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    Have a Jab 230 to recommission

    in Jabiru

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    Hello Jabiru owners,I'm looking for a L2 in the Meriden (wa) area to help out in getting this Jab back in the air aftera long period of inactivity in a hanger.Best to just give me a call on 0403766088 or SMS,Colin

    Was this the J230 hangared at Narambeen till recently?

     

     

    Looking for rod ends and (matching) nut plates

    in Aircraft Building and Design Discussion

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    I have an abundance od small dia (6-32, 8-32, & I think, 10-32) nut plates but all located up at the hangar so I can only confirm specs after the w/end. Depending on quantity required, they'd be available for cost of postage. cheers

    Just re-read your original post and woke up to the fact that you specified 8mm and have to confess that my dinky little nut plates are too small to fill the gap (but so far the wife hasn't noticed).

     

     

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    Looking for rod ends and (matching) nut plates

    in Aircraft Building and Design Discussion

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    I love it...A nut plate is a small plate to which a threaded "nut" is attached. This is fixed (via two screws or small bolts) to the rear (or internal) side of a surface that allows a bolt to be inserted through the front face and screwed into the nut plate bolt.

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    I have an abundance od small dia (6-32, 8-32, & I think, 10-32) nut plates but all located up at the hangar so I can only confirm specs after the w/end. Depending on quantity required, they'd be available for cost of postage. cheers

     

     

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    The shiny new-look RAA?

    in Governing Bodies

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    The largest portion of reserves being spent is on keeping paper magazine alive.........100% what members demanded.

    I, like many others , damn sure didn't demand it. Apart from letters to the editor, most of the content is of little interest or information to the original membership of AUF/low & slow. Blurbs about the latest plastic fantastics at ca$125K, and self-promos about how good things are going in Fyshwick is not justification for the magazine expenditure. How many paid advertisers have opted out over the past year? As my crude brother-in-law would say "it's a boil on our ar..se". Ask me how I feel...... Riley

     

     

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    A short story, then a long journey

    in Thruster

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    Hi Riley, not a lot to report actually. See my Rotax 503 rebuild thread. Pistons ready to be refitted but it'll have to wait until after Christmas. My wife had a fall yesterday and is hospitalized for about a week. A quiet Christmas for me except for 2 visits per day. Just put the pork roast on, sausage rolls just come out of the oven, my single mate across the road has the beer in.............we'll be right don't you worry. Have a nice celebration old friend and remember, no drinking and flying. Cheers.

    Pity about your better half spending the holiday period in hospital but then, at least she'll be out in a week or so. There are plenty of unfortunates in hospital who won't ever get home for another Xmas. No worries about drinking & flying. I'll have my usual daily libation at 'beer o'clock' at home but flying is not on the menu as the local country shire pulls a 'paddock & machinery ban' every year on Xmas day, boxing day and new year's day to give the local volunteer bushfire boys some small hopes of an un-interupted time with family. Obviously it doesn't always work. Enjoy your pork roast, sausage rolls and the mate's beer. cheers

     

     

    A short story, then a long journey

    in Thruster

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    Hmmm, first attempt.....Failure. I think I got the resin/hardener ratio wrong as over-night, the resin layers began separating. At the time of brushing them on, I had wondered about the speed of setting. Now I know. Ah well, learn by your mistakes. I'll do some more test pieces and try to find the correct mix ratio for small amounts of resin.There must be an easier way than counting drops of hardener.

    So, it's been some weeks since your last progress report ...... what's happening? Being in the throes of bringing a Gemini back to life, I've been following your rebuild saga with great interest. Updates welcome.

     

     

    Very early DeHavilland Instruction books

    in Aircraft General Discussion

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    I have surplus to my known requirements the following original technical books issued by DH A/C Co in Sydney during the early thirties;

     

    - Manual of Instruction for DH Dragon (type 84A). (dwgs dated 1932)

     

    - Care & Maintenance for 130HP Gypsy Major Aero Engine. (dwgs dated 1933)

     

    Both books are in complete excellent original order with no torn edges or greasy thumb prints. I'd be interested if anyone could give me an idea of collector's value and ultimately, suggest a proper recipient if donated to a preservation society. cheers

     

     

    Y'ere never too old to learn.

