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[Guest Old_Plane_Nut]

ex RNZAF LAME who loves to play with old 9510 aircraft. Have 6 at the moment. Playing with a Petinpol Aircamper but cant find the OZ supplier for AMAX belt reduction drive. I see someone else is looking with no result. What a !@#$ thing to set up. Also so looking for tractor prop for 503, Cuyuna 430 (gearbox ) and a pusher prop for a 2 cyl robin with belt reduction drive

 

Jim (old_Plane_nut )

 

 

[FlyingVizsla]

Hi Jim,

 

Welcome on board! We have a couple of 95-10s, a Karasport and a Scout. Bubbleboy on this site is building a Pietenpol Air Camper - I have had a look at his website - he might be able to help you with sourcing parts.

 

The people here are good friendly types so you should get plenty of help.

 

Sue

 

 

[Tomo]

G'day Jim, as soon as I saw the "Old plane Nut" of your username I new you musta been some sort of LAME! What sort of aircraft did you used to work on?

 

Welcome along and enjoy, at Temora I saw a CAP Wasp with the "V" tail and lawnmower engine. Was pretty cool, though I don't think I'd venture out on one!

 

Have fun and keep safe.

 

 

[Guest Decca]

Welcome to our forums, Jim.

 

How many hours do you have up on these "olden" types?

 

I can just see it now, all the packages arriving at your place with "AoG" stamped on them!

 

Regards, Decca.

 

 

[Guest Old_Plane_Nut]

aircraft types worked on

 

Sorry not to have replied sooner but had the Flu and then put my back out and couldnt sit at the computer. I've enjoyed a life of working on what now are described as vintage aircraft. I suppose that makes me vintage as well.

 

The RNZAF had left overs from every other countries airforces in the world, from Sunderland flying boats, C47's ( military DC3's, we call them DAK's) Canberra bomber's, Vampire jets ( with wooden spars and bunjee cord trim tab system ) Harvards, Devons ( military version of the Dove ) Bristol Freighters ( 40,000 rivets flying in loose formation ) and more modern aircraft like the mighty Herc, the Orion submarine hunter, airtourers, Skyhawks and Helicopters. In my spare time I worked on other civilian aircraft mainly Tigermoths

 

Lucky enough to have worked on them all and got trips all over the world. I got intrigued with the Flying flea and helped restore the one thats in MOTAT in Auckland.

 

I built a Jabiru ( never again ) and rebuilt a Check AT3

 

I am restoring 2 1931 Clancy Skybabies, a replica 1934 HM14 Flying Flea, a 1950 HM293 Flying Flea and a Pteradactyl Ascender 11

 

I did hold a LAME ticket but I havent kept it up to date so its lapsed now

 

Cheers

 

Jim