EZ-Archive.digest.vol-ac
November 14, 2003 - November 08, 2012
available for download, browsing, and searching. The Archives go all the
way back to the very beginning of each List and with the super fast Search
Engine, the huge size of the Archives is a non-issue in quickly finding the
data you're looking for. Another feature of the Archives, in my opinion,
is that they have been primarily stripped of all the useless email header
data and all the other header garbage that seems to build up in a typical
email thread.
I have received an extremely positive response from Listers regarding the
List Browse feature and the consensus is that the format and ease of use is
outstanding. Members report that having the previous 7 days worth of
messages on line for easy browsing and sorting is hugely beneficial. And
again, as with the real time distribution of List email, the messages are
stripped of all the unnecessary email headers and potentially dangerous
v*ruses.
I've been running email Lists and services under the matronics.com domain
since about 1989 starting with RV-List and 30 guys who I knew and who where
also building RVs. It has grown into over 40 different aviation-related
Email Lists and an associated web site that receives over 10,000,000 hits
each year!! Additionally, the List email system forwards well over
90,000,000 (yes, that 90 MILLION) email messages to subscribers each
year! With all the dot.bombs these days, I think there's a lot of value in
supporting a service that has gone the long haul and is still providing and
improving a high quality service at a price that's nearly free.
I have to admit running these Lists is a labor of love and I hope it shows
in the quality of the experience that you receive when you get a List Email
Message, Search the Archives, or use the List Browser. The Lists will be
here for a long time to come. If you just want to lurk a while for free,
that's great and I encourage you to do so. If you use, appreciate, and
receive value from these Lists, then please support them during the Annual
List Fund Raiser!
-----------------------------------------------
The SSL Secure Web Site:
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
-----------------------------------------------
Thank you,
Matt Dralle
Email List Administrator
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Walt Beaulieu <sabrewalt(at)yahoo.com> |
| Subject: | Re: [PLEASE READ] - Why Do I Have A Fund Raiser Each Year? |
Hey, dude, The Zenith and the RV groups are worth a
contribution for your servers. But nobody posts squat
on the EZ list.. Any idea why??
So we should contribute??? This is the 5th spam I got
from you. Usually, there is SOME value to a person of
SOME kind before he gets hit up.
Sorry it's not working out.
Walt
--- Matt Dralle wrote:
>
>
>
> Dear Listers,
>
> I was thinking that perhaps I should explain why I
> have a Fund Raiser and
> also take the opportunity to express why I think the
> List Services here
> provide a far better experience than the commercial
> equivalents.
>
> I use the List Fund Raiser each year to offset the
> costs involved with
> running a high performance email list site such as
> this one. With the
> annual support from the List members through the
> PBS-like Fund Raiser, I
> have found I can run the entire site without having
> to inflect any of the
> members with those annoying banner ads flashing up
> all the time trying to
> sell Toner Cartridge Refills or other garbage nobody
> wants or needs. From
> the comments I've received over the years regarding
> the Lists, the great
> majority of the members really appreciate the
> non-commercialism of my List
> systems and don't mind my 'go-team-go' banter once a
> year to encourage
> members to support the Lists.
>
> I believe that the Lists services that I provide
> here offer a great many
> benefits over the commercial equivalents in a number
> of ways. The first
> feature I believe to be particularly significant is
> that you *cannot*
> receive a computer v*rus from any of my Lists
> directly. I've been on a few
> other List servers and have been unfortunate enough
> to download infected
> files people have innocently or not-so-innocently
> included with their
> posts. This just can't happen with my Lists; each
> incoming message is
> filtered and attachments stripped off prior to
> posting. I provide a Photo
> and File Share feature that allows members to share
> files and bitmaps with
> other members and everyone can be assured that these
> files will be
> prescanned for any sort of v*rus before they are
> posted. Safe and
> simple. Also, with this photo and file sharing
> technique, the Archives
> don't get loaded up with a huge amounts of bitmap
> "data" that slows the
> Archive Search times.
>
> Another feature of this system is the extensive List
> Archives that are
> available for download, browsing, and searching.
> The Archives go all the
> way back to the very beginning of each List and with
> the super fast Search
> Engine, the huge size of the Archives is a non-issue
> in quickly finding the
> data you're looking for. Another feature of the
> Archives, in my opinion,
> is that they have been primarily stripped of all the
> useless email header
> data and all the other header garbage that seems to
> build up in a typical
> email thread.
>
> I have received an extremely positive response from
> Listers regarding the
> List Browse feature and the consensus is that the
> format and ease of use is
> outstanding. Members report that having the
> previous 7 days worth of
> messages on line for easy browsing and sorting is
> hugely beneficial. And
> again, as with the real time distribution of List
> email, the messages are
> stripped of all the unnecessary email headers and
> potentially dangerous
> v*ruses.
>
> I've been running email Lists and services under the
> matronics.com domain
> since about 1989 starting with RV-List and 30 guys
> who I knew and who where
> also building RVs. It has grown into over 40
> different aviation-related
> Email Lists and an associated web site that receives
> over 10,000,000 hits
> each year!! Additionally, the List email system
> forwards well over
> 90,000,000 (yes, that 90 MILLION) email messages to
> subscribers each
> year! With all the dot.bombs these days, I think
> there's a lot of value in
> supporting a service that has gone the long haul and
> is still providing and
> improving a high quality service at a price that's
> nearly free.
>
> I have to admit running these Lists is a labor of
> love and I hope it shows
> in the quality of the experience that you receive
> when you get a List Email
> Message, Search the Archives, or use the List
> Browser. The Lists will be
> here for a long time to come. If you just want to
> lurk a while for free,
> that's great and I encourage you to do so. If you
> use, appreciate, and
> receive value from these Lists, then please support
> them during the Annual
> List Fund Raiser!
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> The SSL Secure Web Site:
>
> http://www.matronics.com/contribution
>
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> Thank you,
>
> Matt Dralle
> Email List Administrator
>
>
>
> Click on the
> this
> generous
> _->
> Contributions
> any other
> Forums.
>
> http://www.matronics.com/chat
>
> http://www.matronics.com/subscription
> http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/EZ-List.htm
> http://www.matronics.com/archives
> http://www.matronics.com/photoshare
> http://www.matronics.com/emaillists
>
>
>
>
>
__________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Walt Beaulieu <sabrewalt(at)yahoo.com> |
| Subject: | Re: [PLEASE READ] - Oops/ |
MY apologies to the group. I thought I was sending
that previous message to just the owner.
--- Matt Dralle wrote:
>
>
>
> Dear Listers,
>
> I was thinking that perhaps I should explain why I
> have a Fund Raiser and
> also take the opportunity to express why I think the
> List Services here
> provide a far better experience than the commercial
> equivalents.
>
> I use the List Fund Raiser each year to offset the
> costs involved with
> running a high performance email list site such as
> this one. With the
> annual support from the List members through the
> PBS-like Fund Raiser, I
> have found I can run the entire site without having
> to inflect any of the
> members with those annoying banner ads flashing up
> all the time trying to
> sell Toner Cartridge Refills or other garbage nobody
> wants or needs. From
> the comments I've received over the years regarding
> the Lists, the great
> majority of the members really appreciate the
> non-commercialism of my List
> systems and don't mind my 'go-team-go' banter once a
> year to encourage
> members to support the Lists.
>
> I believe that the Lists services that I provide
> here offer a great many
> benefits over the commercial equivalents in a number
> of ways. The first
> feature I believe to be particularly significant is
> that you *cannot*
> receive a computer v*rus from any of my Lists
> directly. I've been on a few
> other List servers and have been unfortunate enough
> to download infected
> files people have innocently or not-so-innocently
> included with their
> posts. This just can't happen with my Lists; each
> incoming message is
> filtered and attachments stripped off prior to
> posting. I provide a Photo
> and File Share feature that allows members to share
> files and bitmaps with
> other members and everyone can be assured that these
> files will be
> prescanned for any sort of v*rus before they are
> posted. Safe and
> simple. Also, with this photo and file sharing
> technique, the Archives
> don't get loaded up with a huge amounts of bitmap
> "data" that slows the
> Archive Search times.
>
> Another feature of this system is the extensive List
> Archives that are
> available for download, browsing, and searching.
> The Archives go all the
> way back to the very beginning of each List and with
> the super fast Search
> Engine, the huge size of the Archives is a non-issue
> in quickly finding the
> data you're looking for. Another feature of the
> Archives, in my opinion,
> is that they have been primarily stripped of all the
> useless email header
> data and all the other header garbage that seems to
> build up in a typical
> email thread.
>
> I have received an extremely positive response from
> Listers regarding the
> List Browse feature and the consensus is that the
> format and ease of use is
> outstanding. Members report that having the
> previous 7 days worth of
> messages on line for easy browsing and sorting is
> hugely beneficial. And
> again, as with the real time distribution of List
> email, the messages are
> stripped of all the unnecessary email headers and
> potentially dangerous
> v*ruses.
>
> I've been running email Lists and services under the
> matronics.com domain
> since about 1989 starting with RV-List and 30 guys
> who I knew and who where
> also building RVs. It has grown into over 40
> different aviation-related
> Email Lists and an associated web site that receives
> over 10,000,000 hits
> each year!! Additionally, the List email system
> forwards well over
> 90,000,000 (yes, that 90 MILLION) email messages to
> subscribers each
> year! With all the dot.bombs these days, I think
> there's a lot of value in
> supporting a service that has gone the long haul and
> is still providing and
> improving a high quality service at a price that's
> nearly free.
>
> I have to admit running these Lists is a labor of
> love and I hope it shows
> in the quality of the experience that you receive
> when you get a List Email
> Message, Search the Archives, or use the List
> Browser. The Lists will be
> here for a long time to come. If you just want to
> lurk a while for free,
> that's great and I encourage you to do so. If you
> use, appreciate, and
> receive value from these Lists, then please support
> them during the Annual
> List Fund Raiser!
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> The SSL Secure Web Site:
>
> http://www.matronics.com/contribution
>
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> Thank you,
>
> Matt Dralle
> Email List Administrator
>
>
>
> Click on the
> this
> generous
> _->
> Contributions
> any other
> Forums.
>
> http://www.matronics.com/chat
>
> http://www.matronics.com/subscription
> http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/EZ-List.htm
> http://www.matronics.com/archives
> http://www.matronics.com/photoshare
> http://www.matronics.com/emaillists
>
>
>
>
>
__________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
| Subject: | Re: EZ-List:HEY WALT! |
| From: | Fred Weaver <mytyweav(at)earthlink.net> |
Easy Walt..... I'm sure Matt's not sitting at a keyboard, writing
this message to one list at a time. It probably gets written once and
is transmitted to all the lists with the same keystroke. If you don't
like reading his banter, just delete it or unsubscribe. The bottom
line is...... The EZ mail list is setup and available for use. If
everybody just stays on Canard Aviators, that's cool but you shouldn't
be banging away on Matt for his "once a year" request for working
capital.... the Archives of the all the lists is so totally worth the
investment each year.... Now, go sign up and contribute $10 bucks....
then delete the rest of the banter.
Weav
On Friday, November 14, 2003, at 10:25 AM, Walt Beaulieu wrote:
>
> Hey, dude, The Zenith and the RV groups are worth a
> contribution for your servers. But nobody posts squat
> on the EZ list.. Any idea why??
>
> So we should contribute??? This is the 5th spam I got
> from you. Usually, there is SOME value to a person of
> SOME kind before he gets hit up.
>
> Sorry it's not working out.
>
> Walt
>
> --- Matt Dralle wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Listers,
>>
>> I was thinking that perhaps I should explain why I
>> have a Fund Raiser and
>> also take the opportunity to express why I think the
>> List Services here
>> provide a far better experience than the commercial
>> equivalents.
>>
>> I use the List Fund Raiser each year to offset the
>> costs involved with
>> running a high performance email list site such as
>> this one. With the
>> annual support from the List members through the
>> PBS-like Fund Raiser, I
>> have found I can run the entire site without having
>> to inflect any of the
>> members with those annoying banner ads flashing up
>> all the time trying to
>> sell Toner Cartridge Refills or other garbage nobody
>> wants or needs. From
>> the comments I've received over the years regarding
>> the Lists, the great
>> majority of the members really appreciate the
>> non-commercialism of my List
>> systems and don't mind my 'go-team-go' banter once a
>> year to encourage
>> members to support the Lists.
>>
>> I believe that the Lists services that I provide
>> here offer a great many
>> benefits over the commercial equivalents in a number
>> of ways. The first
>> feature I believe to be particularly significant is
>> that you *cannot*
>> receive a computer v*rus from any of my Lists
>> directly. I've been on a few
>> other List servers and have been unfortunate enough
>> to download infected
>> files people have innocently or not-so-innocently
>> included with their
>> posts. This just can't happen with my Lists; each
>> incoming message is
>> filtered and attachments stripped off prior to
>> posting. I provide a Photo
>> and File Share feature that allows members to share
>> files and bitmaps with
>> other members and everyone can be assured that these
>> files will be
>> prescanned for any sort of v*rus before they are
>> posted. Safe and
>> simple. Also, with this photo and file sharing
>> technique, the Archives
>> don't get loaded up with a huge amounts of bitmap
>> "data" that slows the
>> Archive Search times.
>>
>> Another feature of this system is the extensive List
>> Archives that are
>> available for download, browsing, and searching.
>> The Archives go all the
>> way back to the very beginning of each List and with
>> the super fast Search
>> Engine, the huge size of the Archives is a non-issue
>> in quickly finding the
>> data you're looking for. Another feature of the
>> Archives, in my opinion,
>> is that they have been primarily stripped of all the
>> useless email header
>> data and all the other header garbage that seems to
>> build up in a typical
>> email thread.
>>
>> I have received an extremely positive response from
>> Listers regarding the
>> List Browse feature and the consensus is that the
>> format and ease of use is
>> outstanding. Members report that having the
>> previous 7 days worth of
>> messages on line for easy browsing and sorting is
>> hugely beneficial. And
>> again, as with the real time distribution of List
>> email, the messages are
>> stripped of all the unnecessary email headers and
>> potentially dangerous
>> v*ruses.
>>
>> I've been running email Lists and services under the
>> matronics.com domain
>> since about 1989 starting with RV-List and 30 guys
>> who I knew and who where
>> also building RVs. It has grown into over 40
>> different aviation-related
>> Email Lists and an associated web site that receives
>> over 10,000,000 hits
>> each year!! Additionally, the List email system
>> forwards well over
>> 90,000,000 (yes, that 90 MILLION) email messages to
>> subscribers each
>> year! With all the dot.bombs these days, I think
>> there's a lot of value in
>> supporting a service that has gone the long haul and
>> is still providing and
>> improving a high quality service at a price that's
>> nearly free.
>>
>> I have to admit running these Lists is a labor of
>> love and I hope it shows
>> in the quality of the experience that you receive
>> when you get a List Email
>> Message, Search the Archives, or use the List
>> Browser. The Lists will be
>> here for a long time to come. If you just want to
>> lurk a while for free,
>> that's great and I encourage you to do so. If you
>> use, appreciate, and
>> receive value from these Lists, then please support
>> them during the Annual
>> List Fund Raiser!
