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CD - Matronics Email List Archives with Search Engine
With Your $50 List Contribution receive a free CD - Matronics Email List Archives with Search Engine! This is a complete set of archives for all Email Lists currently hosted by Matronics. The Archives date back to the beginning of the each List. Also included on the CD is a copy of Chip Gibbion's Windows Archive Search Utility and includes a precompiled search index for each archive on the CD. If you'd like to have a personal copy of the complete List Archives for your aircraft library, here's your chance to do so and support the Lists at the same time! (For Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista ONLY. Windows 95/98/ME not supported at this time.)
CD - Revision 12 of The AeroElectric Connection
With Your $60 List Contribution receive a free CD - Revision 12 of The AeroElectric Connection! Information Service and Guide to Theory, Operation, Design and Fabrication of Aircraft Electrical Systems. Written, illustrated and published by an engineer and educator with 40 years experience in electrical and electronics systems design. This is an E-Book on CD in .pdf format for the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
DVD - How To Crimp Electrical Connections Video
With Your $60 List Contribution receive a free DVD - How To Crimp Electrical Connections Video! Doing it right the first time is always cheaper that doing it again for a second time. If you want to build bulletproof large cable/battery connections, check out this video. This is the first DVD of a family of DVDs that will cover many different types of electrical connectors. I know this sounds corny, but I began with battery connections since that is where it all starts. If your battery is not well connected, then everything else in the system will not work well. Disc 1 includes: Tool Intro, Cutters and Strippers, Hammer Crimper, Big Battery Crimper. Disc 2 includes: Please don't crimp (this way), Why I don't Solder, Types of Connectors, Heat Shrink
CD - 27 Years of the RVator Newsletter
With Your $80 List Contribution receive a free CD - 27 Years of the RVator Newsletter! 27 Years of the RV-ator contains complete reprints of every technical article, builder assist article, flying techniques article, product evaluations, and safety and maintenance related article ever printed by Van and the staff of Vans Aircraft from the years 1980 through 2006 neatly arranged in the same order as you build, test, fly, and maintain your RV. No more searching through stacks of torn up old newsletters. Here it is - easy to use - at your fingertips.
CD - 2010 Pilot's Library
With Your $70 List Contribution receive a free CD - 2010 Pilot's Library! Includes the following publications in PDF format in one complete CD: FAR/AIM 2010, Airplane Flying Handbook, Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Instrument Flying Handbook, Instrument Procedures Handbook, Aviation Instructor Handbook, Seaplane/Skiplane Operators Handbook, Rotorcraft Flying Handbook, Aviation Weather, Aviation Weather Services, Practical Test Standards - Private Pilot, and Practical Test Standards - Instrument Pilot.
CD - 2010 Aviation Maintenance Library
With Your $80 List Contribution receive a free CD - 2010 Aviation Maintenance Library! 14 publications on one searchable, printable CD! Its perfect as a convenient easy to handle reference to this everyday material or as complete economical curriculum for an A&P student. Publications included: 2010 FARs for Maintenance Technicians, AC 43.13 1B, 2B (new 2009 edition), General Handbook H-8083-30-ATB (replaces AC65.9), Airframe Handbook, AC 65-15A, Powerplant Handbook, AC 65-12A, FAA General Test Questions & Answers, FAA Airframe Test Questions & Answers, FAA Powerplant Test Questions & Answers, A&P Computer Testing Supplement, A&P Practical Test Standards, Weight & Balance Handbook, Corrosion Control, Nondestructive Testing for Aircraft, Ultrasonic Testing for Aircraft, Each book is presented as a single file Adobe Reader PDF document. A free copy of Adobe Reader V.8 is also included on the disk for download into your computer.
Flight Testing Homebuilt Aircraft Book
With Your $70 List Contribution receive a free Flight Testing Homebuilt Aircraft Book! Flight Testing Homebuilt Aircraft by Vaughan Askue is a complete guide to the final inspection and flight test procedures for your finished airplane. From taxi testing, to in-flight stability, stall/spin response, flutter, engine & instrument function, and expanding the envelope. Highly recommended by Van's and most other advanced kit plane manufacturers.
Working Healthy & Working Health Solvents Book Set
With Your $80 List Contribution receive a free Working Healthy & Working Health Solvents Book Set! Working Healthy is a manual on health and safety techniques written by an aviation medical examiner specifically for the aviation technician. Learn how to protect yourself from the many risks and long term health issues common in an aviation facility. Learn to advise and protect your most valuable assets (your employees and students), and in doing so reduce absenteeism, job delays, and your company's Workman's Compensation premiums. Just one prevented minor injury will pay for this book 100 times over. Dozens of common health risks including lifting, toxic metals and chemicals, ear and eye protection, heat and cold exposure, tool handling, to the ergonomics of a simple oil change are covered in depth but written and illustrated to be clearly understandable without medical experience. Working Healthy, Solvents discusses the medical effects of solvents; but more importantly, it explains how to prevent these effects. When taken into the body, the same solvents used in industry will de-fat the skin, irritate the mucus membranes and dissolve nerves. Watery eyes, cracked skin and a cough may be the first indication of solvents' effect on the body. More serious health effects are possible. Two book set.
DVD - Fiberglass 101
With Your $80 List Contribution receive a free DVD - Fiberglass 101! Yes, there is plenty of fiberglass work awaiting you with the finishing kit of your ''all metal'' RV. Cowling, wheel pants, gear leg fairings, canopy fairings, tail fairing, etc... This tape shows how to make the molds and forms and achieve a professional looking piece by a well known expert using parts of a Van's RV-4 kitplane aircraft as an example. While this video does not excel for its Oscar winning performances, the amount of good information presented still makes it our favorite for the subject and well worth the money. - DVD
Tony Bingelis on Engines
With Your $90 List Contribution receive a free Tony Bingelis on Engines! Tony Bingelis second book on the installation of engines and powerplant systems in experimental and light aircraft focusing on the installation of certified Lycoming and Continental engines in today's more advanced experimental and certificated aircraft. An excellent update to Firewall Forward focusing mainly on issues encountered when installing Lycoming and other traditional engines in today's established kit built craft such as RVs, Lancairs and Glasair class projects. On-Engines details such concerns as oil cooler placement, control linkage, wiring decisions, baffling, magnetos, exhaust systems, electrical power systems, fuel and vent systems, etc... Written and illustrated mostly using Tony's RV-6 as an example. On-Engines is also completely relevant and highly useful for A&P technicians complete understanding on the firewall forward systems and components of certified light piston aircraft.
Altimeter Wall Clock
With Your $100 List Contribution receive a free Altimeter Wall Clock! The Aviator Altimeter Wall Clock features high-impact a polystyrene case, a glass lens, and quartz clock movement. Requires one AA battery. Measures 6.5 inches x 6.5 inches.
HomebuiltHELP DVD Title of Your Choice
With Your $60 List Contribution receive a free
HomebuiltHELP DVD Title of Your Choice! HomebuiltHELP's DVD Video collection includes numerous titles on various homebuilt aircraft processes and requirements. Each video is professionally edited and presented by Jon Croke. With your $60 Contribution, you can select any one DVD from the 13 listed below. These are excellent how-to videos and you will find them interesting and useful. Each DVD includes a separate DVD with 10-minute sample clips from the other titles that are available.
