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  1. Blueadventures
    Some testers are considering the gear ratio not engine rpm on tacho; therefore 600 rpm of prop may be about 1500 rpm on a Rotax 912.
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    That will work, 500m, good to have releases in the fences so if you clip them with wheels the wire will let go easily and weak posts that will fold over. Also can have side bits at each end so you can do a rolling start when ever needed (start at right angles onto end of runway so rolling when enter and rolling line up and away, not starting from fully stopped at the end.)
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    By chopper escorted by cobra gunships.
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    Also mandatory is a shelter, dunny, tea and coffee honor tin and windsock.🙂🙃 You will have a good setup.
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    Just read your pipe length, look perfect.
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    Three times the wing span is a good start as minimum (25 to 27 meters).
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    I give mine a hand cut / polish / wax with a good quality Meaguires product about twice a year; just keep off any decal areas. Starbrite is more like a water stain remover. I'd try the hand polish on an under surface; it should work and most likely you will always notice a different shade where the decals were. Paul or Mark Hilton will have some ideas especially Mark as they restore and repair a lot.
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    Mike, your aware that sika needs to be protected from UV? Thats the role of the black colour on glass etc; it's to shade the UV not for looks in the first instance.
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    Meant to be mate; you always remember great true mates forever. Cheers.
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    Fantastic as usual. You should be the airman of the year. Cheers. PS I'm at Kurrimine the first 2 weekends and the week between again this year. Weather was all over the show this year so must do the catch up like we planned last year.
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    Best way to cut that spring steel is a small cut off wheel; Dremel or similar. 100mm with care and 1mm wheel. Used all in the past. Then dress the cut end of wire for craftmanship.
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    How good is that, Congrats and well done to you.
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    AOPA posted on their BookFace site today.
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    Well done, may never have been taken out. May be do an oil change at 15 - 20 hours and recheck plug then. Glad it came out for you. I've never put a copper washer under them or seen such. Cheers.
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    That is about inspection of it; do a google of 'unable to remove magnetic plug' and rotax owner will have some methods of removal. I came across a stubborn one before Xmas while doing an oil change. Owner is getting a new mag plug hex head from floods and then the old one will be removed and inspected and the new one fitted. I hope for you that yours is free it takes a #40 Torx and make sure its fully in when turning as they strip out easily and that's why Rotax upgraded the plug.
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    Yes I would, two reasons one to see any fur, filing on it and to know it can be undone. It’s a torx drive not Allen key. If it’s hard to undo try some hammer taps and vice grips to loosen. There no washer or copper washer under it just a metal to metal fit. Cheers
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    Depends on when you do your filter; I change oil at 50 and filter at 100. At 100 also lube the muffler to header ball joints on mine so if you have ball joint type connections you may consider relubeing them at 100 with the specified lube. Mine is S/S so use Koppa Kote / Copper slip lube. Steel Rotax require one of the nickle anti seizes. have you had the magnetic plug out, it has a torx female and they can be a real pain and then you need to buy the upgrade hex head one a 16mm / 5/8” ring spanner fits.
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    How's Lone Eagle at Clifton, I'd recommend the drifter alos have Jabiru. Be close and have overnight accommodation so could do and afternoon and then a morning fly in the smooth air to start back again with.
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    Nice Mike. What was the empty weight of Nic's and a couple of images would be nice of how it looks today. Yours is coming along nicely; they take a while just need to get over the humps when seems slow and never getting there thoughts; I'd just do some small things to keep it moving. Like the paint job and colours; even though I'm a Blue person. Cheers
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    Lucky Keizer took a Rolls Royce Merlin engine from a Mosquito aircraft, chopped off two cylinders and built a bike around it.
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    The engine is a modified Merlin 12 out of an aircraft so I believe it has a connection, it was last displayed at the Mechanos Air show in Mackay.
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    Lucky is a mate of mine; I’ll show him your comment. He’ll have a laugh. Cheers.
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    Hi Nev, I like your posts but they need the link with it either the quote or the paragraph referred to. My experience is that RAA won't allow LL unless you have a business case (eg Property water / fence rounds etc). I tried to do LL a number of years ago at bfr time as would have been good learning and also for any valley flying, turns etc. Not approved by CFI; but the forced landing that was part of bfr was good regarding theory / challenge test of the planning and the practical down to almost on the deck considering wind direction strength, location, obstacles (trees, mounds, small gully / creek). So RAA do low flying in the safest possible manner; but not LL for sightseeing / enjoyment. UP here we have a power line between two hills that would be like hitting a ski lift if LL that valley.
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    Marty was the 1/4" hose tail fitted to the collector tank when you got it or did you fit it yourself?
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    It comes on about 80mm down; I plan for 5 litres available. I can see mine where I have it in my Nynja.
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