planesmaker

Thanks one track always a challenge to find good quality clamps.

Windsor I have to say I admire the fact he will stand up for his mate even though it appears his mate may have been caught in a situation of his own making. Just a real pity he had no where to go snd resulted in death and injury.

care to comment lowflyer?

TM 1 on fleabay $149 the alarm is loud.

Not far to go for repairs!

Thanks for sharing deadstick

I take it that if you don't have ADSB out then other traffic that have ADSB in won't see you anyway?

Transponder still required!

2012? Well that makes more sense. Here I am thinking it just happened.

From ASN site:-

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Date: 31-MAR-2012

Time: 09:10 LT

Type: Rans S-17 Stinger

Owner/operator: Private

Registration: 10-7944

C/n / msn:

Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1

Other fatalities: 0

Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)

Location: Starke Field - YSKF, Woodstock, about 35km south of Townsville, QLD - Australia

Phase: Initial climb

Nature: Private

Departure airport: YSKF

Destination airport: YSKF

Narrative:

A Rans S-17 Stinger ultralight crashed shortly after take off from Starke Field - YSKF, Woodstock, about 35km south of Townsville, QLD, into a tree due to an engine failure.

Sources:

No Cookies | The Courier Mail

No Cookies | Townsville Bulletin

http://m.news.com.au/QLD/fi993863.htm

Kasper that aircraft ( 10-7944)was wrtten off 31 Mar 2012.Crashed shortly after take off

Rebuilt?

Good result

What are the figures on a leak down test ? ?/80 psi then see what the rotax manual says is the limit.

Manual says max leak 25% ie 60 psi. Always perform leak down on warmed up engine.

I only have about 200 however I have worked on many rotaxes, I doubt you will find any glazing. Not difficult to remove head and cylinder to replace rings, have a look in the maintenance manual(heavy). I really like my rotax 914 powered jab! What plane is your 914 in?

I have a 80 hp that I plan to install a small turbo then fit to a fox type aircraft, looking at 110-120hp.

Rings are not difficult.

When you did the leak down where was it leaking? Exhaust or sump? Should not be difficult to rectify. What was the leak down figure?

Perhaps best to rectify rather than keep flying it

From the look of prop not producing much horsepower at impact. Hope they are alright.

Rotax not a proper engine? Time to take the blinkers off.

The scraper may damage the boom! You can try placing cloth soaked with thinners then wrapping plastic ( to slow the evaporation of thinners) over the cloth, leave for an hour then clean off. Don't try this over a painted surface or on fabric skins. Don't use heat gun near thinners, dispose of thinner soaked rag by placing in bucket of water 1st( and don't leave in the hangar or shed) to prevent spontaneous combustion.

We don't generally pull heads just to have a fiddle. Only because they need to come off for a reason. If you can go 1000 hrs without pulling heads off I take my hat off to you.

Sounds like a cap. Temps are a bit on the high side though. What aircraft?

Have you just changed from Evans or been running 50/50 for a while then this happens?

Don't believe what you read in the press! Or people who know nothing about flying.

Once sliding on the ground the pilot was only a passenger

No problems running rotax on avgas for what you are planning. Rotax recommend oil change every 25 when using avgas

I don't think the manual will tell you that information. I will have a look on mine and let you know.