If it's gusting, I usually do about 85. I've seen the IAS in EFIS data drop 20 knots on final when hitting a wind sheer. Good luck on your build!

My "best power" speed at 5000 DA is about 186 KTAS a little over red line (2700). The EI/EFI system can pump a lot of fuel in to keep the CHTs and Oil temps under control if needed. Usually cruise 9K or higher, leaned to less than 8 GPH. When it's bumpy, throttle back a bit to around 130 KIAS. There's a winglet fairing mod that allegedly will yield a few more MPH. Also an adjustable NACA inlet lip can improve cooling control on take off and cruise.

Yes it has cabin heat. On sunny days the canopy alone can provide warmth if the cabin has minimal air leaks. Otherwise a heat muff and 3” scat tube provides plenty of heat for me. The shortest runway for take off and landing depends on density altitude, gross weight, wind, prop and engine. I’ve taken off in about 800-900 feet near sea level, 80 F, with only 10 gallons of gas and just me on board. Loaded pretty full on a hot day at 6500 DA, took a lot of runway. The Defiant is the only canard I’ve seen with one of the canard wings that would fold.

AFAIK, nobody has installed de-icing equipment on a Cozy other than heated Pitot and the ice shields for the elevator balance weights. I suppose it's possible to embed tubes to pump fluid to the leading edges.

The plans call the inside strake areas and the inside of the spar as baggage/storage areas. Some people will use the nose to store tools, oil and other small stuff but space is pretty limited up there. The forward passenger foot area has some space if the back seaters aren’t very tall. Under all the seats thigh supports is enough room for small tool bags, quarts of oil, water bottles, nose tire. As far as large bags go, you can haul three people and stack the bags in one of the back seats. Some people have added baggage pods attached to the wings that will hold skis , golf clubs and soft sided bags.

The VOR and ILS antennas seem to be working fine. I had a friend shoot an ILS with me and it worked as well as his GA antennas.

The METAR at KAFW was 20 knots gusting 30 on the surface. The air over the buildings usually causes some wind shear too. I was carrying a little more speed for gust factor so could easily go around if necessary.

It's a component that bolts in front of the prop that dynamically and continuously balances. Similar to balancing beads in tires.

Thanks!

Good luck on your design!

The primary flight instrument is best set up directly in front of the pilot. All manufacturers allow you to adjusted which side to put the moving map, engine instruments and flight display.

@@gmonnig Well in my scant 20,000 hours of flying the PFD has always been outboard and the ND inboard. Just saying………

Well you know what they say, a good pilot is always learning....

The most rain it's been in was when it was parked on a ramp in Alabama with a Bruce's travel cover on and some (maybe a pint) did get through the canopy/longeron area because the canopy wasn't latched. I did fly through some light rain on the way to Rough River and didn't get any rain in the cabin. I can feel a little bit of air around my feet but think it's coming through the nose gear cover and maybe a little bit through the top nose gear cover. I think lips with a bead of soft silicone would make a very good seal but need to have some kind of release agent on one of the lips so the cover is easy to take off.

@@mikesatchell8317 Thanks for info Mike. I'll look at adding in some type of seal or silicone as you suggest.

Nick Ugolini has instructions posted on how he made a good v-seal for the canopy. I should try that. nickugolini.com/blog/ @@wade-airdog7730

Thanks Mark! Pulling the power back and not hearing the pitch change much was a big clue the issue wasn't mechanical. I didn't feel any change in control forces either. It was early on a Sunday morning so there wasn't much traffic on some decent sized roads nearby. I wondered what it sounded like from the ground.

A couple months ago when it was really bumpy from the East I hit a wind shear and really dropped. The EFIS data showed the airspeed dropped 20 knots about right over the RR tracks.

@@mikesatchell8317 Oh dang. I'll keep that in mind for future visits.

Yes! God Bless Texas! RPH and JSO have even cheaper fuel (4.60 & 4.00). I think the balancer is a good deal because the static balance only gets up to 2230 RPM. The cost for two of those balance jobs is more than one Balancemaster.

The EAA is a good resource for experimental/homebuilt aircraft knowledge. Airventure at Oshkosh is a great place to see many homebuilt aircraft too. I think there were over 1000 home built aircraft there this year.

Many thanks!

@ScottsSynthStuff Here's the link to my blog that has several links for more info. cozy1537.blogspot.com/2023/11/balancemaster-dynamic-balancer.html

Thanks for the sub!

Thank you! 😊

Thanks David. I should do a walk around video and cover some of the mods and changes I need to make.

I will wait for the video. @@mikesatchell8317

Here's some walk around photos I took for Bruce's Covers. cozy1537.blogspot.com/2023/05/walk-around-photos.html @@DavidKozinski

@@DavidKozinski I just posted a walk around video for you.

I don't believe the stall speed for the Variez, LongEZ and Cozy is low enough to qualify. I'm not an expert on that so you might ask others.

Better than coach!

Thanks! My family gave me this GoPro3 years ago and other builders encouraged me to post videos. It does help motivate others that are still building. I might try posting links to EFIS data.

The canard tips aren't quite symmetrical.

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The switch on the right is the landing brake.

Quiet Technologies - Halo. No batteries, stereo/mono switch. Doesn't scratch the canopy. 1/3rd the price of the other top headsets.

Glad to have you along especially after losing my father yesterday. Hope to see you flying your LongEZ soon!

Where's your house?

Not really. ;-)