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  1. kgwilson
    There are no 19 230s. But you could buy a 430 which is GA experimental & you get a couple of kids seats in the back if you want them.
  2. kgwilson
    I was wrong. The wing spar AD affects quite a few PA28 models (some 5400 aircraft) that have more than 5,000 airframe hours. It was prompted by an inflight failure of the wingspar of an Arrow that killed the Instructor & student. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/new-piper-wing-spar-ad-affects-5400-aircraft/
  3. kgwilson
    I am sure that there was an AD on certain Pipers regarding corrosion somewhere in the main spar. It required a full strip and inspection. I am fairly sure but not certain that this did not affect any of the PA28 models.
  4. kgwilson
    Servo fuel pumps are supposed to be calibrated and checked regularly so if you suspect one is crook you should make a complaint to 1, the Srvo and 2,the government agency who carries out calibration and compliance checks. First check the jerrycan to make sure it is correct. 1 litre is 1 cubic decimetre. 1 litre of water weighs 1 kilogram at 4 degrees celsius.
  5. kgwilson
    My 20 litre Jerrycans hold 24 litres. I doubt whether the 9.6 litre mark is very accurate on a plastic Jerrycan. If you leave one with some fuel in it & plenty of air with the caps tightly sealed it will blow up like a balloon in the Summer heat. It will eventually return to more or less its original shape but it will still hold a bit more.
  6. kgwilson
    A survey done a year or so back regarding the then imminent release of GAMI Unleaded Avgas found that 86% (from memory) of all GA aircraft in the US could already run on unleaded fuel & it was just certification issues that were holding things up.
  7. kgwilson
    The 140 was underpowered for sure. Even the 160HP Warrior is marginal in my opinion. The Cherokee Archer 2 (PA28-181) 180HP I flew for 20 years was about right & I could get in & out of fairly short grass fields easily though not with 3 Pax, baggage & full tanks. The Dakota though with its O-540 235HP engine & CS prop was the best for sure but sucked about 48-52 lph of fuel
  8. kgwilson
    Not for 2022. China was by far the worst with the USA next. Have a look at the Global Energy Review from the International Energy Agency. Link below 2021 Energy Review
  9. kgwilson
    No issue if you push fuel to the engine rather than trying to suck it through. It was 38 deg on the ground on Friday. Started the 3300A without choke after 10 second electric pump. Pump off & no problems during the flight. Then again fuel from my main tank is gravity fed to the engine. Used the electric pump for TO & landing only. Altitude is the issue if you suck fuel through.
  10. kgwilson
    We are not reducing our dependence on fossil fuels fast enough. Last year emissions world wide actually went up to 58 Gigatons from 41 Gigatons in 2021, despite what businesses and governments are supposed to be doing to reduce them. Electric technologies and battery development is increasing at a massive rate but so is the human population (now over 8 billion) and the demand for everything is outstripping our ability to reduce emissions. The Weather extremes of the past few years are exactly as science has predicted but still there are climate deniers. Humanity may lose the battle to manage the planet despite all the efforts to reduce emissions. Electric with some other helpers like green hydrogen is certainly the way of the future and every effort to produce electricity storage and electrically driven transport, equipment, appliances and everything else is step in the right direction.
  11. kgwilson
    So how do you know she was wearing a bikini? A couple of shoulder strings does not a bikini make.
  12. kgwilson
    Since about 2015 Jabiru have not used Loctite on the flywheel cap screws. Nordloc washers are used now and the torque is also less so they make replacement a lot less stressful. I managed to replace all of mine using sufficient heat from a heat gun after I'd completely insulated the rare earth magnets to stop the heat stuffing them up. I was sure I was going to break one but got them all out. The Loctite previously used was Loctite 620. It is a high strength high temperature retaining compound. According to the MSDS there is no cyanoacrylate in Loctite 620.
  13. kgwilson
    Formatting has gone weird. There is a large gap at the top and the side menu (on the left for me) has reduced to 10 characters wide. Seems to have reverted to an old 4 : 3 screen size from 16 "9 for the posts.
  14. kgwilson
    There are overhaul manuals for all engine versions that can be downloaded from the Jabiru website. The latest revision for Gen 4 engines (revision 11) has just been released on 23/1/23. The latest release for the earlier engines was released on 23/11/21 and is revision No 23. Anyone with the appropriate skills and equipment could overhaul a Jabiru engine so long as they follow the process and procedures as per the manual and don't cut corners or decide to make modifications. Only appropriately qualified people are able to overhaul factory built aircraft (24 reg) Jabiru engines.
  15. kgwilson
    There are a few privately owned these days. There is a 1959 model for sale at $US1.5 million on line.
  16. kgwilson
    If you can source a Lame with a good reputation and has done some before & is happy to provide names /phone numbers of those he's done the work for you should be OK. It is only a top end after all. Good to see it going well at 960 hours. I've got a way to go with my gen 3 at 400 hours with just oil filters & plugs replaced to date. Run on Mogas since new.
  17. kgwilson
    Notams will not be issued for unregistered and uncertified aerodromes.
  18. kgwilson
    That is called AGPS (assisted GPS) Cheaper phones only have this and will be quite inaccurate when there is no mobile network present. GPS chips are cheap as chips now so there is really no excuse not to have decent GPS positioning. Download a programs like GPSfix which will let you know how many satellites your mobile device is receiving data from. The programs usually also have a map of the sky & can show where the satellites are.
  19. kgwilson
    Don't know about Avplan & Ozrunways but others just need GPS access. If you needed a SIM for navigation then it would not work when you were out of cellular range.
  20. kgwilson
    The first car I ever owned in syndicate with 3 other mates when we were 15 was a 1930 DA Dodge 6 which cost us 20 quid. My 1/4 share was 6 weeks of my paper round money. It had 4 wheel hydraulic brakes that leaked & we could not afford brake fluid so used water instead. Worked fine & cost nothing to top up. I imagine long term everything would corrode & seize up but that didn't matter to us.
  21. kgwilson
    They spoiled all the fun with bombing & ribbon cutting. We were still dropping wooden bombs in club competitions & played aerial golf at Hamilton Airport across the ditch in the late 90s. Don't know if that is still allowed. The joke was that the best place to stand as a scorer was on the target as no-one ever hit it.
  22. kgwilson
    I have heard many pilots complain about castoring nosewheel shimmy but I have never had the problem. For my aircraft the castor bolt should be tightened so that when lifted of the ground it takes 1.5 to 3kgs of pressure at the rear of the tyre to move it. That is reasonably stiff and keeps it straight while flying & no amount of sideslip will move it. There is no shimmy on the ground at any speed and turns with the rudder are fine although there is always some lag so unless a touch of brake is used a turn needs to be anticipated. Recommended tyre pressure is the same as the RV 25-35psi & like T88 I use 25psi. mains are 35PSI as per Matco/Airhawk recommendations.
  23. kgwilson
    The nosewheel should always touch down after the mains. Keeping the weight off after touchdown reduces stress from undulations in the runway. Many nosewheels have no suspension so shocks have to be absorbed by the tyre and leg.
  24. kgwilson
    Yes same day for me too. They have probably all taken a long weekend so you can expect a response on Monday.
  25. kgwilson
    CASA will issue you with a 6 character hexadecimal code that is unique to your SE2. They need the unit serial number & manufacturer name & whether your aircraft is RA or GA. They will advise RAA of the code when they send it to you. You can swap the unit from aircraft to aircraft & just change the Rego number in the SE2. If the aircraft already has ADSB out you disable this is the SE2. You also change the stall speed for different aircraft. It is all in the manual. Just follow the setup carefully & you will not have any problems.
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