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    Any hints about what the new wing will be? A strutted Cruze wing perhaps? Will Airborne be showing it at Natfly this week?
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    I get pretty good results in my trike with a Microair M760 (P-Series with built in intercom) wired straight out to a pair of GA sockets. I use Flightcom GA headsets under my Icaro trike helmet, leather Mike muffs help a lot but are very difficult to get as they're always sold out and I'll be looking for more at Temora this week.
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    Check the exhaust system too, since these 2 strokes need the exhaust to have all the right resonances to run smoothly & make power. Could be something as simple as a broken exhaust spring.
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    I've always been intrigued by Canard aircraft since building a plywood throw model of one as a teenager. How quickly and efficiently it flew compared to more conventional models. There is a new SSDR canard aircraft under development in the UK. I'd guess it could compete with the Saphire for future sales. http://www.manufacturing.net/articles/2012/03/flying-high
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    See the last paragraph here: http://www.eaa.org/news/2012/2012-03-08_rotax.asp
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    Hi Rick, It is a pusher, so would be pitched in the opposite direction to tractor config', besides I'd like to hang onto it in case of emergency for a spare. Cheers, Glen
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    Hi Rick, On a single seat trike with an R503 and B-type 2.58 gearbox, I replaced a 3 bladed 60 inch Ivoprop with a 62 inch Bolly BOS-3 early last year and it made a big difference shortening my takeoff roll and increased rate of climb. Probably a combination of factors: 1. The Ivoprop being old may flex a bit 2. Increased prop diameter 3. Bolly do make a good prop
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    1. My first big solo X-Country flight from Goulburn to Yarrawonga in May 2005 in my 582 powered trike. Unsupported, no Pax, no company. Unfortunately the power cables for my mounted ccd video cameras were a bit flaky and I missed a lot of good footage. 2. Flying the XT-912 more than 160Nm from Hawker to Waikerie in about 105 minutes with a smooth 40kt tailwind @4,000ft and landing in near-calm air at ground level at Waikerie. 3. A hawk parked itself 0.5m off the starboard wingtip of my XT-912 @60kts for several seconds during a flight from Waikerie to Murrayville the next day. 4. Finding the XT-912 still tied down and undamaged at Lightning Ridge airport after a STORMY night. 5. Most Sunset flights. (Back on the ground before the end of civil daylight, of course.)
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    There was a recent article or thread on carby icing and 2 strike Rotax engines. Could have been in the Jan 2012 RAAus mag - maybe. Basically the Bing carb's on the 2 stroke Rotax's use sliding barrels instead of butterfly valves which means there is very little for ice to build up on apart from the needle - something like that . . .
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    The shoes that accidently got painted flouro orange . . .
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    'Wonder if the glider invloved had FLARM . . .
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    The one that bugs me is Area Frequencies. The airstrip I most often use is at 2,500ft AMSL so it doesn't take much to need to be at 5,000ft AMSL or more to maintain safety in flight. Other than carrying a VNC or VTC, (which requires a lot of folding especially in an open cockpit) what other compact methods are there available for determining the area frequency at your location in flight which you should be making calls on when above 5,000ft AMSL? If some could tell me how to get it from the Jeppesen database on my Garmin296 that would be great, or maybe which electronic aid I could get next to "confirm" it on. Or, should we lobby ASA to include Area Frequencies on WAC charts, which I think is the case in the USA?
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    That reminds me of a PTT I canibalised (from a radio set I bought from Aldi's years ago) for my Buzzard trike which I'd installed a 2nd hand Microair M760 in. It took a little while to figure out why the PTT didn't work until I measured its impedance which coincidently was 2.2k-ohm. It did work after I opened up the switch to solder in a wire to bypass the 2.2k resistor and fitted a 3.5mm mono audio plug to the other end to match the socket I'd installed in the dash board. Cheers, Glen
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    It's a nautical colour reference and the colours are used in the same manner in aviation, as Crezzi referred to, which are a similar arrangement to navigation lights on boats. Red is the colour for the "Port" side, or left side. Green is the colour for the "Starboard" side, or right side. Although Blue can also be used. Cheers, Glen
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    Likewise, Castrol Active 2T in our 503 & 582 trikes.
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    Pud, did you sneeze too hard in your Thruster? Seriouly though, looks nice and on paper has good specs for RAA rego.
