I have a Cozy MKIV project for sale. I started the project many years ago and, with the help of a very skilled LongEZ builder, we got it to the stage where nearly all of the composite work is complete with the exception of the micro filling. This allows for easier inspection of the quality of the composite workmanship. It’s built with MGS epoxy except for the inside of the fuel tanks which utilized EZ-poxy for its fuel resistance. Many parts are included with project including:

The plane’s structure is built according to plans with the exception of the strakes which extend forward about 12″ like they do in the LongEZ to provide more elbow room for the passenger and pilot (aka Cozy Girrrls strake mod). It also has the Texas canopy mod to give an extra 2″ of headroom. Another modification is that the canard has a cover where it meets the fuselage for easier access. Normally the portion of the nose that meets the fuselage is attached to the canard.

Most of the interior parts like the front seat pans and arm rests are included but not yet installed to allow for installation of the wiring and plumbing. Back seat arm rests are included but back seats parts are not fabricated.

The nose gear uses a Wilhelmson (i.e., EZ Noselift) electric actuator and the speed brake is also controlled by an electric actuator.

The engine is a Lycoming IO-360 A1B6D from a 1976 Mooney (N201CG) with 3399.41 TT and 1936 hrs SMOH and includes complete logs. I will include an engine cart with wheels and engine hoist with the project along with an engine rebuild stand that supports the engine vertically on its prop flange.

The plane is hangared in Greeley, CO which is about 50 miles north of Denver. The aircraft is mostly disassembled which allows for easier storage and transport but as you can see in several of the images, all of the parts have been assembled and fitted together previously.

My preference is to find a builder who wants a Cozy project to shorten the building process and would like to purchase the whole package. It would save about 1500 hours of labor. You’d also have the ability to completely design the panel and exterior to complete it to the level you want, just like a blank canvas.

Asking $45K or best offer.

Please contact me at 970-978-6188 or lee810@gmail.com if you’re interested.

I’ve used a number of on-line ‘to do’ list applications over the years but about 4 or 5 years ago, I came across one called Wunderlist that I really liked and have been using it ever since. It works on a browser, a tablet or a smartphone so it’s never out of reach. And because it’s cloud based, whatever I enter with one device is instantly available on the others.

A few years ago, I found that Microsoft had purchased the company that developed the Wunderlist app for somewhere between $100 – $200 million. Now, I know that when a company gets purchased, it can spell doom for the customers of the product. It’s hard to understand the business model of a company that gives away a product for free and doesn’t appear to have any up-sells or in-app purchases to generate revenue. So my heart kind of sank when I heard that Microsoft intended to discontinue the product not long after they purchased it.

Then I became aware of a Microsoft todo list simply named ‘To Do’ and that it would allow importing of the data from Wunderlist. I was skeptical at first, but now that I’ve imported my data, and have watched a few tutorials, I am hopeful that this new product will be even better than Wunderlist.

Wunderlist will go away on May 6th, 2020, so if you are a Wunderlist user, I can assure you that the Microsoft To Do list works even better. Now to be fair, I learned to use Wunderlist by just using it and never bothered to read any ‘how to’ articles or tutorials on it. I’m sure a lot of its functionality was lost on me. So I made a point of watching a few video tutorials on Microsoft’s To Do and I’ve included them below in case you’re thinking of taking the plunge. One video is of using it on a mobile device and the other is how to use it in a conventional browser. I learned a lot about its features in these two short videos and found them to be worthwhile.

Like my last blog posting, this one was created in one 25-minute ‘Pomodoro’, which is another productivity tool I recommend. It keeps you focused and reluctant to allow distractions or interruptions. You know you’ll be done in 25 minutes or less so you’re unlikely to allow the task to go unfinished. Give it a try too, I think between the To Do and the Pomodoro Technique, you can get much more accomplished that you realize and in much less time.

