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Mmmmm, progress is a strange thing. Chas

Well there is film from year's ago doing aerobatics on tow. Even swapping aircraft in flight. No wonder they pulled a wing off a Blanik. Chas

Great stuff. My Jodel would probably run on it 100 per cent as it will run on vegy, sump oil, or bio as well as diesel or jet a. The engine was new in 1997. Chas. ZK- CCD

I could never understand why they wont work together like automotive cards. That is your card will work on all pumps but discount only on named card. Chas

I flew a Saltoo many years ago. Got my silver c in it. My x/cty was all done in rotor and I contacted the wave above my destination. The same salto had an interesting landing with a broken canopy and the pilots glasses missing. No damage but grass stains on top of the wings. Work that out. A very tough little bird. Chas

Three nz pilots a few years back did 1028 kms together. Great effort. My power planes always head for a ridge or wave. Chas

TE="spacesailor, post: 594935, member: 6426"]Hi Diesel Had a quick look for Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), But alas nothing stocked. Were do you buy your stoke from?. as it's north American. spacesailor Occasionally building suppliers bring it into nz. Both for ladders or house finishing. Beautifull to work with. Mine has 22 growth rings per inch. Stonger than spruce and lighter than oregon. Chas

The modern disposable world does not know what good wood is. After the Christchurch earthquakes truckloads went down gullies. Nobody allowed near. Canadian Oregon. There are several species listed from war emergency. Western Hemlock also from British Columbia is excellent at a small fraction of the cost. Often sold as ladder grade. Chas

Try doing that in the gliders in your pic. Elevators control speed. Always did. To go down fast just pull them hard back. Chas

Oooh. Dont like that way. Who taught the instructor. No wonder people avoid them. Chas

They like their pressure recovery spats. Ok on seal usually. Bigger mains and older style spat for me. But those nosewheels scare me. Like a stick insect. Chas

Which one are you flying to Ashburton?

True Frank. I will just keep my nosewheel down the back. Mine is low wing but a solid full turtle deck as mentioned. Plus a full bulkhead behind me. Bubble canopies scare me. Quite a number of nosewheel vans have had this experience. Is it pilot error or design. Vans do produce an excellent kit. You find one you like and pay your money. Then when finished take your chances? As mentioned a good roll over structure is not unnecessary weight. Also mentioned that most likely the tail could have been lifted. A length of pipe under it with two men on each side would have been easy. Hope our aviators are not too knocked around. Chas

Have a look at a recent product called oratex. Now on certified airframes. Very light and strong. That is you can jump on the frame and not go through. Very suitable for micros. Some of the older guys with heavy lady passengers in the DH Domine could have done with it. Chas

This I do not know. The owner is quite a private person trying to do it right. When I opened the posting I was looking for experience with you guys so I could pass on. Chas midnight here so happy new year.

Christavia. A bit like a wooden wing cub with deeper fuselage. Chas

Happy flyer I will pass that on. Thanks . I have not personally worked on this aircraft but have watched its construction. Excellent build. Chas

I just felt the area around my in wing radiator. Its set in the leading edge similar to a mossie. Been a hot nw day and engine temps were up there too. All seems ok. Glues are not normally boiled although that was part of the origional approval tests. The biggest sacrifice was the parking up of the DH Hornets over there for so called weathering tests. Gee that would be a great homebuilt. Chas

The aircraft is a homebuilt but was finished professionally. Engine brand new at end of the build. All he wants to know is why it failed, and what to fix it with. In NZ not land of oz. Chas

I could not find any aluminium trees.In Europe the hardest working aircraft is the DR 400 and the new 401. Pilots did not like the new metal ones and clubs wanted to carry on with the wooden ones. Still in production its anything from a 120hp club trainer to a higher powered glider tug. Top of the range 4 /5 seat long range tourer with 200 plus hp and csu. In the alps the Jodel D140 is still the favoured aircraft for alti snow glacier work . A lot are 60 yrs old and still prestine. Tap up you tube. Chas

Yes the first Aussie mossie did flick its engines off on takeoff. I read the report. Was not glue though. Casine was either and still is very good, or bad. Casa did not allow anything else to be used untill recent times. Modern glues and well sealed timber should last forever and is reasonable to repair. A look at why aerobatic aircraft have wooden wings is a good start. Modern construction methods like alloy for mass production and boring look alikes. Chas

As you said tongue in cheek. It is true that wood outlived the metal cousins built to compete with new American machines. A lot of dead cessnas now with corrosion. Just keep building. A good aircraft will outlive its owner. Chas

I was talking to the owner again yesterday expecting all to be sorted. A few months now. He is thinking on a special trip to the states to line them up. Chas

I see the Boeing simulator crashed an burned. Chas

I will stay with wood. A new Robin DR 400 or 401 with the diesel has a 25 yr airframe guarantee. The origionals from 1950 still airworthy. Robin is of course a Jodel airframe. In 1934 Henri Mignet said aluminum is a treaturous metal. I believe him as I watch alloy aircraft corrode away while you sleep. Chas