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  1. gareth lacey
    Why do you call it a rich mans sport , i am not rich, but can afford to fly every week and have nearly finished my half of a plane(about $40k) and the running costs are much cheaper than my 4wd buy a boat and that cost would be more per week ,any sport that is motorized will cost more than riding a bike , its all about priorities i prefer to fly than go to the pub every night ,smoke ing and drinking ,a far less exiting thing to do but would eat in to most peoples pay packets cheers gareth
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    SP I changed schools twice before finding the right one ,aeroplanes all low hrs and maintained and the quality of the training was very good if they wont let you see the maintenance records be very suspect and if you find any thing on your preflight do not fly , on one occasion the plane at the first school would not start and i refused o go up ,(46 year old Cessna 150) and have on 1 occasion cut short my lesson because of abuse by the instructor and never went up with him again its your life ,make good judgements and you will be safe cheers gareth
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    Ian ,who has control and ownership over this site is entitled to know the members details this is the same as google ,facebook,utube etc and i am very comfortable with this ,the others send you crap and may even on sell your details, it also gives Ian the means to get rid of unwanted forumites ,and the odd weirdo ,any way if your that paranoid of giving out details ,go back to the cave and hibernate LOL cheers Gareth
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    to David Mason facts ,thats the problem there never is any given on most engine failures or planes down ,its as quoted by one CFI ,its unfortunate ,{moderated} Gareth
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    To Dazza I live in Logan, and very good friends of mine live in Inala, and you who live in GG have a lot to say ,crime is rampant ,drugs galore ,and dont leave your vehicle unattended ,might not be there when you get back, for all you say about Jabs , what about the Rotax powered Tecnam Of Airsports Boonah that GAVE up not to much from you on that one ,pull your head in good people live in all sorts of areas (as do the bad people) cheers gareth
  6. gareth lacey
    Thanks PaulH its a nice touch and the step works well for me (buggered knees ) and being alum its very light Craig gets more ideas as we have progressed with the build cheers Gareth
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    Thanks Guys all the kudos goes to Craig ,he did all the painting ,i just helped with the prep of bodywork, the airbrush work was done by a young artist ,we are well pleased with outcome, a couple more epics ,we sat in today and made aeroplane noises LOL still waiting on prop those yanks are so slooowww cheers Guys
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    HI all some more pics of progress 1. our no 2.step 3.graphics 4.wiring harness 5.more graphics 6.and more 7, and more cheers Gareth & Craig
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    And More Pics
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    OOPS more pics
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    More pics
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    Thanks John ,we did go for comfort for the long trips (to aldinga next year?) I have been flying a Jab 170 and i get a sore axxse after 1.5 hrs so comfort was a critical thing for us oldies LOL ,its so close to being finished I can taste it !! cheers Gareth & Craig
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    THanks Guys will do that ,Boonah no hangarage available Heck Field to many problems at the moment ,Caboolture no hangarage , not looking good anyway a couple of more pics paintwork complete and seats fitted cheers Gareth& Craig
  14. gareth lacey
    Good work Bex , give Rotax a run for the money ,we in the light plane sector need an engine we do not have to re mortgage the house for Good luck and i wish you well in getting it out and make lots of money cheers gareth
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    thanks for that Mark ,i knew i had it axxse about , thanks John we are getting close , a few more weeks ,still looking for a test pilot and hangerage ,ANYONE out there know a test pilot we are urgently looking for someone ,and a slot at a airstrip Local to Brisbane , will keep you informed and lookout for the movie Lol cheers gareth
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    Hi Guensey its a Prince prop tortional it changes as you ease off power coase for take off and in cruise it goes finer ( i think i have described it right) composite ,comes with the spinner and bolts and hub? hopefully next week cheers gareth
  17. gareth lacey
    More Progress fuel transfer pumps in and connected , flap actuator wired in and connected all electrical wiring in through to dash area brakes system in and working rudder and brake pedals in, floor covering in ,seating is finished an interior trim all finished (leather) all paintwork finished and air brush work is being completed this weekend , numbers go on next 19-8335 prop arrives next week (fingers crossed) spats painted with graphics cheers Gareth
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    you need to beef up the bearings on the elavator shaft,there is to much movement and trim system is better than a bungee type trim cheers gareth
  20. gareth lacey
    Thanks Mark ,here is the plane finished painting and wings on spats brakes engine electrics battery in brake lines in rudder elavator trim system all in ,all bolts locked and pin marked as a final inspection hatch in and wired final decals /airbrush work later still waiting for prop from the states interior trim is being worked on cheers gareth
  21. gareth lacey
    Thanks John when we fitted the wings ,we never liked the finish with a rubber to the fuse ,we used foam to form up the flare and sanded back to the shape then fibreglassed over ,a lot of work but the result was a good line to the fuse cheers gareth
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    More pics of finished wings all painted ready for decals, fuselage is being readied for painting we did the strip down on saturday craig will be painting this week cheers Gareth & Craig
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    check out Bacon on the forum ,he did have a incomplete kit for sale
  24. gareth lacey
    Hi Pylon so, what are you saying? cheers gareth
  25. gareth lacey
    its a ray allen trim actuator
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