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The fuel injection system didn't see any service in the drone. Mark have you got VNE figures etc. to share with Downunder, yours would be the same. Don't think the 124 Kt VNE was in back then.

Factory want him to have a factory built demonstrator, it is hard to love two planes enough at once. A bit like wives I guess, a harem would have it's challenges.

Go up to 4500ft and get used to flying slowly. Learn what your new plane is comfortable doing, then you will be more comfortable doing it too.

Seems you have well and truly found your feet now, welcome to the forum.

I had a few moments early in my solo career when I dumped both stages of flap on climb out and immediately stopped climbing, fortunately had the sense to take one stage straight back and got climbing again. I would worry about pumping anything to get it to jump off the ground before you have enough speed, you probably don't have much rudder or elevator authority at that speed either . Watch out it doesn't bite you on the butt.

When you get the fuselage or a wing done in every fourth hole it will need supporting to stop the clecos from denting the sheet on the bottom. Don't lean too hard on it as you work. Wrap timber in bubble wrap making the bundle deeper than the cleco and put one under each end right next to a row of clecos and get help to urn it over as you rivet it off.

I used about 400 copper, 132 black a few more would have been handy and just enough silver to do every fourth hole in one wing trailing edge. I borrowed not bought them though. The ones in the kit are just enough to tease to tease you into starting and just enough to get you into trouble if you go any further than the fin. Certainly don't progress to the rudder.

http://www.cleavelandtool.com/Clecall-Lightweight-Cleko-Pliers/productinfo/CLP75/#.VkWz5Mvot1M Note : ** NOTE: These do not work with extended grip 'clekos' or with 'cleko clamps'. Cleco pliers don't work with cleko clamps

100 copper ones won't go far on a wing or the rear fuselage. Best to get it all clecoed before your start riveting so everything can align properly and you don't end up with tension that you have to absorb in just a small area of the assembly

Yes prime one side BUT while you are there prime the other side too because when you sit in the plane you are going to spend more time looking out through the windscreen at the back of them than you are going to spend looking at the outer side.

It comes as a neat little add-on package but it isn't as simple as weighing the parcel contents because there are also discarded standard parts like the rear wall and flap rod covers. Find me some one who has retrofitted one that wants to go back to standard size. I think it is well worth the weight penalty if you plan on touring.

As you go along you get to meet many of the people on here at different events, It definitely helps to have talked face to face. I never feel anonymous on here, that helps you decide to use the backspace key instead of the post button sometimes.

But he has been coming along so well, making more sense than usual lately, I was starting to take some notice of some of his posts too. Give him a little more time, you know wisdom comes with age Gandalph, surely there is still hope.

Does speaking out help with people who do everything in life the interesting way, or does it just make you unpopular at the time. If you have the experience to know that what you would say to them is true, then if you don't speak out, then you do become a part of the problem.

I always wonder if interesting characters shouldn't be required to fly solo.

If you have a link for it, that might help a rag and tube pilot on a budget out. I think at half price I will still be walking.

Sorry for being a bit abrupt Geoff. Maybe I should have posted it in a GA forum.

I may have quickly mis-read, I thought 100kg was the tare of the rider.

I don't care, I am in the market for mower blades! Just trying to help somebody who doesn't like walking, and apparently has plenty of cash.

https://www.allmowerspares.com.au/boost-bike-electric-bike-shock-folding.html Saw this while I was looking for mower blades. Just thought it might interest some of you tourers out here where there are no taxis.

He has boxes of everything over there. Only way to find out is ask him!

Really good picture at the top of this page http://www.stanleyengineeredfastening.com/brands/pop/rivets/types/multi-grip-rivets Look at the picture up the top with the four different thicknesses gripped.

They are next to useless. Pull a couple and you will see what I mean. They pull up like macaroni noodles. Make sure and get "multi-grip" rivets next time.

I did get short of countersunk rivets and found that by drilling 5/32" through a block of steel then drilling part way through with a larger drill I had a die to hammer regular rivets into with a dolly to make them counter sunk for the last few. They did need a rub around the edges on the grinder to take the frilly bits off.

Does two pack primer handle a long period before applying the top coat? I thought it had to go on right before the top coats.