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SCRATCH BUILDING BASICS FOR METAL AIRCRAFT

What planned adventure in life can top that of building your own airplane from scratch – -- using just raw materials, common tools and a set of plans?

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13-04185SCRTCH BLDNG BASIC METAL AIRCR$38.95

FIBERGLASS 101

This tape shows aircraft builders how to make molds, fairings, and parts from fiberglass. It takes you step by step through the phases of glass work so that you can build parts yourself. Produced by fiberglass expert Sam James. 2 hours.

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13-40368

METALWORKING 101
INSTRUCTIONAL DVD

Metalworking 101 with rudder workshop is targeted to the beginning student of pop-riveted metal kit plane construction. The ideal audience for this video is the person who is contemplating the undertaking of a metal kit plane project (for example: Zenith, Sonex, Hummel) and wants to witness the actual skills and procedures necessary for successfully achieving this end.

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13-03369METALWORKING 101 DVD$28.95

ROTAX 912 INSTALLATION TIPS & TECHNIQUES

What planned adventure in life can top that of building your own airplane from scratch – -- using just raw materials, common tools and a set of plans?

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13-04183ROTAX 912 INSTLL TIPS & TECH$35.95

BASIC AIRCRAFT SHEET METAL TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS - DVD

George Orndorff, a noted aircraft builder, demonstrates 13 sheet metal techniques and offers many helpful hints to save time and help motivate the homebuilder. Segments include shop organization and safety, cutting, polishing, deburring, drilling, dimpling, countersinking, riveting, fluting, bending, circle cutting, and more. A sample control surface is constructed using these techniques. (58 min.)

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13-15120-1BASIC A/C SHEET METAL TECH DVD$42.50

DEEP INSIDE OUR ROTAX INSTRUCTIONAL DVD

Alan points out the places carbon accumulates, where the common areas of wear occur, and other signs indicating the possibility of potential failures. The specialized Rotax engine tools are demonstrated as to their function in removing various internal components. Installation and maintenance tricks are also demonstrated and explained for the purpose of heading off future engine failures that can lead to disaster.

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13-03370DEEP INSIDE YOUR ROTAX DVD$34.95

HOMEBUILT HELP ELECTRICAL WIRING TUTORIAL DVD

Homebuilt HELP's Electrical Wiring 101" explains and demonstrates the common procedures, tools and components required for the basic wiring of a homebuilt aircraft. the instructor leads the viewer through demonstrations of crimping, soldering, wire selection and wiring design with simple schematics that are applicable to a homebuilt electrical system.

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13-03578ELECTRICAL WIRING TUTORIAL DVD$29.95

WEIGHT & BALANCE 101 FOR HOMEBUILTS

Completing a homebuilt requires you to calculate and document the weight & balance figures for your plane and present them to the inspector...and for many homebuilders this task is confusing and complicated -- however, this video makes this task simple and easy to understand.

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13-04184WEIGHT & BALANCE 101 HOMEBUILT$32.95

FROM THE GROUND UP - VHS

From the Ground up is TV's only show dedicated to the homebuilding and restoration of airplanes. The show that introduced America to the personal aircraft movement on the Discovery Wings Channel is now available on video!

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13-02464"FROM THE GROUND UP" EPSDE 4-6$23.70

TM AIRFRAME CONSTRUCTION DVD

Three EAA Technical Counselors (over 60 total years' experience) show you the procedures necessary to construct a complete airframe from plans.

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13-04375TM AIRFRAME CONST DVD$54.25

PLASTICS REPAIR INSTRUCTIONAL DVD

Plastics Repair Instructional DVD. This professionally-produced, 40 minute video shows how to do all kinds of plastic repair, including welding, Uni-Welding, Insta-Welding, two-part repairs, texturing...

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01-00555PLASTICS REPAIR INSTRUC DVD$14.95

TM GAS WELDING ALUMINUM DVD

Oxy-acetylene torch welding is covered in depth, starting with bottle safety, regulator pressure settings, and torch adjustment for different material thicknesses from .040

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13-04379TM GAS WELDING ALUMINUM DVD$34.99

BUILDING YOUR OWN AIRPLANE: HOW TO GET STARTED - VHS

This is the first of a series of videos that will give you insight into the exciting world of homebuilding. Topics of discussion include selecting the right kit for you; the definition of an experimental aircraft; Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs); insurance; how to set a realistic budget; FAA inspections and many other topics (45 min).

