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Marty_d

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  1. Nice looking bird. I like the paint scheme with the beige upper, but with a different colour.
  2. Yep, it's low efficiency, but far better on the glide!
  3. Over the xmas break I finished the last bit of concreting - a ramp in front of the shed - so now the plane can finally leave the womb! I went to pull her out the other day - racking my brains to think of a flat spot on the property where I can set up to put the wings on. When I got the main wheels on the flat bit outside the shed I realised the wings would fit there, so she didn't have to go any further. I struggled a bit with the left wing, the skin near the root still needs a bit of trimming and the cabin frame bracket is a REALLY tight fit. Will have to get her out again next weekend if it's sunny and try again. Also need to make another wing support for the other side, which will be taller as there's a drop off after the concrete.
  4. What's Lockheed doing assembling Airbuses? (I know, it's just a joke, but you have to have internal consistency)
  5. Silly buggers installed the nosegear backwards.
  6. Unless it's an optical illusion, there seems to be a small hinged door on the port side of the front cockpit visible in the yellow one.
  7. Marty_d

    VL Myrsky II

    So according to one of those pics, Qantas flew these?
  8. Thanks RF - Clear Prop were basically the same price, so went with Ian.
  9. Clear Prop sell them. I can certainly fabricate a box/panel to mount them in. I assume I need 2 each of the headset jack and microphone jack?
  10. Thanks Bob. Microair M760, which I don't think has a built in intercom (happy to be corrected!) I'd like to put the jacks on the centre front of the baggage area, but having just installed the seat cushions there's no room between them there. So will have to be on the baggage area "floor" just aft of the seats. I definitely want them in the middle as opposed to the outside, as you said for ingress/egress you're not getting tangled in leads.
  11. Hey folks, I need some advice on what I need for intercom & jacks etc. I have a panel mounted radio, and have run 4x good quality audio cable from panel to behind the headrests. My wife asked what I wanted for Xmas, and I said "an intercom" as I believe that's needed too. So... guessing that I need to get a double jack set for each seat mounted behind the seats for the headsets? And they go via the cables to the intercom which is connected to the radio? Any advice appreciated. Thanks! Marty
  12. I'm not aware that there's any difference in firewall angle in the 701. Plans just require the thrust line to be 3 degrees right of centerline, which I did by designing the engine mount to incorporate it. I believe the bed mount plans also incorporate the 3 degree offset, come to think of it. So the firewall would be the same.
  13. Marty_d

    Short Seamew

    The Curtiss looks good for married couples. Passenger is too far away to be a backseat driver.
  14. Playing devil's advocate here, I can imagine a future with pilotless RPT. As Nev said it's been possible for years, and the US has been flying drones over the middle East from Nevada for years too. It's a whole lot easier than trying to make driverless road vehicles as there's not many situations in the air where you have to decide whether to hit a streetlamp or that kid chasing his ball. The emergency situations where you need a pilot are the real issue (thinking QF2, Hudson river landing) and of course if you lost all electrical power you're stuffed. And the possibility of being hacked of course. But on the positive side you avoid suicide by pilot (GermanWings, MH370) and some pilot error situations. You would have to have a type qualified pilot in or near a fully connected simulator but they could possibly be backup for several flights simultaneously. Not saying I'd be keen to board a flight without a trained human at the pointy end, but just saying it may well happen.
  15. Hi Kyle! While I have no particular opinion on your two questions, I wanted to wish you luck with your build. We love seeing progress photos! I'm scratch building a CH701, I picked up a round mount second hand - but probably would have built the bed mount if that hadn't been advertised. All the best! https://www.recreationalflying.com/forums/topic/28196-marty-ds-ch-701-build-log/page/31/#comments
  16. But the reason the engine quit was lack of fuel. With a 20min reserve that both tanks feed into you get a flashing light on the panel if there's air at the top. So you've got 20 minutes to find somewhere to land with the engine going.
  17. Yep I can imagine the fan stopping and the wheels spinning just after takeoff...
  18. You have to hunt for it, but from their FAQs - In Drive Mode, the gas engine is connected to a generator that directs power to an electric motor that powers the wheels. When you transition to Flight Mode, our proprietary Skybrid™ system automatically changes from wheel power to prop power, and the wheels are automatically disconnected after takeoff.
  19. Can I just ask, if people want to know the rules, why not ask CASA or Home Affairs directly and ask for the answer by email so you have it from the horses mouth? Forums are great for general information but if you want to know a specific legal situation then it makes sense to ask the department overseeing enforcement of that rule.
  20. She's got lots of Sav bits in her but I hesitate to call her MaZenSav.
  21. Yeah fuel spills are a big worry especially as there's a top window as well and the wing root skins fair down onto it. So any fuel spilled will go there. I've been thinking that perhaps I should put a gate on the first full rib to stop any leaks from getting past it, they can just run to the leading or trailing edge and drip to the ground. Thoughts?
  22. I've done a few things in the last couple of weeks. Bought some hose clamps (thanks @skippydiesel for the Icon 35 advice, they fit perfectly) so the cooling system is now all hooked up. Started thinking about seat cushions and seatbelts. I picked up a couple of front seats from a written off Mazda 2, removed the frames and covers and went to work with a breadknife. Quite happy with the result both look and feel, so now "just" a matter of re-covering. Shouldn't be impossible as I have the original covers as a pattern. There's a couple of rips in those and they're a bit boring in colour so I can't really reuse them. Also glued on the felt cover over the top of the dash, looks nice and neat now.
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