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I agree. Here it is the direct link to this fantastic resource: John Brandon's 'Fly Safe!' tutorials

This is a weighty subject.

I agree. It looks like an attractive proposition, price wise too.

Congratulations Guy!

Is the purpose of the new wingtips to make the plane a bit lighter?

The Harvard graduates are the lawyers who make money out of divorce cases and therefore Harvard graduates do not want the divorce rates to go down.

I am sorry Skee, it is not all that clear to me. Are those measurements square centimetres?

Just 308 kg is pretty impressive considering that it includes large wheels and a 'chute! What kind of engine do you have on your S?

Hi Mark, what do you think is the minimum amount of paint weight that you can get away with?

Depending on who you read (on other forums) people who do not paint their Zenith CH-701s seem to save between 12 and 25 lbs of weight, which approximately 5-12 kg in our language. This is quite considerable, especially at the upper end.

Yes, that worked fine with the right search words string. The link is here: Elevator Hinge Reinforcement Some sage advice well worth following.

Things are moving forward quickly!!

Hi panicmouse:

Would you be able to include the link? I don't seem to be able to find this.

Pantyhose are good in NQ too, when wading into box jellyfish infested waters.

Despite what ICP says about the XL or S models (i.e. that they are essentially the same weight as the VG) I am somewhat sceptical. Most tend to reach 305 kg without the larger wheels. XLs and Ss seem to pan out close to 315-320 kg so it seems ...and probably a few kg more with larger wheels.

Perhaps a paintable silicon-based filler?

I believe it will. I am not quite up to that stage but I would love to kick off on an aircraft build next year.

That is informative (i)Bob. Thank you.

I wonder why the ICP aircraft company does not use the Hoerner wing tips on the Savannah, in the same way as they are employed by Zenith aircraft such as the CH-701?

IBob wrote: ...which is exactly what I was wondering too. Even with large air inlets, there will be minimal airflow if there is no good air exit point. Where does your hot air exit?

That is good feedback Bob. However, I still wonder that after more than a century of aircraft operations that someone still has not come up with a consistently reliable sensor.

I agree: this is the Australian Way

They are pretty large air intakes on the side. What do they cool exactly?

Fantastic pictures of a great flight!