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You can buy a kit to fit a BMW r100 to an xair. There are 9 flying in the UK ATM and going very well.

I was wondering how long before that came up. I did say the Honda motor would be a good aircraft engine😁

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The big build takes all the resources that should be fixing roads. The wet weather the last few years caused a lot of them.

300 kg. The v4 is 97 with gearbox. There are sts that have done 500,000 km and still going.

I have an old Honda st1100. Its only 100 HP but you still need to be careful on the throttle. I just stripped the forks , doing Bush's and seals, then a full service and timing belt. If I don't feel confident riding someone will get a good tourer ready to go. That v4 would make a lovely aircraft engine.

in the raa training we are taught to set up for landing quite a way and control the shallow descent with throttle. a couple of older pilots i have spoken to at the airfield reckon this was a bad way to land, they were trained by ag pilots to come in high and drop in on the runway so they can always make it if the engine fails. i am probably stirring the pot saying this but i can see the logic in it. quite often coming in to land in the tecnam if it wasn't for a burst of throttle we would land short of the runway, just inexperience i guess.

motorcycling in victoria makes ultralights look pretty safe. its funny the perception people have , my wife wants to ride pillion with me yet refuses to go in an ultralight at all. i think she might change her mind once she experiences it.

$20000 sitting there. cb 750 s are sought after.

i went for a ride the other day after 25 years and i needed another set of eyes, cars tailgating me at 100 , cars switching lanes without notice. you have to on the ball.

well my wife is terrified i will have a plane crash, i put her mind at ease and bought an 1100 cc motorbike instead.😁

It's $1500 AUD

$1500 plus postage. thats cheap.

Yes. That's what all the dramas is over. He got signed off with everything after only 4 or 5 hrs flight training.

I don't disagree about training. I am saying the pilot in question made the decision to fly when another person left his plane in the hangar because the weather was bad and the airfield manager said when he heard Matt taking off he was surprised anyone would fly in those conditions.

i stand my earlier comment that the pilot took a risk knowing how bad the weather was on the day. surely you don't need extensive training to decide if you should fly or not. this case is causing a huge ripple through raa and casa. i think thats why they have cracked down on everything.

seriously , what are you on about.

i didn't realise you were the only one allowed to be funny. i will ask your permission next time.

braised steak doesn't last long in our house😁

Please stick to the topic.912 carbs are on top . That's how they are made . Forget about cars and what you can and can't do. I know other people that have expressed concern about top mounted carbs on an aircraft too. It's not my opinion. Have a look at traditional aero engines. The carby is always underneath, same with jabiru.

Good call. I didn't think of that.

I should have said 912 fires which is the engine we are talking about, not V8 cars .

I have mentioned this plane before, He made his own EFI and retained the carbys. They are dry but if the EFI fails he pulls a cable and sends fuel to the carbs . He does not like carbys on top of an engine. I have not read of fires from flooded carbs though I guess it is possible.

Who built it.

A friend of mine has been flying a 912 powered sonex he built for a few years now . I think that is the second Rotax one he has built.