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  1. Kyle Communications
    I have installed a external antenna to mine and it increases its rx and tx range at least by twice using a external antenna. You have to make a pigtail as there is not enough room inside to install a antennea socket on the case. You need to remove the miniture coax connector on the pcb and carefully attach the good quality coax to the correct pads and of course anchor the coax inside with neutral cure silicone or similar. Of course you do this at your own risk and also your local countries rules. But it allows you to go to a proper ADSB antenna. It works but you still need the SE2 on the dash for the GPS signal
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    Love those seats Marty
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    Anything tailwheel will attract almost double the cost of insurance. This is the major reason I ordered the nosedragger kit for my S-21. I ordered the kit as a TD but it will now be built as a ND I had to make a claim when the noseleg snapped off on The Girlfriend and I have to say I was super impressed with how it was all handled and no whinging from the insurer except pushing me to get it done. I was waiting on parts from Italy so it took a while but other than that I was very pleased with them and geoff made sure everything went seamlessly
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    My first Sav was insured by Geoff Tonkin in 2012. I kept it with him all the time the 10 years I owned it. Always the best price and it got better if you had a Rotax powering it. My next 2 which is Mabel and the Mistress. (S-21) will most likely be done through Geoff. He is without a doubt the best guy on the job I cant give you who to not go to as I did some price checking with others and always came back to Geoff Mark
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    From the pilot himself on FB only partial of hs post His wife has a few broken ribs and some vertibrae damage but will recover ok " So, we had been out for a pleasant morning flight up the coast. We were coming in to land a got a gust of crosswind that blew the aircraft to the right, I’d initiated a go around but clipped a tree which caused us to speared into the ground. Thankfully the Glastar has a very good safety cage and we were wearing 4 point harnesses."
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    The Gastar was made originally with the suburu but he bought a Lycoming and was going to refit it I believe. I know he had just upgraded the wheels and brakes
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    🚨🚨Active Incident 🚨🚨 Paramedics have assessed 2 patients after the... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM 🚨🚨Active Incident 🚨🚨 Paramedics have assessed 2 patients after the light aircraft they were in came down in a residential backyard at Cootharaba.... I know whose aircraft this is..looks like he is ok and the wife flown to hospital but not critical injuries thank god
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    well maybe I hadnt seen it before Nev
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    25/10/23 Riveted RH flap skin to spar and ribs. Both wing flaps and ailerons complete. 1.7 h
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    Sorry LowSlow I have been really busy and it hasnt been on my huge priority list of things to get done. As I said not enough hours in a day. I just have to get the bars welded . I am away at my farm trying to get this house finished so it can be lived in until next week. I will make it my mission to get some made in that week when I get back. Mark
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    23/10/23 Centreline marked ribs. Squared and levelled RH flap. Match drilled to #40 all ribs and spars, then clecoed RH flap assembly to skin. Updrilled all holes to #30. Disassembled flap and deburred all holes. Bush applied two coats of anti corrosion paint to contact surfaces of ribs and spars. Reassembled RH flap. 5.5 h
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    looks like polished concrete..or a clear coat
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    always wipe the window up and down...never sideways or circular
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    20/10/23 Disassembled and deburred LH flap ribs, spar and skin. Bush applied two coats of anti corrosion paint to all internal contact surfaces. Reassembled, clecoed and resquared LH flap. Riveted all components. LH flap complete. 3.8h
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    19/10/23 Separated, trimmed, drilled and deburred flap hinges and push-pull tube attach plates. Fluted flap ribs and riveted hinge and push-pull plates to ribs. Deburred RH flap skin Centreline marked ribs and pilot drilled to skins and spar. Updrilled to #30 all fastener points in skin, ribs and spar of RH flap. 4.7h
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    17/10/23 Updrilled all rivet holes in LH aileron to #30. Disassembled and deburred ribs and skin. Brush applied 2 coats of anti corrosion paint to spar and rib contact surfaces. Reassembled and riveted spar and ribs to aileron skins. LH aileron complete. 4.0h
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    15/10/23 Leveled and squared LH aileron. Match drilled skin to ribs. Match drilled spar. 1.7h
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    In Australia we have the extended cargo area so it makes it a bit eaasier in one regard but thats why I had to build a box around it. The chute normally sits on the std cargo area back wall so I had to do similar. There is about 100mm behind the box to the extended cargo area back wall so its literally a box in the arrea I had to make so I dont get hit with the rocket blast. In a std cargo area the rocket is behind the wall
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    14/10/23 Match drilled RH aileron lower skin to ribs. Match drilled RH upper skin to spar. Updrilled all holes to #30. Disassembled, deburred all holes. Brush applied 2 coats of anti corrosion paint to rub and spar contact surfaces of RH aileron. Reassembled and riveted skins to ribs and spars. RH aileron complete. 4.6h
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    13/10/23 Trimmed and deburred aileron skins and placed on levelled support. Straightened and deburred aileron ribs. Drilled, deburred and riveted hinge doublers and push-pull attached plates to appropriate ribs. Centre line marked ribs, drilled and clecoed upper aileron skins to ribs. 3.1h
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    Well the Mistress left wing now has some company..The right wing is done and in the rack. I have my hangar space with only parts sitting in there. 4 wings and one set of tailfeathers for a savannah. Soon the savannah bits will be joined by the fuselage.
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    06/10/23 Installed RH wing fuel tank retention brackets. Bolted and riveted root rib to front and rear spars. Riveted upper and lower wing skins to root ribs and fuel tank supports. Second (RH) wing complete. 2.9h
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    The Bambu Labs unit really prints the layers super accurately and they seem to bond exceptionally well. These ones are just PLA but I may print a set in ABS as the Bambu has a heated chamber and apparently does very well. I tested to breakage one the the PLA first ones at 15% infill and it was pretty good. At 60% infill its really strong..there isnt any stress on it where it is. The rivets will pull through the covers if the chute is deployed
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