Keenaviator

G'day Jay, welcome to the forum. Plenty of good discussion here. Laurie.

The damage doesn't look too sharp - it appears to have a decent radius; I doubt it will crack. I'd be tempted to put bucking bar behind it and give it a tap with a plastic hammer to flatten it out. Laurie

Great looking shed.

Once you fly a Paraglider without an engine, you won't want the complexity and noise and added risk. Laurie

There are probably billions of lawn mower type engines running on the Jabiru magneto style ignition system. Simple, self sustaining and works. Laurie

About 4 weeks for mine including the Easter break. Laurie

No worries Scott. These forums can be very impersonal and responses can be read as terse although not intended that way. Glad you like the video. BTW, the presence of the gopro is not noticeable at all in the aircraft handling or performance. Pretty sure you're a regular video uploaded too; always great to see our wonderful Aussie scenery. Laurie.

The L4 I consult is a very experienced SAAA man, very helpful and passionate about building and builders. Laurie

It is important to note that this is a private airfield and you must have permission from one of the operators before landing. Regards, Laurie

The sticky back mount is very strong. It's stuck to a 3mm inspection panel that in turn is attached to the wing with 4 x 4mm screws in rivnuts. Laurie. Ps, there's no way I'd be using a suction mount outside the cockpit.

It has been a recognised ALA for over 30 years. Maybe no application was needed. Nothing has changed other than more aircraft are now using it. Laurie

You assume I use a suction mount? When you assume you make ass out of u and me. I too would be hesitant to use a suction mount. There are much more secure ways you know. Laurie.

It's a GoPro Hero 3 black. Amazing clarity. Took a while to upload to youtube though! Laurie

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This one looks to have been converted without re-arcing the undercarriage. The gear legs need a bend near the top and reduction in the bend at the bottom - then it sits up like a 180. Laurie

Don't forget 'Land O Matic' under carriage (tricycle). Laurie

I don't think 'omni vision' was a step forward, a step back in efficiency. Laurie

YLTV $2.34

Another video, this time with some slow flight and gliding. There is a typo - we climbed to 3600 ' not ".

Not yet mate, have to complete the first 25 hours. Will be on the bike again.

It's going pretty well Steve. First 5 hours flown have been good. Sorting out a rich mixture issue - it appears the engine came with very rich jetting (possibly for a 6 instead of a 4 cylinder). Anyway I've now got the recommended main and needle jets in and going to test it tomorrow. Laurie

Ah, you know him too!

I know a bloke who flies one from a 385 metre strip, fence to fence. I reckon he must have the slow flight phase pretty sorted out or he would have broken it a long time ago. He doesn't use the chute to land there either! Laurie