Kev, Not trying to teach you how to suck eggs but.... When you check the batten profiles do you compare the actual r/h & l/h battens to each other. Every time...
There is a school of thought that the 912S is a less reliable engine then the bog-standard 912, due to the fact it is more highly tuned to squeeze those extra...
Steve, it doesn't matter in the slightest. When you hang up your bar mitts for the pampered woossery of a plastic bubble you might just as well worry about...
Not too sure about the reliability issue but it's probably that the 912 has been going longer and therefore most think that the bugs should have been ironed...
Our school trainer (Kitfox clone) 80hp 912 has 1000hrs on with almost no issues apart from vibration leading to engine mounting, exhaust and various other...
For those doing radio courses there is a new New CAP413 Radiotelephony Manual Out Today http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP413.PDF [Non-text portions of this...
... bar mitts ... 'Plastic bubble'? Is that the goldfish bowl that wobby-drivers put on before they can fly? Madam Breakneck 'When does the dream end?'...
... <Snip> Far more important to 3-axle posers will be the paint job you have done. <Unsnip> Wot, on a Skyranger which bracket is that then ?! Now if he had...
Hello john I bought a pegasus Q/462 last autumn, got an excellent deal. I took both my instructor and club handman who checked the engine over for conrod etc....
If any fliers out there fancy their first fly-in and sleepover or if you are wondering what to do on the 18th. Why not come on down to sunny Hunsdon? Apart...
The scenario is a commercial pilot training on flex and now looking to buy his first flex. He has a Blade/QTM 912 or a Quik on his shopping list and is not...
Some of you may know that Hughie Lorimer has considerable experience in the design and manufacture of propellors and may recall his submission last year to...
Thanks for the advice Garry, Yes I've read up a bit about the wing testing and other bits and bobs. It's a bit like buying a used car isn't it....I know what...
... photos of the single-blade prop, email Hughie at: lorimer@a... *There was an experimental Hurricane pre-WW11 fitted with a single- blade prop and...
Hi all - does anyone happen to know if those special washers on the engine end of dual CHT gauges are repairable/replacable? I have just bought a Rans S4 with...
I'm sure that if he finishes his training on it all will be OK. After all, many people started flying on the DH Chipmunk and finished on a Gnat and most of...
Sorry to drag this up again but if I said if I found Brian Milton's comment/mini article on jumping or ditching I'd post it, so here it is Dear Mike, As i am...
Dear E-Groupers and David, Please see the request from David Cockburn below. For Club Safety Officers and other Club members, you may wish to put the details...
Come on guys.. Someone must be willing and able to spend a couple of days with a flexwing in Epping Forest shouting the benefit of microlights.. at the moment...
Hi Guys I have heard all about the AFI courses that are available from Gerry Brean in Portugal and as great as I am sure they are, getting three/four weeks off...
No-Its good to drag up--as is fundamentaly important issue. Bravo to the article--its in accord with what I would do. But I am suprised/interested no mention...
I'm flying in to the Shuttleworth Air Pageant this Sunday. Is there a strip nearby where I can camp after and find a pub/restaurant for some grub on a Sunday...
Hi Paul, the nearest strip to Shuttleworth is at Sandy, which is only about four-five miles away. Phone number is 01767 691616 and you will probably be ...
I have only recently flown the Skyranger with 912S, and flew the second UK one yesterday. It runs very smoothly indeed in these two examples, has a wonderful...
Personally if I were in your position I would buy a 582 Quantum in good condition at a suitable price. Buy now build up some hours then sell on again in six...
... Bob adds, I remember seeing a clip of film taken in the 40's or 50's of an enormous helicopter designed by Howard Hughes that had one big rotor blade. It...
I think that if you speak to them and go well before the show, you can fly into Old Warden itself (where the Shuttleworth collection is based), they've got a...
This is good and interesting stuff but... What is 'Vortelator tape' and do I need some as well as swept tips? Sorry, I've been on holiday and must have missed...
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