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  1. Blueadventures
    Why Sydney?
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    Were you in the blue one about 11:30?
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    How much per year?
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    Agree, Spacey would be nice to see some images, side on, panel and engine etc.
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    Just to add some real world experience. Had a UMA air switch connected as per the wiring diagram. After much disappointment of it not working and about to send back tried reversing the positive and negative and it worked. A go figure moment. Working still now 345 hours later. Murphy is always up there springing surprises.
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    You could drill and cut hex profile for the nut shape out of flat bar and buy or borrow a tap to cut the thread. A bit of time but will deliver easily what you need. Could fab up in aluminium to be lighter. Taps cost about 20 to 30 dollars.
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    Just back from a great 3 overnight trip of 8.8 hours in the nice autumn air with friends and meeting new flyers. Overnighted at the famous Aeroplane beach north of 1770. Then an 18 knot tail wind home for the 2.6 hour last leg. Ice on Nynja for first time in Queensland. Clear skies saw the Southern cross and the pointers. Also saw a sunrise and a sunset during flight. Even caught fish Dart, Bream and Whiting that were breakfast and dinner and some were taken home by Bill and John. Life was good these days.
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    Just some feedback foir RFguy and all. This upgrade you mentioned has worked well over the weekends flight 9 hours and using to charge phone and mini ipad and no noise at any time. Thanks again for the parts and where to solder them to. Cheers.
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    Always rapt with the 71 series Detroits in marine engine power. Very reliable, though a bit oily and performed even if a rocker broke; just lost about 150rpm.
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    121kW is about 160hp
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    Hi Danny This is my checklist setup. If you want a copy pm email and I'll send it to you. May be helpful that you can edit the info and layout. Cheers. You must be getting close to flight??
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    No not at all. Another oil cooler bracket on another R912 that I made. All brackets use 32mm by 3mm flat aluminium bar. I did fit a layer of rubber where the oil hose is in contact with the lower cowl; not installed when phot taken but on before first flight.
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    This is how my oil cooler has been mounted and no issues 337 hours so far.
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    Nice fly to the beach for a cuppa then on to Proserpine airport for a BBQ lunch put on by the aero club. 2 hours all up. Good roll up both places.
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    Looks like a bit of lightwing shape there.
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    Try Coastal Aviation Sunshine Coast Qld.
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    Good to hone up skills; my local 0.7 hour flight on Tuesday included side slips and a tight short strip landing approach and saw many birds low and flying in the 'v' formation.
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    I disagree with you, winter low temps take forever for temp to come up and oil thermostats are a worthwhile option. How long since you have flown during winter and how many start ups? Where you are winter would be cold at times and warm up times will be much longer than summer. I certainly notice the difference up here.
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    Agree with Scott, I also only use the Rotax (Floods) oil hose, its made for purpose and I don't want to muck with oil hose leaks / failure. Cost may be high but don't need much length.
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    Best to be a greaser not a high flare stall / bang on as should be less to repair.
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    That's is the very best way to do it. Don't listen to any advice to return to a gascolator or surge / collector tank. if your collector tank has 2 inlets just use one as vent to tank. (Access to tank can be via the upper contents tube connection; using a 'T' if a dedicated access is not available; this is what I did.)
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    Most members are the sacrificial ego for the public to see; it's the boards behind that pull their puppet strings for the party line. Agree most respect their opposition behind the fronts.
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    Usual locations are oil cooler under gearbox / propeller flange and radiator lower. Where is your oil cooler located? Some place oil cooler low on fire wall with a portion into the breeze just outside lower cowl profile; such may allow lowering your radiator location. Otherwise, if you need the radiator where you are trying to have it then make brackets to hold in there and cat and shape / profile the lower cowl to suit with required movement clearances so the radiator shell is not abraded with contact movement of the cowl; such will be worth the extra effort. Cheers and enjoy the build, you're getting closer with every bit of work.
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    Agree, I know Jab owners who can land them on as short a strip as safe. They are very experienced and competent pilots. MY email about 8 years ago was asking about any planned additional wing profile becoming available. Thier aero engineer Dan replied no. I asked as I was deciding what to build. I have meet Dan and his Dad as Dan used to fly a factory Jab back to Mackay regularly as his family was south of Mackay and he landed at Palmyra. I recon availability of a wing with more lift would sell.
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    How many hours and on what type of Jabs? local flights or xc? My flight in a Jab was good a 160, just not STOL enough before you are very competent with them. I did email the factory to ask if they had a more draggy wing in the pipeline (performance like a Foxbat A22 I asked; shorter T/off and landing and slower cruise of course) Answer was "No".
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