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------
>>
>> The SSL Secure Web Site:
>>
>> http://www.matronics.com/contribution
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Matt Dralle
>> Email List Administrator
>>
>>
>>
>> Click on the
>> this
>> generous
>> _->
>> Contributions
>> any other
>> Forums.
>>
>> http://www.matronics.com/chat
>>
>> http://www.matronics.com/subscription
>> http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/EZ-List.htm
>> http://www.matronics.com/archives
>> http://www.matronics.com/photoshare
>> http://www.matronics.com/emaillists
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Walt Beaulieu <sabrewalt(at)yahoo.com> |
| Subject: | Re: EZ-List:HEY WALT! |
This was not intended for the masses. Sorry
--- Fred Weaver wrote:
>
>
> Easy Walt..... I'm sure Matt's not sitting at a
> keyboard, writing
> this message to one list at a time. It probably gets
> written once and
> is transmitted to all the lists with the same
> keystroke. If you don't
> like reading his banter, just delete it or
> unsubscribe. The bottom
> line is...... The EZ mail list is setup and
> available for use. If
> everybody just stays on Canard Aviators, that's cool
> but you shouldn't
> be banging away on Matt for his "once a year"
> request for working
> capital.... the Archives of the all the lists is
> so totally worth the
> investment each year.... Now, go sign up and
> contribute $10 bucks....
> then delete the rest of the banter.
>
> Weav
> On Friday, November 14, 2003, at 10:25 AM, Walt
> Beaulieu wrote:
>
>
> >
> > Hey, dude, The Zenith and the RV groups are worth
> a
> > contribution for your servers. But nobody posts
> squat
> > on the EZ list.. Any idea why??
> >
> > So we should contribute??? This is the 5th spam I
> got
> > from you. Usually, there is SOME value to a person
> of
> > SOME kind before he gets hit up.
> >
> > Sorry it's not working out.
> >
> > Walt
> >
> > --- Matt Dralle wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear Listers,
> >>
> >> I was thinking that perhaps I should explain why
> I
> >> have a Fund Raiser and
> >> also take the opportunity to express why I think
> the
> >> List Services here
> >> provide a far better experience than the
> commercial
> >> equivalents.
> >>
> >> I use the List Fund Raiser each year to offset
> the
> >> costs involved with
> >> running a high performance email list site such
> as
> >> this one. With the
> >> annual support from the List members through the
> >> PBS-like Fund Raiser, I
> >> have found I can run the entire site without
> having
> >> to inflect any of the
> >> members with those annoying banner ads flashing
> up
> >> all the time trying to
> >> sell Toner Cartridge Refills or other garbage
> nobody
> >> wants or needs. From
> >> the comments I've received over the years
> regarding
> >> the Lists, the great
> >> majority of the members really appreciate the
> >> non-commercialism of my List
> >> systems and don't mind my 'go-team-go' banter
> once a
> >> year to encourage
> >> members to support the Lists.
> >>
> >> I believe that the Lists services that I provide
> >> here offer a great many
> >> benefits over the commercial equivalents in a
> number
> >> of ways. The first
> >> feature I believe to be particularly significant
> is
> >> that you *cannot*
> >> receive a computer v*rus from any of my Lists
> >> directly. I've been on a few
> >> other List servers and have been unfortunate
> enough
> >> to download infected
> >> files people have innocently or not-so-innocently
> >> included with their
> >> posts. This just can't happen with my Lists;
> each
> >> incoming message is
> >> filtered and attachments stripped off prior to
> >> posting. I provide a Photo
> >> and File Share feature that allows members to
> share
> >> files and bitmaps with
> >> other members and everyone can be assured that
> these
> >> files will be
> >> prescanned for any sort of v*rus before they are
> >> posted. Safe and
> >> simple. Also, with this photo and file sharing
> >> technique, the Archives
> >> don't get loaded up with a huge amounts of bitmap
> >> "data" that slows the
> >> Archive Search times.
> >>
> >> Another feature of this system is the extensive
> List
> >> Archives that are
> >> available for download, browsing, and searching.
> >> The Archives go all the
> >> way back to the very beginning of each List and
> with
> >> the super fast Search
> >> Engine, the huge size of the Archives is a
> non-issue
> >> in quickly finding the
> >> data you're looking for. Another feature of the
> >> Archives, in my opinion,
> >> is that they have been primarily stripped of all
> the
> >> useless email header
> >> data and all the other header garbage that seems
> to
> >> build up in a typical
> >> email thread.
> >>
> >> I have received an extremely positive response
> from
> >> Listers regarding the
> >> List Browse feature and the consensus is that the
> >> format and ease of use is
> >> outstanding. Members report that having the
> >> previous 7 days worth of
> >> messages on line for easy browsing and sorting is
> >> hugely beneficial. And
> >> again, as with the real time distribution of List
> >> email, the messages are
> >> stripped of all the unnecessary email headers and
> >> potentially dangerous
> >> v*ruses.
> >>
> >> I've been running email Lists and services under
> the
> >> matronics.com domain
> >> since about 1989 starting with RV-List and 30
> guys
> >> who I knew and who where
> >> also building RVs. It has grown into over 40
> >> different aviation-related
> >> Email Lists and an associated web site that
> receives
> >> over 10,000,000 hits
> >> each year!! Additionally, the List email system
> >> forwards well over
> >> 90,000,000 (yes, that 90 MILLION) email messages
> to
> >> subscribers each
> >> year! With all the dot.bombs these days, I think
> >> there's a lot of value in
> >> supporting a service that has gone the long haul
> and
> >> is still providing and
> >> improving a high quality service at a price
> that's
> >> nearly free.
> >>
> >> I have to admit running these Lists is a labor of
> >> love and I hope it shows
> >> in the quality of the experience that you receive
> >> when you get a List Email
> >> Message, Search the Archives, or use the List
> >> Browser. The Lists will be
> >> here for a long time to come. If you just want
> to
> >> lurk a while for free,
> >> that's great and I encourage you to do so. If
> you
> >> use, appreciate, and
> >> receive value from these Lists, then please
> support
> >> them during the Annual
> >> List Fund Raiser!
>
=== message truncated ===
__________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | What Listers Are Saying III |
________________________________________________________________________________
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| From: | dralle(at)matronics.com (Matt Dralle) |
DNA: not not archive
| Subject: | [PLEASE READ] Virus Laden Spam Purports To Be From Matronics... |
Dear Listers,
First let me say that I normally don't condone the sharing of warnings
about Internet viruses on the Matronics Email Lists. I don't want to
start a storm of discussion regarding computer viruses on the Lists, so
please just note the information below and refrain from commenting to
the List. The circumstances I describe below are disturbing enough
that I felt an explanation is necessary. That being said...
There is a new email-bourne virus running rampant on the Internet that
is cleverly disguising itself as legitimate email warning of such
things as:
"your email account is disabled because of unauthorized access"
"Some of our clients complained about the spam (negative e-mail
content) outgoing from your e-mail account"
"Probably, you have been infected by a proxy-relay trojan server. In
order to keep your computer safe, follow the instructions."
"Our main mailing server will be temporary unavailable for next two
days, to continue receiving mail in these days you have to
configure our free auto-forwarding service."
All of these messages include an attachment that you are instructed to
click upon to "Get more information", "clean the virus from your
system", or "check your system for infections".
These enclosures all contain a virus that will infect your system and
propagate even more copies of the original message.
The disturbing part of these messages is that they appear to be coming
from very legitimate addresses and have very legitimate, convincing
dialog. For example, I have received a number of them today that
appear to be from "support(at)matronics.com", "management(at)matronics.com",
"administration(at)matronics.com", and "staff(at)matronics.com".
The text of the messages seems believable enough, and given the forged
source address, seem even more legitimate.
Please be assured that no one at Matronics.com will be sending you
these kinds of messages. If you receive one, it is a spam/virus that
has forged headers and was sent to you from someone other than
Matronics. Delete the message and the attachment promptly. Invest in
a copy of Norton Antivirus and keep the definitions up dated on a daily
basis.
Again, I want to stress that I *DO NOT* want a big discussion of
viruses on the Matronics Email Lists. Please do not reply to this
email with any comments. You may write to me directly at
dralle(at)matronics.com if you wish, but do not include the List.
Since many of these appear to come from matronics.com, I wanted to
assure everyone that Matronics wasn't the real source of these messages.
Let's be careful out there and keep those virus definitions up to date!
Today alone, the Matronics spam filter and virus blocking appliance
has filtered out 11,550 spam messages and 375 viruses! That's just in
an 18 hour period!
Best regards,
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
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925-606-1001 Voice | 925-606-6281 FAX | dralle(at)matronics.com Email
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| From: | "Cory Emberson" <bootless(at)earthlink.net> |
| Subject: | Request: Information for Kitplanes Article (Interiors/Exteriors) |
Hello!
I am writing an article for Kitplanes magazine that will feature builders who have
distinctive interiors and/or exteriors.
My deadline is rather short, so if you could email me as soon as possible, hopefully
by Tuesday, that will give me enough time to put it together.
Here are some of the criteria I'm looking for:
Interiors that are (one or any combination):
1. creative
2. inexpensive
3. very comfortable
4. lightweight
5. generally cool and different
6. distinctive in some way.
Exteriors that are:
1.. stunningly attractive
2.. original design
3.. historically accurate
4.. distinctive in some way
Other things to keep in mind:
1. How you came to design your interior/exterior (How you got your idea)
2. The reasons why you did it as you did
3. What benefits you had in mind
4. Any unexpected benefits (and/or pitfalls) there were
5. What you learned
6. How many hours you've flown with it (if completed)
7. How much of the work did you do yourself?
8. Did you have any professional assistance? How much?
9. The equipment and tools you used
10. How much time it took to build and install
11. The cost of building it.
12. Would you do it again the same way? Why?
Here are the photo requirements for Kitplanes: Photos must be 300 dpi at a size
large enough to use in the magazine, which is usually at least 3 x 3 inches.
If an image is 300 dpi at 1 x 1 inch, it won't be big enough to do any good. Hard
copy photos are good, too.
Thanks so much - I really appreciate your help!
best regards,
Cory Emberson
Hayward, CA [KHWD]
510.599.4409
cory(at)lightspeededit.com
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| From: | "Cory Emberson" <bootless(at)earthlink.net> |
| Subject: | Santa Maria CA Fly-in (April 30-May 2) |
Hello everyone!
With Matt Dralle's blessing (thank you, Matt!), I'm pleased to post this announcement
for a terrific aviation fly-in weekend. SMXgig (in Santa Maria, CA) has
become the year's largest face-to-face get-together of electronically networked
aviators. We hope you'll plan to attend because we expect this year's gig to
be the best ever.
People come from all over the country (and sometimes overseas) to attend, and most of the sessions qualify for FAA Wings cards. The dates are 4/30-5/2/04 (Friday-Sunday) - it's a lot of fun, and a great chance for pilots from all over to mingle and share aviation stories, ideas, etc. The announcement below contains most of the crucial information, and you can get the rest from the website (www.smxgig.org). If you have any questions at all, just let me know, and thanks!
~~Cory Emberson
KHWD
>>> NOTICE TO AIRMEN! <<<
Announcing the Sixteenth Annual SMXgig
to be held on April 30 - May 2, 2004
at the Radisson on the Santa Maria (CA) Airport (aka SMX)
www.smxgig.org
SMXgig will be April 30 - May 2, 2004, at the Santa Maria Radisson. This year,
our featured speaker after Friday night's dinner will be Rod Machado!
"MACH 2 WITH MACHADO" is the byline Rod Machado has earned for his rapid fire delivery
at his lively safety seminars and keynote speeches. His programs are information-packed,
energetic, and humorous. He has spoken in all fifty of the
United States and in Europe sharing his fresh approach to aviation education.
If you can make it, please do. It's going to be pretty special. More information and the announcement/ registration info is available at www.smxgig.org You may also contact me by email at: cory(at)smxgig.org.
All technical sessions will be held in the Enterprise Ballroom at the SMX Radisson.
Each session will last about an hour. We schedule four tech sessions on Saturday
morning, and four on Sunday morning. Most of the speakers are set (I'm
still firming up a couple of slots - I'm working on a session about Experimentals):
MIKE BUSCH - The Art and Science of Troubleshooting
Your A frequently, that person is you. That's particularly true of problems that
occur only in-flight and/or are intermittent. This session offers methodology
for troubleshooting aimed at aircraft owners who aren't A&Ps.
ED WILLIAMS - GPS - How It Works, and How to Work It
Ed is a nuclear physicist working at Lawrence Livermore Labs. Ed does a
remarkable job of making physics phun!
BRENT BLUE, M.D. - Pilot Medicals: How to Avoid Problems with the FAA
Brent is an AME Advocate, who specializes in helping the tough cases renew their
medicals. He's a former member of EAA's medical advisory committee.
DOUG RITTER - Equipping Yourself To Survive - Personal Survival Gear for Pilots
Doug is a survival evangelist, personally driven to help pilots live through whatever comes next. www.equipped.org
PAUL MILLNER - The Future of Avgas
Paul works with ChevronTexaco, and is right in the middle of the industry developments
regarding our fuel of choice.
MARY DUFFY & UWE LEMKE - Flying in Europe
Mary and Uwe are a Scot and a German who live in the San Francisco Bay Area, but
return "home" often.
As always, each qualifying session will get you a WINGS Safety Session card.
Our Saturday evening event should be a delicious one! At 5:45 p.m., the BFUB (Big Fat Ugly Bus) will arrive at the Santa Maria Radisson to bring us to the Far Western Tavern for dinner in beautiful Guadalupe (www.farwesterntavern.com).
DOLLARS AND CENTS
Just as in previous years, there will be one flat all-encompassing "gig" fee that
covers all events that involve significant out-of-pocket costs for the organizers.
The fee is $160 per person, and will cover:
- Friday afternoon welcome party
- Friday evening dinner banquet
- Saturday and Sunday tech sessions
- Saturday afternoon lunch
- Saturday evening dinner at the Far Western Tavern in Guadalupe
- Meeting rooms and coffee service at the Santa Maria Radisson
- Transportation to (and from) the Far Western Tavern
Lodging at the SMX Radisson will cost $89.00/night for either a single or double
room, which is far below the regular hotel room rate. Be sure you check in as
a SMXgig attendee and get the special rate. We have our definitive preference
listed with the hotel for rampside rooms - early registration can only help,
but of course, the rampside rooms are subject to availability depending on how
many existing guests are in those rooms.
You do not need to register with the hotel - just give me your preferences, and
I will take care of the reservations.
Important: This year, our final rooming lists are due to the hotel on April 11,
2004 (the even of Sun 'n Fun), which will guarantee space and the group rate.
The hotel will accept additional room reservations after that, on a space- and
rate-available basis. They will try their best to accommodate us after that
date, but the hotel is already sold out for the weekend.
The website (www.smxgig.org) has detailed information about the schedule, meals, hotel accommodations, and online registration. If you'd like your own announcement/registration emailed to you, or have any other questions, just let me know. (cory(at)smxgig.org or bootless(at)earthlink.net ).
Thanks, and see you there!
best, Cory Emberson
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| From: | Walt Beaulieu <sabrewalt(at)yahoo.com> |
| Subject: | Re: You`ve got 1 VoiceMessage! |
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| From: | Warren Gretz <warrengretz(at)gretzaero.com> |
| Subject: | Gretz Aero Heated Pitot Tubes and Mounting Brackets |
Hello Builders,
We have been off of this list for some time, but wanted to let you know we are
still making and selling parts for your aircraft. We have been in the process
of moving our operation from Colorado to Idaho for the past several months. With
luck, we should be settled into our new location in Idaho by the end of the
first week of August.
