Steve L

Bugga I didn’t realise that Brendan

Skippy, I had override brakes on hundreds of rental trailers around SA without any problems, although I converted to disks early in the piece. I started with the run of the mill Mullins drum brakes, approx 50 units, and your right. . . a nightmare. So I converted to Holden HQ disks/calipers and marine seals, left the override coupling standard. The brakes then were exceptional with no adjustment and minimal wheel bearing failures. Steve

Check out a 20ft container, you can pack it yourself (lock it) then unload yourself. It might be cheeped than you think and I’m sure most transport companies will let you load it in their yard if your quick. I shipped the Bulldog from the UK that way and the container was around $3000 delivered to the pickup point UK end and I unloaded it myself in the customs yard in Pt Adelaide. that was the CHEAPEST part of the exercise, then customs and C.A.S.A got their talons into me. good luck Steve

Hi Kyle could you put me down for a kit please. Steve

I understand your pain BrendAn, we’re running 2 truck and dogs around town ATM, they topping 300 litres a day each, don’t know where this will end but it doesn’t look pretty. fortunately last year I swapped my I0 360 burning 41L avgas for a Rotax burning 16-18L mogas, best move I have ever made. Don’t have to beg the bank manager for fuel anymore. Wow 47,600 Litres John! not sure if I want to know how much fuel I have burnt in the sky. If my wife saw those figures I’ll be buying roses for a very long time. Steve

Good one Red. Bet it only lands once haha!

Small stuff should have a trim runaway brake too Nev. as it was near impossible to overcome the stick forces after I had a full pitch down runaway. I was lucky enough to have a pilot in the right seat who helped me stabilise the aircraft. The trim run away to full nose down then popped the circuit breaker. At 100+ kts it was challenging. Turned out to be a chaffed cable in the fuselage on a 10 yo aircraft.

Yes you may get flutter or a heavy control column in one direction but I presume still flyable, A runaway electric trim fully in one direction is another story. I dislike electric.

Give me a mechanical trim wheel any day, more precise control and its not subject to electrical faults. Unless a cable breaks they are generally sound, but an electric trim can run away and unless you can reverse it an aircraft is near impossible to fly in full nose down or full nose up trim, especially with a full flying tail plane.

I retired three years ago and since then I can’t find the time to fly, I wonder how I ever found the time to work

Catches you by surprise eh Mark. . . Have you ever experienced a breaking wave? Look them up. I was returning back to Gawler in the Bulldog, and from the south east we fly over a range (1900) before descending to Gawler. Wind was 40Kt and gusting, Because of lee winds I over flew the range at 4400 and increased speed a little, that’s well over double the height. . I had my hand on the control ready to reduce power for decent when in a split second I was completely inverted. I applied full power and corrected the plane, walk in the park for the Bulldog. . . A breaking wave is a rare phenomenon which took an airliner down in Japan years ago. I have spoke to a few heavies and they assure me they are very rare, but still good to study. I can’t recall it being in my GA training syllabus years ago.

Markdun, thanks for the reply and the reason I ask: I had a similar problem with my Tecnam trim recently. After purchase I flew it from Qld, home to SA. At 065 over Dalby I handed control to my mate (also a pilot) and I switched trim control to the right yolk. After a few minutes the trim run away to a full nose down attitude. Not fun with a full flying tail plane. Done the usual, undone everything I performed earlier and got it flying again. Thought it was switches in the control column so I contacted a licensed aircraft electrician and he found the same audio plug connector in the tail corroded so he removed it. Don’t know why but the next day in my hangar I got my wife to operate the right trim while I rattled connectors and wiring that ran through the fuselage, suddenly it went into a full nose down attitude then popped the circuit. Found the problem to be chaffed loom wires deep in the fuselage, one chaffed near through, i had to use a wand camera to see the problem. (I have pics) Maybe the Tecnam you ferried has the same problem. steve

Markdum did you find out what the intermittent trim was, my Tecnam was doing the same.

Doesn’t it make one wonder, how many of these new arrivals are questioned over how much tax they have paid in Australia since they were granted citizenship. I think most know the answer.

What SA kit do have Danny. I also have a complete SA Bushbaby kit and as my life took a different direction a couple of years ago it left me with no time to complete. I am now contemplating selling. One wonders how many kits in various stages of build are sitting in sheds around the country.

Especially in the USA

It surprises me how many Trump lovers are still out there. The guys delusional, his COVID response or lack of, cost thousands of lives, his cronies rorted the wall funds, he’s a compulsive liar (the list goes on) but largest by far he’s still breathing our air

Couldn’t have put that better myself onetrack. I often purchased by auction transport equipment usually through Manhiems but since Pickles got on the scene (and it appears they have scored many Manhiems contracts) I don’t even bother now. When I watch my PC ( yes I’m old school and my mobile doesn’t connect to the internet haha ) and win an item which sometimes goes an hour or more beyond the end time, shut down my computer, then get a follow up call the next day from pickles stating I haven’t made the sellers minimum and am I prepared to increase my offer, that’s NOT an auction in any sense, might even be false advertising, I wonder if they even contact the vendor. Since Pickles ruthless antics I don’t purchase by auctions anymore, I guess other auction houses have got on the bandwagon.

The Pup then Bulldog came after the Airedale, A much more modern and capable design but Beagle couldn’t make money out of them either, nor could Scottish Aviation or British Aerospace who finished the last few orders.

this doesn’t look like he will make it, but I guess he’s practised many times. Landing Engine Off Tecnam P92 - YouTube

Couldn’t they get it certified here

Aeropup were originally from here in SA ( Victor Harbour I think ) now in Spain, they mustav purchased the rights.

Don’t see too many Kitfoxes around anymore eh Nev, I guess there could be a few sitting at the back of hangars. Flew a dark blue mk4 582 down your neck of the woods about 6 years ago, very nice and fun aircraft, don’t know where it is now. Naish, an Aeropup has folding wings and was originally built here in SA. Similar to a Kitfox/Skyfox. The Bushbaby/Explorer is another, once again not many here in OZ. I have a Explorer. ( not for sale though)

Yenn, you WILL hear my 500hp E9 pass. can even hear it 15 - 20ks away out in the bush

My 912 has soft start on it. I believe it retards the timing until a few seconds after start. Surely it could be adapted to most engines.