I'm a IV-P builder and read the LML daily.  New building ideas pop up fairly often. Since I've been building and reading since 2002 I've covered a lot of territory and benefited greatly.  I've had many questions answered.  Some before I asked.  I have a special folder in my mail client where I stash stuff that looks like it could be useful in the future.  That way it's easier to find than when I do a search of the archives.  A lot of it is IV-P specific, but there is also info about building in general.

But the LML is not the only source I have.  I call Lancair.  I talk to Robert, Tim, Ben, Gary and all.  I have found that there is a real benefit to establishing communications with the "mother ship."  They are also the best source of info about updated parts, proper parts, and new fastbuild parts. They also have .pdf instructions for new segments of the build, eg. the new seats, the new aileron bellcrank box, etc.

One of my best building resources has been a CD that Bob Pastusek burned for me.  It's got loads of pictures of his progress in building two IV-P's.  I have really picked his brain on occasion and even made a pilgrimage to his hanger during his build.  He is a master engineer and builder.  I haven't done everything his way, but where I haven't, I have had to think long and hard about why do it any other way.

I've kept a very extensive photo collection of my project .  I'd be happy to share it on a website if I knew where to put it.  Warning: there are a lot of high resolution photos, and I haven't even bonded top to bottom yet or completed the vertical stab/rudder.  But pictures say more than a thousand words (sometimes) and answer many questions.  I'll bet a photo album could be linked to an electronic copy of the IV-P builders manual.  (If we had one.)

Now the question.  Do we have a stable server for photo albums that are project specific?  That is, is there a IV-P builders on-line photo source?  I've seen a couple of ES on-line photo albums, but not a lot on IV-Ps.  Would Lancair host it?  Would LML host it?  Does it already exist, and I just haven't seen it?

Inquiring minds......

Barry Knotts
IV-P, Conti TSIO-550 builder
Perrysburg, Ohio

Stan Fields wrote:

Hello All,

 

I've been a long time "lml listener" and last February I bought a Legacy RG project. I have looked at as many builder's logs as I can find and joined all the forums as well. There isn't a lot of builder chat anywhere that I can find.