Meanwhile, our Heated Pitot Tube Mounting Bracket Kits are still very popular and
we been keeping very busy producing them. We do want to let everyone know that
we will need to increase our prices slightly, effective the 1st of August.
This increse is due to our raw material costs going up and also shipping charges
that have been going up over the past two years. We have tried to keep from
raising prices as long as we can, but now need to do so. Sorry.
GOOD NEWS is that we are getting very close to having our NEWEST Gretz Aero designed
product available! It is the GA-1000. This is a heated pitot tube that is
a totaly new design. It is completely different than any pitot before.
The Gretz Aero heated pitot tube is called the GA-1000 and will look nearly
like the PH502-12CR pitot tube except the GA-1000 will be black in color, and it
will be lighter in weight than any other heated pitot tube on the market. The
GA-1000 will be what we are calling a "smart" pitot tube. It
will give the pilot feedback as to its operation on the panel. It will also
be very energy conserative and be excellent installed in an aircraft with a
small altanator in the electrical system. The only bad part is, it is not
available yet. We plan on having it available very soon, if production does
not throw us a problem. It has taken us MUCH MUCH longer to get this project
done than we ever dreamed it would. The TARGET price on the GA-1000 is +/- $325
depending upon final production costs. This price will include shipping charges
in the US.
There are a number of builders that are purchasing our mounting bracket kit,
which was designed for the PH502-12CR pitot, (which has been available for
years), this same bracket kit will also fit the new GA-1000. Once the mounting
bracket is installed in your aircraft, the GA-1000 pitot tube can be installed
at a later date when it is available. Other pitot tubes that are now available,
will also fit into the same mounting bracket as well as the GA-1000.
We will make as big a splash as we can on our website, http://www.gretzaero.com , and this List, when the new Gretz Aero GA-1000 heated pitot tube product is available. There will be a page on the Gretz Aero website that will cover this product in great detail.
I hope this information helps you.
Your can place orders with Gretz Aero on the gretzaero.com website, print out the
printable order form on the order page of the website and mail, or call the
phone numbers below.
If you want to reply to us about this message posting, please do so directly to
my e-mail address below and not on the LIST.
Good Building to you!
Warren Gretz
Gretz Aero
15405 Bates Creek Rd.
Oreana, ID 83650
warrengretz(at)gretzaero.com
http://www.gretzaero.com
720-308-0010
208-834-2312
Warren Gretz
Gretz Aero
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| From: | "bob" <robert.cundiff(at)sbcglobal.net> |
I have recently purchased a VARIEZE aircraft kit which is nearly 50% completed.
I am lacking the plans for aileron, cowling, and engine instalation. Any information
as to where I can obtain the needed instructions would be greatly appreciated.
E-Mail address is robert.cundiff(at)sbcglobal.net
Thank You.
Bob Cundiff
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| From: | Walt Beaulieu <sabrewalt(at)yahoo.com> |
| Subject: | Re: aircraft plans |
We have a group rate for the CD. For details see the
http://www.terf.com/RAFCDROM.htm
If you order it from us, the price is $195 plus a few
bucks for handling.. Look over the information and let
me know if you are interested.
Walt Beaulieu
Moderator - Canard Aviators.
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> I have recently purchased a VARIEZE aircraft kit
> which is nearly 50% completed. I am lacking the
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> Any information as to where I can obtain the needed
> instructions would be greatly appreciated. E-Mail
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| From: | Land Shorter <landshorter2(at)yahoo.com> |
| Subject: | New product announcement: affordable VG's |
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commander-list(at)matronics.com, cub-list(at)matronics.com,
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Hey folks,
I double checked and Matt Dralle's earlier post says it's OK to post about new
aviation products as long as the message doesn't come off as having a "flavor"
of "traditional spam". Don't worry I'm not going to try to sell you anything
that supposedly makes any of your body parts larger (or smaller) and this product
is directly aviation related :) I'm just an airplane builder, owner, pilot,
and aviation nut who wants to tell you where you can find more information about
a great new product.
I've been selling kits of vortex generators (VG's) for only $95 and my customers are telling me they really like the performance gains they're seeing. VG's are great for reducing stall speeds and allow you to land slower, shorter, and safer. I invite you to check out my site at www.landshorter.com and see what you think. My VG's can be quickly installed for testing using removable double-stick tape and come with a 100% money-back guarantee so why not try them out on your plane? You'll be really glad you did :)
Thanks and let's keep 'em flying!
Joa Harrison
The VG Guy
www.landshorter.com
1-877-272-1414 (toll free)
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| From: | "Joe Healy" <jhealy(at)socal.rr.com> |
| Subject: | 0-235 engine installation in a Vari-EZ |
0.07 FORGED_OUTLOOK_TAGS Outlook can't send HTML in this format
NatureI have a Vari-EZ with a timed out O-235 C2C. I have been told that the O-235-L2C
will not fit in the Vari-EZ because it has dynafocal engine mounts.
Can anyone verify this?
J. Healy
(661)993-5732 jhealy(at)socal.rr.com
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| Subject: | Re: 0-235 engine installation in a Vari-EZ |
| From: | "Matt Prather" <mprather(at)spro.net> |
Seems a little surprising to me... I know of many VE's with O-235's
of various model, and a few with O-320's. It would seem odd that
none of them would be dynafocal mount models. The downside of
the dynafocal mount engines is that you have to use a dynafocal
mount to connect it to the airframe. That mount is apparently about
3/4" longer than the conical mount, which impacts weight and balance
and cowl fit.
VE N34RD
Matt-
>
> NatureI have a Vari-EZ with a timed out O-235 C2C. I have been told
> that the O-235-L2C will not fit in the Vari-EZ because it has dynafocal
> engine mounts. Can anyone verify this?
>
> J. Healy
> (661)993-5732 jhealy(at)socal.rr.com
>
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| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Lister Comments - Please Support The Lists |
Dear Listers,
Wow! People have been including some very nice comments along with their
Contributions lately! I've included another set of below and will send
another set in a couple of days.
Guys, I really appreciate your kind words and support. In the last few
days, the contributions have really started to come in and its looking like
support this year may slightly surpass last year's. There's still a few
days left in this year's Fund Raiser, so if you've been waiting until the
last minute to make your Contribution, now's the time!
Make Your Contribution Today: http://www.matronics.com/contribution
Thank you!
Matt Dralle
Email List Administrator
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| From: | "Cory Emberson" <bootless(at)earthlink.net> |
| Subject: | Santa Maria (CA) Fly-in Weekend (April 22-24 2005) - SMXgig |
Hello everyone!
With Matt Dralle's blessing (thank you, Matt!), I'm pleased to post this
announcement for a terrific aviation fly-in weekend. SMXgig (in Santa Maria,
CA) has become the year's largest face-to-face get-together of
electronically networked aviators. We hope you'll plan to attend because we
expect this year's gig to be the best ever.
People come from all over the country (and sometimes overseas) to attend,
and most of the sessions qualify for FAA Wings cards. The dates are April
22-24, 2005 (Friday-Sunday). It's a lot of fun, and a great chance for
pilots from all over to mingle and share aviation stories, ideas, etc.
I have had quite a few inquiries about SMXgig, especially from several
groups, so I anticipate that it's going to fill up this year.
The sessions are still being developed, but I will post an update when we
have the roster of speakers and their sessions.
The announcement below contains most of the crucial information, and you can
get the rest from the website (www.smxgig.org). If you have any questions at
all, just let me know, and thanks!
~Cory Emberson
KHWD
cory(at)smxgig.org
>>>NOTICE TO AIRMEN<<<
The Seventeenth Annual SMXgig
April 22-24, 2005
PRE-REGISTRATION
SMXgig 2005 will be held from April 22-24, 2005, at the Santa Maria, CA,
Radisson, right on the airport ramp. Because of the anticipated demand,
we'll start registration soon, and are now taking pre-registration
reservations with a small ($50 per person) deposit. The deposit may be paid
by check, PayPal, and all major credit cards. Of course, if the unexpected
occurs and you're not able to make SMXgig after all (sniff!), your deposit
will be fully refundable within the refund window (usually about two weeks
before the gig).
Your pre-registration and deposit will guarantee your SMXgig reservation. As
soon as I have the rest of the program finalized, we'll start the regular
registration process. If you believe you can make it, please reserve your
spot with this pre-registration form. First come, first served! The hotel is
otherwise sold out during that weekend, so it will be nice to know you've
got a place in line. You do *not* need to register with the hotel - just
give me your preferences, and
I will take care of the reservations.
SUPERSONIC SURVIVOR
Hanging in the straps of his parachute and feeling the cold night air on his
face, Brian Udell felt as if a freight train had collided with his body. As
he struggled to inflate his life preserver before plunging into the icy
waters of the Atlantic Ocean, he realized it had shredded with the force of
the supersonic windblast.
With his teeth and one functioning arm, Brian feverishly retrieved a one-man
life raft that hung from a fifteen-foot lanyard off his right hip only
seconds before entering the water. After popping back to the surface like a
bobber on a fishing line, the salt water made him painfully aware of the
open wounds, cuts, and scrapes that were strewn over his broken body. The
thought of blood pouring into the water inviting sharks for a late night
meal motivated him to attempt to get into the partially inflated raft.
As he kicked his legs, Brian's lower limbs felt as though only a thread
attached them. Exhausted and unable to enter the raft, thoughts of death
quickly consumed his mind. Knowing he would be unable to survive the night
under the extreme conditions, Brian began to pray. The next several hours of
survival and the many months of excruciating rehabilitation deliver an
almost unbelievable story.
Brian holds the record for surviving the highest speed ejection from a U.S.
Fighter Aircraft at nearly 800 MPH. He survived four grueling hours 65 miles
off the Atlantic Coast in 60-degree water, 5-foot seas, and 15 MPH winds at
night. Brian's determination, perseverance, faith, and sheer will to survive
is unparalleled. His story of survival, recovery, and return to the Strike
Eagle is an inspiration to everyone.
Brian is a very accomplished aviator. He began flying at age nine and took
his first cross-country flight at age ten. Since that time he has
accumulated over 4000 hours in a variety of both civil and military
aircraft.
He was one of only sixty candidates across the United States selected to
attend the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program. Brian graduated
number one in his class and was awarded the Air Training Command -
Commanders Cup Trophy. Brian was one of the first Lieutenants selected to
fly the F-15E Strike Eagle. He graduated from Strike Eagle training and
received the top academic award. Brian went on to his operational unit where
he became an Instructor, Mission Commander, and Air to Ground Top Gun
winner. He has flown over 100 combat missions in Southwest Asia and logged
nearly 2000 hours in the Strike Eagle.
Brian received four Air Medals and three Aerial Achievement Medal for combat
missions over the skies of Iraq. Brian's military career spanned ten years.
He left the Air Force in 1999 and he is currently a pilot with Southwest
Airlines.
"Brian Udell kept us spellbound for 45 minutes. You could hear a pin drop,
except when he made everyone laugh. The story of his four-hour ordeal was
gripping and moving. He certainly won the audience."
T. Karr, President
Carolina Aero Club
Just as in previous years, there will be one flat all-encompassing "gig" fee
that covers all events that involve significant out-of-pocket costs for the
organizers. The fee will be determined with the events is finalized (it
should be about $170), and will cover:
- Friday afternoon welcome party
- Friday evening dinner banquet, featuring Capt. Brian Udell, Supersonic
Survivor
- Saturday and Sunday tech sessions
- Saturday SMX-style BBQ lunch
- Saturday evening events (to be announced)
- Saturday evening movie extravaganza
- Meeting rooms and coffee service at the Santa Maria Radisson
- BFUB transportation to (and from) the Saturday evening event
Lodging at the SMX Radisson will cost $89.00/night for either a single or
double room, which is far below the regular hotel room rate. Be sure you
check in as a SMXgig attendee and get the special rate. We have our
definitive preference listed with the hotel for rampside rooms - early
registration can only help, but of course, the rampside rooms are subject to
availability depending on how many existing guests are in those rooms.
>>>SMXgig 2005<<<
April 22-24, 2005
ELECTRONIC PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
When you send your pre-registration, receipt of your deposit will be noted,
and your registration updated when the full registration process begins. The
credit card information for your hotel reservation will be requested at that
time.
Please fill in as completely as possible and send to Cory Emberson via:
1. Email at registration(at)smxgig.org .
2. Fax at: 510.782.0415
3. Regular mail to:
Cory Emberson - SMXgig
20511 Skywest Drive
Hayward, CA 94541
If youre making your deposit by credit card, and dont feel comfortable
emailing that information, please feel free to call me at 510.783.4410. If
you get my voicemail, I will return your call. Otherwise, both regular mail
or fax are safe.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Your name: _____________________________
Your email address: ____________________
Your daytime phone: (___) ___-____
Your evening phone: (___) ___-____
This form is: _ an original pre-registration
_ an amended pre-registration
_ a cancellation
How confident are you of attending?:
__ almost certain
__ probably
__ maybe
Anticipated arrival date and time: ________ at about ____
Departure date and time: ________ at about ____
How are you getting to SMX?:
__ Own plane, type __ N#_____
__ Hitching with_____________
__ Airline flight into_____
Number of attendees in your group: __
Names of others in your group:______________________________
HOTEL RESERVATION INFO
Number of rooms: __
Number of persons: __
Special requests:
__ King bed
__ Queen/Queen bed
__ Double/Double bed
__ Smoking
__ Non-smoking
__ Other:____________________
Sharing room with:_____________________________
CREDIT CARD INFO:
Card #__________________________ exp.______
PayPal address: bootless(at)earthlink.net
ANTICIPATED EVENT ATTENDANCE
Number of people in my party who I expect to attend the following events:
Friday afternoon welcome party ___
Friday evening dinner banquet: __
Saturday morning technical sessions: __
Saturday lunch barbecue: __
Saturday evening event (TBD): __
Sunday morning technical sessions: __
We look forward to seeing you there!
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | "Bob Black" <black(at)usa.sh> |
There's a newer model GPS for sale on ebay. The bids look pretty low.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4513914376>
&item=4513914376
Has anyone used one of these?
Bob Black
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | dralle(at)matronics.com (Matt Dralle) |
| Subject: | [PLEASE READ NOW] - Addressing Upgrade At Matronics TONIGHT! |
Dear Listers,
Service Provider to upgrade to a larger IP subnet. I will be
re-addressing all of the machines on the network including the
Matronics Web Server and Matronics Email Server at that time. Name
Service will be updated at that time as well and most things should
work again pretty quick. There may be some bounced email for a few hours
or even a day or so as the new name-to-ip-address resolutions propagate
into the depths of the Internet.
If you have problems posting a message to one of the Lists or get a
bounced message back, please wait a couple of hours and try sending it
again. Generally, access to the web site should work within 1-hour of
Hopefully the transition will go smoothly and you'll hardly even
notice! :-)
Thanks for your patience!
