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▪Mark's S-6S builder's log updated Dec 1st. Adding two inch tape to left fuselage side.
▪NEW GROUP BUY!
 

MONDAY, DEC 1st

▪Building Airplanes 'Southern Style'...Learn R DeLoach's way of making aluminum lay flat.

▪Going For a World Record in an S6S!...Pretending anyway. Take the new Monday Quiz! here.
 

THURSDAY, NOV 27th

▪Rans Clan T-Shirts...I have a few t-shirts left I'd like to get out of the house. If you're interested, they are $10 each plus $5 shipping. For you S-19 pilots...that's $15.00.

Here's what I have left...

Black...1 Medium
Red...1 Medium
Blue...1 XL
Green...2 Medium and 1 XL

To purchase a shirt, just send a check to the address shown here... Thanks!

▪Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!



It's starting to look like an airplane!
 

TUESDAY, NOV 25th

▪Antenna Mounting...Here are some pics of how we tested the feasibility of mounting the comm antenna in the tail of my S-6. I built a test tail out of aluminum and installed aluminum ribs. The aluminum I used for the ribs is about 3 times as thick as the actual ribs in the tail. Next, I gave the tail to Sta-Lite Aviation and Steve mounted an antenna in the tail.

The tail was then mounted on a hangar door...

Take a look at all the other metal around the antenna! We had a steel hangar, another large antenna...

...AND...the antenna was mounted in between two steel building!

So how did the test go? Perfect! Steve was able to talk to airplanes at least 20 miles away and they indicated that they could hear his transmission perfectly. Steve was also able to hear clearly.

I am very confident that if this antenna worked this well mounted in a crude rudder, on the ground, and in between two large steel buildings, a couple of small ribs will have absolutely no affect on the signal strength while mounted in my tail.

If you are interested in purchasing one of these antennas, please visit Sta-Lite Aviation's website.

MONDAY, NOV 24th

▪New S-6ES Builder...We never thought we'd see the day but it has arrived! We have a new Rans S-6ES builder - Scott VanArtsdalen. A link to his builders website is listed on the Builder's Sites page. (direct link to Scott's page)

▪Monday Quiz!...Have you been studying? Take the quiz here.

▪S-6 Antenna Mounting...Remember I mounted my antenna in the tail of my S06 but wasn't certain if the ribs would interfere with the signal? I built a test tail so I could find out and had Sta-Lite Aviation (they manufacture the antenna) mount an antenna in the fake tail and test it. GOOD NEWS! We have had very good results and the placement of the antenna in the tail will work perfectly. Look for a write up (with photos) on the testing soon...

▪Group Buy...A few months ago the Rans Clan had our first Group Buy on a Grand Rapids digital engine monitor sponsored by Sta-Lite Aviation. That group buy is over, but Steve (owner of Sta-Lite) has indicated that ONLY FOR RANS CLAN MEMBERS, he will still offer a discount. The discounted price is now $690.00. There are other options available all at a discount too! If you are looking for a great engine monitor, you will not find the GRT E.I.S. anywhere else for this low of a price!

Visit the Group Buy page for more details.
 

WEDNESDAY, NOV 19th

▪New S-7 Site...Peter Cowan sent a link to his S-7 website listed on the Builder's Sites page. Take a look-there lots of good info on attaching floats and also some good Rotax cooling mods. (direct link to Peter's site)
 

TUESDAY, NOV 18th

▪S-6 Template Now Available w/Floats!...You have to admit there's nothing cooler than an airplane on floats! Now you can download an S-6 template with floats. Download here.

▪No Fabric...Well my fabric order did not arrive on Monday. Maybe today! If so, I should be able to finish the fabric on the right side of the plane.

▪Paint Schemes...On my Paint Schemes page of the My Coyote site, I've been updating the pics to the new templates. As you can see, they make for a lot smoother looking designs than the old choppy ones. I've deleted some that I know I won't even consider. I do have my favorite scheme already picked out but I still like designing additional schemes.
 

MONDAY, NOV 17th

▪Thank you!...I wanted to say thank you to those that have sent in a donation in support of this website!

▪S-10 Template...Now available! Click here for the File Swap Page.

▪Monday Quiz!...We finish our crazy flight from last week during this weeks Monday Quiz! Have fun...

▪S-6S Update...I'm hoping my order of fabric comes in today so I can finish up the right side of the fuselage! Check back tonight because if it does come in, I'm should have an update in the builder's log.

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