Kenlsa

My Colt has the STC for removing the door for flight. But….. No bank over 30deg and absolutely no side slips. Used for photography or throwing a parachutist out when my flying scares them I suppose. I can imagine the 60 year old cotton covering in a slip….Looking like a car airbag for a split second before disintegrating exposing the terrified pilot inside. Ken

My Colt will be giving up its letters, UAD, when I transfer it to RAoz, so that will top up the available numbers to 87! Ken

I was at Narromine, I think it was about 15 yrs ago, when one caught fire at start up. Carb on top of the motor spilling fuel onto exhaust or wiring from memory. Not too much damage if I remember correctly. Ken

Airframe was good but I think the engine and PRU combo had a couple of issues. Get that Colt going! Ken

It will be fine. just about any/all parts from a Gen 1 (2200 and 3300) will fit and work. Remember that Camit made the Gen 1 engines for Jabiru anyway. CAMIT has been sold to a bloke in the UK. There is a website for it. They can be used on a Jab Gen 1 as well. go for it! Ken

Running when only on idle revs for a long period can make the plugs very sooty. That’s one of the potential problems with mogas. Our entire club Jab fleet, and many Jabs here run on mogas all the time, but it is start, taxi and go. Don’t have any trouble. General practice is not to spend anymore time than needed at idle, and that’s on any plane and fuel combination. you MAY have had a temp soak on the fuel line due to no air (120kts) cooling the crank area….remember that the muffler is right there….this is facilitated by those 2 x 25mm holes at the front of the air shrouds. Bottom line…….if you are going to sit there…..switch off Ken

Cooperplace, Using amps as it has a generator but I may change to an alternator for the lower weight. Trying to use the 1962 stuff where possible Ken

Rastus, I like your shag pile interior trim! Ken

Here is my new high tech panel for my Colt. This plane will primarily be used to ‘shoot down’ hot air balloons in the Barossa Valley and I am installing a skylight and Patrol door for photo shoots It was originally set up for night VFR so I decided to cull out everything I don’t need and move it all in front of me. Referred to CASA requirements and returned it to what it was certified with in the POH. Added a VSI and ball. The fuel gauges will be on the left side of the pax panel. This is no AWACS or Wedgetail so all I need is a Trigg (TSOd) round radio in the centre All simple….all good Ken

Over the years we have had changes in EGT in our 5 Jabs in our club. Always turned out to be a sender problem, not anything else. Defected and panic stations for not much…. I wonder if we worry far too much about all these numbers. My Lycoming doesn’t have EGT or MAP…. errr or anything really …. I just rely on a pull thru before flight, seems to work for me. Ken

I’ve just cut the new panel for the Colt, bugga. Looks like I will have to do it again. Ken

Took a tour of ATC in Adelaide a few years ago and was told that any aircraft with a speed less than 50kts was not seen on the screen. Bruce, you will have to fly a microlight with a slow wing and you will avoid the rozzers. ken

SK 15-20K good cheap aircraft that a lot of us learned in. SP 470 or 500 for 25-30k with plenty of hours left on the motor with a good useful load. 19/28 reg will be way cheaper than a 55/24 so look for those. Do not over commit or get seduced by sex appeal, horse power, high speed (the sales advertising is open to question) The above Jabs will do 95 to 100 kts with the old wooden 44 pitch prop at 11 to 12lt/hr of mogas and easy to work on. Ken

According to channel 10 news the “police swooped on the pilot”. Don’t you love it? I wonder if they will work “Cessna” into it some how? Ken

As I have eluded to in an earlier post, I am the long lost 4th brother of The Three Stooges. Reading the recent topics on methanol and outback survival, and the above weather conundrum, I have taken note about my lack of knowledge and personal attitude and offer the following as my self inflicted flagellation. 1. Carefully select the correct coloured Garbage Bag 2. Take Glen’s advice and don’t drink the methanol 3. Place bag over head and then inhale the methanol instead….the outback aviator’s version of “chroming “ 4. Once finished, come to the conclusion that I don’t travel far enough to leave one air mass to the next as I don’t fly RPT aircraft. 5. Get into the plane, point it at the next airfield, then land and have a coffee. 6. Repeat step 5 but in the opposite direction and return to the hangar. Steps 5 and 6 are to be repeated as often as possible so as to ensure stress free Recreational Aviation Ken

Ian, go to a gliding club and get them to walk you thru the ins and outs of oxy. They know more than most. It’s not just a plug and play. Ken

You have given me a headache Bruce! Ken

The only thing I did with my sunnies was to ensure I had them made as bifocals (not multi focal) and the top cut in the lens for close vision, aligns with the top of the instrument panel so there is no confusion with focus. Ken

My club is even cheaper. Instruction is free

Rodgerc, I now have to go back to the design stage of my paint job for my Colt, as it is very close to yours! Just like the smaller graphics on my Jab. Bugga, Ken

IFR (I follow roads) will negate the conundrum of what colour garbage bag to carry Ken

My Lyc 235 @ 6.75 comp is ok to run mogas, 87 RON, with an STC that I have, so our 98 mogas is for me but I guess that anything that comes out of a bowser will work. Ken

Found 3 in the last 2 years and I bought one. Decided on a recover and freshen the motor, so am part way thru that at this stage. Was a flyer with belly fabric repair needed but I am making it pretty as I have a Jab to fly anyway Ken

Affordable flying? look for a Piper Colt, fit VGs for RAoz, or stay VH all for under$20k a few of us have done this Ken

There was mention that existing VH reg a/c will/can carry over rego (I still hope so) with any going to the LSA list would have to have numbers allocated Ken