Building the spars and adding the ribs

The next step in the Tiger Moth project (after building the ribs) was to build the main and rear spars. You just can’t have enough clamps…

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Building jigs and ribs

The “big picture” for the Tiger Moth project was to build the wings first. The structure of a wing is formed by wing ribs, which gives the curve of the wing, so this was the first task. Read the rest of this article »

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Don to speak at American Association of Individual Investors meeting Thursday

Don’s been invited to speak to the monthly meeting of the Santa Barbara/Ventura chapter of the American Association of Individual Investors (www.aaii.com) this Thursday, at the Pierpont Inn. He’ll be speaking on “How to Spot Value and Benefit From the Current Real Estate Crisis”. To find out more about this great group and their quest for greater investor knowledge, visit www.aaii.com/calendar!

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Thinking of selling? Be wise…

We all want to hear stuff what makes us feel good (or at least not bad), but when you think about selling your home or other property you need wise counsel.  What do I mean? Read the rest of this article »

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How much commission should you pay?

Real estate goes in cycles.  During the heyday of exponential price increases a few years ago, sellers called the shots. It wasn’t unusual to have more offers than what you really wanted. We stopped taking offers on listings once we had ten! Read the rest of this article »

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