Hi Blake;
       I personally want to thank you for your

generous

offer of help with the LAEV......Your generosity is

well

appreciated by all of us.
So where are we, with the LAEV?...........All parts

are

in fabrication, and progressing smoothly, including
the "Brush Mizer" with the exception of the Mizer's
mounting bracket, which I'm just about ready to

release

the drawings for.
My original goal was to hand the completed LAEV over

to

Paul at Tracy's Fly-In this month, but due to
mayor "EXCELLENT" changes in design by the

committee, it

was easier to literally scrap mostly everything

already

manufactured and start from scratch.
Also and most important, I've had, and have the
misfortune of dealing with a major family health

related

mishap, which we are presently in the midst of

adapting

to.
                       Will keep you posted on

progress

                              Butch

"scrap mostly everything" I hope you are joking about

this :-)

Paul Lamar

Nope Paul, I'm not kidding.

Progress report I sent on 7/23/01:

Hi Paul/Guys;

The LAEV Project is almost "soup"..........with the
exception of the SHELL (Housing), which is 90% complete.
The hold-up is due to a hold on the Prop Flange
electrical contact assy...."THAT'S ALL!!"

Paul I will be seeking you at OSH so we can discuss this
further and look forward to your input.

After this, there were very good changes, which came up
in reference to pitch capabilities and so on. These
changes resulted in the following:

PARTS SCRAPPED:
 -Actuator Bearing Bushings (Longer)
 -Actuator Screw (Longer)
 -Actuator Bearing and Stop Holder (Longer)
 -Shank Yoke (New Design)
 -Ball Plugs (New Design)
 -Shell assy (Change in stroke length, No Plug slots)

PARTS NOT AFFECTED:
 -Blade Shanks (Modified for lightness, and feathered)
 -Blade Shank Bearings
 -Prop Flange (Was on hold pending Contact assy design)

Not to worry, the thing to remember is that I preffer to
do it NOW instead of LATER ON.
                                      Butch

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