gareth lacey

Hi John well done ,nice looking plane i am sure you will be happy with your own plane ,dont forget when flying this way (QLD) call me and will meet up safe flying Gareth

David, age is only a matter of mind ,im 64 and started flying 9 mths ago it is a new LIFE ,my bones ache my knee is shot(played soccer into my late 50,s silly really) go for it mate ,my wife says i have a new glow when i fly ,tomorrow is my solo in a Tecnam(i changed schools and got into Raa) people i know say ,are you crazy flying at your age ,i say ,your never to old to learn I love this flying safe flying Gareth

thanks John & Mark

Hi all finally finished the canopy fitting, canopy fits the bulkhead perfect,safety locking mechanism is concealed in the side canopy arms, and it is now down off the mezzanine ,starting the wing spars today below are some fuse pics

Oops ! I forgot Mark (kyle communications) i got some wire and clecos of him. cheers gareth

Thanks Kevin. im not that computor savvy!! cheers gareth

One day we will catch up tomo on the way to dalby to see my grand kids and we'll go fly the sierra! Cheers gareth

How many forum users have met each other at some time? So far i have met 3 ,Bacon,Compulsion,and a guy called colin (building a cheetah) met John (compulsion) in adelaide had a beer and chat its good to put a face to the many users on the forum. cheers gareth

not me!!LOL

Hi Bruce are the tanks poly?,we did make a alum tank for our front fuse ,but changed it for the same tank as yours ,this allowed us space for the canopy actuator to be installed good progress on your build Cheers gareth

Cheers Mark

actuator swing bar and cam

video if opening canopy is on youtube go to sierra pics july ( still cannot get it to load on here!! cheers gareth

for all you weight concious people we added 1.7 kilos for the actuator and mechanism all aluminium wew have a video of the canopy opening but i cant seem to load it ,anyhelp ? cheers gareth

Hi Guys here as some progress pics and vid (i hope i can attach) pic 1 is actuator mechanism for canopy pic 2 is actuator canopy side arms vids

LOL HA HA

Thanks Mark will try and get over next week to pick those clecos up cheers Gareth

my wife had TIF with Garry Morgan and came back with a big smile on her face ,she thought that light aircraft were to bumpy ! she now wants to do a "wife of pilot course " to better understand LSA but insists that i fly for at least 12 months before she will go up with me ,ah well only 14 months to goLOL

Hi Kevin Thanks ,yes the conduit over the tank is for electrical wiring, dual throttles engine probes heat probes,remote brake master cylinder etc and any other things we may put in . how is the wing build coming?any problem in the building of these? we should start our wings after we fit the canopy (next week pick up) our canopy is tinted and wider than normal i just hope that we get it right first time!! any way cheers for now Gareth

LOL ha ha yellow safety rails slide out, long tynes on fork lift, table as well as airplane will be lifted down .work space is utilising space above our heads we pay for it so built the mezz to work on , it will come in handy for storage later on Cheers Gareth

Skinning Finished ! hi all Craig and I have finished the fusalage skinning , elavators went on today perfect angles and degrees (must say the elavators are a bit tricky to skin ) all final riveting is finished access hatch below mass balance arm is in place and we can access all the bolts in the tail area below is a few pics Cheers Gareth

hi i have battled for 25 years but have cut out bread'butter'cheese 'suger and am finally losing the weight 10 kilos so far my goal is 95 kilos and if i get there before the morgan is finished i will try for 90 kilos i am 5ft 8 inches 64 old and my wife is very happy that this flying has motivated me , Ome keep at it you will get there cheers Gareth

well done Puddles onward and upward enjoy the flying and be safe:score 010: cheers gareth

Hi Tomo good to see you have your own plane ,how many planes have you flown in your short life !! have fun and safe flying (when the Morgan is flying will have to call in at Cecil Plains on the the way to dalby ) to see my son and grand kids cheers gareth

good one mark. great to see you fly your own plane a great achievement plane looks very professional built top marks!! will drop by to pick up the clecos next week. cheers gareth