot of photos taken at various times during maintenance of… more »

Independent investigation of Paul Conner's fatal accident

by Graham Email

Earlier this year, Paul Conner, a well-known figure in the canard homebuilt community, was killed in an accident in his SQ2000 plane not long after taking off from his home airport. Because Paul was a highly-experienced pilot and builder, his death led… more »

FAA Fines Chicago over Meigs Field vandalism...

by Graham Email

For those of you who haven't been following this issue too closely...a little while ago, the city of Chicago, frustrated by being unable to summarily close Meigs Field and convert it into a nature park, sent in bulldozers overnight to destroy the runways… more »

Obtaining good quality Autogas

by Graham Email

With the recent dramatic rise in fuel prices nationwide, I have been looking again at using Autogas in my Long-EZ. The main issue (which has led to more discussion threads than I care to remember on the Canard forums) is that while there is a national… more »

Want to use auto gas? Build your own fuel truck...

by Graham Email

Jay Honeck, who owns a plane that happily runs on autogas, and does not like 100LL, built his own fuel truck that he uses to fuel it at his home airport. With Avgas prices once more heading towards the stratosphere, here's the link to his story of how he… more »

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