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13-40535BLDG YOUR OWN AIRPLANE:HOW TO$21.50

BUILDING YOUR OWN AIRPLANE: CORROSION - VHS

Corrosion can strike any airplane that involves metal construction. Protect your investment through the helpful, informative tips by Geo Hindall, a leading expert in aircraft corrosion and control and repair (Approx. 40 min.)

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13-40790BLDG YOUR OWN AIRPLANE:CORROS$18.75

AN AMERICANS VIEW OF THE ENGLISH WHEEL

Shrink on the wheel? You bet! Analyze frame design, tracking patterns, layering, pressure measurement, rapid high crown development, nearly flat panels, and much more. Last segment shows air hammer shaping and shrinking on the Pullmax. Color (126 min.)

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13-40302AMER. VIEW OF ENG. WHEEL DVD$38.95

FIBERGLASS REPAIRS MADE EASY, VOL. II

Learn how to mix your own matching color gelcoat, fill scratches and voids on gelcoat surface and spray gelcoat. 43 minutes.

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13-40340ADVANCED MOULDING & PLUG CONST$75.00

RV RUDDER WORKSHOP

Watching this video is the next best thing to attending a hands-on builder's metalworking workshop! This video presentation was designed for the first time builder of an RV aircraft kit.

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13-04791HOMEBUILT RV RUDDER WKSHOP DVD$27.95

TM SHAPING ALUMINUM WHEEL PANT DVD

With seven simple hand tools (including the torch), a set of wheel pants, or other similar panels can be constructed. This tape starts with alloy, temper, and thickness applications, and goes into buck development from drawings

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13-04380TM SHAPING ALUM WHEEL PANT DVD$39.99

THOSE DOGGONED REVERSES, FAIRINGS, DUCKTAILS & SADDLES

Learn what defines the “reverse” shape. Also learn to develop, pattern, lay out, form, join, & fit this difficult contour to an actual high-end restoration in process. Complete process for windshield, wing strut, wingroot, and gearleg fairings are shown from “idea” to paint-ready condition.

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13-04706THOSE DOGGONE REVERSES DVD$39.99

TM EDGE THOSE PANELS DVD

Video: Edge Those Panels With a hammer and dolly, or the edge of a workbench, many types of bends, flanges, and hems are shown, and common mistakes identified.

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13-04378TM EDGE THOSE PANELS DVD$39.99

AIRFRAME CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

There are volumes of information available regarding the construction of tube and fabric aircraft. Unfortunately, most of this information is geared toward older techniques and traditional welding methods.

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13-06833AIRFRAME CONSTR TECHNIQUES$44.99

FIBERGLASS REPAIRS MADE EASY VOL. II: HOW TO REPAIR GELCOAT - VHS

Learn how to mix your own matching color gelcoat, fill scratches & voids on gelcoat surface and spray gelcoat. 43 min.

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13-40365FBRGLS REPAIRS EASY II - VIDEO$34.95

TM BASIC DAMAGE REPAIR DVD

AA vintage Porsche RSK nose is axed clear through, straightened, gas welded (butt-weld), planished and metal finished to perfection, on camera, with no edits, a few simple hand tools, - and no fillers.

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13-04377TM BASIC DAMAGE REPAIR DVD$34.99

COMPLETE COMPOSITE & FIBERGLASS LIBRARY ON DVD

All five of our How-To videos on a convenient 2 DVD set. A total of 190 minutes of the most complete guide for using composite materials available anywhere! The Complete Fiberglass and Composite Library contains The Basics of Fiberglass, A Step-By-Step Guide to Molding Fiberglass, Advanced Moldmaking and Plug Construction, Vacuum Bagging and Sandwich Core Construction and The Art of Moldless Composites. .

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13-06551COMPLETE COMP & FBRGL LIBRY$161.95

TM SHRINKING MAGIC DVD

Use, tune up, and modification to the Lancaster shrinking machines are demonstrated in depth in the first part, and then the use of form blocks is covered in detail, handworking inside and outside curved flanges on various sheets such as aluminum, stainless, copper, magnesium, and titanium. A short section on shrinking a large dent out of a flat steel sheet is also included.

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13-04381TM SHRINKING MAGIC DVD$39.99

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