Matt Dralle
List Administrator
--
Matt G. Dralle | Matronics | P.O. Box 347 | Livermore | CA | 94551
925-606-1001 Voice | 925-606-6281 FAX | dralle(at)matronics.com Email
http://www.matronics.com/ W.W.W. | Featuring Products For Aircraft
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | [Please Read] Matronics Email Server Upgrade... |
Dear Listers,
I will be upgrading the Matronics Email Server this weekend. This includes
some hardware improvements - more memory, faster, more capable processors -
as well as a complete operating system upgrade from scratch. I hope to
have both the old system and the new system running at the same time to
minimize the actual impact of the upgrade.
Hopefully there will be little actual downtime during the transition, but a
few posts may get lost in the shuffle. If you don't see your post show up
on the List in the normal amount of time (plus a little bit), then please
just try posting it again.
Upgrading the Matronics Email Server operating system (from Redhat Linux
7.2 to Redhat Linux WS 4) is a sizeable undertaking and requires a great
deal of work to port all of the utilities, programs, and scripts over to
the new system. As I've already mentioned, both the old and new systems
will be on line at the same time, so interruption should be held to an
absolute minimal. You might see a couple of odd test messages during the
cut-over or other odd messages; please just ignore them.
I have setup a new System Status Web Page that I will use to update List
Members on the current status of the email and web systems. Please refer
to it as often as you like:
http://www.matronics.com/SystemStatus/
Thank you for your continued support of the List Services at
Matronics! Its your yearly Contributions that make these major upgrades
possible!
Best regards,
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | [Please Read] Matronics Email Server Upgrade Complete! |
Dear Listers,
The upgrade of the Matronics Email Server can be considered complete at
this time. All known issues related to the upgrade process have been
resolved and email services are running normal. The Nightly Digest
processing has not yet been tested and will wait for tonight's update.
If you encounter any odd behavior with respect to the Matronics Email
Server over the next few days, please contact me via email at
dralle(at)matronics.com or if that fails try dralle(at)speakeasy.net.
Thanks to everyone for being patient through this arduous process of a
major system upgrade!
Matt Dralle
Email List Administrator
At 12:37 PM 4/16/2005 Saturday, Matt Dralle wrote:
>Dear Listers,
>
>I will be upgrading the Matronics Email Server this weekend. This
>includes some hardware improvements - more memory, faster, more capable
>processors - as well as a complete operating system upgrade from
>scratch. I hope to have both the old system and the new system running at
>the same time to minimize the actual impact of the upgrade.
>
>Hopefully there will be little actual downtime during the transition, but
>a few posts may get lost in the shuffle. If you don't see your post show
>up on the List in the normal amount of time (plus a little bit), then
>please just try posting it again.
>
>Upgrading the Matronics Email Server operating system (from Redhat Linux
>7.2 to Redhat Linux WS 4) is a sizeable undertaking and requires a great
>deal of work to port all of the utilities, programs, and scripts over to
>the new system. As I've already mentioned, both the old and new systems
>will be on line at the same time, so interruption should be held to an
>absolute minimal. You might see a couple of odd test messages during the
>cut-over or other odd messages; please just ignore them.
>
>I have setup a new System Status Web Page that I will use to update List
>Members on the current status of the email and web systems. Please refer
>to it as often as you like:
>
> http://www.matronics.com/SystemStatus/
>
>
>Thank you for your continued support of the List Services at
>Matronics! Its your yearly Contributions that make these major upgrades
>possible!
>
>Best regards,
>
>Matt Dralle
>Matronics Email List Administrator
Matt G Dralle | Matronics | PO Box 347 | Livermore | CA | 94551
925-606-1001 V | 925-606-6281 F | dralle(at)matronics.com Email
http://www.matronics.com/ WWW | Featuring Products For Aircraft
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | "Douwe Blumberg" <douweblumberg(at)earthlink.net> |
| Subject: | planetary psru for sale |
Hello,
I have the last Ross planetary psru made. It has all the required thrust bearing
mods and has been checked out by Al Wick and passed with flying colors. It
has 5 hrs of test stand time on it and is working flawlessly. It is a 2.85 to
1, and turns the right way. Paid $3,000 in 1998, am asking $2300.00
Is currently on a chevy, but works GREAT on a subaru or a rotary Mazda.
Dow Blumberg
805 573 3564
douweblumberg(at)earthlink.net
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | List Digest Truncation Fixed!! |
Dear Listers,
I finally figured out today what was causing the occasional
truncation of the daily List Digest emails. Seems that every once in
a while a message would contain a single "." (period) on line all by
itself. The mailers would see this and assume that this was the
universal emailer signal for "end of message", and consequently
wouldn't process any of the rest of the Digest message.
I've put in a filter today to remove any of these sequences so we
should be back in business on the Digests.
Best regards,
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Admin.
Matt G Dralle | Matronics | PO Box 347 | Livermore | CA | 94551
925-606-1001 V | 925-606-6281 F | dralle(at)matronics.com Email
http://www.matronics.com/ WWW | Featuring Products For Aircraft
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
Dear Listers,
I will be taking the Matronics Web Server down for a few hours today,
Tuesday September 6 2005 for a chassis upgrade. Archive browsing and
searching along with subscription services will be unavailable for
be processed normally during the upgrade. Please check the Matronics
System Status Page for updates (although this page resides on the web
server and won't be available during the upgrade):
http://www.matronics.com/SystemStatus/
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Admin.
Matt G Dralle | Matronics | PO Box 347 | Livermore | CA | 94551
925-606-1001 V | 925-606-6281 F | dralle(at)matronics.com Email
http://www.matronics.com/ WWW | Featuring Products For Aircraft
________________________________________________________________________________
| Subject: | ExperCraft build log |
| From: | "Robert Riggen" <rob(at)riggen.org> |
Fellow builders,
This is an invite to those who need a method for creating a project log
and Web site.
Even if you've already started your log using another system this one is
worth a look.
ExperCraft Simple Log is free for builders and is a great way to create a
comprehensive log and Web site. It's very easy to use.
http://www.expercraft.com
Enjoy!
Rob
--
Rob Riggen
building a Vans RV7
http://websites.expercraft.com/rriggen
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | bill shook <billshook2000(at)yahoo.com> |
Hello, I am tossing around buying a Varieze so I have something to fly while I
build my
RV-4. I am hearing conflicting stories on the varieze though, some say a dream
to
fly...no real issues, others say difficult CG if equipped beyond minimum, very
high
fence speeds etc. Any thoughts from those flying would be very much appreciated
since I
have yet to climb in one.
Bill
Denver, Co
__________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Kent Ashton <kjashton(at)vnet.net> |
Problem is, if you go to canard airplanes, you won't finish the -4. ;-)
I would think that if you weigh 180 or less, you would have no problems in a
Vari. The CG is not a great problem, but the airplane has to be ballasted
for the pilot. Investigate the issue of wing attach point corrosion, which
is a recent problem. All the canard airplanes are slick and take a little
getting used to. Lots of average guys flying them, though.
--Kent
Cozy IV
> From: bill shook <billshook2000(at)yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: ez-list(at)matronics.com
> Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 17:34:14 -0800 (PST)
> To: ez-list(at)matronics.com
> Subject: EZ-List: Varieze
>
>
> Hello, I am tossing around buying a Varieze so I have something to fly while
I
> build my
> RV-4. I am hearing conflicting stories on the varieze though, some say a
> dream to
> fly...no real issues, others say difficult CG if equipped beyond minimum, very
> high
> fence speeds etc. Any thoughts from those flying would be very much
> appreciated since I
> have yet to climb in one.
>
> Bill
> Denver, Co
>
>
>
> __________________________________
>
>
>
>
>
>
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | "Fred Weaver" <Mytyweav(at)earthlink.net> |
Great, nice airplane.... Just use common sense when loading it. just a
very good airplane..
Weav
----- Original Message -----
From: "bill shook" <billshook2000(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: EZ-List: Varieze
>
> Hello, I am tossing around buying a Varieze so I have something to fly
while I build my
> RV-4. I am hearing conflicting stories on the varieze though, some say a
dream to
> fly...no real issues, others say difficult CG if equipped beyond minimum,
very high
> fence speeds etc. Any thoughts from those flying would be very much
appreciated since I
> have yet to climb in one.
>
> Bill
> Denver, Co
>
>
> __________________________________
>
>
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | "Don D." <n129dd(at)sbcglobal.net> |
Find someone to give you a ride in a Cozy to get a front seat feel and then
buy a Long EZ.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ez-list-server(at)matronics.com
[mailto:owner-ez-list-server(at)matronics.com]On Behalf Of bill shook
Subject: EZ-List: Varieze
Hello, I am tossing around buying a Varieze so I have something to fly while
I build my
RV-4. I am hearing conflicting stories on the varieze though, some say a
dream to
fly...no real issues, others say difficult CG if equipped beyond minimum,
very high
fence speeds etc. Any thoughts from those flying would be very much
appreciated since I
have yet to climb in one.
Bill
Denver, Co
__________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | All New BBS Interface For Matronics List Forums! |
Dear Listers,
I'm very proud to announce a completely new BBS interface is now available for
all of the Email Lists at Matronics! This is a full-featured system that allows
for viewing, posting, attachments, polls - the works.
But the best part is that it is *completely* integrated with all of the existing
email tools currently available at Matronics! What this means at the most basic
level is that, if you post a message to List from Email in the traditional
way, it will show up on the BBS system *and* get distributed to everyone currently
subscribed to the Email List. By the same token, if you are on the BBS
and post a message to a given List-Forum, the message will not only show up on
the BBS, but also be distributed to everyone on the Email List!!
It is really a very nice implementation and I am very pleased with its operation.
All of the tools you have come to know and love such as the List Search Engine
and List Browse and Download will still be available and contain all of the
latest posts. Think of the new BBS interface as just another method of accessing
the all of the Lists.
You can use the BBS to view all of the latest posts without having to do anything
except use your browser to surf over to the site. You can view and look at
all of the various List's posts. If you want to post a new message or reply
to an existing message from the BBS, you will have to Register on the BBS. This
is a *very* simple process and will only take a couple of minutes. There is
a small icon in the upper righthand side of the main BBS page labeled "Register"
to get you started.
I strongly recommend that you use the exact *same* email address you are subscribed
to the Email Lists with when registering on the BBS. Also, while not an
absolute requirement, I would really appreciate it if people would use their full
name when choosing their Username on the BBS (for example "Matt Dralle").
This just makes it easier for everyone to know who's posting. Also, I have enabled
the ability to upload a small user picture with your profile called an
"avatar". Please use a *real* picture of yourself *with* your cloths on! Thank
you! Maximum size of the bitmap is 120x120.
You can either be subscribed to the BBS, or any number of Email Lists, or both.
Registering on the BBS will allow you to email directly to all of the various
Lists. However, to receive direct List Email, you will need to be *subscribed*
to the various Lists as you have in the past. No changes here in operation.
I have added numerous links on the BBS pointing to the Email List subscription
page.
I've had the BBS connected to the Lists for about a week now, so its already loaded
up with a fair number of messages. You can post photos and other documents
directly to the BBS and links to them will appear in the List Email distributions.
Also, when any messages posted to the BBS are viewed in the List Email
distribution, there will be a URL link at the bottom of the message pointing
back to the BBS.
And here's what you've been waiting for -- the main URL for the new Matronics Email
List BBS is:
http://forums.matronics.com
Please surf on over, Register, and have a great time! I think this will be the
dawn of a whole new era for the Lists at Matronics!
Best regards,
Matt Dralle
Matt G Dralle | Matronics | PO Box 347 | Livermore | CA | 94551
925-606-1001 V | 925-606-6281 F | dralle(at)matronics.com Email
http://www.matronics.com/ WWW | Featuring Products For Aircraft
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Six New Email Lists / Forums At Matronics! |
Dear Listers,
Its my pleasure to announce the addition of six new Email List / Forums to the
aviation line up at Matronics! These new lists support all the usual features
you've come to know and love from the Matronics Email List including full integration
with the All New Web BBS Forums Site!! The new Lists include:
LycomingEngines-List Textron/Lycoming Engines
RotaxEngines-List Rotax Engine for Aircraft
M14PEngines-List Vendenyev M14P Radial Engine
MurphyMoose-List Murphy Moose Aircraft
Allegro-List Allegro 2000, a Czech-built, Rotax-powered Aircraft
Falco-List Sequoia Aircraft's Falco Experimental
To sign up for any or all of the new Lists, surf over to the Matronics Email List
Subscription Form and follow the instructions:
http://www.matronics.com/subscribe
Don't forget to check out the All New Web BBS Forum now available along with all
of the usual message and archive viewing tools at the Matronics Email Lists
site. Surf over to the following URL for information on the BBS Forum:
http://forums.matronics.com
Enjoy the new Lists!
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
Matt G Dralle | Matronics | PO Box 347 | Livermore | CA | 94551
925-606-1001 V | 925-606-6281 F | dralle(at)matronics.com Email
http://www.matronics.com/ WWW | Featuring Products For Aircraft
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | "Dave" <djbahb(at)dcwis.com> |
| Subject: | Re: Six New Email Lists / Forums At Matronics! |
Matt -
Any chance for a Continental Engines list? There's quite a few of us O-200
types out here. The O-200 is also used in a few other homebuilt I think,
plus there are a ton of C-150s still floating around.
Just a thought. Really appreciate your efforts on these lists. Don't know
when you have time to do the other little chores in life like build
airplanes, fly airplanes, honey-do, etc., etc.
Dave Burkhardt
O-200 VE
>From the far north woods of Wisconsin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Dralle" <dralle(at)matronics.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:51 PM
Subject: EZ-List: Six New Email Lists / Forums At Matronics!
>
>
> Dear Listers,
>
> Its my pleasure to announce the addition of six new Email List / Forums to
> the aviation line up at Matronics! These new lists support all the usual
> features you've come to know and love from the Matronics Email List
> including full integration with the All New Web BBS Forums Site!! The new
> Lists include:
>
> LycomingEngines-List Textron/Lycoming Engines
>
> RotaxEngines-List Rotax Engine for Aircraft
>
> M14PEngines-List Vendenyev M14P Radial Engine
>
> MurphyMoose-List Murphy Moose Aircraft
>
> Allegro-List Allegro 2000, a Czech-built, Rotax-powered
> Aircraft
>
> Falco-List Sequoia Aircraft's Falco Experimental
>
>
> To sign up for any or all of the new Lists, surf over to the Matronics
> Email List Subscription Form and follow the instructions:
>
> http://www.matronics.com/subscribe
>
> Don't forget to check out the All New Web BBS Forum now available along
> with all of the usual message and archive viewing tools at the Matronics
> Email Lists site. Surf over to the following URL for information on the
> BBS Forum:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com
>
> Enjoy the new Lists!
>
> Matt Dralle
> Matronics Email List Administrator
>
>
> Matt G Dralle | Matronics | PO Box 347 | Livermore | CA | 94551
> 925-606-1001 V | 925-606-6281 F | dralle(at)matronics.com Email
> http://www.matronics.com/ WWW | Featuring Products For Aircraft
>
>
>
________________________________________________________________________________
| Subject: | Re: Six New Email Lists / Forums At Matronics! |
| From: | "Matt Dralle" <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
As I was finishing up the 6 new lists yesterday, I thought, "Oh, I should have
added a Continental List too...". That's a great idea, Dave; I've added it to
my list of ToDos...
Thanks!