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    Hi Pud, I have stored fuel in approved plastic containers for up to 3 months. Even with PULP-95, if it's over 2 months old I'll mix it with fresher PULP-95 for aviation use. Beyond 3 months, I'll donate the fuel to the quad-bike or generator etc . . . I certainly would not store fuel containers inside a vehicle for any amount of time beyond travelling time. I always put them in a hangar or garage - even overnight. I only use ULP-91 on occasions when flying far away from home and PULP is hard or impossible to find and will use it within a day or 2, taking as much care to avoid ethanol as I can (asking the locals). Cheers, Glen
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    Hi Solomon, Have a read of CAO-95.10 If you can have the sum of the aircraft, yourself and fuel (ie, everything) come to less than 300kg then it fits within the weight limit. There is also a 20kg allowance for a recovery parachute which bring the allowable weight up to 320kg. That said though, if your horizontal stabiliser is too close to your main wing then pitch stability could be a problem. Same for Yaw and vertical stabiliser. Easy fixed - replace it with a trike wing :roflmao:SORRY!!! If you do manage to get it off the ground with 8.2hp be sure you're aware of the difference between being in "ground effect" and really flying at more than a wing span above the ground. Wouldn't want to run out of runway and not be able to climb out of ground effect due to insufficient power and not have enough space to land and stop. Not much point having a parachute (extra weight) fitted at that stage of testing since you need at least a few hundred feet between you and the ground for it to be able to do its job. Cheers, Glen
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    Hi Pud, I have no misgivings about using approved plastic fuel containers. It's the steel ones I have misgivings about using since they're often not sealed and can thus allow moisture in and the fuel volatiles out. And they can rust inside - see post #7. I've had some of my plastic fuel containers for nearly 7 years and have had no issues with them yet. If they start feeling brittle or weak I'll replace them but theres no sign of that yet. I don't think the plastic used in their construction reacts with Petrol. Ethanol . . who knows, but then I've only been ptting PULP 95 in them for the last couple of years the reduce the risk of getting fuel with that yuck stuff in it. Cheers, Glen
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    There seemed to be a lot of parts moving and changing configuration just before leaving the carrier deck. It would probably get pretty messy if one or more of those things didn't happen when it's supposed to . . .
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    You're very lucky to put the aircraft and yourself on the ground in one piece with the engine stopping at such a low height AGL. In Oz it's the law that we remain above 500ft AGL (1,00ft AGL over closely settled areas) unless taking off or landing, or flying over private property with the land owners permission and have a low altitude endorsement. Even then I tend to cruise above 1,000ft AGL and really only come down to cruise at 500ft AGL if over large areas of cleared land. I've seen fuel filters go very black very quickly and start affecting fuel flow after using borrowed steel fuel cans which looked a bit old. Using a good enough filter funnel like a "Mr Funnel" could mitigate that. But I normally use plastic fuel cans to avoid that particular issue and because they have an air tight seal the fuel in them seems to last longer before loosing its octane rating. Hope you manage to iron out any remaining bugs in your Drifter to enjoy it for many years to come. Cheers, Glen
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    Using a map has the added advantage of being able to pick Points of Interest to see along the way. It's much more interesting and fun than just flying a straight line course between 2 points. Another bonus is that on occasions when the GPS stopped working I was still able to find my way.
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    Bought my XT-912 new in April 2007. I'd already done about 250 hours on X-582's by then. Fitted the Mk-2 disc brake upgrade kit in Feb 2010 Fitted the Tundra upgrade kit in June 2011. Including tundra wheel-spats (KA-CHING $,$$$'s) She now has 324 hours on the clock. My avatar picture was taken in May 2007. The Airborne Buzzard I rebuilt in 2009 has about 23 hours on the base since rebuild and 70hrs on the Wizard-3 wing I bought 2nd hand with 65hrs on it. Another Work-In-Progress single seat trike has 411 hrs on the trike base frame and the old wing, 10 hrs on R503 engine and prop, 0 hrs on the new wing. Cheers, Glen
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    Did you have to visit the King of Thing to come up with those witty replies?
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    I think he needs to drink some Coke instead of lime cordial and milk. From the coke bottle on the counter behind him on the right that seems to be one of the few things that doesn't move. But kind of reminds me of my own relaxed manner . . . The coke bottle must belong to the guy wearing the hat.
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