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Hahahah buy another radio...waste of money continuing try to fix a bad design

Here in OZ most seem to be running 2 blade wood props but some do use the carbon fibre 2 blades

He has a Jab engine so only certain props can be used because it is a direct drive engine Eprop are testing props for those style of engines now and will soon release their versions. There will be 2 and 3 blade available I am told

Sent you a PM now

Yes just chasing his number now

Dr kev still has his and it is forsale

Yes there is one at Caboolture for sale It looks like that one pictured

I just re enable the same one before it ends its on my telstra app

I use the Telstra 5gb one its $50 I just redo it every year. I only use the that Ipad for flying though

Its the level of noise that triggers the vox operation...your issue is the frequency of the noise I think. Once the mic is open it is getting the higher frequency audio of the engine noise. So you have to desensitise the microphone a bit to compensate

Try the Intsqh Thats the vox tripping for the intercom that will also tell you your audio out level quite a lot if you ahve a mate beside you..he will hear how much noise is in the cockpit in the background and that will allow you to adjust the internal micaudio level Its a adjustment you need to play with..its like running a pool at home its a balance of salt and chlorine and PH to get the levels you want. I have a new MGL V16 radio here and its a digital version it also has issues that are caused by all of the adjustments and how you do them but when you get the balance right between mic element audio level the internal radio mic gain etc it sounds really good on transmission

I will look in the manual Vox is the sidetone audio pickup level. Thats a good indicator of what level you should be using as it is the same audio (and background) level that goes out when you hit the PTT button

Bob Your turn the mic gain down on the mic element then you have to turn up the internal mic audio on the radio. On both my Lightspeeds the mic gain was almost totally off to get really good performance...when I adjusted the mic element it was orginally set from new about just over half way which was way too much. Its a balancing act but you only want your voice to be picked up. Your mic on your headset should be sitting about 2mm from your lips...no further out this keeps the ambient noise especially at high rpm away from the mic as your voice level will be the only thing it should be hearing..also your Vox adjutment will come into this as well. You may need to increase the vox adjustment

Nev The parts in the kit are very well made. All the CNC stuff is really nice. The manuals are very good although you use 3 manuals to build. A text manual, a figures manual and a assembly drawing manual Lots of videos out now too with guys doing their builds and any snags or tricks to help the build Just have to get Mabel painted and down to the hangar then I can finally get to start mine

The S-21 TD is extremely tame. I didnt do any takeoffs or landings as I dont that that endorsement but was watching and there was virtually no dancing at all on the peddels for take off or landing and I had 2 flights over 3 days. The last day and its on my video in the last 1/3 of it all that low leve; the winds were 20kts and more that day This is me filming back in 2018 and my mrs was pretty excited after her flight

Tail dragger 🙂 Got to do a TD endorsement yet. If Group G isnt ready when she is ready to fly then I will do my RPL in a TD aircraft I tried to cover both bases

No it doesnt.....the Group G is based on the MTOw The Titan is 818kg..as I said before it fits the flying specs easily but does NOT fit the gross spec. The Rotax powered version is 727kg gross

$1400 to $1600 My Xcom was about $1200 back then

I want to be in the new Group G if and when it comes in to remain in RAA. If not then it is registered as a VH under experimental. So I am hedging my bets. The Rotax powered version is limited to weight by horsepower. 1600 lbs for a std Rotax (727kg) but with the Titan is is 1800lbs (818kg) My engine will have 115 hp and if I do some exhaust work nearly 120hp 727kg fits the proposed 760kg Group G but the 818kg does not. The S-21 will fit even with the Titan in the stall spec for Group G but cant fit in the MTOw The std 912ULS the aircraft flew fine and with a bit more grunt almost 20% it should be very good Also a lighter aircraft of course lands slower and takes off faster. The Titan and Rotax takeoff in the same distance and the Rotax version lands shorter due to lighter weight and lower stall speed. Also total fuel on board is the same so the Rotax version will kill the Titan in endurance and distance and also cost of fuel. It will be a bit slower but will go further. I have a Titan header tank in mine and that means total useable fuel on board if I want it is 185litres..thats over 10hrs endurance so I can fly a lot longer between refueling stops

Looks good Glenn Open Stall needs to be say Mute Delay or something similar... 99.9% will not know what Open Stall is The rest looks really good

Glenn have you done something with a SDR On a existing form? or a new design?

Rotax 618 designed the Borabee There are a few around. Dan3111 his is hanging up in a hangar at Caboolture. He cant bring himself to sell it off I think. Tom made quite a few I think. Everyone who flys them swears by them..great little aircraft

I have done it on quite a few lightspeed xcom combinations where guys were having issues...do that first then see... 🙂 Also the squelch setting does drift...from memory mine when cold was 17 to just mute the radio but after 10 mins or so the squelch would trigger I ended up leaving it at 19 and the temperature drift was compensated

Bob before you start looking too far. using Lightspeeds with Xcom radio you MUST turn the mic gain down on the mic itself. There is a small plastic plug in the body of the mic itself. Turn it pretty much all the way back to nothing just off the bottom. Then go into the radio adjustments and adjust your audio out on transmit...or by also listening at your sidetone but that also is a different adjustment. Best is go to "the numbers"..have someone listen on another radio and adjust the audio on the mic input on the xcom. The mic gain inside the lightspeeds is huge..you need to cut it back....you could be getting a resonance noise from the prop being picked up though the mic. Adjust the headset first...then look for a problem if there is one