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hi m8. I know it will be. I think the shadow is a best kept secret.

ive just bought prolly the best streak shadow. beautifully fitted 10 hrs fully reconditioned, rebored, jabiru motor. I havnt flown it yet. im a student on circuits flying a jabiru lsa. and im waiting for all the checks, n, s**t. heres a photo of mine. check out my baby and watch the vid and then tell me theres a better flying machine than this. I think im a very lucky man. I cant wait to pass my test and learn to fly her even a quarter as good as this bloke. ps. I know the musics a bit cheesy, but I would swear hes flying to that tune. lolhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLVOdmBxQuU I do apologise to other shadow owners. we all prolly know our are the best.

hi m8. cheers for that, I cant wait to fly it. done my first circuits. hopefully get 2 or 3 lessons this w/e.

everything is being checked and tested by nigel arnot.

engine stripped, cleaned, bores honed. all bearing and shaft seals replaced. new pistons and rings and head overhauled by camet, new oil cooler. engine assembled run and flown all oil ts and ps correct heat temp correct 10 hrs ago.

hi andy the engine was fitted in 2001 and had flown 210 hrs. unfortunately an oil pipe came loose resulting in the need of a full overhaul. it has since flown 10 hrs.

hi m8. I don't know where they are but 2 cht's are fitted and they are labelled max climb 348 and max cruise 302.

hi andy. thanks for the concern and info but I hope it is unwarranted. I asked about any problems with over heating and I have been informed that it is perfectly ok. and I have no reason to doubt what I have been told. this shadow was built by two engineers, a bloke called ross leach, and his son danial and imho they have done a fantastic job with amazing attention to detail. this is a newly rebuilt engine and has been signed off as all Ts and Ps correct. it has an oil cooler fitted and the ducting and cowling is an ingenius work of art. the large bottom ducts direct air down through the front 2 heads and the large middle ducts direct air to the rear. the two smaller ducts at the top direct air to the barrels. it is then left open at the bottom and I expect the prop draws a huge amount of air through when on the ground.from the photos the ducting appears very thick, which might create a hotspot between the heads, but the edge is a T section and the walls are approx. 3mm thick and very strong. I don't even know what its made from but they did a first class job of making it. I know jabiru has two ducts at the front behind the prop, but these are for both heads and they are tiny. and behind the centre of the prop. to look at the shadow I cant see any reason why this should run and hotter than a jabiru. imho it looks to be a more efficient cooling system. I havn't flown it yet so I cant say for sure, but after really looking at it im not too worried. I have enclosed some pics so u can see what I mean and maybe give me your opinian. cheers m8. ps I have enclosed a couple of photos of a jabby powered shadow that flys in south Africa. this is fully enclosed and to look at has nowhere near the volume of cooling air going through as mine, and I am not aware of any problems with that one. what do you think? pps. the ducting is made from Kevlar and carbon fibre.

hi guys. cheers. Guernsey. I had to read your reply a couple of times cos it didn't make sense. then I looked again at the photo and I see what you mean. it is a nice photo and the shadow of the shadow wasn't planned. in fact I would have struggled to get it that good. cheers. horse feathers. I have taken some pics for you of the reversing camera and the tail wheel. the wheel rotates, but doesn't castor. the pic looking at the prop was taken with my phone against the camera. the real view is a wider angle and gives a better view around the aircraft. (apart from the front) the last one is a pic of me and my girl "Sheila" (dick dastardly and mutly) see the resemblance?

hi m8. the reverse gear is just below your hover selector switch. its actually a small camera located under the boom pointing at the motor. for monitoring things like oil leaks, excessive smoke, cowling and anything else you really don't want to see. ive only viewed it inside the trailer but it seems to have a good view all around and below the plane. it is viewed on a small screen attached to the inside of the canopy. ill sort you out some pics of the tail wheel, and if your going to be there next week I might have a drive down with it. or you could always have a fly upto bundy. thanks for the link, ill check it out.

cheers m8. the engine has only done 10 hrs, the only thing wrong with it is.... it needs new tyres. lol top bloke nigel btw. hes coming to bundy in the spitfire in 2 or 3 weeks to give me a test flight.

hi guys. I got it from boonah, I havn't got a hanger yet. I will be looking for 1 but at least for now I can keep it in the trailer till I get 1.

g'day. im mark, a pommy from bundy and im the proud new owner of a shiny, red, jabba powered, streak shadow. no 19-917. im a student pilot and ive just started circuits. ive just spent the night in my car hooked upto the trailer at a servo in gympie. I heard there was a couple there so I was taking mine to show the other owners (and try to get a sneaky test flight in theres) but unfortunately I woke upto a cricked neck and some pommy weather and an abandoned airstrip. nevermind maybe next time. hello all.