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  1. Red
    Read my post again, I said I don't know your regs and didn't say this was allowed, I know hat actually works though. I was an early adopter of ADSB and was involved in the UK testing of uncertified fitments
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    I've no idea what the regs are in Australia over here only certified aircraft need to use the kit you mention, but any GPS that has an NMEA output will work. I have used a Garmin 496 In the past but now its fed by a 10 quid chinese usb dongle GPS. Also you don't need an ADSB Antennae the transponder squits it out via the existing transponder antenna
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    You simply need to connect any GPS Source that has NMEA out capability to the XPDR, its one wire and a ground As to what capability it gives you...it allows anyone with an ADSB in capability to accurately see your position, height and registration so handy for traffic avoidance. I have it enabled on my Trig and also use a a traffic detection unit that picks up ADSB as well as as Mode C/S and flarm edit, you may be thinking oh well if my traffic detection thingy picks up mode S then the whole ADSB thing gives me nothing extra except registration which is not needed...this is not the case, the traffic units that pick up Mode C/S can only give a very vague position/altitude reading base on stuff like signal strngth or multilateration, whereas ADSB is giving out Data from GPS so accurate height, position and speed
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    I wouldnt say its irrelevant, I'm sure anyone who knows what an AMP/Hour also knows you simply times it by the Voltage to get a watt/hour, and both these numbers will be on the battery
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    Yes Most who buy it wont even know what an Ampere is so more zeros just looks impressive but more concerning is no matter which units they choose it probably doesnt have the capacity its advertised to have anyway, most of them are lying some of them to a huge degree coljones True, but when you get as high as 30,000mah I think you've crossed the point where you should be using ah
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    Its still there https://williampatrickdean.com/conroy-cl-44-guppy-broken-up/
  7. Red
    Spot on
  8. Red
    Yea should have added ...use a light penetrating lube whilst attempting this
  9. Red
    Is it a hollow roll pin ? If so you can try a drill bit just slightly oversize to the pins ID and see if it grabs and rotates the pin, then lightly pull as it rotates
  10. Red
    The needle Jabiru use on some iterations is indeed the only part that isnt a standard motorcycle bit everything else is identical to to the motorcycle equivalent
  11. Red
    If you buy the genuine Bing stuff from somewhere like Motorworks or MotoBins then its the same parts as you would get from Rotax. Bing dont make dont make special parts just for Rotax I've used Diaphraghms, jets etc from them
  12. Red
    Oh small world, I havnt been for a couple years now, but have fond memories of taking part in the record breaking mass take off in 2015. Were you there then?
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    No such thing as an RPL as such in the UK, I think our NPPL is basically equivalent, but AFAIK that can't be used in any of the countries you list (You can fly an N registered aircraft in the UK on an NPPL), we do have some agreements with european countries to allow use of an NPPL We also have a LAPL over her, but that also is only valid in europe not the countries you list.
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    SS, is there anyone offering training in a eurostar near you?, was thinking if you could do a good few hours in a Eurostar that was heavily loaded and do lots of flapless landing in that condition it could get you some ways to handling the Hummelbird (I'm assuming from your profile pic that its a nosewheel version?) Closest I can think of.
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    I know someone in what seems exactly your position, he has built a HummelBird..doesnt yet have a Licence and there isnt really anything remotely similar with 2 seats and dual controls to get experience on, he has been on the journey to get to fly it for years. A Hummelbird is maybe not a great choice for a novice to get themselves into flying im afraid
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    As you say Burnie, if that includes Radio and Transponder it seems an unrealisticly low price. P.S. in the UK Microair radios don't have a great reputation, I have no idea wheteher that is deserved and perhaps its just that if you do have a problem with one its a bit irksome having to send it half way round the world to get looked at.
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    Aah interesting that choice between the tendency to ground loop with a more forward positioned maingear and the likelihood of nosing over when placed further back, never knew about this mod on tiger moths.
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    SS, I think most of these instrument apps either use the onboard accelerometers and other sensors that are in the Ipad or if external sensors like engine sensors are needed they hook them up to a bluetooth or wifi module and get them to interface with the Ipad that way, same can be done with Android Tablets For instance the GPS reciever and Traffic detection unit I use both connect to my Android via WiFi
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    Fortunate that he didnt take any innocent people out with him, but his family now have to suffer the loss.
  20. Red
    It's a very interesting engine, but despite having many enjoyable hours behind a Rotax 503 in a Shadow I'm not sure id be happy behind a piston ported 2 stroke in that power range and in the type of aircraft it will be fitted to. Oh yea and that price😬
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    Talking about alternatives, whats the current impression on Rotary Piston (Wankel) engines? There are loads of them now being produced for UAVs but has longevity improved? (I seem to remember Tip seals where the main problem with low engine reliability) There was a Sherwood Cub with a rotary piston engine near me a few years back but I notice the company now offers it with either a Polini single cylinder 2 stroke or a larger Hirth engine so perhaps they still have a way to go.
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    I know its not exactly great at efficiency but 912/912s' are lower consumption than an O200 or Jab2200 in most applications I suppose compared to some of the auto conversions they may fair less well.
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    I think it was fairly common for the B models to be built with a Gypsy
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    Its mind boggling really, I remember as a young un seeing some footage where a load of slowly decaying Superfortresses were stored somewhere really remote in the desert and I fantasised about how cool it would be to just set up camp in one of them and spend the summer out there
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    I still have a Kitplanes mag fromm the 80s that has a mention of an aero conversion of the Honda Goldwing motorcycle engine that actualy retained 3 of the gears so you could change the loading for takeoff and cruise It always intrigued me but I guess never had any success as I've never found anything else written about it Anyone here know anything about it?
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