gareth lacey

Thanks John ,we did go for comfort for the long trips (to aldinga next year?) I have been flying a Jab 170 and i get a sore axxse after 1.5 hrs so comfort was a critical thing for us oldies LOL ,its so close to being finished I can taste it !! cheers Gareth & Craig

THanks Guys will do that ,Boonah no hangarage available Heck Field to many problems at the moment ,Caboolture no hangarage , not looking good anyway a couple of more pics paintwork complete and seats fitted cheers Gareth& Craig

Good work Bex , give Rotax a run for the money ,we in the light plane sector need an engine we do not have to re mortgage the house for Good luck and i wish you well in getting it out and make lots of money cheers gareth

thanks for that Mark ,i knew i had it axxse about , thanks John we are getting close , a few more weeks ,still looking for a test pilot and hangerage ,ANYONE out there know a test pilot we are urgently looking for someone ,and a slot at a airstrip Local to Brisbane , will keep you informed and lookout for the movie Lol cheers gareth

Hi Guensey its a Prince prop tortional it changes as you ease off power coase for take off and in cruise it goes finer ( i think i have described it right) composite ,comes with the spinner and bolts and hub? hopefully next week cheers gareth

More Progress fuel transfer pumps in and connected , flap actuator wired in and connected all electrical wiring in through to dash area brakes system in and working rudder and brake pedals in, floor covering in ,seating is finished an interior trim all finished (leather) all paintwork finished and air brush work is being completed this weekend , numbers go on next 19-8335 prop arrives next week (fingers crossed) spats painted with graphics cheers Gareth

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you need to beef up the bearings on the elavator shaft,there is to much movement and trim system is better than a bungee type trim cheers gareth

Thanks Mark ,here is the plane finished painting and wings on spats brakes engine electrics battery in brake lines in rudder elavator trim system all in ,all bolts locked and pin marked as a final inspection hatch in and wired final decals /airbrush work later still waiting for prop from the states interior trim is being worked on cheers gareth

Thanks John when we fitted the wings ,we never liked the finish with a rubber to the fuse ,we used foam to form up the flare and sanded back to the shape then fibreglassed over ,a lot of work but the result was a good line to the fuse cheers gareth

More pics of finished wings all painted ready for decals, fuselage is being readied for painting we did the strip down on saturday craig will be painting this week cheers Gareth & Craig

check out Bacon on the forum ,he did have a incomplete kit for sale

Hi Pylon so, what are you saying? cheers gareth

its a ray allen trim actuator

back again we have made the top of the cowl alum for easy removal, bottom of cowl was Garrys fibreglass cowl but we had to cut and shut it to fit sides of fusalage at firewall is removable both sides this gives us complete access to brakes ,fuel pumps steering mechanics, tank fittings next week start preparing for painting , avionics are being wired and the upholsterer will be starting cabin fitout Cheers gareth& Craig

more pics and thanks Virago

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Hi All here is the final layout of our dash : note dual flying glaps and trim and throttle

Try getting WW to answer emails ,phones ,its non existing could not get a reply from him in 2 months!! we gave up a got a UL

seconded cheers gareth

65 coming up, my wife still says ,act your age LOL Cheers gareth

Thanks John ,Virago but the kudos has to go to Craig , his engineering prowess and ability to get it right has made the build much better cheers gareth

a couple more pics 1 completed steering nosewheel with control cables fitted 2 mock cowl fitted

Hi Nev let me say ,i am a very good welder ,but as my eyes are now getting weaker from over 45 years welding i would get a younger person yo do it, if you can get it welded (if you are not up spec) get a good welding shop to do it ,there is is not a lot of welding on most planes but it does need to be welded correctly eg the right consumables, temps ,material or as Scotty says ,go do the welding course it will be of great benifit Cheers (From a retired boilermaker/welder) Gareth

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