To Do tutorial for use in a browser

To Do tutorial on a Smartphone

Kitchen Timer shaped like a Tomato

I haven’t been doing much blogging over the past few years. One of the reasons is that as a teacher, I don’t really feel like I have any time that I could be writing a blog post that I shouldn’t be doing something related to my job as a teacher. When you’re a teacher, there are always more things that you can do than there is time to do them, and so creating a blog posting is a deliberate use of time that might better be put toward updating assignments or your teaching skills or researching new developments in technology, etc., the list goes on and on.

But I recently came across a time allocating technique that really intrigued me. It’s called the Pomodoro technique and it involves setting aside chunks of time where you avoid distractions and interruptions so that you can concentrate on a single task for 25 minute

intervals. It was developed by Francesco Cirillo back in the 1980’s and is the subject of his book, The Pomodoro Technique. It derives its name from a kitchen timer that looks like a tomato (pomodoro is the Italian word for tomato). I recently ordered a timer since Cirillo feels that the mechanical timer is more effective than an app or electronic device for setting the time since the physical act of winding it puts you in the state of commitment and provides a constant display of the amount of time left. For now, I’m just using a website called tomato-timer.com which seems to be working fine for now.

I’m actually writing this post in the 25 minute allotted time of one ‘pomodoro’.

Although this technique was developed in the 1980’s, it’s even more relevant now because of how easy it is to get distracted today. Back in the 80’s I had a TV that got at most 12 channels. My TV now has hundreds of channels. There was no personal email, no World Wide Web, no computer games, no smartphones, no social media and no YouTube. With all these new technologies that are designed to distract us, it’s amazing anyone gets anything done at all!

So far, I like the discipline this technique imposes on me. When I set a pomodoro timer, I know that I have a limited time to finish the task and then I must stop for a 5 minute break. If you notice that I’m posting more on the blog, it just may be the Pomodoro Technique that is to blame. I’ll keep you updated on how useful I find it.

And I’m glad to report that I got this whole thing written and posted in a single Pomodoro!

Did you know that you can get a Full Stack Web Development Certificate at Aims Community College? It’s true and you won’t have to pay an arm and a leg like you do at some of the bootcamps that teach these skills. Not only that, you’ll earn college credit and that will apply toward an AAS degree, should you decide to pursue that route. The classes required for the certificate are as follows:

• CIS 118 – Intro to PC Applications Credits: 3
• CNG 120 – A+ Certification Preparation Credits: 4
• CSC 119 – Introduction to Programming (Python) Credits: 3
• CWB 110 – Introduction to Web Authoring (HTML5/CSS3) Credits: 3
• CWB 204 – Web Presentation: (Responsive Design) Credits: 3
• CWB 205 – Client-side Scripting: (JavaScript/jQuery) Credits: 3
• CWB 206 – Server-side Scripting: (PHP/MySQL) Credits: 3
• CWB 209 – Web Content Management Systems (WordPress) Credits: 3

The first 4 classes are required for the AAS degree, but if you’re already working in the IT field and just want the Full Stack skills, you can take the CWB classes and you’ll have as good a working foundation as you’ll get from any of the numerous unaccredited $20,000 15-week code bootcamps you see advertising full stack web dev courses. Most of the Aims classes are all available at night or, if you’re a self-motivated individual, you can arrange to take many of the classes online.

You’ll learn what you need to know to create attractive, responsive web sites with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, MySQL, and PHP. You’ll even become an expert in WordPress because you’ll understand its underpinnings and you’ll know how to fix it if you ever break it.

Some may ask where’s the Angular, the React, the Vue.js that all the cool kids are talking about? How about Node.js? We do talk about those technologies, and you may see bootcamps that focus on those all-JavaScript stacks exclusively because they get away with teaching you a single programming language. And in the area of web development, knowledge of one programming language is simply not enough. For example, 80% of the websites use PHP and SQL on the server side and that’s not likely to change soon. And, once you understand web development basics, you’ll be able to learn those shiny new JavaScript frameworks with an online course or two from Lynda.com or Udemy since you’ll know the fundamentals of JavaScript and how it makes use of libraries.