Matt
Dave Burkhardt wrote:
> Matt -
>
> Any chance for a Continental Engines list? There's quite a few of us O-200
> types out here. The O-200 is also used in a few other homebuilt I think,
> plus there are a ton of C-150s still floating around.
>
> Just a thought. Really appreciate your efforts on these lists. Don't know
> when you have time to do the other little chores in life like build
> airplanes, fly airplanes, honey-do, etc., etc.
>
> Dave Burkhardt
> O-200 VE
> ---
--------
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=8199#8199
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | "Dave" <djbahb(at)dcwis.com> |
| Subject: | Re: Six New Email Lists / Forums At Matronics! |
Great - now you better get back to work :-)
BTW, I have an O-200 starter to get rid off, maybe I'll start (sorry) things
off with it.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Dralle" <dralle(at)matronics.com>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 12:06 PM
Subject: EZ-List: Re: Six New Email Lists / Forums At Matronics!
>
> As I was finishing up the 6 new lists yesterday, I thought, "Oh, I should
> have added a Continental List too...". That's a great idea, Dave; I've
> added it to my list of ToDos...
>
> Thanks!
>
> Matt
>
>
> Dave Burkhardt wrote:
>> Matt -
>>
>> Any chance for a Continental Engines list? There's quite a few of us
>> O-200
>> types out here. The O-200 is also used in a few other homebuilt I think,
>> plus there are a ton of C-150s still floating around.
>>
>> Just a thought. Really appreciate your efforts on these lists. Don't
>> know
>> when you have time to do the other little chores in life like build
>> airplanes, fly airplanes, honey-do, etc., etc.
>>
>> Dave Burkhardt
>> O-200 VE
>> ---
>
>
> --------
> Matt Dralle
> Matronics Email List Administrator
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=8199#8199
>
>
>
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | "Mitchell Goodrich" <mgoodrich(at)tampabay.rr.com> |
| Subject: | Re: Six New Email Lists / Forums At Matronics! |
I'm Right behind you with the Continental List..............
Mitchell Goodrich
Modular Electric LLC
Managing Partner
813-356-9758
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ez-list-server(at)matronics.com
[mailto:owner-ez-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Dave
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: EZ-List: Re: Six New Email Lists / Forums At Matronics!
Great - now you better get back to work :-)
BTW, I have an O-200 starter to get rid off, maybe I'll start (sorry)
things
off with it.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Dralle" <dralle(at)matronics.com>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 12:06 PM
Subject: EZ-List: Re: Six New Email Lists / Forums At Matronics!
>
> As I was finishing up the 6 new lists yesterday, I thought, "Oh, I
should
> have added a Continental List too...". That's a great idea, Dave;
I've
> added it to my list of ToDos...
>
> Thanks!
>
> Matt
>
>
> Dave Burkhardt wrote:
>> Matt -
>>
>> Any chance for a Continental Engines list? There's quite a few of us
>> O-200
>> types out here. The O-200 is also used in a few other homebuilt I
think,
>> plus there are a ton of C-150s still floating around.
>>
>> Just a thought. Really appreciate your efforts on these lists.
Don't
>> know
>> when you have time to do the other little chores in life like build
>> airplanes, fly airplanes, honey-do, etc., etc.
>>
>> Dave Burkhardt
>> O-200 VE
>> ---
>
>
> --------
> Matt Dralle
> Matronics Email List Administrator
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=8199#8199
>
>
>
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Cory Emberson <bootless(at)earthlink.net> |
| Subject: | Feedback Request (Alternative Engines) Kitplanes Magazine |
Hello all,
I would like to hear from you if you're a builder who has successfully
installed and flown an alternative engine in your plane. I'm compiling a
builder's roundup for Kitplanes magazine, and am looking for an
installation that's flown for a minimum of 300 hours, and is currently
flying. Also, we will not address any rotary engines, since a separate
article will cover those engines.
For the builders that we profile, the magazine will also be able to pay
you $100 for the write-up. I'll be at Sun 'n Fun until late morning on
Friday (April 7), so if you fly in, I'd be happy to take the photos
there. If not, we would also need at least 2-3 good photos, including a
close-up of the engine and an overall shot of the aircraft. Additional
photos would be great, and all photos will be returned. If you have
digital photos, it is very important that they be high-resolution, at
least 300 dpi. I have a list of specific areas to address if you'd like
to participate, but we can handle that off-line. Please feel free to
contact me off-line at: bootless (at) earthlink (dot) net (my despammed
email address).
Thank you so much!
best,
Cory Emberson
Contributing Editor
Kitplanes Magazine
>
>
>
>
>
>
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Matronics Email List Wiki! |
Dear Listers,
I have added a new feature to the Email List Forums at Matronics called a Wiki. What's "Wiki" you ask? A Wiki is a website. You go to it and browse just like you would any other web site. The difference is, you can change it. You can put anything you want on this web site without having to be a web designer or even being the owner. You can write a new page just like writing an email message on the BBS. You don't need to send it off to anyone to install on the site. It is kind of like a Blog (weblog) in which anyone can post. Here is a great page on where the term Wiki came from and what it means in the context of a website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
So on to the new Matronics Email List Wiki... I've created this site for anyone
from any of the Email Lists to use. I envision that there are a great many
things that can be added to this new Wiki since there are always new and interesting
tidbits of useful information traversing the Lists.
Off the main Matronics Email List Wiki page, you will find a link called "Community
Portal". Here you will find more links to stubs for all the various Lists
found at Matronics (and a few other links). Brian Lloyd and others from the
Yak-List have already begun adding content in a number of areas. Bob Nuckolls
of AeroElectric fame has added a great article on "Ageing Aircraft".
I have discussed the new Matronics Email List Wiki with Tedd McHenry and Dwight Frye of the RV Wiki Site and they have decided to merge their site over onto the new Matronics Wiki server giving everyone a single source for information on RV building and flying! This migration will begin today and you should be able to find all of the content currently found at www.rvwiki.org moved over to the Matronics Wiki within a few days.
To make edits to the Matronics Wiki, you will need to have a login account on the
Matronics Wiki and I have disabled anonymous edits. This protects the Wiki
site from automated spam engines and other nuisances that could compromise the
data at the site.
Signing up for an account is fast and easy and begins by clicking on the "create
an account or log in" link in the upper right hand corner of any page. Note
that you do not have to have a login or be logged in to view any of the content.
The Matronics Email List Wiki is YOUR Wiki! It is only as useful as the content
found within. The concept of the Wiki is that the people the use it and update
it. If you've got an interesting procedure for doing something, MAKE A WIKI
PAGE ON IT! You can even upload pictures. Saw something interesting at a
flyin? MAKE A WIKI PAGE ON IT! Don't be shy, this is YOUR site to share information
with others with similar interests.
Here is a users guide on using the Wiki implemented at Matronics: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents This gives a lot of great information on how to get started editing pages.
And finally, here is the URL for the Matronics Email List Wiki:
http://wiki.matronics.com
Brian Lloyd has written an excellent introduction to Wikis on the front page.
I encourage you to read it over, then drill into the "Community Portal" and HAVE
FUN!!
Best regards,
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
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| From: | "Dave" <djbahb(at)dcwis.com> |
| Subject: | Re: Six New Email Lists / Forums At Matronics! |
Hi Matt
Did you ever get a Continental List going?
No real hurry I guess, just keep finding old notes in my files.
Dave Burkhardt
O-200 VE
>From the far north woods of Wisconsin.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Dralle" <dralle(at)matronics.com>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 1:06 PM
Subject: EZ-List: Re: Six New Email Lists / Forums At Matronics!
>
> As I was finishing up the 6 new lists yesterday, I thought, "Oh, I should
> have added a Continental List too...". That's a great idea, Dave; I've
> added it to my list of ToDos...
>
> Thanks!
>
> Matt
>
>
> Dave Burkhardt wrote:
>> Matt -
>>
>> Any chance for a Continental Engines list? There's quite a few of us
>> O-200
>> types out here. The O-200 is also used in a few other homebuilt I think,
>> plus there are a ton of C-150s still floating around.
>>
>> Just a thought. Really appreciate your efforts on these lists. Don't
>> know
>> when you have time to do the other little chores in life like build
>> airplanes, fly airplanes, honey-do, etc., etc.
>>
>> Dave Burkhardt
>> O-200 VE
>> ---
>
>
> --------
> Matt Dralle
> Matronics Email List Administrator
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=8199#8199
>
>
>
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| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Matronics BBS Forums |
Hello Listers,
I just wanted to send out a reminder to all of the Listers regarding the new-ish
BBS (Bulletin Board System) Forums that are available at Matronics for the Email
Lists. The BBS Forums give you Web-based access into the same email content
that is generated by the Email Lists. When an email message is posted to
any of the email lists, a copy of the message is also copied to the respective
List forum section on in the BBS Forums. By the same token, when a message is
posted within the BBS Forum interface context, it will also be posted to the
respective email list.
Basically, the BBS Forums give you yet another method of accessing the Matronics
Email List content. Some people prefer email, some prefer web forums; now you
can have it either way or both with the Matronics Lists!
You'll have to register for a login/password on the BBS Forum to _post_ from the
BBS, but you can view message content without registering for an account. To
Register for an account, look for the link at the top of the main BBS Forum
page entitled "Register". Click on it and follow the instructions. Site Administrator
approval will be required (to keep spammers out), but I will try to
get these approved in less than 24 hours.
If you haven't yet taken a look at the Matronics Email List content over on the
BBS Forum, surf on over and take a peek. Its pretty cool. The URL is:
http://forums.matronics.com
I want to stress that the BBS Forums are simply an adjunct to the existing Matronics
Email Lists; another way of viewing and interacting with the Matronics List
content. If you like Email, great. If you like Web Forums, great. If you
like both, great. Its up to you how you view and create your content.
You will also find a URL link at the bottom of this email called Matronics List
Features Navigator. You can click on this link at any time to find URL links
to all of the other great features available on the Matronics site like the Archive
Search Engine, List Browse, List Download, FAQs, Wiki, and lots more.
There is a specific Navigator for each Email List and the link for this specific
List is shown below.
Thanks for all the great list participation and support; it is greatly appreciated!
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
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| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Two New Email Lists at Matronics and Wiki Reminder! |
Dear Listers,
I have added two new email Lists to the Matronics Line up today. These include
a Continental engine List and a Lightning aircraft List:
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continental-list(at)matronics.com
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Continental-List
Everything related to the Continental aircraft engine. Sky's the limit on discussions
here.
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lightning-list(at)matronics.com
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List
This is an exciting new design from Arion Aircraft LLC in Shelbyville Tennessee. Pete Krotje has a very nice web site on the aircraft that can be found here: http://www.arionaircraft.com/
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Also, if you haven't checked out the new Matronics Aircraft Wiki, swing by and
have a look. Remember, a Wiki is only as good as the content that the members
put into it. Have a look over some of the sections, and if you've got some interesting
or useful, please add it to the Wiki! Its all about YOU! :-) The
URL for the Matronics Wiki is:
http://wiki.matronics.com
Best regards,
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
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| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | List Enclosure Support |
Dear Listers,
Over the years, I have resisted the urge to enable enclosure support on the Matronics
Lists for a number of reasons relating to performance, capacity, capability,
and security. However, its now 2006 and most everyone using email these
days is on an email client that, at some level, supports the viewing and handling
of enclosures. I get a fair amount of email each month from people on the
various Lists asking why their posts of this or that picture didn't go through.
Back quite a while ago by popular request, I enabled enclosure support for a few
Lists such as the RV10-List, Kolb-List, and the Tailwind-List. Contrary to
my fears, there really hasn't been any significant issues on these Lists relating
to the advent of enclosure support and for the most part, members have policed
themselves well with respect to the size of things they have posted.
Having enclosures enabled on some Lists and not others has given me a fair amount
of headaches with respect to filtering messages and content since the formats
are often quite different between a typical MIME encoded message and a generic
plain-text message. The spammers are getting more cleaver all the time and
are constantly trying to thwart my best efforts at keeping them from posting
to the Lists.
So, for these reasons, I've have decided to go ahead and enable limited enclosure
posting on all of the email Lists at Matronics. This will not only increase
the utility of the Lists, but will afford me a better opportunity to filter
out the chaff.
Here are some of the features and limits of enclosures on the Matronics Lists:
1) Enclosures will only be posted to the Real Time version of the
Lists.
2) Enclosures will NOT be included in the Daily Digest version of
the Lists.
3) Enclosures WILL BE forwarded on to the BBS Forum Web site.
4) Enclosures will NOT be appended to the Archives.
5) Enclosures will NOT be available in the List Browse feature.
6) Only the following file types and extensions will be allowed:
jpg, bmp, gif, txt, xls, pdf, and doc
All other enclosures types will be rejected and email returned to
sender. The enclosure types listed above are relatively safe from
a virus standpoint and don't pose a particularly large security risk.
7) !! All incoming enclosures will be scanned for viruses prior to posting
to the List. This is done in real time and will not slow down
the process of posting the message !!
Here are some rules for posting enclosures. Failure to abide by these rules could
result in the removal of a subscriber's email address from the Lists.
1) Pay attention to what you are posting!! Make sure that the files
you are enclosing aren't HUGE (greater that 1MB). Remember that there
are still people checking they're email via dial up modem. If you post
30MB worth of pictures, you are placing an unnecessary burden on these
folks and the rest of us, for that matter.
2) SCALE YOUR PICTURES DOWN!!! I don't want to see huge 3000 x 2000
pictures getting posted that are 3 or 4MB each. This is just
unacceptable. Use a program such as Photoshop to scale the picture
down to something on the order of 800 x 600 and try to keep the
file size to less-than 200KB, preferably much less.
Microsoft has a really awesome utility available for free that allows
you to Right-Click on a picture in Explorer and automatically
scale it down and resave it. This is a great utility - get it, use it!
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
Look for the link "Image Resizer"
3) !! This would seem to go without saying, but I'll say it anyway. Do not
post anything that would be considered offensive by your grandmother.
And you know what I'm saying; I don't want to see anything even
questionable. !!
4) REMEMBER THIS: If you post a 1MB enclosure to a List with 1000 members
subscribed, your 1MB enclosure must be resent 1000 times amounting
to 1MB X 1000 = 1 Gigabyte of network traffic!! BE CAREFUL and BE COURTEOUS!
I hope everyone will enjoy the added functionality of enclosures. Please police
yourself and use good judgement when posting messages with enclosures using
the guidelines I've outlined above.
Best regards,
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
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| From: | "Shinden33" <shinden33(at)earthlink.net> |
| Subject: | Blue Mountain EFIS |
All,
Please excuse my intrusion but I was referred to your community for advice.
I own Yak-52 and am considering adding a Blue Mountain EFIS/LITE gen 4 to my
panel in favor of the current RMI. I need EHSI capability, which limits my
options but have had mixed advice on the blue mountain unit. Can anyone
impart some general knowledge, experiences, stories, etc?
Best Regards,
Scott Glaser
Yak-52
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| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Matronics Email List Web Server Upgrade Tonight... |
Dear Listers,
This evening I will be upgrading the Matronics Web Server hardware to a new Quad-processor
2.8Ghz Xeon system (yes, 4-physical CPUs!) with an Ultra 320 SCSI
Raid 5 disk system and 5GB of DDR2 RAM.
