AVOCET

I think in my case and have had a bit of time to contemplate the " hangin up the headset syndrome "

Ive decideded when i carnt climb up on the wing , stand on one leg singin " those magnificent men ,"and check the oil, ect , then alas, it'll be time .

Mike

How many acres do you have to mow?Some of Australia's best scenery around your area.

Once it gets to about 1 ft ( 300,4?)mm it seems it could undo a small nose wheel plane ,

Thats one thing of many chores that need looking to around here aviation wise .

Mike

It's undulating country around Burra and most of the harvest hasn't begun yet , I was driving down through that area at the time of the prang and wind was gusty from the morth , 30 ish deg c

Was thinking a lousy day to fly ultralights.

If the virgin jet wasnt there , there'd be no need for ATSB to got involved ,you'd think.

But If they've got time on their hands then they might start "a cold case file "

So there could be a knock on the door somtime in the future for any one whos filed an incident report .FWIW.

Mike

Sounds like theres quite a few of us old ( experienced pilot aviators )out there with a strory to tell ,

Im in Adelaide now aranging for a next weekend film shoot at Druidvale with a last year chinees film making uni student at an atempt to tell the AVOCET story for ABC OPEN .

Mike

That hapened to me once , I thought i would continue the flight but the noise was a pain , landed on a sucluded streach of road in the flinders , closed door, took off,

No media , No big deal .

Welcome Craig,

What are you flying now?

Cheers Mike

You would be flat out getting to one mile up unless you are light like Tomo. Nev

Step 1 . Make sure alt hold is set to 1 mile , (6030 ft ? )

Step 2 . Undo seat belt .

Step 3 .

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Has anybody tried asking an experienced test pilot? I rather doubt one would be too willing to do this; test pilots usually fly solo. And wear their own parachute.

I was on my way to have the testing done when i pranged ( told that story)

However i did the first flights based on the fact that it didnt seem right to ask anyone to fly a complete unknown.

Avocets back flying again and I've started the 40 hr test period from the beginning .

Next thing is to ask someone again to perfome a stall or two

Mike

The SDS has a manual mixture control ,its not an automotive design , web sites realy worth a look .

Mike

Have you checked the SDS ( simple digital systems ) web site , good read and been going strong about 10 years .Mike

Have you checked the SDS ( simple digital systems ) web site , good read and been going strong about 10 years .

Mike

With both systems fitted which system do you find works best?Does the SDS injection have any clear benefits over the Rotec Tbi?

The SDS needs expert instalation to be reliable over time .

The TBI take a bit more instalation planning to have a " good set up ".

If it's attempted by less than capable folk without the right gear can give issues ,

The P/Comp carby , is the easiest and cheepest option and has proven itself in survive .

Once youv flown with the SDS mulit piont and feel the smoothnes, the others sound and feel harsher by comparison. , even less vibration .

The fuel economy with the MPI has seen prelim . fuel consumption figures between the TBI/SDS 23. Lph : 19 lph.

Mike

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The aeroinjector (aerocarb) by Sonex, and the similar product by Rotec are not electronic fuel injection. The are throttle body type injectorsSee: http://www.rotectbi.com/

 

and http://www.aeroconversions.com/products/aerocarb/

Mike

Ide check the nose wheel or spat alignment . , A spat out of alignment with the propellor thrust line can be enough to induce roll , ive flown more than one that required adjustement.

Thats where ide start . After step 1 .

Cheers Mike

They are still spruiking: my mum was a careflight volunteer today and they roundup was that they raised $20K for the day now Wagners said they got 30,000 today but that sounds like BS considering the donations raised.compare this photo

 

to this photo I took of 30k crowd in nebraska

 

 

 

 

Is your camera broken?

Next time .

Clearly, you are not measuring them at the hottest part, but if something goes wrong it should register a rise if it is in metal. Nev

Between exhaust temp readouts and cht', s , should be able to notice trends

Mike

How can your coolant temp be higher than your head temp? Congratulations on what must have been a lot of effort. Like to see the oil at about 95 for mineral oils. Nev

So now , as with the aircooled heads temps eaven out to those lower numbers .

I'm Guessing that the probes now in the cooling air flow on the outside face of the heads

I moved the coolant temp probe from opposite to the exaust side , which used to read a hot spot of ; up to 128 c , in climb , to the opposite head , hence reading the flow in the waterjaket (?), opposite the intake , 102 c in climb ,and at altitude coolant temp is a lot closer to cht 's

I've never seen any signs of it booling .

I guess it will take time to present these numbers in a way that covers all the bases , as a operating manual , ect

But as ive mentioned here , these posts are only my musings ,

Mike

Finally took the Avocet for a half hour flight in still air around 1000. Agl orbiting at late down wind / base area . ish .

The new tail feels good and seems balanced in feel .

Static prop speed at start of take off roll 2750 .

Thats not bad for a 62 dia x 54 pitch . Climb 80 knts . vert \speed 1000fpm at 2600 rpm .( empty plane , )

Just cruising at 2600 rpm indicating 95 knt's . Coolant temp 102 c heads , around 85/95 c oil temp 95 c .

Still not game to wind it out

The prop windmills on final at idle 1000 rpm at 70 knts , might try 65 knts .

Next step ; pull the cowls off and another rigorous inspection ,

Definition of PULP: a magazine or book printed on rough, low-quality paper made of wood pulp or rags, and usually containing sensational and lurid stories, articles, etc.It sounds pretty bad. I would stick to the 95 because it retains its octane rating for much longer.

Aprox .

Take off and landing are obviously okay, plenty of airfields have approaches over roads,I'd really like to know who gives the thumbs up to this Avius rubbish?

Gospel .

This is what " planning " is all about ,

Making sure the final carve up of projected profits / verses geting away with it , and who can keep his mouth shut long enough to pull it off. !

Mike