rankamateur
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Like 3 point door locks, I was never going to use anything else. I love them. I am 6'3" tall and found travelling in a VG with an Airmaster prop more enjoyable than travelling in the first XL we built in Australia with a standard prop. Both those planes sold with in a week so the maroon plane was built but it had to wait until second in the cue, was the middle one in the batch of three.
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And there is also a picture here http://www.aerokits.net.au/prod02.htm
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They are manufactured by the Australian ICP importer and he ships them all over Europe.
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Yes, Yes Yes and Yes & No
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Haven't even hung my doors yet but the 3 point latches were installed before the painting, never thought of not using them. They do add a tiny little bit of weight but they do keep the doors shut reliably.
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http://www.customflightcreations.com/id25.html Nice prop that Three blade one, same as the one I have in the shed, hope it still works when I finally give it a spin.
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The defence department stopped putting them out to tender, they go to scrap now instead! Obviously the US Rotax importer is also a congressman.
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Rob is going to love all these big tyres!
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A lot of extremely neat riveting on it too. It was No.2 in a group of three built together, It was very valuable building experience. I wish it wasn't so long ago, I would love to be able to see as well as I could back when we did them. If so I would probably be able to read the labels on my harnesses.
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I have spent hours and hours sitting in it with absolute confidence, until Reg pats it on the dash over tiger country and says "Nice Mr Rotax" just to encourage it to keep playing nice, then I am reminded that even a Rotax can stop.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Seems you have well and truly found your feet now, welcome to the forum.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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. -
Light plane down in water North of Townsville
rankamateur replied to jetjr's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
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.
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I always wonder if interesting characters shouldn't be required to fly solo.
