Robert

Great looking Sportsman

If I can work out how to do it I am definatly going to show you mine !!!!!

RobW

Hi All

I am finally getting around to fitting the weight upgrade kit to my Savannah

I am not looking forward to removing the wing leading edge skin. As I didnt build the aircraft it will be new territory for me.

Also I have removed the slats and fitted Stolspeed VGs. I want to remove the slat mounting brackets while i am at it but not sure what to do with the holes in the leading edge skins.

Any advise or tips on going about the above would be greatly appreciated

Cheers

Winton Sportman

Hi

I own a winton sportsman also

Great little aircraft to fly although i havent flown it for a few years but hope to get it back in to air eventually It would be interesting to see how many are still around and flying

How about a few pics of your

Cheers:thumb_up:

Hks 700e

Have you looked at the HKS 700E

Protecting basic flying

Hi All

I am all for the wieght increase to 760Kg. Anything that makes the RAAus larger and stronger is OK with me.

Although I agree with what Keeffe has to say and feel that flyers of slower lighter aircraft (95-10 mainly, including a few others) should be excempt of some of the rules and costs I can see happening to accommodate faster heavier aircraft.

Upgrading 750 Kgs

Hi All

As far as 750Kgs goes I think we should go for it.

Heavier aircraft (not necesary faster) sit in the air more stable and are better all weather machines.

The big problem with RAAus I feel is that they are heading towards the same rules as GA (How long before we will require biannual medicals)

Maybe this is the trade off if we want to fly bigger faster aircraft and enter controlled airspace (which I think has been mentioned)

If we are going down this path maybe a line should be drawn in the sand stating

aircraft, with this wieght and peformance can be flown under these simpler rules.

And faster heavier aircraft can be flown under these more complicated rules.

But I am afraid we will lose the simplicity of where it all started for more complex machines and i feel this simplicity needs to be protected Remember we all most proberly started with these aircraft and if we all had to start with the more expensive aircraft a lot of us most properly would not be pilots today.

Just my thoughts.

aircraft wood supply

Hi all

Try perfectus wood (maybe timber) in melbourne

A bit expensive but will be top quality?

Cheers

Caribou and Cross controls

Maybe the aircraft had just been serviced and had the controls to the Ailerons connected wrong (Cross controls)(Its happened many times before causing accidents) thus controls would still feel smooth & free.

Maybe someone can help me with a fix for my problem of using Altronics headset on my Icom handheld radio.

All I get on transmit is a squeel although when I use a Flightcom headset the radio transmits OK.

Any ideas for a fix so i can use my altronics heatset!!!!

Hi Anyone know more about this crash

Hi All

Looking for some advise

Instead of using GL1 ply on the wing spar of the aircraft I am building (Asso V)

I am considering using marine grade Hoop Pine ply mainly because I can buy 8X4 ft sheets. As I have to fit the ply with grain direction of 45deg to the length of the spar. With 4ft X 4ft Finish birch ply I would have I lot of spliced joins.

Looking for advise on what to do is the hoop pine ply weaker or stronger than birch ply???

Cheers All

Thruster Experimental

Hi All

Thanks for the info on fitting a Jaby 2.2 to Thruster.

There must be a way to do this !!!!!!!

If I built a modified aircraft out of a couple of wrecked thrusters and fitted a Jaby engine could I reg it as an experimental???????

Cheers all

Hi All

Just wondering if there are any 2.2 jaby engines fitted to Thrusters

If so how many and if not can this be done legally ?????

Cheers All

Hi All

Can anyone give me advise on what filler rod to use when TIG welding 4130 steel

Hi All

I think up to 750KG would be a good idea. It would make a few marginal two seater aircraft more legal and able to carry up to there designed gross legally.

Also a heavier aircraft sits in the air more stable and is not so prone to turbulance etc.

I feel limits on speeds and H.P. would be more apropreate

Some of the new plastic fantastics are getting fairly fast and I think speed and stability are a good test for a pilots skills.

Hi All

Just wondering whats happening with the RAAs 750kg weight limit

Is it going to happen and if so when???

Cheers

windup torch

I have put one of those wind up torches in my plane with this torch I dont have to worry about flat batterys. If i every have to use it in an emergency

cheers

Vision plans

Hi

If anyone interested I have a set of unused vision plans for sale

Hi All

The Pioneer 300 is also available in plans known as the Champion 5 or Asso V (although there are some differances mainly the fibreglass fuse covering).

I am building an Asso V from plans obtained from Sylvia Littner.

Although ever so slowly!!!

Cheers

Hi All

Can anyone help me with info on what model car engine the Jabiru 1600 motor used for pistons brgs etc?

Also I am looking for a Zenoah engine (not going) as I am after the cooling fan?

Hi All

What are the max hours recomended before the rotax 912 needs a rebuild? It it possible to rebuild the motor to 0 hours?

And if so can this be done by any qualified person ?