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Hi Phil l got the VGs from zenair it has taken me nearly a month to completely rebuild my front end l have modified it, it will be strong now l have made it out of stainless steel, l have a 750 nose leg l have braced it up to give it strength and have nylon bushing top and bottom and on the steering rods slides. l am going to try and stop some of the oil caning but it is awkward to get in the back of the fuselage . Is there a orange Tyro at Portland still ,l sold mine that l built years ago a police officer with one eye bought from me . cheers Geoff.

Thanks Eightknots l have read that information quiet a few times and articles like that made it hard for me to make up my mind so l will test it out then see whether l keep them or not . cheers Geoff.

Hi Phil that is the plane l bought the owner was playing around with vertex generators when that happened this aircraft has had a lot of hard landings that's why l have stripped it down completely l am just finishing off a new fire wall it was bent and split replaced the main spring, wheels and nose leg l am putting in wing tanks l got rid of the 40lt fuel tank sitting over my lap l am not keen with fuel in the cabin. l am changing the wing struts with airfoil type of a savannah this 701 used to drop the right wing severely in the stall ,this 701 has done 351hrs it is the original 701 that was first designed for the 503 or 532 it has a 912ul in it now. cheers Geoff. ps are you far from gippsland .

Hi Phil my 701 l purchased has had the slat taken off and the brackets cut off also. l am going to put them on l have spoken to Zenair about them and they say if l want a real stol aircraft put them on you loose a bit of cruise speed , l have put the new aluminum VGs on the elevator to get better control a slower speeds l will see how the slats go then l will make my decision whether to keep them or not. cheers Geoff.

l wanted to fly my drifter from the back so l could fly in the rain but l couldn't reach the on switch.

Most aircraft have the flight instruments on the left and engine gauges on the right visually it would be better on the left.

Hi Laurie yes still same place Davids 701 does need some tlc its been sitting for a long time completely striped it down doing some mods and updating. Come for a visit one day, what are you flying these days don't see you much flying over. cheers Geoff.

Hi the cable braced drifter is stronger than a strut braced version .

Hi Derekliston let us know when you get to fly one , l am putting Savannah wing tanks in mine and a savannah header tank see if you can find a savannah they are similar to the 701 you might get some ideas of fuel system there are more savannahs out there than 701s. cheers Geoff.

l think that this is the biggest load of crap l have ever heard you haven't broken any flight rules or regulations so how or who the f***** can stop you from flying or doing your BFR how can you bring the RAA in disrepute when they have done it themselves this why l will NEVER vote or get caught up in all the bullshit that goes with the RAA and all the bureaucratic rubbish . So Ian just go and do you flight reveiw and go flying enjoy your self. cheers Geoff.

Takes me three minutes to get to my hanger and strip it is on my neighbors property.

Hi l am also doing a full rebuild on a 701 it was built in 98 well that was when it was finished not sure when it was started it is the early 701 so l all so was hoping the plans had changed but most of it is still the same l have had to beef up the fire wall and nose wheel assembly as it was quite damaged and change the main spring to the latest version put more ribs in the fuselage to stop it tin canning get rid of the fuel tank over my knees installing wing tanks list goes on but it should be a good project.20 years is a long time for a build hope mine doesn't take that long keep plodding along Derek . cheers Geoff.

Hi Pete how much do you want for the hirth. cheers Geoff.

Will do Alan this has been twenty years in the making.

Hi Graeme welcome it is a great forum nice people and lots of knowledge to be had on here, the strip was fenced in half for years 1500ft which was plenty for what we where doing now it is open up to its full length once again 3000ft with club going ahead . It will be good to meet up with you there is about eight of us in this area that fly ultralights. Also Dave the Labertouche strip has been developed with poultry farm it is no longer there. cheers Geoff.

Hi Dave l dont have gps coordinates as its only 5mins from my place l will get some for you its owned by a dairy farmer they used to use it years ago for the outback farmers to fly down to Farm world then that stopped then only us ultralighters used it with the permission from the owner its now getting developed into a proper airstrip l will get a ph number for you. cheers Geoff.

Hi Dave was great to fly but didn't do many hrs in it had to transport it to longer airfields. The strip at Labertouche dont think is in use anymore years ago there was a death there we haven't been there years l will find out and let you know the best strip is Williams strip at Lardner it is 1000mts they are opening up a club and a school there it has been private strip we used to train out of it its all grass strip the only problem is if you get a strong easterly you get bad rotor near the hanger and the bush so test you out. cheers Geoff..

Hi Dave l just sold my skyfox couple months ago mainly because of the strips we have are to short mainly fly a Drifter l am doing a rebuild on a zenith ch 701 should be able to land any where around here. cheers

Hi l am in Drouin what are you flying as l only have a short strip 200 mts there are others around here all private there is one at lardner it is 1000 mts. cheers Geoff

Hi Derek welcome to the forum l am also doing a full rebuild on a ch701 it was first built in 1995 it was the first of its type so l am modifying it to update to the present l have the 2003 plans if you need any info l hope l can help. cheers Geoff

Hi Tomo make a new one out of aluminium you wont regret it l have made a few over the years they work great,get it pressure tested mount it right wont have a problem .. cheers Geoff.

Hi if it is on the back seat it would be spare fuel if it is behind the seat that is what they used on the early drifters for fuel tanks.

Hi Ian there is no difference between the two sites on my computer speed is the same. cheers Geoff.

Does that mean we will get 8% more milk.

Hi FD this will help 2012/2013 Victoria's period of daylight saving will start at 2:00am on Sunday 7 October 2012. At 2:00am standard time (Eastern Standard Time) move clocks forward one hour to 3:00am summer time. Victoria's period of daylight saving will end on Sunday 7 April 2013. At end of daylight saving period, move clock back one hour at 3:00am summer time to 2:00am standard time (Eastern Standard Time). cheers Geoff