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I see on RAAus Webb w&b training suspended. I have w&b and not been advised of training suspended. Also had it under GFA for the 10 yearly glider surveys. Be keen to hear what Skippy finds out.

Get a long box trailer and tow it over. Should be able to sell trailer to a builder etc and recoup trailer cost.

Your best to phone RAAus Tech in the morning; keen to hear what they tell you.

Thanks for info, glad that it sounds like pilot is on the mend. Cheers.

A good test would be time and measure unleaded fuel flow using a facet fuel pump via a length of the corrugated and some normal hose. The lengths to be same as in aircraft between the delivery valves and the engine and also include similar bends and their radius etc. That way you will know for sure the performance. Or just do the fuel gravity flow test. Ibob would have these from his build and Mark and others would have same from their builds pre flight test. I have mine form Nynja but a different build so best to compare Savannah installations with the different fuel system materials.

Media is reporting an accident at Childers airfield in Queensland and pilot taken to hospital. No further info known at this time. Anyone have more details?

Nice; you have a squadron now:) Enjoy the flights.

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Spacey google Peter Anson Engineering and see how low his new design is and at 450 grams. Excellent product and he has a range of other aircraft stuff.

Agree; however solo its difficult.

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For less than $200 you can get a less than 0.5 kg jack from Peter Anson Engineering. I have one and the need to remove a wheel is no trouble. Worth the money spent the first time you use it. Imagine need to source support and or dig a hole and hot humid temp. It's a bugger.

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Hi Col My lower cowl is held on with three 4mm metal threads into nylock nut plates. The upper cowl is held on with camlocs in stainless steel. I would if doing again place the headset plugs low in front of the seats on the console. You should consider a dedicated thread for your build as that heaps all posts together. No worries on this one; up to you.

Perhaps write to them with a copy of your original report and ask for a copy of their outcome / findings.

Re cost of hangarage and airfield access allow $5k per year as a start and actual will hopefully be less. Maintenance should allow at least $2k for starters; GA will be more at times. Regarding hangars if you find one consider purchase if you can. Make your decision to purchase an aircraft based on experience in the left seat and where you will fly most. Don't go off adverts, articles and webb sites to much. Get the feel during flights and what airfields you will land at. Enjoy the ride.

KIngaroy have gilders do right hand circuits and powered aircraft left hand. Good for safe operations considering the in circuit air speeds.

Agree; however, I believe that adding one word ( the respective airfield your are in circuit for) would enhance safety and add to airmanship. I would do it. Just my comment for consideration. I have flown both Blanik gliders and a Gazelle at Caboolture in the past. It's a growing airfield and I am all for safety improvement where identified.

With airfields near to each other the same freq is good as when on 10, 5 miles etc you would be transiting their area at times. A good addition in areas like Caloundra and Caboolture might be to add the respective airfield after the direction being said (eg 11 Caboolture instead of 11 where you say it in the transmission) this would add to the two Airfield advices at the start and end of transmissions that are sometimes missed.

A mate with a 'Magni 22' got to a situation near rotor speed being to slow so he hit the pre rotator, thinking that would speed up the revs. That did not work; infact it uncoiled the flex drive cable, destroyed it instantly. He was high enough to maintain flying rotor speed and got back to his home airfield about 10 miles away. Then grounded until a new pre rotator cable was shipped to him and fitted. A lesson Learn'd.

Good your getting the swarth and other contaminants out. always some and sometimes plenty. Some poor after welding etc practise see heaps of crap in the tanks. Enjoy the taxi and workups.

I took it that you were fitting the gascolator to your project. As stated I would fit one. Yes; Hengst are a good small size in line filter and have been used in Skyranger model for ages. The added benefit of the gascolator is the water trap, its size (quantity of fuel) and does not collect any debris in my system as the primary in line filters do that job. I use a mister funnel so never dirt in filters. When is your project in the air; will be a fun time.

Exactly; filter blockage = reduced or nil fuel flow to engine via carbs. Hence his recommended advice / comment and I agree with such. Perhaps then 120 is overkill for a carby engine??

I'm a believer in gascolators and recommend them if not fitted to a home build. Had one in the Skyfox CA22.

One point I agree with Thruster is that anything that passes through 70 microns will be digested by the Carby and not cause any jet etc blockages. Its not like filtering potable water etc.