skyfox1

Yes all those lighter weight aircraft no plastic fantastic.

YES bring back the good old days im in couldn't be any worse whats going on now . rag and tube only ..

Hi Phil Have rebuilt many two stroke and four stroke engines over the years its not hard just follow the specifications exactly when rebuilding ,one of the most important things make sure everything is spotlessly clean slightest bit of grime will destroy your work . l finished the rear wing mounts they are all bolted on ready for painting ,l also put the Z bracing in between them it has really stiffen up that weak area. Have you got a price on the engine set up from Tom. cheers Geoff.

l will stick to landing on my grass runway Met and leave the river bed landing to the Yanks. cheers Geoff.

Lets try with this nose wheel aircraft.

Hi Phil It is a a reasonable job to do depends on how yours is riveted as mine had some bolts in them which made it easier. l will reload the pics.

Hi Phil The plans say to put the wing rear mount on the inside but this 701 was made with it on the outside. The 5083 l am using has a shear strength of 27600 psi . You should use the 125 thou and change yours . cheers Geoff.

Hi Phil l dont have that contact anymore but will keep an eye out for one. Where does your rear wing mount touch the wing inside or out of the mount. l made the new rear wing mounts today l have some pics of them sitting in place. l have found an other fault with this 701 one wing between the mounts on the wing is 700mm the other one is 690 mm so the 10mm difference is a lot when l put my new mounts on l measured the fuse and couldn't work out why there was a difference between each side as l made them exactly the same as what l took off didn't realize that it was already wrong . cheers Geoff. [ATTACH]19991[/ATTACH][ATTACH]19992[/ATTACH][ATTACH]19992[/ATTACH]

Hi Phil Will you go two or four stroke . l have removed the rear wing mounts from the fuse and l am replacing them with 5083 200 thou aluminum plate bit of an over kill but better than the 90 thou that was there it was for the 503, with the 912 they had to upgraded it ,it ties in all that top frame area so they do a lot more than just hold the wing that whole area is in compression when in flight. Its the same aluminum l used for the for the nose leg attachment. cheers Geoff.

Hi Marty If you are building under the 19 category you don't need to have inspections done but if you are a first time builder it would pay to have a second pair of eyes check over your work . It needs to be inspected on completion by Lame to have the report done for RAA rego take heaps of photos during the build.

Hi Phil When your next to your 701 could check what size your rear wing mount on the fuse is mine is 90 thou the old one the new plans show 125 thou.so l am going to replace it l need to find some 6061 T6 125 aluminum. Painted the horizontal stab today plus the top part of the fuse that joins the stab. cheers Geoff.

Hi Phil Started painting today didn't get chance on the weekend went to Yarram and went for a fly in a light wing was good l was hoping to go in the savannah buy the cfi was booked out. How did you go diving get anything . Here are a couple of pics of the slats and ailerons l will give them a second coat.

Hi Phil The spare motor is a 503 l bought it off a guy on this site that said it had done 200hrs was great condition when l got it home l pull it down to check everything and found it had one piston had grabbed wrecked the piston and barrel .say no more. You have good weather this weekend for diving ,l will be get high on paint fume this weekend then l can start assembly then it should start to look like an aircraft. cheers Geoff.

Hi Phil l got all the paint yesterday to start painting on Saturday its going to off white with home bush red elevators and slats all two pack,l have been moving everything around in my shed so l can make a spray booth, l got my Easy riser down from the roof so l don't get over spray on it and found a rats nest inside the wing another job. My barrels and pistons came today so l can rebuild my spare motor for my Drifter. what are you doing about you engine mount. cheers Geoff.

It is still the same aircraft regardless of rego nothing happens to the aircraft its just a piece of paper and money changing hands all everybody is worried about is insurance claim if something goes wrong. In the eighty's we didn't have regos or certifications to fly we just did with out any problems whats the difference now ..

Hi Phil . Fabric is easy to do l have done three aircraft in ceconite its very enjoyable . cheers Geoff.

Hi Phil l am putting a Ecco diaphragm pump next to the header tank in the rear l am trying to get some weight behind the C of G because it will be nose heavy ., Depends on what are you covering . cheers Geoff.

Hi Phil Fly in was very quite hardly any aircraft it was mostly local joy flights in Tiger moth and acrobatics in Matt halls and Nanchang aircraft it was good day . cheers Geoff.

What a mess its going to be awhile before it gets back to some sort of normality l hope its fixed by the time my 701 is finished so l can get the rego sorted out other wise it will be back to the eights . cheers Geoff.

Hi Phil How did you go with talking to Jab about you mount. l am half way through the engine rebuild because its an old case l had to make a plate up to cover the hole for the different gear box,l put a gear box with slipper clutch but the shaft length is shorter and didn't touch the seal with out it l wouldn't get oil pressure . Heading off to Torradin fly in and open day in the morning hope the weather stays good. cheers Geoff.

Hi Phil Your engine mount looks very high does much of the engine sit up past it. .What holds the rubber to the fuse on your windscreen. l didn't get a pic of inside the horizontal stabilizer after l had made the doubles for the attachments to the fuse, l finished riveting all back together then l realized l hadn't take them. The other mods l have done l still have to smooth off all the edges get rid of any file marks then l will start painting l have been trying to start the painting then l change something else l have tried to get all the updates done then l find parts that are worn so l replace them list goes on and on . cheers Geoff.

Hi Phil Here are the pics of the bits l was telling you about. cheers Geoff.

Hi Phil everything is going well, l have just finished the putting the horizontal stabilizer all back together reinforce the attachment points also put some bolts at the rear hinge attachment also ,l have install the VGs to the elevator so all the wings ,ailerons,tail plane are ready for painting , l am repairing my slats at the moment ,then l will get back to the fuse,l just missed out on the wheels and brakes that were for sale here on the forum so l will have to go ahead with my original plan and put the blackmax brakes on . Still waiting for my pistons from German to finish the rebuild on my 912 got everything else l need the pistons l got were 15 grams different weights so not matching pairs the ones that are coming have been checked. What home work do you have to do for your 701. cheers Geoff.

l am with you both lets get back to the real ultralights Rag and tube that's what it was first started for Ultralights get rid of the 600kg class and the Lsa give that to Casa to over see ,you would be surprised how many of us are out there . cheers Geoff

Hi Maj did you have a price for landing gear and wheels & brakes. cheers Geoff