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  1. Underwood
    Buying isnt a problem of course. Good luck
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    Go to the USA? have you thought this through?😁 Re: Hiring a part 103 aircraft I'm doubtful that you'd find anywhere to do that, USA is an immensely litigious society
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    I'm pretty sure there has been plenty of time and space given to white male able bodied heterosexual aviators so don't feel particularly concerned that those outside that sphere get some recognition In the interests of full disclosure I am a white male heterosexual, though the able bodied bit might be a a stretch these days😁
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    Maybe the Dynon instrument itself has a problem (vibration/heat buildup?) I'm chasing multiple problems with an MGL unit right now and its a nightmare.
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    I previously spent a lot of time rebuilding and tuning Motorcycle and mountain bike suspension, I used bottled Nitrogen to recharge units that used the gas instead of a coil spring. Mainly used as its inert so wont encourage internal corrosion Air is about 3/4 Nitrogen anyway, but its the oxygen that causes strife. I've always thought that Oxygen is some sort of dark joke from the big guy, we need it to stay alive but its slowly killing us🤪
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    Yes, I think these cases had more to do with the large risks involved in particular cases rather than concluding ownership of airspace in any event.
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    Nice video *though the missing cowl fastener hurts my OCD. I notice it uses the original style undercarriage legs together with the larger tyres, I was told that this wouldnt be allowable in the UK and you would have to fit the 600kg upgrade legs at great cost....Hmm P.S. It also has what looks like a rather large gap seal at the flap/wing junction that I've never seen before, interesting I've only skimmed the vid as I need to go work I'll have a proper look/listen later.
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    https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/airline-airport-water-salute
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    Looking good BA. There are quite a few 600kg Nynjas over here now and the owners seem well pleased with them. I'm staying with the 472kg limit as I rarely fly with a passenger and rarely end up unable to get fuel. A pair of jerry cans in place of a passenger are carried when needed. Be interesting to read what your ZFW ends up as.
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    I'm in the UK so can't comment on your magazine but if its any consolation ... The BMAA are very good at the stuff that matters, but do insist on its members paying for a magazine that imo has always been of little interest I know the arguement about it being up to the members to make content, but Id rather have some professional tech content not the usual member's account of their last trip to wherever. (to me Its like someone insisting showing their holiday snaps ...zzzz) I am after all paying for it. It gets a quick skim then in the bin it goes. Really wastefull I have no idea if my view is representative, but its mine🙃
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    Well done Mr Admin, USA is fast falling into the grip of a Racist, Misogynist, loony Dictator and his billionaire sidekick I mean the turd is advertising this Billionaire mates Cars on the whitehouse law, whilst pissing over ordinary people and casually causing havoc to anyone that doesnt kiss his fat backside
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    Yes, providing you can make a reliable new connection with a 50 Ohm connector , the coax length on these bought antenna isnt tuned in any way its just sold with a usable length but lengthening it a lot will reduce the signal/noise ratio a bit
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    I also have a D3 as a backup AI, It doesnt like vibration and I found it would wander when mounted somewhere prone to vibration but a reposition with some hardish foam in the mount I made cured that I don't use the synthetic vision/terrain option and imagine its not that usefull on such a small screen Also it needs a GPS fix for the horizon to come online.
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    Yes sorry, I was curious for myself as all solenoids I have seen have the heavy duty starter cables direct to the battery and it would be these points on the solenoid that a jump start connection would be made to, perhaps there is a further heavy duty relay in the line that needs switching? As you said, It is a question that Langted needs answering before connecting anything
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    Kiwi surely the relevant relay connections go straight to the battery?, so this would work?
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    Your EFIS may have a logging function where you could look up the numbers of certain parameters on your last flight
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    Have a UMA fuels pressure sender also, it is working fine after 10 years service mounted on the cabin side of firewall but with the threaded portion going penetrating into the engine bay. but they arent cheap (£295 in UK)
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    Reading that comment especially this sentence: Makes me suspect the commenter is likely not an instructor Youtube Comments sections do seem to attract the Walter Mittys of this world
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    Brendan, the Bypass is not to allow normal operation via the mechanical pump when the facet pump is turned off but rather to allow an alternate path for fuel delivery should the Facet pump fail in a manner that it became blocked I don't know of any reports that a Facet pump has failed closed though and had about 500 hours on a previous aircraft with an inline facet and no bypass so admittedly the bypass is possibly entirely superfluous
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    I suppose they think if they allow anyone then they might have to spend time explaining fundamentals and terminology that would slow things down for everybody. Not for one moment implying you dont know your stuff, just perhaps one reason they might limit entry. Good luck though, never hurts to ask.
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    Been a bit hectic lately, heres my pump and bypass fitted:
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    Thanks Blue, I've fitted mine now. Mine is not cenetred but mounted off one of the lower tubes under the passenger seat. I also fitted a bypass loop with a one way valve as a bit of belt and braces though I know the failure mode of the facet pumps is to fail open. other skyrangers at my field dont have a bypass, I guess there is no harm in fitting one except for the extra plumbing giving more failure points. I'm getting it signed off on Saturday and will take a picture. Thanks again.
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    Thanks, I'm not sure if that is available in the UK but I'll look into it. Sorry my question turned into such a thing, it isnt really a biggie just aesthetics really Blue skies
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    I do appreciate the replies but didnt specifically reply to you as you seemed to just want to give a lesson on well known aspects of Materials but no real pertinent advice, sorry if that hurt your feelings. BTW, I never said it had been sitting idle for years so im a bit confused as to where you got that from. again everyone thanks for the replies.🙂
  25. Underwood
    Wow, I've never even seen a DC4 for real. I'm not sure if they were ever common here in the UK does it have any form of autopilot fitted? I know the DC6 had a sort of crude one I think called a Gyro-pilot?
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