As with the older system, the new system will be running the latest version of
Redhat Linux. Most of the software configuration work is already done for the
migration, but I still have to sync all of the archive and forum data from the
old system to the new system. I am anticipating about 2 to 3 hours of downtime
for me to fully make the transition, although it could be considerable less
if everything goes according to plan.
The Matronics Webserver will be *UNavailable* from the Internet during the work,
and you will receive a time-out if you try to connect during the upgrade.
Email List Distribution will be *available* during the upgrade of the Web Server,
and List message distribution will function as normal.
This represents a significant performance upgrade for the Matronics Web Server
and you should notice nicely improved searching and surfing performance following
the upgrade!
Best regards,
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
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| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | New Incoming Message Size Limit Implemented... |
Dear Listers,
Due to a number of requests to limit the size of incoming posts to the Lists because
of the recently added enclosure feature, I have add a new filter that will
limit the total size of any given message posted to the List. I have initially
set the limit to 2MB
and we'll see how everyone likes that.
If a member attempts to post a message that is greater than the set limit, they
will receive an email back indicating that their message wasn't posted to the
List and why. Also included in the message will be the current size limit and
how large their message
was.
Some might say that 2MB is still too large, but its a place to start...
Best regards,
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
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| From: | PeterHunt1(at)aol.com |
| Subject: | Cozy III for sale |
This is as close to a Cozy list as I could find so I hope you all will
understand this post. My friend who owns a beautiful Cozy III (three-seater)
recently died and I am helping his wife sell the airplane. It has been
meticulously maintained and she has all the logs. Full day/night IFR, 150 hp
Lycoming, new custom interior and prop just installed. Many extras. Contact
me off
list.
Pete Hunt
727-447-6409
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| From: | "Dale Martin" <niceez(at)gmail.com> |
| Subject: | Re: Cozy III for sale |
Peter,
It would help if we new the pilots name and where it is located and price.
Hard to tell anyone about an airplane for sale without the price being
known.
Regards,
--
Dale Martin
LEZ
Lewiston, ID
EAA Technical Counselor
Owl Eagle Composite Aerial Repair
=====================>
On 8/15/06, PeterHunt1(at)aol.com wrote:
>
> This is as close to a Cozy list as I could find so I hope you all will
> understand this post. My friend who owns a beautiful Cozy III
> (three-seater) recently died and I am helping his wife sell the airplane.
> It has been meticulously maintained and she has all the logs. Full
> day/night IFR, 150 hp Lycoming, new custom interior and prop just
> installed. Many extras. Contact me off list.
>
> Pete Hunt
> 727-447-6409
>
> *
>
>
> *
>
>
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| From: | PeterHunt1(at)aol.com |
| Subject: | Cozy III for sale |
Dale,
My neglect of listing the particulars on this Cozy III for sale was more to
not abuse the EZ list. However, you are right in commenting that one can not
pass along the sale without knowing more about the airplane.
It was owned by Richard Reitz of Clearwater Florida who passed away May 10
of this year. I am trying to help his wife, Bonnie, sell the airplane. It is
hangared at the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport (KPIE). It is a
three-seater Cozy, built in 1988 and flies with a 150 hp Lycoming O-320-E2A engine.
There are 1060 hours on the airframe and the engine has 1060 hours SMOH. It
is full day/night IFR with two NARCO nav/coms and a NARCO AT150 transponder
with PS Engineering audio control panel. New custom interior and a new fixed
pitch prop were just installed. Bonnie has all the logs. The asking price is
$75,000, but offers will be considered.
Several people have contacted me and sent the names of people who might help
Bonnie and me. I sincerely appreciate this help. Thank you. Oh, yes. DO
NOT ARCHIVE.
Pete Hunt
_peterhunt1(at)aol.com_ (mailto:peterhunt1(at)aol.com)
727-447-6409
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| Subject: | Re: Cozy III for sale |
| From: | "deuskid" <empire.john(at)gmail.com> |
I have some suggestions for selling your canard.
www.ez.org
Has a classified ads section. It both will help you in understanding the market
and in listing your aircraft. It also has a members' forum that discusses canards.
http://canardaviationforum.dmt.net/
Is the most active canard builders forum I've found. It too has a sub-forum for
classifieds but it isn't as extensive a sales place but more active discussion
place. I'd try there because the folks there might know of someone who is
intrested in buying a flying a/c.
canardfinder(at)att.net call sign Beagle
Is a guy that acts as a broker between buyers and sellers. He has a listing of
many interested folks and sellers. Contact him. He is a wealth of info and
very helpful.
Barnstormers.com
extensive listing of aircraft. They have an experimental section then within that
section a specific place that presents Long-EZs [with specific places for
Rutan designs, Cozy IVs, Quickies....]
Ebay.com
Lastly, you can go the ebay route. There is usually 1-3 carnards and/or partially
builts listed at any one point in time.
Best Wishes in your sale,
John
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=55299#55299
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| From: | "Bob Kuc" <Bkuc1(at)verizon.net> |
| Subject: | Re: Cozy III for sale |
I would also try Controller.com. They have an
online ad that is free. I have used it and have
gotten many e-mails regarding my kit that finally
sold via controller.com
Bob Kuc
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ez-list-server(at)matronics.com
[mailto:owner-ez-list-server(at)matronics.com] On
Behalf Of deuskid
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:53 AM
Subject: EZ-List: Re: Cozy III for sale
I have some suggestions for selling your canard.
www.ez.org
Has a classified ads section. It both will help
you in understanding the market and in listing
your aircraft. It also has a members' forum that
discusses canards.
http://canardaviationforum.dmt.net/
Is the most active canard builders forum I've
found. It too has a sub-forum for classifieds but
it isn't as extensive a sales place but more
active discussion place. I'd try there because
the folks there might know of someone who is
intrested in buying a flying a/c.
canardfinder(at)att.net call sign Beagle
Is a guy that acts as a broker between buyers and
sellers. He has a listing of many interested
folks and sellers. Contact him. He is a wealth
of info and very helpful.
Barnstormers.com
extensive listing of aircraft. They have an
experimental section then within that section a
specific place that presents Long-EZs [with
specific places for Rutan designs, Cozy IVs,
Quickies....]
Ebay.com
Lastly, you can go the ebay route. There is
usually 1-3 carnards and/or partially builts
listed at any one point in time.
Best Wishes in your sale,
John
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=55299#
55299
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much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?EZ-List
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Wiki!
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Release Date: 8/16/2006
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| From: | "Peter Hunt" <PeterHunt1(at)aol.com> |
| Subject: | Cozy III for sale |
This is as close to a Cozy list as I could find so I hope you all will
understand this post. My friend who owns a beautiful Cozy III
(three-seater) recently died and I am helping his wife sell the
airplane. It has been meticulously maintained and she has all the logs.
Full day/night IFR, 150 hp Lycoming, new custom interior and prop just
installed. Many extras. Contact me off list.
Pete Hunt
727-447-6409
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| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Comcast Was Blocking Matronics Email Lists... |
Dear Listers (Specifically Comcast Listers),
For about the last two days, Comcast was blocking incoming email from the Matronics
Email Lists because their spam filters thought the mail was spam. I was
that people on Comcast are receiving List messages again.
If you are a Comcast user, you might want to email them and express your displeasure
with their Spam blocking policy, particularly as it relates to "matronics.com".
Sorry for the hassle...
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Admin
Matt G Dralle | Matronics | PO Box 347 | Livermore | CA | 94551
925-606-1001 V | 925-606-6281 F | dralle(at)matronics.com Email
http://www.matronics.com/ WWW | Featuring Products For Aircraft
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| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Matronics Email List Fund Raiser - November! |
Dear Listers,
Each November I hold a PBS-like fund raiser to support the continued operation
and upgrade of the List services at Matronics. It's through these sole Contributions
of List members that these Matronics Lists are possible.
You have probably noticed that there are no banner ads or pop-up windows on any of the Matronics Lists or related web sites such as the Forums site ( http://forums.matronics.com ), Wiki site ( http://wiki.matronics.com ), or other related pages such as the List Search Engine ( http://www.matornics.com/search ), List Browse ( http://www.matornics.com/listbrowse ), etc. This is because I believe in a List experience that is completely about the sport we all enjoy - namely Airplanes and not about annoying advertisments.
During the month of November I will be sending out List messages every few days
reminding everyone that the Fund Raiser is underway. Each message will generally
highlight a particular feature or benefit of the Matronics Lists or detail
a new feature or service that was added this year. I ask for your patience
and understanding during the Fund Raiser and throughout these regular messages.
The Fund Raiser is only financial support mechanism I have to pay all of the
bills associated with running these lists.
Once again, this year I've got a terrific line up of free gifts to go along with
the various Contribution levels. Most all of these gifts have been provided
by some of the vary members and vendors that you'll find on Matronics Lists and
have been either donated or provided at substantially discounted rates.
This year, these generous people include Bob Nuckolls of the AeroElectric Connection (http://www.aeroelectric.com/), Paul Besing of Aeroware Enterprises aka Kitlog Pro (http://www.kitlog.com/), Andy Gold of the Builder's Bookstore (http://www.buildersbooks.com/), and Jon Croke of HomebuiltHELP (http://www.homebuilthelp.com/).
These are extremely generous guys and I encourage you to visit their respective
web sites. Each one offers a unique and very useful aviation-related product
line. I would like publicly to thank Bob, Paul, Andy, and Jon for their generous
support of the Lists again this year!!
You can make your List Contribution using any one of three secure methods this
year including using a credit card, PayPal, or by personal check. All three methods
afford you the opportunity to select one of this year's free gifts with
a qualifying Contribution amount!!
To make your Contribution, please visit the secure site below:
https://www.matronics.com/contribution
I would like to thank everyone in advance for their generous financial AND moral
support over the years. I know it sounds a little cliche, but you guys really
do feel like family.
Thank you for your support!
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
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| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Have You Tried The New Matronics List Forum? |
Hello Listers,
One of the major new additions to the Matronics Email Lists this year was the addition
of a new and full function Forum Web Site at:
http://forums.matronics.com
The best part of these new Forums is that they are tied directly to the Classic
email distribution Lists! That also means that posts go in both directions.
If you post a message on the Forum web site, it will be cross posted to the respective
Email List. And, if you post a message to a particular Email List,
it will be cross posted to the same respective forum on the Forum site!
So, no matter what your content viewing pleasure is - either direct email distribution
or web-based GUI interface, you can have it at the Matronics Email Lists!
Won't you make a Contribution to support these Lists? It is your SOLE Contributions
that make their continued operation and upgrade possible!
The Contribution site is Fast, Easy, and Secure. Please surf over and make your
Contribution today:
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
Thank you!!
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
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| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Wow, Cool! New List Feature... [Please Read] |
Dear Listers,
By popular suggestion, I've written a substantial new code module for the Matronics
Email Lists system. Here's how it works...
During each November, I send out quite a few PBS-like "Please make a Contribution
to support your List" emails. Wouldn't it be cool if, once a member made a
Contribution, they didn't have to receive my support pleas anymore for the rest
of that year?
Well, that's exactly what I've written! Following this posting, anyone that makes
a List Contribution in 2006 will no longer receive my Contribution Pleas for
the rest of the year!
The best part is this not only applies to the Realtime distribution, but also the
Digest distribution! For those that have made a Contribution, the Daily Digest
email-version will be invisibly stripped of my requests as well! (Note that
my requests will still be present in the online versions of the Digests, List
Browse, and on the Forum site.)
For those submitting their Contribution by personal Check, please be sure to include
your email address along with your Check as this is what is used to determine
eligibility.
So, in a nutshell, here's how it works:
Make a Contribution = No more "Please Make a Contribution" messages!
How sweet is that? If that's not a great reason to jump on the Matronics Email
List Contribution site and make your donation today, I don't know what is!
Don't forget that there are some totally awesome free gifts to be had along with
your List Contribution this year!! Don't wait a minute longer to support your
Lists!
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
Thank you for your Support!!
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
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| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | If You Got This Email, You Haven't Made A Contribution Yet! :-) |
If you received this particular Matronics List Email message, its because you haven't
yet made a Contribution to support your Lists! This is the first PBS-like
funds drive message under the new distribution system. The new system selectively
sends out the Contribution messages ONLY to those that forgot to whip
out the 'ol credit card this year to support the continued operation and upgrade
of the Matronics Email Lists! Don't you wish PBS worked that way? :-)
You heard that right. Once you make your Contribution, these support requests
messages during November will suddenly stop coming to your personal email inbox!
Pardon me if I seem kind of excited about the new feature. I've wanted to
implement something like this for a number of years now, but it was always such
a daunting task to modify the back-end List processing code, that I just kept
putting it off. Finally this year, I just decided to bite the bullet and put
the code-pounding time it to make it work. A few days later, bam! A working
system!
Anyway, I'll stop gushing now. I really do appreciate each and every one of your
individual Contributions to support the Lists. It is your support that enables
me to upgrade the hardware and software that are required to run a List Site
like this. It also goes to pay for the Commercial-Grade Internet connection
and to pay the rather huge electric bill to keep the computer gear running
and the air conditioner powered up.
Your personal Contribution matters because when combined with other Listers such
as yourself, it pays the bills to keep this site up and running. I accept exactly
ZERO advertising dollars for the Matronics Lists sites. I can't stand
the pop-up ads and all other commercialism that is so prevalent on the Internet
these days and I particularly don't want to have it on my Email List site.
I'm pretty sure you don't either.
If you appreciate the ad-free, grass-roots, down-home feel of the Matronics Email
Lists, please make a Contribution today to keep it that way!!
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
Thank you!
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Clarification On New Contribution Module Operation... |
Dear Listers,
A number of Listers emailed and indicated that, even though they had made a Contribution
this year, they still received the Contribution message yesterday.
I looked into it and I found a slight anomaly (ok, bug) in the new code specifically
as it related to Listers that had made their Contribution through PayPal
AND have a DIFFERENT email address for their PayPal account and for their Matronics
List subscription.
If your PayPal account email address is DIFFERENT than the email address you are
subscribed to the Matronics List(s) as, then my new code module couldn't tell
that you had made a Contribution, since it was using the PayPal email address
instead of the List email.
I've fixed this issue for any new PayPal Contributions, but I don't have any easy
way of resolving this for any of the previous Contribtuions. Again, this is
ONLY an issue if your PayPal and Matronics List email addresses ARE NOT the
same. Otherwise, everything works great.
If you made a PayPal Contribution before 11/09/06 AND your email addresses don't
match, please drop me an email at " info(at)matronics.com " (do not reply to this
message!) and give me your Name, and both Email Addresses and I will manually
update the records so that things will work as advertised.
Sorry for the hassle! New code; new bugs... :-)
To make a Contribution, please see: http://www.matronics.com/contribution
Thank you!
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administration
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
Dear Listers,
I added a new Wiki web site to the Matronics Email List features earlier this year. What's a Wiki, you ask? Well, here's the Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki) definition:
A wiki (IPA: [ w .ki ] or [ wi .ki ] ) is a type of Web site
that allows the visitors themselves to easily add, remove, and otherwise edit
and change some available content, sometimes without the need for registration.
This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for
collaborative authoring. The term wiki also can refer to the collaborative software
itself (wiki engine) that facilitates the operation of such a Web site,
or to certain specific wiki sites, including the computer science site (an original
wiki), WikiWikiWeb, and on-line encyclopedias such as Wikipedia.
