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Thanks. I am curious what might happen to a prop if some cargo or heavy camera etc was to exit the cockpit and hit the prop of a...

Hmmm. There are many configurations of this aircraft.

There was an accident in France in 2019 in an ELA-07. A student, solo in the circuit, lost control and fatally crashed. Unresolved...

Seems unlikely - I fly the same machine - and have seen many like it. I have never seen one without rear mag switches.

There is absolutely no reason a properly installed propeller blade will come out of the hub. The testing done for checking the clamping...

I’ll second that, they were great brakes and wheels on the Hornet. So good that they almost twisted off the strut attachment on the...

Over the years, I have personally know several pilots that have lost a bolt on propeller blade from a propeller hub during flight. In...

Main undercarriage is heat treated chromoly .... it will flex in any direction . Nose wheel has spring & damper , using mains to hold...

Nothing glamorous this entry but progress nonetheless. Threaded inserts replace the original clevis brackets that came with the dampers...

Did anyone ever determine where to source the flywheel/ring gear for the mac starter?

My father Fred Perdue had built a Lw-3 using plans and added his own touch which he flew for several years. There are two video's on...

My father Fred Perdue had built a Lw-3 using plans and added his own touch which he flew for several years. There are two video's on...

I gave them a link to my ADS-B track for the flight, on which the place of the incident is obvious (a quick jink off course, followed by...

Nothing glamorous this entry but progress nonetheless. Threaded inserts replace the original clevis brackets that came with the dampers...

Since there appears to be little damage to the tail, would go with Ron on a prop/engine departure/rotor damage causing this sad event.