Started a spare parts list

[BrendAn]

10 minutes ago, skippydiesel said:

Its like this;

 

I am trying to keep up with all you  LOADED $$$$ BIG BOYS, with very deep pockets, on a fixed income.   Besides that, I get satisfaction from finding the best bang for the buck and passing my finding/experience on, to you lucky devils, in The Forum.😈

Wish I had deep pockets. That's why I fly rag and tube.  Even that is expensive when you add up all the costs. Just payed my raas membership this week.   That along with rego is nearly 600. 50 lts if fuel for a mornings flying is over 100 for avgas and the thousands on training. You have to do the full $10000 training even if you only want to fly around the airfield at 50 knts.  RC models are looking good again. Those new cameras you would think you were in the cockpit anyway.

Rant over.

Edited November 2 by BrendAn

[Moneybox]

I don't have deep pockets but before I started on this flying thing I sold some assets to fund the training and the plane. I don't have a weekly wage, I'm retired without superannuation or a pension but because I built my little piggy bank I'm prepared to spend a few bucks on the things that matter. I will usually look for cheap options but I'm new to this aeronautical stuff so I find myself buying the more expensive option sometimes hoping to stay safe. Tyres and tubes are a good example. I bought Condor, a very expensive option but I imagine trying to control a take-off or landing on a flat tyre might be a little hazardous for a new pilot and some of the areas I might use as airstrips might test a cheaper tyre beyond its intended use. I ordered some parts direct from Evektor Australia hoping to get the right part for the job but that hasn't worked out too well. It's been about three weeks so far and even though all parts were in stock in Czechoslovakia they haven't left yet and I want to get things moving. Perhaps the cheaper locally sourced parts might still be the best option.

[skippydiesel]

Moneybox,

 

I fitted my last aircraft, an ATEC Zephyr, with small, highway tread trailer tyres (rated, to I think, 120kph), from memory 6 ply,  about the size of a wheelbarrow tyre.  

 

I know you already have the tyres, I am using the above as an example. I never found a substitute for the nose wheel tyre.  I did find an Australian tyre importer, who was a lot cheaper than purchasing the same tyre from the aircraft factory.

 

Do your research and use the abundances of experince/common sense you have developed over a lifetime.  Go OM where safety is critical, the rest can be what you are able to find in Au.

[Moneybox]

4 hours ago, skippydiesel said:

Moneybox,

 

I fitted my last aircraft, an ATEC Zephyr, with small, highway tread trailer tyres (rated, to I think, 120kph), from memory 6 ply,  about the size of a wheelbarrow tyre.  

 

I know you already have the tyres, I am using the above as an example. I never found a substitute for the nose wheel tyre.  I did find an Australian tyre importer, who was a lot cheaper than purchasing the same tyre from the aircraft factory.

 

Do your research and use the abundances of experince/common sense you have developed over a lifetime.  Go OM where safety is critical, the rest can be what you are able to find in Au.

Yes Skippy I did buy quite a bit locally. I got the tyres from Bush Aero with just $20 delivery to Cue, the hoses from Repco, Mako Services and Run Auto Parts and the carburettor kits and oil filters from Bert Flood and engine oil and ACF50 from the Flight Store but some items I wanted to be sure I got the right parts. I bought the safety wire and pliers from Clear Prop and the Odyssey battery from Goodchild Enterprises.

 

The correct electric fuel pump was important because of the pressure and flow requirements so I bought the mechanical pump from the same place. Next was the 4mm hydraulic pipes for the propeller and brakes, I wanted to be sure the end fittings matched the components. The gas struts for the canopy, I've bought these things aftermarket plenty of times and more often than not the end fittings are wrong so I ordered original. I'm replacing all the external screws for fairing and other bits, I wanted original screws. I know I could have found the landing lights here but like everything else I wanted to get the right ones that just fit. The rubber joystick grips were a total of $8 so I had to buy original ☺️

Because I was already paying freight I tried to buy the Wacker P12 paste there too.

[skippydiesel]

8 hours ago, Moneybox said:

".......Odyssey battery ......."

All good choices/strategy, perhaps with the exception of the overpriced battery.

I have used motorcycle batteries for years. Found them to be reliable, cost effective and often more CCA's per kg (better starting) than the Odyssey range.SSB is my favorite brand for automotive batteries.

[Thruster88]

FullRiver HC20 battery is a good cheap alternative to the odyssey. Have one in the RV and it cranks the 5.9 litre lycoming no problem.

[danny_galaga]

On 03/11/2024 at 9:30 AM, facthunter said:

TIME is important too..  Nev

Which is why this list can help. Except when it goes off the rails of course 😄