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Nice cool flight Charleville to Roma 1.8 hours under the winter skies. 12 then 18 knot headwind. Rotax purred along nicely. Greeted with low fog reported AWIS as 650 feet agl at Roma but actual was 450 last 2 miles in. All good when confirmed airfield sighted. Marked an alternate LZ strip at a property I orbited over sorting out under fog visibility and looking for other traffic before moving over to join downwind. Gloves were handy in the Queensland winter of 11c will order a cabin heat kit; meant too after last winter.

Nice 2.6 hour flight from Longreach to Charleville arrive 4 minutes earlier than the flight plan a mix of light tail and then head winds plus some showers under the dark sky areas. Both airfields are in beautiful condition and excellent cafes there for mid morning breakfast.

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First time at Longreach, pleasant conditions. Great strip and cafe. 12 degrees so not too bad. Plus at variable tailwind 10 to 20 knots.

Why not, engine requires new crank but needs hours either enhance run times or just run engine for 50 hours. Gets you to Jabs requirement

Fire the engine up and ground run for 50 more hours; no risk as not airborne.

I like the method of adding the dynamic balance weight to the spinner 🙃😁😉

Allows takeoff in northern hemisphere and landings in southern hemisphere airfields.🙃😊

Bit like the Cockatoo that chewed wiring on the Gilmore Rocket at Bowen.

Absolutely agree, that's the tube I have an have used for years. Sort of expensive f you only want a bit for one or two jobs.

Any chance of a collapsed wheel bearing causing disk rotor to lean into brake pads?

Try contacting Rob Stowe at Coastal Aviation on Sunshine Coast Queensland Australia he makes part for the Skyfoxs

I use the Bendix brake grease product, blue colour and also put a smear between caliper piston and back plate of brake pad to reduce squeaking.

Have you tried pulling each leg forward and noting the ease / resistance of wheels turning after your taxiing? You're getting friction somehow. Even worth trying the same with park brake applied.