danny_galaga

Inside the plane, on the firewall.

Rotate your screen 90° anti - clockwise for correct view 🤪

Best $7 I ever spent 😊

Not so much relaxed, but not inclined to go further with it. You have done some research on it, you may need to go to the ACCC or similar.

3 hours ago, Thruster88 said:

The boost pump will not help as it is down stream of the gascolator on a bushcat. The gascolator looks like an Andair? Brand. I did service one recently, the drain valve is quite small and could be partially blocked. With a low fuel level there will not be much head pressure at the gascolator. I assume the tank has a low point water drains?

What I'm thinking might happen is over a few weeks, which is how long since last time, a fair bit of fuel syphons away from the gascolator, since the fuel pick ups are from the top. Running the boost pump for a few seconds will pull fuel into it.

Next weekend I'll do a drain straight away and see what I get. Then try the boost pump.

Hmmm, I'm wandering if it does need the boost pump? Next I'm.there I'll run it for a second and see if that makes a difference. And reading up on them it seems it shouldn't matter if you used the boost pump because all the water and crap will have dropped into gascolator as it passes through.

I'll report back 🙂

Yes, pretty I hooked it up the same way. But who knows, it was years ago now 😄

The engine is running fine. This is all leading me to the conclusion there is something wrong with the gascolator. I wouldn't be surprised, just another kick in the head with this 'friday job' kit...

This is how it's hooked up

1 hour ago, skippydiesel said:

It seems that the Brains Trust is quite content, to be tied to Rotax for the supply of crankcase oil and will happily pay whatever price for the privilege.

I'm just going to stick with the shell aero. I don't think that costs any more than the good quality motorcycle oils that would also work. You know me, I don't want to pay more than I have to, especially the roTAX but with oil I'm leaving that for others to experiment with...

1 hour ago, skippydiesel said:

After "skimming" through this topic, it seems to be that the first question has been well and truly answered:

Master solenoid- legal requirement in 19 reg aircraft?

The answer - a master solenoid is not a legal requirement on 19 regoed aircraft but is a very good safety idea.

 

The concept of an emergency mechanical battery isolator is excellent. Can be as simple as a panel mounted knob, connecting through a lightweight rod/cable (through the bulkhead) to a suitably sized switch mechanism (preferably on the battery(-) cable but could be on (+). The emergency activation of the isolator,  will cut all battery/generator power in the aircraft, leaving the engine ignition system to continue the flight to a safe landing.

 

As per previous update. I ended up putting a mechanical isolator in the instrument panel 🙂

It's all new. Has only run an hour or so. Single fuel tank. I hope I don't need to have the electric fuel pump going. That would mean I need to pump water into the carbies before I find out it's water 😄

Let's just say that if the volume of liquid that dribbles out of my gascolator when I try to drain it was the same volume that accidentally dribbled into my undies after going to the toilet, I needn't be embarrassed...

21 minutes ago, Roundsounds said:

I’ve got a J3 Cub and don’t have any battery isolation devices. 

No battery, right 😄

3 hours ago, RFguy said:

but you dont turn the ignition for the stall warning test, you turn on the MASTER switch, and also run the fuel pump to dump the gascolator 

 

If I could edit it more than 15 minutes afterwards I would so you could find my joke funny 🤷‍♂️

I thought that little window was just for reaching in and turning on the ignition so you can jiggle the stall warning switch 😄

48 minutes ago, cscotthendry said:

From what I've heard, the side door on a low wing is a double edged sword. Apparently, if the door pops open in flight it disturbs the airflow over the wing and can be a hazard at low (near stall) air speeds.

That is for doors that open forward. I don't know about gull wing doors. But with gull wing doors, you're back to being trapped in a flip over.

It's much like a regular car door on the piper. If it popped open, air pressure is going to keep it relatively closed. I don't know why you would have a forward opening door on an aircraft. On cars they call them suicide doors for a reason 😄

3 hours ago, facthunter said:

Having a door on only one side bothers me  It's also recommended to have the door ajar so it won't jamb if the structure distorts.  Nev

Yes, we were taught that in training -get the passenger to unlatch the door and hold it ajar. I can't remember if it was easy for the pilot to reach on his own. I used to think it quite chivalrous to have the door on the passenger side - women and children first! Captain last 😄

1 hour ago, facthunter said:

I think it's an old CASTROL advert. Castrol is marketed under BP these days, in Australia.   Nev

I remember them well. The characters were 1930s American gangsters 🙂

Haven't read this all the way through but just thought I'd point out some low wing planes have doors, not bubble canopies. One I know well is the Piper PA28 Warrior, and all its cousins and brothers .

"And goils ain't goils" ☺️

1 hour ago, turboplanner said:

There is a big difference between what is a specification and what is a brand.

Oh, I see. As far as I know, the reg/rec that I bought, which is made for the Rotax 912 has better specs than the original part. That is to say, it is designed as an improvement on the original. Better cooling, better electronics, simpler wiring etc. for instance, it doesn't have that strange C wire. When the engine isn't running, the regulator isn't on. It's not slowly discharging the battery....

12 minutes ago, turboplanner said:

Don't do it, you'd be  going off mfr specs and downgrading what was a plus feature. 

Anything with the word DUCATI written on it is the downgrade 😀

I agree with the last two posts. The recommended oil isn't that expensive in the scheme of things. 

On insurance, since it seems no one seems to investigate anything in ra Aus aircraft, if your Rotax use is in such a plane, it seems you could run it with cooking oil and no one would care...

(Note: do NOT use cooking oil in your engine)

Yeah, we transported my half finished plane on a car trailer. And wings and cowls etc in a rental 3.5 tonne truck. Went ok, but really hadn't thought about insurance or anything. 

Mum and dad and a trusty land Rover