Under the Matronics Email List Moniker, there is now a very nice List-specific
Wiki available! It a place for Listers to put articles about any aviation topic
that suits them. The purpose is to provide what the mailing lists do not:
structure and persistence. The mailing lists are a fantastic resource to ask
a question and get good (and bad and funny and annoying) answers. But once the
question is asked and answered it is not in front of the List anymore. If a
new person subscribes the next day, he/she does not see that information unless
he/she goes to the trouble to search the archives, a hit or miss proposition.
The result is that the same thread of conversation gets created and/or revisited.
There are several things that happen as a result:
1. The person gets his or her question answered;
2. The information gets better as more people think about and answer the question;
3. The people who have seen the same question asked and answered get annoyed
at seeing the same things over and over and over and ...
So this is where the Wiki comes in. You know what questions you wanted answered.
You may have asked or answered the question. You know the information is useful.
So you put the information here, in the Matronics Email List Wiki!
It doesn't matter that this information is 100% complete or correct. Just writing
something creates a placeholder and makes useful information available immediately.
It has the same immediacy as the mailing list but it has persistence
and structure.
But what if the information is incomplete or incorrect? No problem! Anyone else
coming along can edit the article! If I write something and you discover something
I have left out or stated incorrectly, you can fix it right then!
So let's begin and make this the place for information about building, flying,
maintaining, and understanding our airplanes.
But what about whether something is "appropriate" or not? Don't worry. Write
it down. Let the reader determine whether or not it is appropriate. If it is,
he/she will read it. If it isn't, he/she won't. It's as simple as that.
And when you do write that article you won't have to worry about whether some editor
is going to decide whether or not to print it in a newsletter or whether
the webmaster will have time to put it up on the web page.
The last question I hear brewing out there is: if anyone can post anything, won't
this just become a mass of garbage? Surprisingly, the answer is a resounding
no. If you want proof, go visit the Wikipedia, a free-to-everyone encyclopedia
written by whoever wants to write articles. The articles there are as good
as anything I have read anywhere and anyone can add anything anytime they want
to.
So don't hesitate. Write it down. Put it here. It will never hurt anyone. The
more information we get here, the more useful it will become to other people
and the more information they will put here for YOU to use.
Here's the URL to start (there are lots more bured under this starting place):
http://www.matronics.com/wiki/index.php/Matronics:Community_Portal
But please don't forget that this Wiki and all of the other Matronics Email List
features are supported solely by YOUR Contributions!! November is List Fund
Raiser month and there are lots of Free Gifts to be had with your qualifying
Contribution. Please make a Contribution to support the continued operation and
upgrade of these great services!!! Thank you!
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | WLAS [Please Read] |
Dear Listers,
I sat down at the 'ol computer tonight to have a look at a few of the nice comments
List Members have been including along with their Contributions this year.
I was amazed at how many I found and even more amazed at some of the very nice
things Listers have been saying about the Lists and how valuable the they
are to them.
I've included quite a few of these nice comments below. Please read over some
of this great Lister feedback. No doubt you will find that you agree with at
least one or two of those comments - maybe all of them! If you find that do,
won't you please make a Contribution to support these Lists today!! Its fast
and easy with the Matronics List Contribution Web Site:
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
Don't forget that I've now fully implemented the new *List Fund Raiser Squelch*
feature that will automatically intercept any future iterations of my "Please
Contribute" messages -- that is, *once you've made YOUR Contribution*! How cool
is that? (Make sure the email address you enter along with your Contribution
matches exactly your subscribed List email address. An exact match is how
it works.)
Thank you for your generous Contributions this year and for all the wonderful comments!!
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
================= What Listers Are Saying (WLAS) ================
Absolutely the best deal on the Internet!!
-Owen B
I love The Matronics...
-Robeto B
My wife has her soaps & I've got my lists!
-Hal B
These lists are, indeed, the lifeline of our hobby.
-Bob R
The best source of information for my a/c.
-Tony C
The Zenith list is the first thing I read in the morning.
-Herbert H
You do more good than you can imagine. I wish I'd known
about you while I was building my Kitfox, but you are
still an after-the-fact resource.
-Ben B
..an excellent site.
-Ashley M
The "List" has been the ultimate help for my Zenith
CH 701 project!!
-Brian U
I appreciate the list being here for me.
-Geoff H
..a great service.
-William C
The List continues to be an interesting and useful facility.
-David M
Your list is a constant goad to keep me working on my project.
-Thomas S
..a great service.
-Robert W
The Pietenpol list is a great resource.
-Benjamin W
The Yak-list is Awesome!
-James S
..great service.
-Robert S
The features you have implemented recently have you poised
to knock out yahoo groups...
-Danny D
I like how your forum looks/works and the list service...
-Ken E
..great service.
-David P
Very useful web site.
-Wayne E
..a very valuable service.
-Chris D
Great sites...
-Randall R
I used to look at [that other] site also but it's gotten so
cluttered with advertising that I've stopped looking at it.
-Wayne E
Without your services, the build would be a grope in the dark...
-Fergus K
The information and help I've received greatly outweighs the
donation...
-Lee P
..great service!
-Christopher D
I really don't think I could be building my plane without the
wisdom I find on this list.
-William G
It really makes building a pleasure.
-James P
..great service.
-Doug W
I'm getting near the end of my build (Europa tri XS) don't
think I could have done it with out the help of the forum.
-Stanislaus S
Marvelous service. Couldn't have done it without you.
-Jim G
Love the list, this is a wonderful way to help others...
-Michael S
..good service.
-Derek L
The list is responsible for helping me complete this project
and educating me in the process.
-Jeff D
Definitely worth the donation.
-Ron L
..great service to the aviation community.
-Tony P
I have been flying my plane for 5 years (RV-6) but I still
get valuable information from this service.
-Don N
A very helpful site.
-Roland S
It's a great community to be part of.
-David L
Great sites.
-John C
A great place to find and share not only information but to
meet people across the country and make lasting relationships.
-Uncle Craig
Great facility.
-Peter H
Its a great source of information!
-Michael W
Great improvements to the List...
-Edward A
Great service!!!
-Rich D
..great resource!
-William C
..excellent lists!
-Michael S
Couldn't have built my RV4 without the list.
-Warren M
..a great service...
-James N
I would not have missed [the list] for anything during the
building of my Europa.
-Svein J
..another great year.
-Robert D
..this [is an] essential builder's resource.
-David A
..excellent service.
-Gregory B
I've learned a huge amount of "stuff" over the past year
and look forward to it every day!
-Smith M
..a great communication tool...
-Jon M
Finished building 5 years ago, but still are lurking on
your great list!
-Lothar K
..a valuable service. At 11:00 pm Matronics is the goto
place for my RV questions.
-Mike D
================= What Listers Are Saying (WLAS) ================
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
Each year at the end of the List Fund Raiser, I post a message acknowledging everyone
that so generously made a Contribution to support the Lists. Its sort
of my way of publicly thanking everyone that took a minute to show their
appreciation for the Lists.
Won't you take a moment and assure that your name is on that List of Contributors
(LOC)? As a number of members have pointed out over the years, the List seems
at least - if not a whole lot more - valuable as a
building/flying/recreating/entertainment tool as your typical magazine subscription!
Please take minute and assure that your name is on this year's LOC! Show others
that you appreciate the Lists. Making a Contribution to support the Lists is
fast and easy using your Credit card or Paypal on the Secure Web Site:
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
or by popping a personal check in the mail to:
Matt Dralle / Matronics
PO Box 347
Livermore CA 94551-0347
I would like to thank everyone that has so generously made a Contribution thus
far in this year's List Fund Raiser! Remember that its YOUR support that keeps
these Lists going and improving! Don't forget to include a little comment
about how the Lists have helped you!
Best regards,
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
If you look forward to checking your List email everyday (and a lot of you have
written to say that you do!), then you're probably getting at least 0 or 0 worth
of Entertainment from the Lists each year. You'd pay twice that for a subscription
to some lame magazine or even a dinner out. Isn't the List worth at
least that much to you? Wouldn't it be great if you could pay that same amount
and get a well-managed media source free of advertising, SPAM, and viruses?
Come to think of it, you do...
Won't you please take a minute to make your Contribution today and support YOUR
Lists?
Contribution Page:
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
Again, I want to say THANK YOU to everyone that has made a Contribution thus far
during this year's List Fund Raiser!! These Lists are made possible exclusively
through YOUR generosity!!
Thank you for your support!
Matt Dralle
Email List Admin.
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Why? [Please Read] |
Dear Listers,
Each year I like to explain why I have a Fund Raiser and also take the opportunity
to express why I think the List Services here provide a superior experience
over the commercial equivalents.
I use the List Fund Raiser each year to offset the costs involved with running
a high performance email list site such as this one. With the annual support
from the List members through the PBS-like Fund Raiser, I have found I can run
the entire site without having to inflect any of the members with those annoying
banner ads flashing up all the time trying to sell little-blue-pills or other
garbage nobody wants or needs. From the comments I've received over the years
regarding the Lists, the great majority of the members really appreciate
the non-commercialism of my List systems and don't mind my 'go-team-go' banter
once a year during November to encourage members to support the Lists.
I believe that the Lists services that I provide here offer many benefits over
the commercial equivalents in a number of ways. The first feature I believe to
be significant is that you cannot receive a computer v*rus from any of these
Lists directly. Each incoming message is filtered and dangerous attachments
stripped off prior to posting. I also provide a Photo and File Share feature
that allows members to share files and bitmaps with other members and everyone
can be assured that these files will be prescanned for any sort of v*rus before
they are posted. Safe and simple.
Another very important feature of this system in my opinion is the extensive List
Archives that are available for download, browsing, and searching. The Archives
go all the way back to the very beginning of each List and with the very
fast Search Engine, the huge size of some of the Archives is a non-issue in quickly
finding the data you're looking for.
And added just this year is the new Email List Forum that allows members who prefer
the Web BBS-style of List interaction. The beauty of the new List Forums
is that they contain the exact same content that is distributed via email. Messages
posted via email are cross-posted to the respective Forum and vice versa.
The Forums also allow for another convenient method of sharing pictures and
other files. Additionally added this year is the new List Wiki that allows
members to build their own "Online List Encyclopedia" of sorts, documenting various
aspects of their project for all to share.
I've been running email Lists and services under the matronics.com domain since
about 1989 starting with RV-List and 30 guys I knew and who where also building
RVs. It has grown into nearly 70 different aviation-related Email Lists and
an associated web site that receives over 23,000,000 hits each year!! Additionally,
the List Email system forwarded well over 87,000 postings last year,
accounting for an unbelievable 39,000,000 (yes, that's 39 MILLION) email messages
delivered to Matronics List subscribers! I think there's a lot of value in
supporting a service that has gone the long haul and is still providing and
improving a high quality service all _without any advertising budget_!
I have to admit running these Lists is a labor of love and I hope it shows in the
quality of the experience that you receive when you get a List Email Message,
Search the Archives, use the List Browser, or surf the Forums and Wiki sites.
The Lists will be here for a long time to come. If you just want to lurk
a while for free, that's great and I encourage you to do so. If you use, appreciate,
and receive value from these Lists, then please support them during the
Annual List Fund Raiser!
List Contribution Web Site:
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
Thank you,
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Please Make a Contribution to Support Your Lists... |
Dear Listers,
Just a reminder that November is the Annual List Fund Raiser. Please make a Contribution
today to support the continued operation and upgrade of these great
List services!! Pick up a really nice free gift with your qualifying Contribution
too!
The Contribution Site is fast and easy:
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
Thank you!
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | More Great List Comments - Please Make A Contribution! |
Dear Listers,
There's a little less than one week left for this year's List Fund Raiser. I thought
it would a great time to share a few more of the great comments I've been
receiving from Contributors regarding what the Lists mean to them. There are
some particularly poignant ones in this batch and I encourage you to have a
look at some of them.
Don't forget that once you make your Contribution, the Contribution Squelch kicks
in and you won't receive any future messages from me regarding the Fund Raiser
this year! This holds true for the Realtime and Digest distributions and
now also the HTML and TXT links included with the Digest! (Note that for technical
reasons, if someone replies to one of my contribution messages, the Squelch
will _not_ be activated, and you will still receive it. Contribution messages
will also still be found on the Forums site and the List Browse).
Please make your Contribution today to support these List services! Pick up a
great Gift too!
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
Thank you!
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
============================= WLAS #2 ============================
Tackling my project without the List would be like
building on a deserted island. The List has made me
part of a learning (and laughing) community. -Larry W
Thank you for providing such a fantastic resource for us
Kolbers. I'm very happy to contribute towards keeping such a
wonderful resource available. -Geoff T
..you do a great service for the flying community by
providing this service. -John L
..solidly administered. -James C
A great source of information. -Ralph S
The Lists have likely saved a numbers of lives... -James F
..exceptional user service. -Larry W
Better than a magazine! -Aaron G
Thanks to your List I will be able to finish and fly
my project. Without the help of the great people on
your List I doubt it would have happened. -Ed G
I learn something on a too regular basis thanks to
these lists! -Ralph C
..valuable service. -John F
..a well administered service. -Stewart C
Great forum! -Ronald C
A great service! -Andy H
Been reading the lists since my first RV in 1999. Good
work and as necessary to me as a rivet. -Albert G
The lists are a great help. -Gary S
This resource has been critical to my building success
so far. -Timothy F
Great system and support! -Richard P
Very helpful in the building my CH 701. -Ralph S
Another year of entertainment and pleasure! -Larry B
A great resource for all of us. -Larry W
Another year of great service! Once again, the
information is worth more than I can ever contribute.
Thank you also for the "community" that the List fosters.
I cannot tell you the number of times that seeing an
friend's name come up has caused so many awesome memories
to come flooding back - along with the eager desire to
gather with these great guys again. I love hearing the
beginner's enthusiasm, the builder's progress, and the
flyer's success... -Robert B
Our list has great info and I love reading the
"Flame Posts! " -Stephen M
Great service! -James B
Excellent source of information. -David P
You provide a very valuable service to the aviation
community. -David H
The RV related lists have been a tremendous help in the
construction of my RV-7... -Norman R
Awesome list!! -John E
Great bunch of guys and very knowledgeable! -Herbert G
Thank you for making it so easy to stay in touch
with my fellow RV-10 builders. -David J
I love the list and have been a reader for a long
time. -James V
Continues to be a great service! -George A
Awesome List server. -Deke M
Many of us would never finish our airplanes without
[the List]. With it, I'm getting close! -Ronald C
An excellent source of both information and
inspiration! -William R
Forums and format are easy to use. -Jack B
Great help with my kit building. -Ralph H
Super service. -Richard N
Still loving it. -Jared S
You have a fantastic web! -Harvey R
..a great service. -James M
Glad you are there... -David A
I get some great information on your list. -John P
Fantastic service. Couldn't have made it as far
as I have without it. -Stephen T
A great learning experience with my RV-6A. -Ron B
Great resources! -Jason H
Well done. Very valuable. -Jeffrey D
Great resource for the experimental aircraft
community. -Chris H
This List has been one of the most helpful tools in
building my RV-10, since I build alone, and do not
have any help readily available. Without the List,
I could not have embarked on building my RV-10. -Jim H
You run a great list there. -James H
Really like the Kolb List. -Don W
============================= WLAS #2 ============================
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | List of Contributors Coming Soon - Make Sure You're Listed! |
Dear Listers,
The List of Contributors (LOC) is just around the corner! On December 1st I post
a list of everyone that so generously made a Contribution to support the Lists.
