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Slip down to your local auto parts store and grab yourself a "clay bar" use plenty of lube , a strong mix of a good quality car wash will suffice . That's the least aggressive approach and should sort it out. Jason

http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2015/09/03/drugs--guns-and-light-plane-seized-by-police.html:no no no:

http://www.aircraftkits.com.au/jabiru_conversion.html

http://www.aircraftkits.com.au/jabiru_conversion.html

http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/one-fatality-at-lethbridge.136500/

Is this the one http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/now-thats-a-lipo.135799/ Jason

Sad news out of the states today with the Sonex factory demonstrator crashing with 2 on board ....I believe this aircraft had the new Aerovee turbo installed. There doesn't appear to be to much damage to the prop...maybe an forced landing without power ? http://fox11online.com/2015/06/02/plane-crashes-at-wittman-regional-airport/ Jason

G'day David,welcome to the forum.which flyin are you looking forward to? Jason

Good stuff Ian! everybody is keen to see "Bob" and I have first dibs on a ride :) Jason

Poor bugger

Just forwarding the following information on, contact Rob for all other enquiries. Jason Easter fly in is on at Starke Airfield. People are free to fly in at any time. Most people fly in on Friday and leave Monday. A band will be playing on Saturday night. A few fuel runs to town will be available if required. Please let ROB know food requirements so they can stock up. Accommodation is either under the stars or caravans can be brought into the camp site at $5/night. Showers and toilet facilities are available. For more information on facilities & strip - www.ace-aviation.com.au www.facebook.com/StarkeFieldYSKF Best Regards Robert MacKenzie Director: ACE Aviation and Engineering Phone 07 47788872 Mobile 0410 655159 — at Starke Field YSKF Woodstock Queensland Australia 4816.

Just forwarding the following information on, contact Rob for all other enquiries. Easter fly in is on at Starke Airfield. People are free to fly in at any time. Most people fly is on Friday and leave Monday. A band will be playing on Saturday night. A few fuel runs to town will be available if required. Please let Rob know food requirements so they can stock up. Accommodation is either under the stars or caravans can be brought into the camp site at $5/night. Showers and toilet facilities are available. For more information on facilities & strip - www.ace-aviation.com.au www.facebook.com/StarkeFieldYSKF Best Regards Robert MacKenzie Director: ACE Aviation and Engineering Phone 07 47788872 Mobile 0410 655159

Check this video out OME I watch it often and it reinforces the need to keep coordinated and watch your angle of attack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwrfEsCiltc Jason

Just to be clear I'm not saying you can't set your MTOW higher for your self built aircraft what I am saying is if you choose to fly grossly over your particular aircraft designers MTOW limit make sure you fully understand the potential ramifications because an RAA paperwork shuffle doesn't automatically make an airframe stronger Jason

The RAA MTOW is now 600kg and theoretically you could set your MTOW at that BUT the aircrafts designed structural weight is 490 kg so IMO the question should be how comfortable are you in becoming a test pilot :)

Mine is registered at 490kg as per the maximum design weight submitted to RAA by the manufacturer in the operating manual https://www.raa.asn.au/safety/airworthiness/ (Scroll down) as opposed to the RAA MTOW at the time.I had no choice in the matter. I would give the tech manager a call to be certain Jason

As Robinsm said you will get 50kts easy.That empty weight sounds right but MTOW is 490kg still good compared to most ultralights :)

I don't believe the 618 powered Xair has a significantly higher cruise speed than the 582 because of the draggy airframe but you will see an increase in climb performance,on that note my 500fpm is with me at 105kg and full tanks of 88 ltrs (standard tanks are 50ltrs) Xair Ireland did a lot of testing and found the hot ticket to the best Xair performance was a 582 with a 3:1 c box and a 2 blade Duc windspoon prop and apparently you can expect a solid TAS of 55+ kts @5300rpm and around 15ltrs ph (these figures have been confirmed in the field) I regularly fly with a T500 thruster and a 582 drifter and we all have similar performance except climb but I'm usually much heavier too Jason

I plan 50kts @ 5500rpm and get 17lph and rate of climb of 500fpm solo and 3-400fpm at MTOW with a grey top 582 but I don't have doors on mine which I am lead to believe are good for 5kts. They're a great machine and can carry 2POB and camping gear no problem. You missed a bargain up here last week a tidy one was listed on EBay with a 618 with TT 280hrs $7000 Jason

Congratulations Geoff we'll done mate Jason

Datsun, what is the EGT gauge indicating ? And what do your plugs look like ? Jason

Here you go mate ...http://www.ultralightnews.com/enginemaintenance/bingjet.html Jason

Mate i'd just ignore what was in your old carbs and just go by the book. I went through the 582 in my Xair when i bought it and there were two different main jets and the clip positions weren't the same,i think people start chasing their EGT gauges in 2 strokes when they should be reading their plugs ...... that's how stories about burning holes in pistons start:smile: Jason

Tim, all the info you need to set your engine up by the book is in that link ie clip position is the 3rd one from the top and airscrew is is wound out one turn , then set your prop pitch to load your engine to 6300rpm static (max torque ) and it should be sweet . Jason