Guernsey

Thanks Kev for your encouraging response. Normally when I post something of a comical nature I do get several responses, however, on this occasion after several days I had no reactions whatsoever and started wondering

whether my remarks may have been inappropriate. Although I did not contact Gary Morgan, I was using his Morgan Aeroworks site and wondered if he would be offended.

Perhaps I am overeacting.

Hi Kev, you will notice that I did reply to your message and although I thought it was quite funny at the time, I have decided to delete it because it may offend some people

and I have no desire to do this on a public forum. Best regards Alan.

I purchased 6 ply tyres which have the same tread pattern as an aircraft tyre from Beaurepairs in Adelaide.

They are fitted on my Supa Pup 4. Alan.

I wonder how you would go breaking the bike record if it was one of those american 'airbike machines??? Alan.

Received mine in the post today. Heading February 2011. Alan.

Hi Guys, I was answering a question regarding the above in another thread when it should have been a new thread. You will find the subject covered under 'Auto pilot in a Morgan Sierra'.

Didn't mean to confuse. Alan.

Hi Gnome thanks for your interest in the Porta Potti, I was going to release all the info as a serial but since you were first to enquire I will give you the details as follows. I probably shouldn't use the brand name as it has been designed by us and being fabricated at Kevin's metal fabrication factory.We ourselves are not tall people so Gary Morgan is raising the seats which allows us to put a small toilet under each seat with a zip in the fabric to gain access, they in turn are joined with a pvc pipe which then runs down the centre of the aircraft to what was the nose fuel tank which we are not using because we have two 50ltr wing tanks. Inside this pipe is a small electric pump which not only pumps but has a similar blade to a food processor and liquidizes the solids. The final waste product is collected in the forward tank which can either be emptied on the ground or by opening a flap underneath the cowl can be released during flight. If the tank is relatively full, after awhile methane gas will build up so we are going to fit an electric ignition spark as used in gas water heaters on the under cowl flap. This should prove very useful if trying to use short runways by providing a rocket assisted take off. We have calculated that a full tank of excrement would give a rate of climb exceeding 2,000 ft per min with a fuel burn duration of 8 minutes. Should we decide to merely dump the waste, we would ensure that a local farmer would benefit. In the event that we needed a rocket assisted take off and the toilet tank was empty we would fill it with the contents of this article which is entirely made up of BS.

Yes us Guerns have a weird sense of humour.

Here's another photo showing the drooped tips a little better. It may help to identify them. Alan.

Hi Guys, once again thanks for your help regarding Auto Pilots the decision has been made by Kevin (my Son-in-law) to fit the Trio Avionics unit. Jake Jansen has been extremely helpful even offering good advice on GPS units and Radios.:thumb_up:

The aircraft is coming along nicely and will be fitted with ALL the bells and whistles which could prove to be somewhat noisy in a small cockpit. Kevin told me yesterday that it is about time that he contributed to this forum because, after all, he is the owner of the aircraft, however he has been so busy running his factory lately that he hasn't been able to spend time on his computer.

Everything on the aircraft has been decided upon with the help of his wife such as colour scheme,

fabric, instruments, controls, wireless head sets, onboard coffee making facility, microwave oven for long trips, vanity mirrors and make-up pouches, porta potty and the list goes on. I am not going to go into specific details of the above items as this article will be like a box of cornflakes in other words it will be a cereal (serial)

Well Eightyknots you are correct but I didn't want to show myself up on this forum.

There were several occasions when I was not paying attention during a pre-flight

so the aircraft would retaliate and give me a good wing around the ear-hole.

Hi Pete, they are a great aircraft so do what we did, go down to Taree and fly one.

No more sales talk from me, the aircraft will do it all on it's own. Alan.

Hi Dazza, I have no idea.

Southern Aircraft Maintenance ( Colin Harrison ) based at Parafield was importing used aircraft from the USA at the time

and refurbishing them, this one just happened to turn up with a couple of other aircraft.