Its my way of publicly thanking everyone that took a minute to show their
appreciation for the Lists.
As a number of people have pointed out in their Contribution comments, the List
seems at least as valuable of a building/flying/recreating tool as a typical
your magazine subscription! And how interactive is a magazine, after all? :-)
Won't you take minute and assure that your name is on the upcoming LOC? Tell others
that you appreciate the Lists. Making a Contribution to support the Lists
is fast and easy using your Visa, MasterCard, or Paypal account:
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
Or, by droping a personal check in the mail to:
Matronics / Matt Dralle
PO Box 347
Livermore CA 94551-0347
USA
(Please include your email address on the check!)
I would like to thank everyone that has so generously made a Contribution thus
far during this year's List Fund Raiser! Remember that its YOUR support that
keeps these Lists running and improving! Don't forget to include a little comment
about how the Lists have helped you!
Thank you!
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Who is "Matt Dralle" & What Are "The Lists"? [Please Read] |
Dear Listers,
Who is Matt Dralle and what exactly are these Lists? Well, I've been working in
the information technology industry for over 20 years primarily in computer
networking design and implementation. I have also done extensive work in web
development and CGI design during this period.
I started the Matronics Email Lists back in 1990 with about 30 fellow RV builders
from around the world. Since that time, I have added 63 other kinds of aircraft
related Lists to the line up and numerous other List related services such
as the Forums, Wiki, Archives and Search Engine just to name a few.
For flexibility and reliability, I have chosen to run all of my own servers here
locally. Other List-related systems include a 1 Gigabit, fully switched network
infrastructure, a commercial-grade Netscreen firewall, a Barracuda spam filter,
a local T1 Internet router, and a commercial-grade business T1 Internet
connection with full static addressing.
The computer servers found here include a brand new, quad-processor Xeon Linux
server for List web services, a dual-processor Xeon Linux system dedicated to
the email processing List functions, and another P4 Linux system serving as a
remote storage disk farm for the archives, databases, and for an on-line hard
drive-based backup system with 3.2 Terra Bytes of storage, soon to be upgraded
to over 6 Terra Bytes! This entire system is protected by three large, commercial-grade
uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems that assure the Lists are
available even during a local power outage! Speaking of power, imagine how much
electricity it takes to run all of these systems. One month this Summer,
I had a staggering $1368 bill for electricity alone!
I recently upgraded all of the computer racking infrastructure including new power
feeds and dedicated air conditioning for the room that serves as the Computer
Center for the Matronics Email Lists. This year I added another rack to house
the new MONSTER quad-processor web system that didn't quite fit into the
first rack! Here's a composite photo of the List Computer Center before the addition
of the second rack:
http://www.matronics.com/MattDralle-ListComputerCenter.jpg
As you can see, I take running these Lists very seriously and I am dedicated to
providing an always-on, 24x7x365 experience for each and every Lister.
But building and running this system isn't cheap. As I've stated before, I don't
support any of these systems with commercial advertising on the Lists. It
is supported 100% through List member Contributions! That means you... and you...
and YOU!
To that end, I hold a List Fund Raiser each November and ask that members make
a small Contribution to support the continued operation and upgrade of this ever-expanding
system. Its solely YOUR Contributions that keeps it running!
Please make a Contribution today to support these Lists!
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
Or, by dropping a personal check in the mail to:
Matronics / Matt Dralle
PO Box 347
Livermore CA 94551-0347
USA
(Please include your email address on the check!)
Thank you!
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Last "Official" Day Of The List Fund Raiser! |
Dear Listers,
Well, its November 30th and that means three things...
1) Today I am now officially 43 years old... (arg...)
2) It marks that last "official" day of the List Fund Raiser!
3) Its the last day I will be bugging everyone for a whole year! :-)
If you use the Lists and enjoy the content and the no-advertising, no-spam, and
no-censorship way in which they're run, please make a Contribution today to support
their continued operation and upkeep. Your $20 or $30 goes a long way
to further the List operation and keep the bills paid.
I will be posting the List of Contributors next week, so make sure your name is
on it! :-)
Thank you to everyone that has made a Contribution so far this year! It is greatly
appreciated.
List Contributions: http://www.matronics.com/contribution
Best regards,
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Matt Dralle <dralle(at)matronics.com> |
| Subject: | Matronics Fund Raiser - 2006 List of Contributors |
Dear Listers,
I would like to thank everyone that made a Contribution in support of the Lists
this year! It was really nice to hear all great comments people had regarding
the Lists! As I have said many times before, running these Lists is a labor
of love. Your generosity during the List Fund Raiser only underscores the great
sentiments people have made regarding the Lists.
If you haven't yet made a Contribution in support of this year's Fund Raiser please
feel free to do so. The nice List gifts will be available on the site for
just a little while longer, so hurry and make your Contribution and get your
great gift. Once again, the URL for the Contribution web site is:
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
I would like to thank Andy Gold of the Builder's Bookstore ( http://www.buildersbooks.com ), Paul Besing of Aeroware Enterprises ( http://www.kitlog.com ), Jon Croke of Homebuilt HELP ( http://www.homebuilthelp.com ) and Bob Nuckolls of AeroElectric ( http://www.aeroelectric.com ) for their extremely generous support during this year's Fund Raiser through the contribution of merchandise. These are great guys that support the aviation industry and I encourage each and every Lister to have a look at their products. Thank you Andy, Paul, Jon and Bob!! Your support is very much appreciated!
And finally, below you will find a web link to the 2006 List of Contributors current
as of 12/7/06! Have a look at this list of names as these are the people
that make all of these List services possible! I can't thank each of you enough
for your support and great feedback during this year's Fund Raiser!
THANK YOU!
http://www.matronics.com/loc/2006.html
I will be shipping out all of the gifts in the next few weeks and hope to have
everything out by the end of the month. In most cases, gifts will be shipped
via US Postal Service. Kitlog Pro serial numbers should go out via email this
weekend.
Once again, thank you for making this year's List Fund Raiser successful!
Best regards,
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
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| From: | Joel Ventura <ventura(at)brandeis.edu> |
| Subject: | 2007 Northeast RV--Canard Fly-in |
The Northeast RV and Canard Fly-in will take place two weeks from
tomorrow on June 30th (weather permitting) with a rain date of July
1st. The location is at Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM) about 15 miles
north of Boston, MA. There will be 12 seminars and workshops covering a
wide range of topics. There are two seminars that will be of
particular interest to those afflicted with advanced Canardism. The
first is a seminar by John Slade (Cozy IV) entitled Rotary Engines, Why
and How. The second is a seminar by Steve Sorenson on Building and
Flying the Defiant. Following this, Bob LaBonte, who has a Subaru
powered Defiant, will join Steve for a discussion and comparison of
Subaru versus Lycoming power. It should be very interesting.
There will be lots of food and drink available, and PICs who fly their
RV or Canard to the event will eat breakfast and lunch for free. Check
out all the seminars and details at the June 30th Fly-in link at our web
site www.eaa106.org. I hope to see many of you there.
Joel Ventura
LongEz N729RA
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| From: | Fred Weaver <Mytyweav(at)earthlink.net> |
| Subject: | Re: 2007 Northeast RV--Canard Fly-in |
Joel........ Hard to believe the two topics are about engines as
opposed to airframes. If your members/fly in attendees were paying any
attention at all to Rutan, they would know his opinion of power options.
There is plenty of websites dedicated to the Rotary and the Subi....
Neither one of which is suitable for a Long EZ or especially a Defiant.
Real engines equal Real reliability and performance. The day might come
where this thinking is not absolute but it's not here yet. "Advanced
Canardism" should focus on airframes and flying as opposed to "engine
options" which are very unproven.
Weav
Joel Ventura wrote:
>
> The Northeast RV and Canard Fly-in will take place two weeks from
> tomorrow on June 30th (weather permitting) with a rain date of July
> 1st. The location is at Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM) about 15
> miles north of Boston, MA. There will be 12 seminars and workshops
> covering a wide range of topics. There are two seminars that will be
> of particular interest to those afflicted with advanced Canardism.
> The first is a seminar by John Slade (Cozy IV) entitled Rotary
> Engines, Why and How. The second is a seminar by Steve Sorenson on
> Building and Flying the Defiant. Following this, Bob LaBonte, who has
> a Subaru powered Defiant, will join Steve for a discussion and
> comparison of Subaru versus Lycoming power. It should be very
> interesting.
>
> There will be lots of food and drink available, and PICs who fly
> their RV or Canard to the event will eat breakfast and lunch for
> free. Check out all the seminars and details at the June 30th Fly-in
> link at our web site www.eaa106.org. I hope to see many of you there.
>
> Joel Ventura
> LongEz N729RA
>
>
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| From: | D Wysong <hdwysong(at)gmail.com> |
| Subject: | Re: 2007 Northeast RV--Canard Fly-in |
The 200/235 is still the best engine choice for Long-EZ
"purists" (like Burt). Some think a 320 or 360 is best.
Others think a Soob or a Mazda or a ROCKET MOTOR (!!) are
more appropriate. Experimental aviation == builder's
choice. Build what you're willing to test.
Given the price of AvGas and "real" engines these days, I
think alternative engines is a VERY appropriate topic of
conversation for homebuilders. I've followed the saga of
John Slade's rotary installation/operation and, if it
doesn't qualify as "Advanced Canardism", I'm not sure what will.
I'm thankful that these guys are willing to experiment and
(more important) share their "lessons learned" with those of
us who are sitting around waiting for the "status quo" to
advance past... oh... 1985.
D
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EZ-List Digest Server wrote:
> Joel........ Hard to believe the two topics are about engines as
> opposed to airframes. If your members/fly in attendees were paying any
> attention at all to Rutan, they would know his opinion of power options.
> There is plenty of websites dedicated to the Rotary and the Subi....
> Neither one of which is suitable for a Long EZ or especially a Defiant.
> Real engines equal Real reliability and performance. The day might come
> where this thinking is not absolute but it's not here yet. "Advanced
> Canardism" should focus on airframes and flying as opposed to "engine
> options" which are very unproven.
> Weav
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| From: | Joel Ventura <ventura(at)brandeis.edu> |
| Subject: | Re: 2007 Northeast RV--Canard Fly-in |
Hi Weav. Only one of the seminars will have its main focus on an
alternative engine. Steve's talk is mainly on building and flying the
Defiant. Bob thought this would also be an good opportunity to have an
additional discussion and comparison on Subaru vs Lycoming power, and I
agreed. The Defiant is a good subject for this discussion since it has
both a tractor and a pusher installation. And how will we know when
these alternative engines have reached reliability and performance
acceptable to us if we don't have an opportunity to listen to these guys
and ask questions periodically to see how things are developing?
And while these engines are a long way from demonstrating the
reliability of certified engines, I don't think the situation is as bad
as you implied. I have spoken to two VariEze builders, one Cozy
builder, and two RV builders who use Subaru's and they are all
relatively happy with their Subaru installations, though some certainly
had more debugging to do than with certified engines.
Every year I put out a call for seminar topics for this fly-in. I will
be glad to try and obtain speakers for the topics that are of greatest
interest to attendees.
--Joel
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| From: | Fred Weaver <Mytyweav(at)earthlink.net> |
| Subject: | Re: 2007 Northeast RV--Canard Fly-in |
Joel... I hate to be that guy that pours saltwater on the
presentations...... And I mostly identify with Varieze's and Long
Ez's... The Defiant sorta provides a little leeway with respect to
engine failures given you have two of them. You guys are probably on the
right track. I just have a lot of hours in 0-200 ez's and 0-235/0-320
Long Ez's and have some personal viewpoints. Honestly, the 0-320 really
makes one helluva nice airplane out of a Long Ez. The 0-235 was great
for LONG distances but would really hug the ground for quite a ways when
loaded. The 0-360 is plenty of power but it doesn't buy much speed, only
rate of climb. Whatever and wherever the Subaru can fit in, good luck
to all. I like the Subaru engines.. Just don't know how they actually
work out in the aviation vein that you guys are trying to fit them in
on. I hope you are all successful with your installations and testing. I
just couldn't afford the time and money to allow for failure. So much
work to do behind that firewall.........
Thanks Joel,
Weav
Joel Ventura wrote:
>
> Hi Weav. Only one of the seminars will have its main focus on an
> alternative engine. Steve's talk is mainly on building and flying the
> Defiant. Bob thought this would also be an good opportunity to have
> an additional discussion and comparison on Subaru vs Lycoming power,
> and I agreed. The Defiant is a good subject for this discussion since
> it has both a tractor and a pusher installation. And how will we
> know when these alternative engines have reached reliability and
> performance acceptable to us if we don't have an opportunity to listen
> to these guys and ask questions periodically to see how things are
> developing?
> And while these engines are a long way from demonstrating the
> reliability of certified engines, I don't think the situation is as
> bad as you implied. I have spoken to two VariEze builders, one Cozy
> builder, and two RV builders who use Subaru's and they are all
> relatively happy with their Subaru installations, though some
> certainly had more debugging to do than with certified engines.
> Every year I put out a call for seminar topics for this fly-in. I
> will be glad to try and obtain speakers for the topics that are of
> greatest interest to attendees.
> --Joel
>
>
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| From: | Joel Ventura <ventura(at)brandeis.edu> |
| Subject: | LongEz Limitations |
Weav, since you have so much experience with LongEz's, I was hoping you
would give me a little advice. I have a 118 HP O-235 L2A powered LongEz
which I bought from a friend's estate. It is a heavy aircraft with an
empty wt of 960lbs. I have never flown this airplane, but eventually
hope to make some very long flights with it, including a trip up to
Alaska. (I am presently making some repairs and minor modifications to
the airplane.)
But with me and full fuel my takeoff wt would be 1472 lb, well above
the designed gross wt of the airplane, and I have not even added any
baggage yet. I have seen LongEzs placarded with gross wts of 1600lb,
and when I asked the builders about that they said they set that as the
gross wt of the airplane so they would never be bothered by the FAA.
So my question is what kind of maximum takeoff wt would you consider
safe in this kind of LongEz on a standard day, and what kind of runway
length would I require? What is the minimum runway length you feel
comfortable with when flying at 1325lbs?
If anyone else has any experience in this area, I would like to hear
your comments as well.
Thanks for your help.
Joel Ventura
Andover, MA
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| From: | "Wayne E. Bressler Jr." <wayne(at)taildraggersinc.com> |
| Subject: | VariEze Project For Sale |
All,
If anyone is interested I have a VariEze project for sale here in
Sterling, VA. Some of the composite parts are assembled, but spent some
time outside, and I can't guarantee that they will be airworthy. I do
have a canopy and many metal fittings. I don't have the plans and
templates. I figure this would be worth something to someone for the
machined parts and canopy, but you never know. Anyway, I'm asking $500
for the project. Pictures and more information can be seen on my
website: http://www.ganation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
-Wayne Bressler
wayne(at)taildraggersinc.com
www.taildraggersinc.com
www.ganation.com
540-551-0792