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Hi Phil

 

Here are the pics of the wing mounts that l have made they are going in to savannah wing struts .

 

cheers Geoff.

 

 

 

 

Hi Phil

 

here the pics of the blackmax brake system l have fitted .

 

cheers Geoff.

 

 

 

 

So you cant multi task like they say they can most of time mine just talk and not work slows the build down a bit .

 

 

l do both my kids help me build my zenith 701 that way l can get more time in with both they love it.

 

 

That will be good Laurie l want to learn to paraglide first before l use the motor .

 

cheers Geoff.

 

 

Hi Laurie

 

We will have to catch up as well one day l have a powered chute l want to learn in and do so paragliding also me and Rob have been talking about it lately .

 

 

Hi Emah

 

It will be good to see you again its been quite awhile we will go for a fly together the strip not hard to find now with all the hail net over the orchard can see it for miles now cant get lost with 80 hectares under net .will see you in August.

 

cheers for now Geoff..

 

 

Hi Emah

 

You no who l am l fly with your dad you bought my old drifter small world isn't it .

 

you should know exactly where l am .

 

cheers Geoff.

 

 

Hi Phil

 

Hoped the pics helped what have you got for your steering push rods the allthread that zenith have l am changing mine to the savannah ones bit stronger .

 

cheers Geoff .

 

 

Hi EK progress has slowed down to cold at night to go out and work in the shed ,it is getting closer .

 

Have you chosen your plane yet that you will build .

 

Cheers Geoff.

 

 

Hi Phil here are the seat pics brackets

 

Cheers Geoff

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Phil

 

don't no of any body using that split system for the radiators only using a mini radiator in a Drifter so long as you have enough surface area they should work fine .

 

cheers Geoff.

 

 

Hi Phil

 

Good to hear that he landed safely he will be pissed off with that motor ,haven't done much on 701 been fly the drifter lately l have been doing some house renos but l have to get it finished soon .

 

l took the tundra tires off the 701 stuck them on the Drifter run ways getting wet they help a lot so l had to buy another set to put back on the 701 just got to get new wind screen make up some seats finish installing the instruments and make the new wing strut mounts , and a bit more painting getting closer to the finish its getting a bit cold at night to og out their getting to soft in my old age .

 

cheers Geoff.

 

 

Hi Marty

 

l got my wing tanks through this site plus some other parts that come up now and then its a great .

 

The sav wing tanks fit really nice into the wings l sat them on some foam strips which have sticky on one side they are fuel resistant

 

l bent up some brackets to hold the tank in place riveted all in similar to the 701 plans ,l will see if l can find some pics for you.

 

Because my was one of the first here in OZ it was only designed for the 582 but had a 912 when l got it so l have had to pull it all apart to do all the upgrades to get it up to the weight category and strength to suit the 912 , it would of been quicker to build a new one from scratch.

 

Plus the front fire wall was really damaged so l have had to rebuild it also, my has a 750 nose wheel leg on it now and l have beefed up all of the components it should last especially on my rough strip.

 

l still have a bit to go l am hoping to have it finish just after winter.

 

Good to swap ideas on this site l have learnt a lot off the other 701 and savy builders on here .

 

If you read Marks building dairy on the sav you will pickup some great knowledge.

 

Good luck with you build keep us informed .

 

cheers Geoff..

 

 

Hi Phil

 

Have check the earths it is in the trigger coils not sure if the case is to old for the new ignition system ,its like the timing is out runs perfect on one ignition soon as l switch the other one on it runs rough swapped everything over and all of the bits are working properly always comes back the bottom trigger coil no adjustment they are set, new cdi modules might be to advanced has me baffled. is like they fighting against each other .

 

cheers Geoff.

 

 

That's what flying a Drifter is all about Fantastic .

 

 

If you believe that you must believe your farts smell like roses.

 

 

Yes the Queensland section is a bit rough .

 

 

Hi Phil

 

Went to do an engine test after rebuild but starter motor wont turn engine over to much compression will have to pull start off must be a bit sad hasn't got enough grunt l have a spare problem with the 701 l have to remove the engine from the aircraft to remove the starter motor the mount is in the way bad design .

 

Have you done any more to your motor installation.

 

cheers Geoff.

 

 

Its a choice depending on your situation doesn't matter to the engines operations.

 

 

Hi Phil

 

Not sure what part you mean, l have lord mounts between the chrome moly and the aluminium mount.

 

Post a pic so l can check it out .

 

Cheers Geoff.

 

 

Where are you doing the savannah time Geoff? They have a nice one at lilydale, I had a go in it a while back

Hi Met l am doing it at Yarram great plane to fly the only problem l had was l had my feet on the toe brakes when coming in to land one wheel grab on touch down l will have to get used to toe brakes, you should fly the fox over there one weekend .

cheers Geoff.

 

 

Here is the link it was supposed to be on my last post didn't work.

 

http://www.ilmailu.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=500.0;id=362

 

 

Hi EK the window is at the wing strut attachment on the leading edge strut on the wing.

 

This is the reason l have done it just to check it easy so hopefully this doesn't happen

 

cheers Geoff.

 

 

 

 

Hi Phil

 

No l haven't heard the cause of the crash but with such an experienced pilot it has to be mechanical failure of some sort,we have to be so vigilant building these aircraft any simple mistake can cause tragedy .

 

cheers Geoff.