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That's a great idea Berry. Expercraft has a
website, mostly for smaller projects, that offers free builders log software and
repository for building photos.
http://www.expercraft.com/ Vendors
pay for the site in exchange for their links and some advertisements. It
would be great if there LML could offer a similar destination site for all of
its builders. A picture is often invaluable and ultimately we all need a
Builder's Log.
Stan
#201 L2K/RG
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Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 8:18
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Subject: [LML] Re: [LML]
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.
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