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revgazza

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About revgazza

  • Birthday 29/10/1964

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    Australia

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  1. Mate. I reckon you want a Morgan Cougar. Ticks all your boxes and is a strong and fun aircraft to fly. Not as twitchy as an RV. Easy I reckon for both novice pilots and crusty old bush pilots like me cause it does what its told. Mine is VH registered. Garry Morgan designed mine 4" wider than normal (for comfort over long trips), so I lost a bit in parasitic drag, but they will do as advertised. Morgan Aeroworks - Single Seat Aircraft
  2. G'day Paul, I built a Cougar. I heard about the nose-leg issues and have no such issues due to the extra struts that connect the leg to the engine frame. Whilst I haven't flown a Sierra, I chose the Cougar after having flown all sorts of small aircraft. It is fantastic and solid as. I also wanted a four seater. The build is pretty intense as there is little provided pre-made (mostly some fibreglass bits like winglets, the bubble canopy and the solid steel central frame. The joy in the construction was made much easier by Garry's guidance throughout and his unending patience. Even with his move to NZ, he is still only an email away and I'm sure that if Garry has entrusted his work top Ray, then he will also be a great asset. In the end, the proof is in the pudding. Garry has designed a fantastic aircraft. And I reckon when you look at bang for bucks, you won't be disappointed. Garry (Hardingham...not Morgan)
  3. Yes. the perils of age. I have graduated transition lenses, so they darken in the sunlight and are clear for night flying. Perfect for me to keep everything in sharp focus.
  4. Thanks everyone for the great welcome. Although I originally learnt to fly in order to do the work of the church in the outback, the many thousands of flying hours, especially on those dark moonless nights in the middle of nowhere has grown in me a real passion. I pray for safe skies, but also for the freedom of recreational fliers to be freed from overbearing and unsubstantiated bureaucracy. Flying is not just a privilege, but an expression of our human need to challenge and enjoy this wonderful world. In this I support AOPA and the SAAA's call to overhaul the class 2 medical and get good pilots back in the air. Here endeth the sermon.
  5. G'day Ozbear. I am running a latest version Jabiru 3300. At this point i am having a heap of trouble getting the air intake stuff happening properly. The result is rich running over 2400rpm and a distinct lack of power. Garry Morgan makes a large cobra head which deals with some of the issue, but I am not really happy with the Bing carby setup. I'm not on my own here I think. So, at this point I am about install a SDS fuel injection system. Garry
  6. Yep, that would have been me. We used to hold a small service on the Saturday morning and my daughter and I sometimes played guitar and sang on the Friday night. Garry
  7. Decided to become a member...finally. for ten years I flogged around the outback in a Cessna 182 as the Uniting Church padre based in Cloncurry. Now I am the Presbytery Minister ( like a Bishop) of North Queensland. In my last year in Cloncurry (2013), I built a Morgan Cougar. What a fantastic aircraft!! Solud, slippery and just great fun. And Garry Morgan went out of his way to support, encourage and guide. Now living in Atherton, FNQ and in the testing phase of VH-LDV and it flies even better than I hoped.
  8. Decided to become a member...finally. for ten years I flogged around the outback in a Cessna 182 as the Uniting Church padre based in Cloncurry. Now I am the Presbytery Minister ( like a Bishop) of North Queensland. In my last year in Cloncurry (2013), I built a Morgan Cougar. What a fantastic aircraft!! Solid, slippery and just great fun. And Garry Morgan went out of his way to support, encourage and guide. Now living in Atherton, FNQ and in the testing phase of VH-LDV and it flies even better than I hoped.
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