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

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    Getting a bit jaded with jamming occasional passengers into the rear seat with only peripheral views and/or the back of my grey head, today I securely fixed 70kg of lead ballast on the front seat of the Champ ('Solo from front seat only'), refuelled to 1/2 capacity in scuttle tank with wing tanks dry, and did an hour of bunny hops and circuits driving from the rear seat. It's a toss up which were less impressive - my departures or my arrivals but I neither scared myself nor bent anything so I will perservere. With full control in both positions, the business end of the snub-nosed little Champ still looked awfully far away when viewed from the rear seat economy section. I'll leave the ballast in situ till I either achieve acceptability or end up in my first ground loop. All good fun at a privately-owned quiet country strip. cheers

     

     

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    Drifter Factory/Shop in Toowoomba-Dalby?

    in Aircraft General Discussion

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    hey Riley, what are you looking for? Kupunn can be a little difficult to get in contact with, but there's a lot of guys who can help out, depending on what you need...BP

    Thanks for the input BoleroP. Am attempting to identify/locate missing/replacement parts with ball-park pricing on items that I can see will be needed if I can persuade a Club member to take on restoration of a Maxair Drifter that was donated to the SLAC(WA) a couple of weeks back as I hate to see it get parted out. It's premature to twist anyone's arm until I can give them an indication of what they would be facing as regards outlay of dosh. Once I get a sensible (??) reply fm RAA as to it's history and status, then I can get serious about ensuring this old rag & tube doesn't end up at the tip. Either the anticipated new owner (or myself if no other fool exists) will pick up this thread in good time. Thanks again. cheers

     

     

    Jabiru 240 damage repair

    in Jabiru

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    And just why do you guys think I would be doing substandard repairs? Would you like to bet on this? I could arrange for a test on a repair I did.

    Bruce. Unless I read it wrong, I didn't think Turbo or Roger were commenting on your ability to perform effective and/or correct repairs but in fact, their aspersions were directed towards the 'dodgy brothers' firewall fix which, apparently led to the ultimate destruction of the aircraft.

     

     

    Thruster pods anyone?

    in Aircraft General Discussion

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    Does anyone know what has happened to Tony Hayes' molds for the Thruster pods? I would like to track a "Swift" pod if possible. Don

    Bob Llewellyn, (07-4696 4548) might have some idea as he 'took over' TSOG (and let it die) after Tony passed away. About a year prior to his death, Tony referred me to a fellow on Bribie Island who held the moulds and was making them on order for the TSOG. I subsequently placed an order for doors, rear bulkhead, deckhead, landing gear enclosures etc and collected them about April, 2007. If you can't do any good with Llewellyn, I'll dig thru my rat's nest records and try to come up with some contact details. cheers

     

     

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    Importing a 2nd hand aircraft to Aus

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

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    Oh my God Riley. I can't imagine what that would have felt like to open the container door and see chaos inside. You poor thing! Wise words of advice .. thanks! I absolutely agree on the merits of going there to personally inspect. Travel is fairly cheap these days - I take it as a given that I will go and inspect the aircraft alongside an "expert".What sort of aircraft did you bring in? How did you go on reg'd it with RAA?

    Apart from some scuffed dope on the empennage extremities, there wasn't any significant damage suffered by the A/C or wings due to 'roaming' around in the container and the 'chaos' of incorrect repairs, aviation non-compliance and absolute BS in lead-up correspondence didn't become evident untill we cleared Customs and got the project home. Now a happily registered RAA cat 19 experimental, the radial-engined Celebrity biplane attracts more favourable comment on it's appearance (3/4 scale Stearman) than what it does for it's useability. Life is such a learning curve (but, Gawd, that radial sounds nice!) cheers

     

     

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