AVOCET

I guess you checked the pin in the end of the antenna ( radio end ) not crimped properly mike

I thought of myself as a competent 1500 hr pilot before my prang . that was aug 2011, since then I've done aprox 50 hrs . at the moment I'm not flying until I've done some recency training . nothing like a bad prang to zap your mojo ! mike

why do woman ware perfume & makeup? because their ugly and they stink!

that's an attractive brief Dafydd, i guess that would only be vh , as I would imagine that 44 knot stall to 130 kt would require 150 plus HP IDE be interested in building a prototype to your specs . mike.

nice add for pipsqueek designs on the link

what about a pinhole in the static line?

He probably got the same advice as I got at the time :, quote : design it for the new 750 kg MTOW it's definitely going to happen !! we'll we all know now , mike .

I tried som v/g on ,in from the l/edge in front of the ailerons and took it for a fly hoping to improve the slow end roll . they didn't feel right I've now tried winglets on the 250 j wings and feels a lot better , also seemed to improve the cruise . I was wondering about trying wool tufts around a few areas ,Dafydd, can you put tufts all over the plane at once , or is it better to do a section at a time ?? cheers Mike

you know another problem I've had over the years in maintaining someone's aircraft to find out that between service's that someone else has been "tinkering " . mike

what I would give to have dafydd living close by mike

I think the problem might be that it's recreational flying and therefor it's based on mates helping mates ( sometimes ) I've just done two jobs at Pt Lincon both customers (mates)paid for travel , put nic & I up for two nights, fed us , and paid what we asked . I think there are two many l2 that will do the work just to help out and to a degre , There'sa few that .... naah! not going there! cheers mike

HITC, my thoughts & feelings exactly , although , I've never had the problem of being over paid , it's usually the other way around , customer comes in for a service , change oil ect ect , aah! problem found, aah!,um,!no extra money , so you do it for nicks , I'm still considering weather to keep the L2 I might get one or two insurance jobs per year & maybe 3,or4 service repairs a year , plus my own ongoing work with the Avocet it's still not enough to justify 3or 4 $0000's for the insurance policy on the other hand , if l2 start disappearing it might be worth staying on and round up some more business , ie. advertise in the mags ect ,( not cheep ) by the way , I rang tec man the other day or 4 ago , hasn't returned my call , makes me feel IDE only be bothering him if I called back. May bee CASA wants to get rid of l2 's and deligate & stimulate LAME's???

listen guys , waxing fibre glass isn't a good idea , the wax and such will over time work it's way through any pinhole or slight crack in the paint and the paint itself and "can"make any future repair or repaint difficult to near impossible . I know you can use wax & grease remover , but that won't remove the potential build up in and below the gelcoat mike

the cotton flock (powder) is mixed with the resin to form a past that doesn't run cheers mike

I've repaired jabiru wings that leak fuel when filled to the brim , it's usually the fuel cap carriage hasn't been flocked into the tank properly when built . easy to fix by wiping some resin & flock up & under with your finger . and I'm pretty sure the high density foam in the jabiru wet wings isn't effected by petrol . not like the old poly styrene wings cheers mike

when you find the fault let us know mike

check under dissy caps , check mag gaps , sucking air in intake some ware , worst case , loose fly wheel . plugs may look good might be worth changing them & try a new set mike

s skyview synthetic vision . there's a clip on dynon web site where a plane a t night flys down between hills & lands at night . the synthetic vision guides you down though the boxes something I wouldn't try mike

I've had to bleed a couple of lifters to get them pumped . you can make a tool that is just apiece of ally with holes that line up with the rocker cover screws . and a thread that you can screw down in the rocker , wind down til it goes hard ( expelled air ) & leave it done up for a few mins . some times i had to do it twice . now I've got hard & hydrolic . cheers mike

c confusion always follows !

I've had 2 Thompson props , shame to hear of Brett's illness , will be missed. I hope the new owner gets it together after a rocky start , I'll give omega a go & the benefit of the doubt ,on the next prop . mike

I wouldn't be to quick to right omega off. one example of crappy looking prop I had a prop made a few years ago & the prop maker had contracted a few props out to have the holes drilled ,while he moved workshops . His drill bed wasn't square, and blunt drills , torn wood and wobbly holes, any way , it doesn't take much to get a bad reputation once it goes viral mike

I think you will find that the rules differentiate the original builder and the second & subsequent owners . I remember when 19 happened and it was discussed what to do with 19 aircraft after the owner builder wanted to sell , it was suggested that you would have to burn the aircraft to stop anybody else using it !!

i ide like to know how to , to . I think it's possible if your a member of the SAAA and can prove your the original builder , and a decent build log , and I would imagine an inspection by an ortherised casa deligated inspector , this could be expensive , depending on where you lived . let's us know how you get on . cheers mike

there are lots of modified 19 aircraft , I've seen a number of kit built aircraft that the builder has taken it upon him or her self to change the original design , you do so at your at your own risk , . that's what 19 xxxx is all about . I might add that in some cases the mods are an improvement , but some are thinking ,the original designer isn't as smart as me ,..... Yea'r, that's when it could get dangerous , or what.! mike