Whilst the tips did improve stability in the air they could cause dramatic instability for the pilot during pre flight if he failed

to notice them and walked into them.LOL.

Wingtip Style.

Several years ago I owned a used Cessna 150 which had been imported from America and it came with the downturned wing tips. They were new into Australia at the time but not approved for use here so we had to remove them pending approval. This gave us the opportunity to compare the differences when they were put back on. As far as I could tell there did not appear to be any noticeable improvements in performance however handling at slow speeds was a marked improvement. On approach in particular with flaps down Cessnas tend to 'wallow' around somewhat however mine became much more stable and had no tendency to yaw. It felt like you had fins on the wing tips with no need for much rudder input. They looked pretty cool also. See attached photo with the pretty cool pilot. Alan.:thumb_up:

Now that I know we can add a few improvements to our Morgan Sierra, I have always wanted to add some 'wing' mirrors.

I reckon that a pair of those large truck mirrors bolted onto the winglets would be very effective.

OH well, trust my Son-in-law to knock the wind out of my sails, he said "Don't be stupid old man, what aircraft could possibly be fast enough

to try and overtake a Morgan Sierra!!!

I guess I'll go back into my box.

Dejected Alan.

I liked the video but really liked the music. Next time could you introduce some piano playing just as you land on those ivory keys at the start of the runway?

Alan.

Thanks Dave for enlightening me I was not aware of the Amateur built requirements having never built my own.

Looking forward to seeing in pictures or otherwise, the finished quality product.

Best regards Alan.

Another Sierra200 will fly on Monday. It is going to Qld after going south to a few flying schools.

A lot of interest in the 200 with another being built and going to SA, also another kit going to the Gold Coast.

This year is looking better than last year and we have just put on Paul Tyler who has a lot of building experience, also his Brother is building a Cougar 4 seat with 150hp, 150kts cruise + so will be one to look out for.

We are also looking at a new bigger hangar, very soon.

Garry Morgan.

Morgan Aeroworks.

Hi Dave,

Not trying to be sarcastic in any way, but with all your changes to the aircraft, will it still be a Morgan Sierra ?

I only say that because a certain aircraft design in SA some years ago was extensively modified by one owner that, when it had an accident, the aircrafts good reputation suffered.

Has Gary Morgan approved the modifications?

Best regards, Alan.

Provided the luggage compartment structure is slightly heavier than an empty fuel tank plus reserve fuel the C of G would be no different to an almost empty tank with fuel in it.

When I had my Piper Cub L4 restored it had a nose tank or optional wing tanks. Alan.

Then Gary can make you two seperate 50ltr internal wing tanks then you could do without the nose (fuselage) tank and use the area for extra luggage space. Regards Alan.

Silly Billy, you should have used a straw and sucked the powder out then you wouldn't have had it all over your face. LOL

Hi Sloper, you must have your reasons but why wouldn't you fit internal wing tanks? Gary Morgan makes them and can fit a fuel pump to transfer fuel to the main nose tank,

you also would still be able to use the 'winglets' which improve performance and stability. Alan.

You don't fail a BAK test, its passing is just defered somewhat.

Hi Ozzie, my apologies you are right it is a Grasshopper. The Sportsman was sort of similar but had metal wing struts which were attached to the back of the cockpit

and came down to the wing. Thanks for pointing it out.

Hi Guys, I've just had a look through some of my aircraft photos and found one of Col Winton's second Swing Wing; this is the one with the Hirth engine which he later converted to a low wing

aircraft a bit like his Winton Sportsman. Incidentally Don Miller with his Swing Wing in Renmark had a friend up there with a Winton Sportsman and they used to go flying together. I remember

him telling me that although the Sportsman had a 447 engine, his Swing Wing had virtually the same performance with his 277 engine and burned only half the fuel.

I have incuded a photo of a Sportsman which may not be the one from Renmark as this I photographed at Meningie with my L4 Piper Cub in the background. Whilst I an on the subject of old photos,

here's one of my L4 Cub on it's own. Alan.