9283 Lindbergh Blvd.
Olmsted Falls, OH
44138-2407
May 2, 2004
Dear Steve,

Your MK-IV is looking very nice.
I wish to invite you to join Central States Association. To my knowledge,
Central States Association is the only remaining organization that
publishes a technical newsletter, of original material, directed strictly
toward building and flying Rutan type aircraft. Our organization offers
builder support through its 34 page newsletter. We also have a wheel pant
mold which can be shared with builders. It’s use could save a bit of
money and get you components that are lighter than the prefab parts.
You may wish to look at the searchable index of over 3700 past articles
on line at www.aerocanard.com/csaindex.cfm to see topics reported on.
Central States Association is an organization of flyers and builders of
Rutan type aircraft. Current membership is nearly 1000 and, though
largely confined to the United States and Canada, there are a few members
in Europe, the Pacific islands, and Australia. The 34 page technical
newsletter is published quarterly with membership costing $25 per year.
If you choose to join please make checks payable to me and not Central
States Association. I do not accept any bank cards in payment. The dues
cover a calendar year, January to January. I do not sell membership lists
to anyone so hopefully you'll not be plagued by insurance salesmen as a
result of joining Central States Association. Back issues for 1990, 1991,
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003
are available for $20 per year or $5 per issue. If you live outside the
US and Canada $5 extra will help out with extra airmail fees. The index
of articles is printed in each January issue.
Good luck on your canard interest. Please contact me if I may be of help.
If you wish to join our organization or want further information please
feel free to contact me. Presently, none of the issues are on electronic
media. That is being researched as a possibility but has problems with
updating, compatibility, low volume, as well as recording photos and
graphics.
If you decide to join Central States Association please inform me of your
airplane type, it's total time or chapter in construction, N number,
empty weight, engine designation, phone number/E-mail address, prop
manufacturer and specs. If you supply me with your current phone
number/E-mail address I will place you on the emergency telephone tree
for contact should an emergency design or operational problem be
discovered.
Fly safely and enjoy your dream,
Terry Schubert
JSCHUBER@JUNO.COM
On Sun, 2 May 2004 14:22:59 -0400 "Steve Brooks" <steve@tsisp.com>
writes:
> It was an interesting weekend working on the plane in between rain
> showers.
> I'd no sooner starting doing something and it would start raining
> again.
> Needless to say, I didn't get the rest of my stripes painted, but I
> did
> replace the water pump. mount the engine cowlings, buff them out,
> and do
> some more tuning on the engine,  The engine was really running
> rough, and
> getting worse each time I ran it.  I finally discovered that putting
> fuel in
> the tanks was not just a one time event.  I looked in the fuel tank
> and it
> was bone dry.  I had just added 5 gallons only 4 or 5 months
> before.
> Needless to say, it runs much better on gasoline than air. (too bad,
> air is
> much cheaper)
>
> I ran it a fair amount with the engine cowlings on for the first
> time, and
> the temps don't seem too bad.  I didn't want to run it too long or
> too hot
> for the first run, so as soon  as the thermostat opened up, I shut
> it down,
> about a minute later. It was maybe a 5 minute run, but the engine
> had
> already been run several time earlier, so it was warm when I started
> the
> run.  A storm is knocking on the door, so I doubt that I'll get any
> more
> runs in today.
>
> I have a pretty good sized furnace fan that I'm going to put in
> front of the
> scoop a few feet, and see if I can cool it sufficiently to do some
> higher
> RPM tuning.  It is running really good up to 3500, which is as far
> as I have
> tuned it so far.  above 3500, it feels like it's going to leap off
> of the
> ground.  I did have it to 4000 a couple of times, but I thing that I
> had
> better do that tuning at the airport, where I have more room to get
> it
> stopped in case the brakes don't hold it back.
>
> Attached are some photos from today.
>
> Steve Brooks
> Cozy MKIV 13BT
>
>
>