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In defence of the Trangia, it comes replete with 2 small saucepans and a mini frypan. Metho is carried in an aluminium water bottle. Complete the kit of essentials with a (pod version) Minipresso and a couple of 200ml UHT milk tetra packs and the world becomes a beautiful place.

I had plans to attend and my S-20 Raven was booked in as a static exhibit….But weather conspired against me. Hoping now that the weather is kind for my plans to attend OZSTOL in Luskintyre in just over a week. There’s 5 or 6 days of wet weather forecast along the track south between now and then.

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Might be worth chatting to David Brown in Brisbane. david at candoitaustralia dot com dot au

I enjoy and diligently read both Sport Pilot and its counterpart, AirSport from cover to cover. As a suggestion….before you condemn Sport Pilot, avail yourself of the latest edition of both mags and have a read, then decide which standard of production you prefer.

I prefer to be a steak eater than a stakeholder….Preferably with more than just a grain of salt, and a grind of black pepper too.

The image above confirms that a legislative instrument extending the repealed version (CASA 18/22) exists, it just hasn’t been published yet….We’ll wait a few days to sign-off the new Maintenance Release to ensure the ducks all line-up.

We can relax….

CASA’s website states that 18/22 has been repealed today and there is no replacement listed. I’m guessing that a replacement does exist and maybe it will be up next week…Given that ~10% of the Australian GA fleet is amateur built (and maintained), it would be “inconvenient” if a new legislative instrument was not available.

I expect this topic will have a limited audience, but here goes…. The CASA legislative instrument (CASA 18/22) that authorises amateur builders to conduct their own maintenance expires today. (28 Feb 2025) Does anyone know if a replacement instrument exists?

If you’re really that keen to find a Rotax alternative, there’s three ship loads of them heading down the east coast, about 160nm east of Hobart at present. Apparently they’re in a celebratory mood letting off a few crackers and sky rockets left over from the year of the snake celebrations.

Not to discourage you….I applied a $800 of Ranthane 2k to my wings on a Saturday, sanded it all off on a Monday and paid a professional $300 (cash) to apply another $800 of Ranthane on a Tuesday. I should have just waited until Tuesday.

The panel’s paint (~200 microns) is vaporised and the aluminium is just a little “etched”. The rattle can epoxy is probably only 50-75 microns thick, so it is ever so slightly recessed.