gareth lacey

13b mazda thanks

Thanks OME i have seen and read these , specifically looking for anyone who has a rotary fitted to their aircraft 

Cheers gareth

Any one here know a homebuilder who has a rotary engine installed i ha ve been looking at the specs and seems an ok conversion can someone  point me in the right direction or has any local info so far seems to be mostly  USA  cheers Gareth 

Any one here know a homebuilder who has a rotary engine installed i ha ve been looking at the specs and seems an ok conversion can someone  point me in the right direction or has any local info so far seems to be mostly  USA  cheers Gareth 

when i started my trade in 1963 first welding taught was gas welding , mig was,nt around yet,stick , sub arc fuse, so oxy/acet was used widely, i not seen it used in 30 years ,some brazing and silver soldering, to use oxy on airframes now is very old school, tig is widely used and some mig, i weld my chrome ally parts with ss arc rods, easy and very strong, some post heat used , look at most lsa aircraft from o/s and they tig most components very fine welding (my eyes not good enough for fine work) and very thin walled, rivets are a quick and easy way to assemble airframes thats the way i am useing on my airframe ,only welding is in noseweheel components,undercarraige and safety cage, for the homebuilt guys who dont weld rivets are the way to go

prostate cancer that is removed and all clear ,is that an issue for pilots

started with labor in the seventies, liberals are just as bad , we have lost our manufacturing capabilities, greens would take us back even further, why can,t we find a pollie with a future view , answer they only look after themselves ,they retire with much more than us plebites and make the taxation harder for us oldies , i  for one will try to stay ahead if i can until i can no longer afford or cannot stand up to it ,i will sell the house use the money till i go off this earth in a (cardboard box) dont spend any money on my death i wont care 

a few years ago in melbourne finishing a job and needed a welder in a hurry (had six in workshop back in brissie) i got one from bunnings ,absolute rubbish would overheat after a small run ie 50mm and would not run anything bigger than a 2mm. rod. long leads too short for doing high work and if you lengthened them would have dropped the amps down . inverter is the only way to go

on the question of bringing huge amounts of food in baggage ,why are these people so dumb,saying no i don,t have  any food and produce cases full of it ,and it seems to be only middle eastern and asian people doing it, they need to be slapped with thousands of dollar fines and if only visiting cancel their visas , we are an island and cannot allow infestation of  diseases from other countries that would decimate our already fragile rural industries

I will pay not to have embedded ads , they are annoying and intrusive

I think that a service fee of 50$a year is the better option for most of us of course there will be some who cannot afford it 

^0 million to get rid of bill shxxten seems cheap , thats the only thing palmer has got right

Brake failure or stuck on one side?

HIs marraige is of no interest to most people on this forum.

Exactly, who cares and what is it doing on this forum?

Get well mark and i know you don't worry at all about the cxxxheads that sound off your health comes first and when your aircraft is finished  give them all the finger most of these armchair critics woudnt know where to start best wishes 

Manwell , someone needs to tell you Kaz is a lady

I often seek advice from people who know more about certain parts/aero that i have no knowledge of fabricating parts is not a problem but sizing and application in certain areas can be head scratching for me as you say maybe a dedicated forum on building would be beneficial

I'm building again scratch built and making all the parts myself the journey is part of the enjoyment

Try allplastics in Sydney they have uv rated 1mm tinted

It was up for sale last year on RAA maybe find owner that way, it was his own design

Sparksfly from nz sell a control unit i have purchased 1 approx 75 aus dollars to use for my build and a housing from jaycar about 7 bucks works a treat for covering the module

Get some reasonable priced led s off ebay and use the wig wag system electronics from a guy in NZ i will see if i can find his site and pass it on to you

I dont think there are too many instructor cowboys out there but personalities can make it difficult for the  student, just need to find the right one for you 

driving a heavy vehicle has no bearing on flying light aircraft, most flights are 1 to 2 hrs at most, trucks drivers 4 hr stints at night get white line fever, very boring , for me flying keeps me on my toes, always something to do or see especially on the east coast, a blanket approach is not what is needed, other countries do the self medical with out any increase in death or injury, and as most of us older guys/girls fly we tend to be more cautious,