Mr Mal

Message me sometime mate - have a chat about potentials you may be interested in - bit more info on stuff we were talking about earlier. Mal

Forget wifi apart from tethering to your iPhone for latest weather, notams and radar, external gps cuts error from 100m down to less than ten. Awesome to fly with as all maps are at your finger tips (as long as paper copies are hand for the case boys....) and as the picture changes outside you can work out where to get fuel, insert waypoints into your plan and do it all on the run without too much inside time if you know what I mean - you probably guessed that I love mine :)

Great idea KG - thought of that but the week off work (as a good pilot always plans to get stuck by weather - especially when going to NSW:augie:) then equals big dollars..... catch 22....... and like everything to do with this aircraft ... I want it now:drool:

The quoted price without carton etc is $500 door to door. Which is expensive when compared to an American canopy maker who can do one delivered to the door from the states for $870 - $480 of which is freight and box. Trick is I would need to have a clue about the dimensions he requires.

I am up in Mackay.

That is very sweet looking - spoke to Gary and I think the canopy is reasonable - the price to get it here is not......

Guernsey - is your aircraft a Sierra? If so do you have a bubble canopy or the wrap around? The bubble canopy is on the list of things to do, first finding one will be the trick....

Rgmwa - the electric clock running the battery flat is the least of your worries with a screen THAT big!!! :) Scott that is a nice machine to have at your disposal ...... Makes my drill press look rather poverty pack - went looking for hole saws today and not a single 80mm saw to be found.... Planning and execution sounds to be the key here. Wiring harness is in, 16 wires for egt and cht, oil pressure and temp - all running through a nice 31 pin DT connector ( locates and twist locks making it easy to rund through the bulkhead). Complete rewire of engine bay turned out to be easier than additions. Thing I am finding is that this is giving me intimate knowledge of the aircraft which is always pretty good.

That looks impressive RGMWA, how did you do the square sections?

Thanks for the feed back guys - they all look awesome. Having thought the three over plus others on the net my plan of attack is to cut some ply board mock ups and bolt them in and sit and stare at them....... Scott - how did you go about getting the panel cut? I am thinking measure it up and send it to a water jet cutter for making into a CAD drawing and cutting it out. Mal

OK guys I am looking for some informed opinions as I dont have enough experience to call mine "informed". I am in the process of replacing the wiring and dash layout in a Sierra 100. I have the following: Xtreme Mini EFIS - Tach, Fuel, EGT, CHT and Oil press/temp Air Speed Indicator Vertical Speed Indicator Turn Coordinator Altimeter Vertical Compass Garmin 196 Now the question is on the layout and what would be the best layout - analogue flight gauges on the left bank, Efis Left bank, analogue central with compass and gps on right etc etc ...... so many choices so I thought I would surf the net for pictures and ask for your opinions and experiences on what you have found works. I am looking for a functional layout that meets the usual requirments of "the right gauges in the right place in case things go wrong". Look forward to hearing from you! Mal

G'day Thomas - I am in Mackay also - hope to see you out at Palmyra some time. Mal

Well it worked out well - the Sierra arrives on Sunday, keenly looking at all the Sierra pics of others to see what can be a future project.....

I have a Jab 2200 desperately in need of a good prop. Heard that a Rob Petroni in Bundaberg makes a very good prop for these motors and all accounts mentioning them have nothing but praise. Here is the sticker though - Where is Petroni Propellers and how do I contact them? Appreciate any assistance in tracking down the elusive Petroni Propeller!

Thanks Nev - plan was to look first, secure with deposit if it presented well and then have it all hang on a LAME pre-purchase inspection.... I suspect finding the money and aircraft will be easy - finding a LAME to do the inspection might be more difficult!

I too like the Sierra - they are a very slick aircraft. Overall I think most people are happy with them - I havent seen too much in the way of complaints? (Am I correct in saying this??) Looking at one in Newcastle this Saturday so would be keen to hear of any issues to watch out for and advice on what to do when buying..... it has 200 hrs on the air frame and a 450 hour Jab 2.2...... any comments??

80knots - Matt has the savannah out at palmyra drag strip - bout 10 minutes out of Mackay near Walkerston. Hongie we met back in march when you did a run with Murray..... Winsor it's all booked in and keen to go again! Looking at the Sparviero - sexy sister to the Savannah - anyone flown one?

Hi there Mal here, currently suffering theaffliction of flying RA! Have a few hours up and have gone solo so am loving the flying at the moment. Cruising the sky's currently in a nice Savannah out of Palmyra Mackay - have to thank a great bunch of instructors for my experience - Matt Kucks and Murray Knight! Looking to purchase an aircraft for a bit of commercial hire and running around on those days that are awesome ( I might get divorced - but it will be so worth it!!!!)