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    I don't know anything about Australian regime, but if it's anything like the UK then the main obstacle to very small market products is the hassle and cost of getting them approved
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    Bttery is fine?, check the acid/water level, dunno how long you've run it that voltage but it would have been gassing
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    At least 2 people in this thread are either very confused or have rather large chips on there shoulders...possibly both
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    I thought we were talking paragliders
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    Im sure its happened to a few but the most well know one I think was actually in Austria, this lady
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    Aah, Sorry should have googled the radio model. glad you have found an improvement but losing the intercom isnt ideal. (Fault finding radio interference is the hardest type of tinkering in my experience)
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    👇 https://www.recreationalflying.com/forums/topic/39835-rotax-9-series-engines-anti-seize-thermal-paste-nothing/
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    Red leads are the early type, they changed to black leads at some point, I can't remember the physical difference, I replaced mine with Magnecor leads, but they didnt seem to make much difference in setup If turning the intercom off made a big change perhaps looking at shielded cables between Radio and intercom might be worth a try.(only ground the shield at one end of the lead.) I seem to remember Icom handheld radios having a noise suppression setting, I guess you've tried that (if it still exists on the modern models)
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    P.S. just looked at the logbook and the Plugs I fitted and cured the noise were NGK DR9 EIX
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    Jab engine?, I had terrible RF interference on mine tried lots......Shielded P-Leads, new coils, Magnecore ignition leads, ferrites all over the place.....and finaly the thing that worked was resistor plugs. I actually chose Iridium Resistor plugs as I thought I made loose a bit of oomph with the resistor and the finer iridium tip might regain some of that loss back...anyway all 5s on the Radio after that. edit.Now I think about it I also tried a new regulator and Capacitor which made no difference, spent loads chasing that one
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    Sigh....Its there to simply fill voids with something more heat conductive than nothing (there are many many voids in the crudely machined threads of a spark plug) Go tell the many people who fried their CPU because they forgot to apply thermal paste that it doesnt work This https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/silheattrans.php is not the same thing as silicone sealant
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    Like the one Im racing in my profile pic?🤣
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    Burnie, It's my understanding that the water cooled heads fitted to 912 engines are so efficient at cooling that there can be a greater temperature gradient between the plug and head than most other engines we use, the heat transfer paste helps reduce this temperature gradient. I'm not going to advise on whether its use is warranted or whether Rotax know whats good for their engines🙃
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    Back to the purpose of this thread..... a year or so ago I found that the engine mount rubbers for the Jab engine were actually an old Aussie car part and as a friend was currently over there I had him get me some, it was far far cheaper than going through the UK dealer for Jab (their prices for most things are beyond a joke) here is the part.......
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    As I said, Rotax insists its about heat transfer not anti seize, apparently they consider that an important factor in their engine.
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    The whole point (according to Rotax) is for heat transfer purposes.
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    Splendidly handled...get that pilot a drink
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    There used to be a VGS (RAF run Volunteer Glider Squadron) at my home base that used those Grobs to give Air Cadets air experience flights they had Limbach 80 hp engines making them rather underpowered for their weight, a go around with rising terrain to contend with would not be a good situation in one of these and could well lead to a stall (not saying this is what happened here just proffering a possible scenario)
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    25 gusting 30 winds even if only a few degrees off in a small taildragger is not an easy task. I wouldnt like to criticise as I only have about 200 hours in taildraggers, but in my opinion they werent the type of conditions you should be trying a 3 pointer in a light tailwheel aircraft or using as much flap as he had in
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    https://www.carmoelectronics.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2276 I know one Bloke who fitted this one with a Lithium Battery, he's had it about a year or so and reports no problems so far One thing that puzzles re: Rotax 912 with Lithium...as far as I know all the Lifepo4 12v batteries have onboard regulation to deal with a motorcycle regulator's output (I've had one on my motorcycle for 5 years now with no trouble...so considering the Rotax 912 uses a motorcycle regulator, shirley there should be no problem?
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    I'd borescope that engine before even thinking about buying it
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    Just one flat whilst training( it became apparent that the outfit let tyre and brake wear get real bad before changing them out), this was at an airport with a mix of Tarmac and concrete runways. In the 15 years of flying since I've not had one, flying has been 90% grass runways and except for some of my Biennial reviews has been in my own owned/operated aircraft that I do my own maintenance on
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    Thats a not very well done Photoshop
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    A-51, at the risk of sounding like an idiot (yeah I know..again)😁 Is there something Incoming I missed?
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    Stretching/failing studs? Are you confusing 2 different engines here? or just mixing 2 subjects in one reply again (Jab through bolts stretching/failing and Rotax cranks spinning)
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