gareth lacey
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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
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Hi Pylon so, what are you saying? cheers gareth
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its a ray allen trim actuator
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back again we have made the top of the cowl alum for easy removal, bottom of cowl was Garrys fibreglass cowl but we had to cut and shut it to fit sides of fusalage at firewall is removable both sides this gives us complete access to brakes ,fuel pumps steering mechanics, tank fittings next week start preparing for painting , avionics are being wired and the upholsterer will be starting cabin fitout Cheers gareth& Craig
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more pics and thanks Virago
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some more pics
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Hi All here is the final layout of our dash : note dual flying glaps and trim and throttle
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Try getting WW to answer emails ,phones ,its non existing could not get a reply from him in 2 months!! we gave up a got a UL
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seconded cheers gareth
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65 coming up, my wife still says ,act your age LOL Cheers gareth
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Thanks John ,Virago but the kudos has to go to Craig , his engineering prowess and ability to get it right has made the build much better cheers gareth
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a couple more pics 1 completed steering nosewheel with control cables fitted 2 mock cowl fitted
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Hi Nev let me say ,i am a very good welder ,but as my eyes are now getting weaker from over 45 years welding i would get a younger person yo do it, if you can get it welded (if you are not up spec) get a good welding shop to do it ,there is is not a lot of welding on most planes but it does need to be welded correctly eg the right consumables, temps ,material or as Scotty says ,go do the welding course it will be of great benifit Cheers (From a retired boilermaker/welder) Gareth
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one more pic
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more pics of progress Steering nosewheel components in engine frame fabricated
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you wont have time to look at your watch until you have landed LOL
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EOI for a Welding course
gareth lacey replied to Bubbleboy's topic in Aircraft Building and Design Discussion
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a few pics of progress: at the moment wings are off being sanded and coated engine mount will be fabricated and engine fitted
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Hi John, you are having a lot of fun flying around , and you have your wife as pax, its good to see that you are enjoying your aircraft and are getting about , have started flying a Jab 160 around myself ,gotta keep practicing for when the Morgan is ready will be in adelaide in May will be there for a week and a weekend i will give you a call and maybe catch cheers gareth
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Hi John, our fuse was for a 3300, but we are a wider fuse (1200 inside cockpit) this in turn made our firewall 75mm longer (2x100kilo pax) as for w&b our UL is 76 kilo same as the Jab 3300 so no problems there and lots of GRUNT cheers gareth
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thanks Keith/Limpee , we have put a return fitting into tank(poly) before fitting so should be ok and we hope it goes like a rockeet with the GT performance prop cheers gareth
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Hi all here vis the UL 130 engine just arrived and the engine weight 70 kilos ,no oils or fixtures ,all parts in box 5 klilos
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Gday Friar sounds like a good idea ,evans head field is to be turned into an air park but the cost is ,wait for it approx $ 160,000 for building lot hanger /house plus ongoing fees , if enough interested flyers could band together it could work, finding a suitable site that is in easy reach is one obsticle , airfields are becoming harder to find cheers gareth
