c722352 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Been a Long time coming, the 25 hour test flying is complete, the paper work is in. Maybe soon the certificate. Then you may see her at an airfield near you. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Good .. Have you done a full W&B on it? Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimG Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 And what an awesome training machine that'll be now. 2000 hr TBO does solve the biggest issue using Drifters in a flying school. Hope the certificate come easily and many others follow your example. Great work JimG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Those red tappet covers do stand out against the purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c722352 Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Good .. Have you done a full W&B on it? Nev Full weight and balance done. Had to have a 21M engineer report, increase in MTOW from 430kg to 450kg. just to name a few things we had to comply to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Thanks. I would imagine the engine changed it somewhat. Does the pitch trim change much with power change? Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c722352 Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Thanks. I would imagine the engine changed it somewhat. Does the pitch trim change much with power change? Nev long as you have about 95 kg in the drivers seat no change. we do have a min 90 kg now for the pilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 That was a major problem for me with most pushers i was too light for them and need a pallet of house bricks under the seat. Prevented impromptu flights in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff13 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Is there a new maximum pilot weight please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I know there is a minimum which you supplement with a lead weighted cushion, and I think there is a max somewhere. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c722352 Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Is there a new maximum pilot weight please? Stays the same, only the min has been adjusted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff13 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Stays the same, only the min has been adjusted Cool thank you. So what is the maximum on a wire braced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Geoff I can see you mind ticking over....We know what you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Stays the same, only the min has been adjusted How dose that apply?.... If I`m correct! the aircraft would have originally been certified, with a rotax 503 engine, with the Max front seat weight being, 92 kg. MTOW has been increased by 20 kg! Has the size (strength) of any of the wires, been increased and has there been any strengthening to other parts of the airframe?......Just interested! Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c722352 Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Cool thank you. So what is the maximum on a wire braced? According to the original flight manual supplied with 0790, we have a max pilot weight of 100kg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c722352 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 How dose that apply?.... If I`m correct! the aircraft would have originally been certified, with a rotax 503 engine, with the Max front seat weight being, 92 kg.MTOW has been increased by 20 kg! Has the size (strength) of any of the wires, been increased and has there been any strengthening to other parts of the airframe?......Just interested! Frank. I will go out on a limb here, the way I see the new rules if you want to re-engine your aircraft and have alot of cash to throw at it for engineers reports etc. you may have a case for an increase in pilot weight, originally the drifter was certified to fill a certain spot at the time, it has evolved over the years and hopefully what we have done will continue this theme. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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