Nick Evison

I was performing an inspection on a Wizard 3 wing today and i found something a little bit interesting. It appears that where the x-bars join each other they have been chaffing on the keel tube. This lump of nylon is obviously supposed to stop this happening but it doesn't. A quick bit of comparing another wizard wing nearby showed no such contact and the nylon lump doing its just well enough. Anyone had this problem before or can share why this is happening. New keel tube will be ordered once all parts are determined. Thanks for any help. Cheers Nick

there is one on turpentine rd close to the braidwood end.

Thats sounds an awful lot like lock stock and two smoking barrels

Agreed, i would like to pay only once for insurance but it seems like i will have to join HGFA and RAA seems sillyand quite unfair when you can only fly one aircraft at a time. If all four merged together and truly looked after ALL members interests we really would be onto a winner. Financially makes lots of sense too.

So basically from reading all this we whine about every manufacturers problems and slag off Rotax's prices!!!!! If you want to fly instead of faff about open your wallet and spend the Cash. i truly believe that the Rotax cant be beat for $$ per effortless flying time. 1200 hrs on mine and just getting sweeter.

Im based at the shadow flight centre @ old sarum airfield in salisbury uk. I love the shadows but a jab?? seriously?? hows it cope with cooling? Just been up in York rescuing one that got blown over in its trailer thankfully the tailboom will be ok as these are rare as hens teeth. enjoy the plane and the lack of second flight passengers. i hate the back seat.

you got it wrong. Real aircraft are made of fabric mate. ;-)

10hrs from melbourne, 2hrs from canberra, 2hrs from sydney, 12hrs from brisbane. maybe goulburn is a better option. Just make sure its regional

most RA types could be accepted in the Nowra area. I could even arrange free landing for association business flights at my own private strip. wages and cost of living are relativly low so why not?

Nowra Nsw good enough for the RAN FAA.

I have two communica headsets and the unit and two PTT buttons on my trike. they are cheap as chips in the UK check out www.afors.com and ebay uk and something will turn up. Does anyone use lynx in australia?

Are syndicates allowed under RA? how many people?

On that topic does anyone in australia use skydemon? Can anyone let me know what they believe to be the best for basic trike flying? Cheers

Why do you need a club?? If you want to fly old rag and tube machines just do it. Support is available through forums these days.

Thanks for sharing, wonder if we should drop some gliders from our planes for shits and giggles?

but private use TBO can be extended on condition? ps an instuctor in the UK has his school GT450 Trike with 3400hrs on the 912. Completely legal and still purrs like a kitten.

Faark maybe importing my trike isnt such a good idea. The UK rules are a bit more flexable than Aus.

Jabiru.... Still dependant on a Rotax for reliability. Sorry couldnt help myself. ;-)

In the UK we use the Quadrantals Rule seems to work well for such a densely populated area.

Quick semi unrelated question. for a factory built Trike do i have to change the engine at TBO to remain eligable for school use under Australian laws or is it on condition? my engine is at 1200hrs with a TBO of 1500hrs

Well lets call it $115/h - $35p/h instructor pay -$20/H fuel leaves $60/h left over (My experience tells me that most rotax 2 strokes engines used and maintained regularly will outlast the 300h TBO timeframe) but lets say they dont $5000 x6=30,000 so $60per hour x 2000h =$120,000-30K for engines leaves us with $90,000 Profit after paying most expenses Not bad really.

and his engine is still going after more than 300hrs and a crash. ;-)

Im a low hour trike pilot but i regularly take off and land in such conditions surely a heavy twin can handle such winds with ease?? or was this a piss take i missed?

there is a bloke called Kev Armstrong here in the UK that has been upspecing a B&S twin with excellant results. ideal affordable candidate for a minimax i believe. heres a copy paste from a uk microlight site post: Briggs & Stratton V-Twin tuning parts and reduction drive now available in UK For anyone wishing to build their own tuned briggs vanguard we can supply the tuning parts and reduction drive. Listed below are the prices for both a low power application and the full power as per Kevin's build: 28-30HP build requirements (all in stock) HC head Gaskets - £30 pair High flow filter, billet manifold & throttle linkage - £135 Rev kit incl ignition advance key - £85 Stainless Steel Exhaust Valves - £66 pair Roller rockers - £345 Total: - £661 Reduction drive (1.8:1). - £600 (complete with all hardware and belt ready to fit in either orientation, prop high or prop low)… (stock expected next few days) Total £1261 Some people have opted not to use the roller rockers for the low power build hence saving £345. They are however required for the high power build. Additional requirements for 38-40HP build including the roller rockers: High lift Camshaft (40hp) & followers - £185 10:1 piston and rod set - £420 High torque solenoid shift starter - £150 30mm twin choke Carburettor upgrade - £220 Total cost as per Kev Armstrong build: £2236 Other optional extras can also be supplied: Re-usable Copper head gaskets W/sealing rings - £80 full set (available in different thicknesses 0.6mm – 1.0mm – 1.2mm) Stainless steel inlet valves - £66 pair Billet aluminium adjustable flywheel - £325 (no charging facilty) Billet finned rocker covers - £160 set (special order) Titanium big valve ported heads - £950 (special order) All the above prices are applicable to retail sales and are inclusive of VAT, we keep many popular items in stock, any out of stock and special order parts have a minimum lead time of two weeks. CAD drawings and DXF file for flywheel machining will be supplied free with kits as will any relevant advice, if required we should soon be able to offer a flywheel lightening service on an exchange basis but costs for this service have yet to be established. Exhaust manufacture has so far been on an experimental by application basis but we hope to standardise a design and offer a kit as soon as possible. We do however already have CAD files for general design and cad/ dxf files to simplify exhaust manifold plate manufacture. For orders please contact Brian at Fallows Motors 07925 027138.

i di some gliding at Upavon in the summer. was awesome. slightly more advanced gliders these days though.