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  1. Kyle Communications
    I use a roller about 25mm wide and roll it onto the sheet and stringer then you let it dry then assemble...its a Italain product and have never been able to buy it here but we did find a product that maybe similar. I will have to find the details again You can see the black stuff here on stringers and ribs and spars etc where aluminium mates to another piece
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    Alodine is the rolls royce of protection but it is a lot of work. The Savannah rebuild is all alodined but I wont do that on the RANS S-21. I am actually going to do the ICP thing. I havea full tin of the black goop and will get another and I will use the back stuff on all the mating surfaces. I am not going to worry about priming the insides of the sheets. My experience now of several systems and also pulling 10year old aircraft apart if you do the black stuff correctly its works a treat. If you are a bit light on with the black stuff then I have seen corrosion between stringer and sheets. Done properly it works well and that black stuff even though it is water based is bloody tough . So I am pretty sure my RANS will be the only one done like this. Its about 50/50 in the USA for either chromating everything inside or not doing anything with the S-21's that are being built there.
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    Yep rounded out too high most likely
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    My guy at Casino said it was a stall on landing
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    Dont touch it...I believe its been stored outside for 10 years they stole the avionics as well
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    Looks like someone had a bad day at Casino this morning. pretty sure it is from Caboolture...a syndicate aircraft I think
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    I used all fuel injection hose it also has a teflon liner inside..all fuel hose was that stuff but the very expensive stuff is that orange fire sleeving..30 bucks a metre
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    Australian Sheet Traders near Archerfield...Unit 7 57 Mortimer Rd Acacia Ridge The sales manager is a good guy. Where I work we used to get all that sort of stuff from them. The doors are 1.5mm and I already have the sheets to make the windscreen and overhead. That is 2mm thick. The sheets are 2440 x 1220 and not expensive about $62 each. The 2mm was a similar price. Give me a call or message me and I will give you Gary's details
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    Worst job you can do on a Savannah rebuild....derivet and pull the doors to bits, strip all the paint off, cut and replace all the polycarb and rivet it all back together Lost the pax side ball attachment hinge for the door...pulled the place aprt twice now but will look again...dont want to have to make one :9 3 jobs to do. That is strip the undercarriage and paint it also maintain the bearings and brakes then cut and fit the parachute external cover plate on top of the fuselage. Fix the bottom of the cowl and strip it back and make sure it all fits properly then she can go and get painted...
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    All CSU (I gather thats what your commenting on Bruce) are expensive. I personally dont think they are worth the cost for the performance for our type of aircraft. Posted above is the std type ground adjustable prop. I believe Eprop are finalizing testing on their range of props for the Jabiru engines now as well
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    Some further info have been doing a few circuits. Climb rate is best at 70knots 1100fpm. Previously best at 50knots 1100fpm. 40knot climb is much less at around 600 fpm sent Today at 6:08 PM Pretty happy with it. Much easier to start. More responsive to throttle. Taken weights off the back for balance. Feels very different
  12. Kyle Communications
    NO !!!!!!! separate antennas spaced as far apart as possible
  13. Kyle Communications
    No wiring harness included Jack...but normal..think its a DB15 on the back like most I had to get a new volume pot for the repaired one..came from the USA took a while but still can get parts which is good
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    A customer sent me some info today. He has a RANS S-7 short tail version. attached is the pic. 92kts cruise @ 5200 rpm Thats 8 kt increase in cruise speed Yes just landed. sent Today at 4:26 PM All good so far. I think the recommended setting was perfect. sent Today at 4:26 PM Bit lumpy air so I don’t have accurate figures yet. But looking like 8 Knots increase cruise. Climbing well but feels very very different.
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    nah you get it in from USA 🙂 Not rocket Rod
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    I did a repair on a mates Flightline 760...I thought they were just pretty crappy cheap radios but actually they are not too bad at all. Especially for the money..just it is single frequency with a channel scan not a dual watch. Given they are about AU$1000 thats half the price really of most others. It beats having a HH in the cockpit..they are never successfull with cables and coaxes hanging from them. A wired in unit is by far better...They are certainly better than the Microair POS
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    The 760 is only a single channel style radio it doesnt do the "scan" between 2 frequencies...so thats why he has 2 radios I would think. Xcom can toggle between 2 within itself
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    So mostly now to 4500 ft...Hey JackC...Rocky isnt even on the airport list they left you off 3500 here at Ycab..so no change except 4500 from Wamuran on past Kilcoy
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    I got it via email...I am subscribed to CASA's email outs
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    I think it will be data that CASA want for eventually ADSB in and out to be used by all aircraft for identification and safe flying..."be seen" Maybe its what they might want to use with or against ASA..who knows what these guys agenda is lately
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    This will be CASA wanting to know what sort of identifying gear you have on board like transponder and radio...ADSB SE2 or similar etc
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    Yes I am hoping to be 110 kts or so with the big bore and Eprop
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    This hopefully will be easier to read its a later brochure
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    I flew that very aircraft on the 11th and 13th of Oct 2018. Rans have stopped making the FWF kit for the Rotax as most seem to want the Titan. They also stopped the 915 IS version because they couldnt get the inlet temps down to the Rotax spec. Rotax have now revised their specs and Randy will probably go back to doing a FWF kit for the 915 IS now. The std 100hp S-21 flies perfectly with 2 POB and when I flew it half fuel load...which is a lot. We had climb rates of 600 to 800 ft per min easily and that was at a fastish climb of around 70 to 80 mph. My Rotax powered one will have close to around 118 to 120hp. The engine is built and sitting here waiting for me to finally get to start the build. As a test to their popularity is when I ordered mine back in 2018 it too 10 months to have it ready to ship..the current wait from time of order to get a kit is 14 months !!!!! Rans can not make enough of them
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    Very interesting article Red...thanks for posting it
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