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  1. Blueadventures
    I would fit a carb heat. I fitted the electric type purchased from Xair in Ireland. Re carb ice been there, experienced that in a Skyfox Ca21 with Rotax 912 80 hp and would never fly with out it on a Rotax 912.
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    Have a check of the Tecnam maintenance schedule or speak with the maintainer of the aircraft; you may discover that it has carb heat to the intake manifold constant from the muffler shroud. I would not leave a carb heat out of a build. Re carb ice been there, experienced that in a Skyfox Ca21 with Rotax 912 80 hp.
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    Wow, terrible. I guess Perth is 5 or 6 hours away (not checked distance). Must have been comfortable to do that leg again.
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    Nice, Was it a full service replacing all parts as seems not and you may need full service in the future. Cheers and enjoy your flights and have a great xmas.
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    What was the cost? Parts / labour. Thanks.
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    I would not, but offer to Police investigator and RAAUS tech if one of theirs. Up to you though.
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    Not good and bit different to usual incidents / accidents. Hope crew are well.
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    Great Wx at Mackay area early in the morning before 1100 hours; thunderstorms late afternoon. Images from today's flight 16th December 2022. Typical summer season.
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    Have a sight check and maybe get a set of transitional lens that adjust for sunlight. You will need to best long distance sight for better flying anyway. Also ask them to do a colour vision test. In the wetter seasons grass airstrips are harder to identify. Just book in for at vision tests and hope all will be a pass and then the sighting of airfields will be the same for you as all of us.
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    Won’t a set of long distance glasses do the job. All you will need.
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    I expect they will be the only supplier as when I got one years ago it also have the release paperwork. A least not to far off. Cheers.
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    Agree absoutely.
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    Instructor should at least have his notes of your flight. They need to put in place to scan pages before posting. Do you have payment records? As that devised by hourly rate equals hours flown. Bastards may be the word. Cheers mate.
  14. Blueadventures
    Hammo only before tower opens.
  15. Blueadventures
    Phone Rob at Coastal Aviation Caloundra they may still make them
  16. Blueadventures
    64 and yep there is a midpoint opening first but normal is to have pull full; it's not a progressive butterfly like most carb setups.
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    Your correct, skippy is 1,000% incorrect and needs to read up about them. Therefore one peg will not be 1/2 choke; it'll be zero.
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    Agree with throttle stops to look after carbs. Also if I don't fly for a couple of weeks I put battery on charge while I do the DI and this peps up the battery with a bit of charge. No good starting with an under voltage battery; strains things electrically. Re enricher position, my comment was also to get them closer so operate with one hand. One option is to move the alt / Batt switch and place them away or something else. Yes; bit of extra work but as not considered by builder (either Skip or original) then it needs enhancing. Pegs can only be considered as temporary one or two flight thing not permanent. What is the setup in his factory builds that he sells, should have copied that. Cheers.
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    What readings did you get?
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    I reckon the Coroner will not be impressed that ATSB have not provided an investigation as an expert opinion report containing information will not be available to him. Just my opinion from experience.
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    My comment is directed at the builder, yourself and it is an easy fix if you want to do it. I would not accept the use of pegs like you have. It's not good in my opinion. Even change out the enricher device. I have seen setups where the enricher is pull to 'ON' and a 90 degree turn locks the position. After starting it is turned 90 degrees opposite and it springs to fully off. You should consider such / similar. You have asked assistance / comment with many things for your build and this is my comment to help. Its not a direction just a comment.
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    Agree, needs rearrangement. Pegs stupid. I would have had the start button and enricher (Choke) closer, from the getgo. Moving the Alt / Battery switch unit will also allow them to be closer.
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    Just would have done a tidy up to allow finding later and make unique for searches
  24. Blueadventures
    Being that close you need to consider the precision of accuracy, refresh times and pilot scanning timings.
  25. Blueadventures
    I feel sorry for you not being an adaptable all rounder:)
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