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I think that there could be a real market for E-props in NZ too. They seem like a great product with a lot of serious engineering behind it. I am sorry about the very serious thread drift, Blue Adventures. I have started a new E-props thread in the propeller section: E-Props ...who has first hand experience with these . ...now, back to bigger tyres!!

Hi all, I am building an ICP Savannah S and I am leaving no stone unturned looking at the best motor, propeller and/or instruments. A few times now, I have come across the possibility of using an E-props propeller. Two interesting articles of actual testing with Savannah S aircraft are attached below. Does anyone else have actual E-props experience on aircraft they have flown and/or own? Savannah_eprops_2017-ENG.pdf epropsVSduc.pdf

It is interesting that the E-props company are appointing an Australian dealer. When I was researching engines and propellers, E-props came up as being the lightest around. I like the titanium edge protection and also the hardening additive that they place in the resin at the leading edge of the non-titanium props that they sell. Who will be the NZ dealer? Are they looking for one??

Happy 70th birthday, Phil!!

Great to see you "on board" in Rec Flying! Welcome.

A very big welcome to Rec Flying!!

Welcome Andy!!

An informative article at that link!

I suppose in this way you will be effectively treating this as if you had one very large left wing tank and one very large right wing tank. I was just wondering why you could not have achieved the same thing by using the two original plastic tanks per side (with the filler cut off and the hole plastic-welded shut)?

Do you suggest eighty knots is the ideal cruising speed?

I am over 50 and building a Savannah now. Even though there is enjoyment in the building process itself, my principal aim is to fly. ☆ anyway... ...back to building!

I would be very surprised if in a not-so-populated country Australia and/or New Zealand they would use all these extra 'channels'. There is also the problems of the many aircraft with legacy transceivers not being able to access the new channels should they become available for use Down Under. What would be the problem with sticking with the original frequency spacing and buying a radio accordingly?

If M/Air radios are a nightmare, what is a good radio available at a reasonable cost nowadays? While we are about it, what is a good value transponder?

I have worked in a situation like this in a large organisation and it is very unpleasant. Difficult and/or incompetent people were often promoted "out of the way". The problem is that this "strategy" was only ever a temporary fix, especially when they were promoted to a position where they could cause even more trouble.

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Do you happen to remember the weight of the Galaxy Sky chute?

Hi JG3: do you happen to remember if the aircraft used in the STOL competition was a Savannah classic -with slats-, a Savannah VG, a Savannah XL or a Savannah S?

I am building a Savannah S. It works out as follows: Savannah XL or S: L = 6.6 m; W/span = 9.0 m; W/L = 1.36.

The words "collateral damage" cover a multitude of deaths.

The difference is that, from ancient times until the 1600s the monarch ruling the nation led the charge: this was a universal rule. Nowadays, leaders of nations (and politicians) are many kilometres from the conflict and have a very limited realisation what is really happening at the front. This fact explains the often shabby treatment of returned veterans.

As always, B E, a great set of photos!

I hope you don't have one of those levers near your passenger seat in your Savannah, Bob!

For instance, Solagard?

I couldn't agree with you more. I do not want to over-generalise but I have mixed with and worked with people from the United States over a lengthy time span. Two things that that I have noticed that appears to be common to the few dozen US people I have gotten to know (despite the small sample size) are: 1. they often speak a few decibels louder than.other nationalities: and, 2. that they often want 'instant' results. To back up my personal observations we only have to look at the U S: they have invented all kinds of things such as: * automatic gearboxes. * fast food restaurants, an idea widely exported elsewhere. * drive in theatres, churches, weddings, etc. * Quick Build aeroplane kits. The people I have worked with -and mixed with- frequently became impatient, frustrated even, if things were not automatic or instant. Because home made aircraft construction is neither automatic nor instant (as much of US society is), I can well imagine that many projects are left incomplete. Having said this, I am sure that there are many patient, persevering aircraft builders who complete their aeroplanes (actually, airplanes in the USA). The United States has a good number of things that has been brought into the world, including aviation itself. BTW: I cannot find the survey results. I am sure that they are out there somewhere. On thing that I did come across is that home built aircraft typically take between 1,000 and 3,000 hours: Experimental Aircraft Information | EAA .

I wish I could find the USA-based survey again that I read some time ago. It was something like this: after 5 years from the date of purchase only about ¼ of homebuilt projects had been completed. Furthermore, of those that had not been completed around 50% were less than half done. These are not good stats. I hope you get your project done soon Danny. BTW: what aircraft are you constructing?