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  1. WWIIPlaneGuy

    air force engineer

    Well, it so happens that I am an Air Force engineer-- Department of the Air Force (DAF) that is. There are two kinds of Air Force engineers. DAF and USAF (Active Duty). If you want to stay a civilian, go DAF. DAF engineers are civil servants (just like NASA or the IRS), and work on USAF...
  2. WWIIPlaneGuy

    Warbirds and the FAA

    The new kid on the block is looking for old hats who know -337s and STCs. What is the quickest & easiest way to get FAA approval for mods and repairs? I have done some side jobs for friends with Warbirds, designing repairs for cracked spars and mods for avionics boxes...but I have kept it to...
  3. WWIIPlaneGuy

    Is it ok to paint an aircraft antenna

    Painting Antennas and Radomes is like speeding on interstate--you shouldn't but most people do. I have never known any operator to notice a reduction in antenna gain or radar accuracy due to paint, but in a lab you can usually see a definite reduction in capability from a field -painted antenna...
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