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This article by kitfox designer & manufacturer Dan Denny

some time ago states that kitfox airframes are quite ok to carry an extra 300 lbs if you choose to do so,

as the Skyfox could be considered a stronger version of the kitfox ,one could assume that an official weight increase to at least 550 kg should be sought from RAA.

One could make the point that at the time the skyfoxes were being produced ,they were only certified to 425kg because that was the maximum approved weight at that time ,test data showed that they easily passed all safety testing with plenty of margin

Referring to kaz,s recollections of incident a Euroa gliding field,  I recon I was also there on that day , if so the aircraft referred to was a brand new Robinso Bird and the prang was quite spectacular to watch , straight up stall , and strait down , as I remember chap escaped any major injury , but boy , did his missus pay out big time,

also remeber the George Markey modified saphire flying spectacular low level aero,s & the incident with the car,

was so impressed with the freedom of the ultralight that discontinued with the gliding lessons  & purchased a twin engined Tyro from Werner Becker shortly thereafter 

Contact Andrew Gyenga midlands flying school he would be your best person for that

I may be able to help as I have a complete airframe in excellent condition but no log books to enable VH registration

Here's an ultralight that only a few of you might remember.Believe or not, and depending on the interpretation of the rules, it actually complied with the weight and wing-loading rules of the first ANO 95.10 i.e. was under 115kg empty weight and had a wing-loading of less than 4lb/sqft ... It was built and flown in the late 1970s/early 1980s.

 

Looking at that tiny wing, how can that be? Anyone know the story(s) about the plane and who the builder was and what happened?

 

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recently flew a mates jabiru sk , it went amazingly well and indicated an airspeed of 90knts + using around 2600 revs , burning 18+ litres. + 100 knts+ using 3000 revs. ( pretty much flat out ). Burning 25+ litres

Not being overly familiar with the Jabiru , I was surprised with the quantity of fuel being burnt and would be interested if a fellow jab pilot could supply some comparison figures

Installing a fresh 582 motor at present , but noticed the existing pulse pump was mounted on edge as opposed to horizontal as recommended by Rotax , pump appears to have operated in this position for some time , but maybe the elec boost pump , also installed , was hiding a problem. , was the pulse pump mounted on edge the standard drifter installation ?

New brake pads or brake drums?

An executive decision has been taken to replace fabric as part of the resto , mainly for cosmetic purpurses the current fabric passed the " red in face ". thumb test ok , thanks Riley, for generous offer of bettsometer. Now onto drum drakes that are well worn. but after a general look around these parts do not seem readily available so may have to look for alternatives, Any suggestions welcome

Thanks for info jabiruken. , wires now nicely adjusted. Now have to establish the condition of the fabric which has faded lightly but still has good resistance to thumb pressure , but would be interested to know the

procedures used by other flyers or L2's to establish fabrics use by date

To assist with the resto of an aging Drifter, would appreciate some info on a source for obtaining replacement flying wires which are now becoming a bit slack