rodgerc

Sigh….Too many cats, not enough recipes. 
 

(That should elicit some reaction)

Another option 

Here’s the one I used for the 3-1/2 minutes it takes to complete the job on Matco brakes. You’re welcome to borrow it to save $20

5 hours ago, onetrack said:

 

The Chinese have always played the "long game", while stupid Americans can only see short term profits, without taking into account the multitude of other factors.

 

Based on my 45 year manufacturing industry corporate career, when it comes to strategic myopia, we in Oz can teach the USA a thing or two.

https://www.vansaircraft.com/2023/10/business-announcement-from-vans-founder-dick-vangrunsven/

Despite the world tensions and gloom, there’s so much to be thankful for living in Oz.
So here’s a bunch of pics from this morning’s jaunt around Moreton Bay in our RANS S-20 Raven.

Hope they bring you some joy. 

34 minutes ago, skippydiesel said:

Thanks Rodger - did you notice the OD?

No sorry, don’t recall but I’ve used them on #10 gauge pan head St/steel screws to secure my spinner to its backing plate. (The airplane is hangared an hour from here) 

Try Jaycar

There will be plenty left for you to do Mark….As with most (all?) kits, the time to build is typically 2 to 3 times longer than that claimed by the supplier. 

Put another way, if you believe the supplier’s build time estimate, then you’ll likely believe their claimed empty weight too.

Got to go now, there’s someone at the door offering to sell me a bridge in Sydney harbour and an island south of Victoria for a price to cheap to refuse. 

Hola!

9 hours ago, Mike Gearon said:

Did the Viton seal location end up being exactly concentric to the upper skin cut out?

I’ll jump in to answer, as a multiple RANS 141 wing builder, on Mark’s behalf. 

The wing surface geometry dictates that it won’t be perfectly concentric once the tank stand is installed….This is because the forward edge of the tank stand is around 10mm higher than the aft edge.
 

This aspect, combined with the camber (curve) of the upper wing surface (as compared to the flat surface of the filler flange) means that once everything is tightened up, there is a minor amount of stretching of the scupper seal. 

Reference to the pics below….Lower edge of photos are forward. 

Scupper is concentric prior to installation of tank stand (and filler flange)

Scupper is marginally eccentric due to stretching induced by tank stand.

The eccentricity is very minor and will only be observed by the crew of low flying airliners. 

I’ll get interested when they have sold 10,000 units and half of them are past the 2,000h mark. Until then, it’s all marketing. 

I reckon Andre is having an absolute hoot in his Subsonex….Good luck to him 👍

4 minutes ago, Marty_d said:

That's very nice work @rodgerc.  What's the whitish stuff on the threads?

Loctite 567

6061T6….Leftover from Waiex wing attach blocks….Orifice for fuel return included in one gallery. 

Note the radiator is to be installed below the oil pump. 

It makes no sense whatsoever to spend a single cent more on (or wait a day longer for) a proven aero engine, until the very instant the one you saved $10,000 to acquire (or waited 6 months less for) begins to falter….

….The bitterness of dubious quality/reliability lingers long after the sweetness of low price/short lead-time is forgotten. (With apologies to Benjamin Franklin)

Sermon over. 

Sweetapple props are still manufactured in Qld by Dieter Sedlbauer [email protected]

Well at least today’s official weather forecasts are still delivered in code 

Beautiful aircraft. Thank you

Can anybody advise the make/model of the red/white aircraft pictured on page 8 of the current issue (105) of Australian Sport Pilot. 

17 hours ago, sfGnome said:

I created an equivalent (presumably) to the W&B calculators in the EFBs (they didn’t have them back then as far as we knew) for the Tecnam so that every flight was automatically checked (and printed complete with calculations in case we were ramp-checked). We also checked that all extremes of us 3 pilots, passenger, fuel and load stayed within the envelope, so it wasn’t a major concern. Then again, as we were only RA, we apparently weren’t taught well enough to know what we were doing… 🤨

Maybe it’s unique to me, but of all the “RA-Aus” pilots I know (14 come to mind, including myself) all but two are current or former GA, ATP or airforce pilots. 

No experience with Jabiru, but I (and others) have noticed same in my RANS S-20. Assumed I’m flying slightly out of balance. 

An alternate suggestion....Drive 1-1/2h to Old Warden airfield near Biggleswade to check out the amazing Shuttleworth Collection of flying vintage aircraft. You’ll easily fill in a day there and there’s an excellent cafe on site.
 

On the way back to Oxford you’ll drive past Bletchley Park which is a must-see if you’re remotely interested in WW2 history. 
 

Assume also that you’re aware of the vehicle restrictions in Oxford...If not, read up ahead of your trip. 

Can’t help but be impressed at their level of technology….