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  1. BirdDog
    Yeah as above. It’s a pretty rudimentary system. Just a 3 way rocker. In the middle there is nothing. Push it forward and it runs the motor to full fine until the stopper stops the motor. Pull it backwards and it goes full course the same way. Regards having it set too course for take off - after my run up and I’m all, I have added a step to my checklist to run up to make sure it hits more than 5200 on the ground. Takes 5 seconds to do and confirms the prop is in full fine.
  2. BirdDog
    I have the same prop, although I top out at 115 so maybe he has the 914?
  3. BirdDog
    I know this thread is old. But wondering what the outcome was?
  4. BirdDog
    I have it from an insider to not bother with Express Post right now as it’s not being handled any differently. If you have to post. Use normal post as it won’t get there any quicker.
  5. BirdDog
    I have actually spent a bit of time looking into this sort of thing. I actually also recently invested in a new Garmin device that connects to my G3X to get traffic on my glass. I agree with others, not all traffic turn up on screens. I am fortunate to live overlooking the AD and I’ve sat here many days with my ipad and my radio and watched many aircraft fly around, in and out, with no radio calls, and certainly nothing on OzRunways. It’s a daily occurrence here. MANY movements. No radio, and not showing up on anything. I have personally had a number of occasions when I have been in the air (making radio calls etc) only to find an aircraft landing as I am turning onto the taxi, or flying over me on Midfield Crosswind as I am landing and I didn’t even know he was there. (Not the same aircraft) I am surprised there aren’t more incidents to be honest.
  6. BirdDog
    Damn. I don’t have mine yet. 😡
  7. BirdDog
    For what it’s worth I live within 5kms of my AD and i have been flying at every opportunity. Sometimes 2 and 3 times a week. Mental health is vital. Look after yourselves lads. We are still a VERY long way from being anywhere near normality. If ever. Too many agendas at play.
  8. BirdDog
    Hello all, my Rotax 912 ULS likes to sit with its EGTs up around 850 on the cruise. Where does yours sit?
  9. BirdDog
    Good example of making the right decision.
  10. BirdDog
    Thanks Skippy I am surprised that there is no Rudder trim on this bird at all. It has bias springs, and they may help. Everything is aligned now, I have removed the front wheel spat to complete some further testing to ensure the actual control surfaces are all doing the right thing. Then I will replace the spat and make sure it's aligned, and we should be good.
  11. BirdDog
    Yep! I have certainly changed the way I do things now.
  12. BirdDog
    Yes! They are independent of each other. A lot of the right rudder will be from the torque from the donk. You should not have to be leaning on the right rudder in the cruise. I cruise at about 90% full noise, with prop thickened to sit at about 5200.
  13. BirdDog
    I have been doing some investigations and I have a combination of things. Firstly, it will do it more when under full power. If I back off and let it glide, the effect is much less. I have already aligned the wheel, but have discovered a little too much play in the rudder, which I am rectifying. I am of the belief that I have had the effect of both an unaligned front wheel (The LAME had replaced the rudder steering cable at the last 100) and the play in the rudder. When applying full power there is a noticeable yaw to the left, and I believe this is the play in the rudder where the prop wash is forcing the rudder left. I have never pushed on the control surfaces during the daily (especially when the sticker says "Don't Push") so it has gone unnoticed. I would have picked it up on the next 100, but I might change the way I do things from this point.
  14. BirdDog
    My bird actually does not even have a trim tab. So it's essential everything is aligned. I wished it did. My last bird did, and it made life easier, let me tell you!
  15. BirdDog
    Yep! And that weather cock can pull the rudder around if not aligned.
  16. BirdDog
    Yeah thanks man! Mine is a steerable wheel.
  17. BirdDog
    Yeah cool. I knew this is the case, but want to open it to discussion. I am having some issues with yaw affects, which I have narrowed down to a combination of wheel spat, and too much play in the rudder. The rudder is about to be tensioned, and then I will get on to the spat. Amazing the affect it can have.
  18. BirdDog
    So here is question - put your thinking caps on.... If the front wheel of an LSA is not aligned - OR - the wheel spat is not aligned, could it cause the rudder to to deflect and cause a yaw response? Let's discuss!
  19. BirdDog
    Kasper, I am with you. I concentrate on the turn (fly the aircraft) before worrying about if I am lined up. Given the size and class of my bird, at most airports, I have a lot of runway ahead of me, with plenty of time. And if not... give it the beans and get some more air time! LOL!
  20. BirdDog
    Interesting article. Thanks for posting. I was trained by an instructor who focused heavily on the B2F turn, so it has been hammered into me, the do's and don'ts I can understand how people can quickly get into trouble though.
  21. BirdDog
    I’m talking more the linkages and moving parts of both the throttle and the choke, as per the rotax manual.
  22. BirdDog
    Interesting you say don’t lubricate Skippy, when it’s actually a requirement in the Rotax Maintenance Manual. It states to use engine oil. I personally didn’t use oil. I used a marine based lanolin spray
  23. BirdDog
    Update - SOLVED. So sometimes you can’t see the forest for the trees. The problem was staring me in the face and I could not see it. I decided to just go back to basics and look at what in the system can cause a mixture issue. The very first thing that came to mind was the choke. So I tested between full choke and no choke and found that the choke was binding and not returning to min. It would appear that the Lame that did the last 100 did not lubricate the throttle components. I also found the idle mix screws to be way out. Once I fixed that and lubricated all linkages, the problem is all but gone. The CHT are within 10c of each other. I have now synced carbs and once the weather clears will test fly. 4000rpm runs shows no black plugs anymore. one thing this taught me. When I do my daily I always check throttle travel and choke engagement, but realised I never checked the chokes had returned to minimum. It’s now on the list. Problem solved and lesson learned. Win win. IMG_1377.MOV
  24. BirdDog
    Ok. Some further info lads. I have been flat out and so only just managed to get on to this now. I still have the CHT issue. So I swapped the sensors and the problem remain unchanged. Pulled the plugs and found passenger front (closest to prop) both top and bottom are black. Rear passenger are a nice grey. Swapped plugs around and problem remained. Did full leak downs. All perfect. All cables are good. The sensor on the side that has the black plugs is reading high temp. Only other choice now is to check floats and sync carbs. But it’s got me beat. Any ideas?
  25. BirdDog
    Go Pro or Garmin camera will do a similar job!
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