As the sole member of this group, I welcome myself with great enthusiasm. I am in the UK, and have placed a deposit on a Sky Ranger with the UK importer at ...
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dion_mermegas
Mar 6, 2002 7:37 am
Richard Hi, I officially welcome you to our Skyranger eGroup. My name is Dion from New Jersey, USA, and I am the founder of the group. I got your message...
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Richard Tosswill
rltosswill
Mar 7, 2002 8:58 am
... We expect to use a Rotax 912 in ours, as that will be the first engine to be certified for the Sky Ranger in the UK. Test flying for certification here has...
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flylight02
Mar 7, 2002 1:13 pm
Hi Guys Iam director of Flylight Airsports in the UK and we are the UK dealers for the Skyranger. To obtain UK certification we have had to do a complete...
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flytst
Mar 8, 2002 12:12 am
Hi guys Just thought I would drop by and see what's going on with the Skyranger. So here's to the success of this group. Mark Jones Thruster T600T G-BZDB...
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recreationalmobility
recreational...
Mar 8, 2002 12:17 am
Hi Folks, Jim Ratte from Recreational Mobility here. Were a dealer for the Sky Ranger here in the U.S. Finishing up a Sky Ranger aircraft here at the shop for...
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dion_mermegas
Mar 8, 2002 2:59 am
Hi Jim, I just confarmed my ticket to Sun & Fun, I and members of my Jersey Shore UL club will be there from 4/6 to 4 / 11 -02 , I am looking forward to...
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dion_mermegas
Mar 8, 2002 3:30 am
Mark welcome to the group nice pictures of your Thruster Dion NJ...
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dion_mermegas
Mar 8, 2002 4:59 am
Hi Paul welcome to the group. I created this eGroup after purchasing a new Sky Ranger recently from Jim Ratte Recreational Mobility ...
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Jim Ratte
recreational...
Mar 8, 2002 1:29 pm
Hi Dion, Great, I look forward to meeting you and your club members as well. Yesterday was the one week mark on assembly since this kit was started. Fuselage...
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Paul Dewhurst
flylight02
Mar 8, 2002 6:51 pm
Hi Dion See my inserted answers to your questions. ... From: dion_mermegas [mailto:power@...] Sent: 08 March 2002 04:02 To: skyranger@yahoogroups.com ...
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Paul Dewhurst
flylight02
Mar 9, 2002 9:11 am
We have just uploaded a complete revision to our website. It now has a lot of stuff about the Skyranger. www.flylight.co.uk Regards Paul Dewhurst...
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dion_mermegas
Mar 14, 2002 7:56 pm
Hi Paul very interesting..I am wonder if you send the test results to Aeros if they pass the minor changes of the uk plane to the US market? Thanks Dion NJ ......
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Jim Ratte
recreational...
Mar 14, 2002 10:12 pm
Dion, Aeros is only the manufacturer of the kits for Phillpe Prevot, whom own the rights and design of the Sky Ranger. Good talking with you this morning as ...
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Bob Brasher
bob_brasher
Mar 15, 2002 6:30 pm
Dion, Why not ask for the UK version and see how much they want? ... _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s...
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Paul Dewhurst
flylight02
Mar 17, 2002 4:16 pm
Hi all I had an interesting day today, this morning I had a go in a Glasair, and later I did some stability testing at full aft Cg for the British Skyranger ...
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castlegatest
Mar 17, 2002 10:08 pm
What's the latest on UK engine options - when is it likely that engines other than 912 will be approved? Thanks for info!...
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dion_mermegas
Mar 18, 2002 12:56 am
Hi Bob I already purchased my Sky Ranger and I am very pleased with my Dealer Jim Ratte from http://www.recreationalmobility.com and any way as Paul from...
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Paul Dewhurst
flylight02
Mar 18, 2002 2:29 pm
Hi tim 912 approval is nearly complete. Other engine approvals will happen as and when customers order. we have tested the engine mounts for the 582 and it ...
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mw6flyer
Mar 21, 2002 11:52 am
Hi guys, just joined the group. I currently fly an MW6 but I'm looking for somthing a little more 'civilised'. Seen the UK prototype at Telford and was...
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Bremner, Rick
rickbremner
Mar 21, 2002 12:04 pm
Hi Steve, Yes - we are! At Telford, Jeremy Harris had a stand showing his BMW R100 conversion (which he is going to use in the Easy Raider). He said he had a...
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mw6flyer@...
mw6flyer
Mar 21, 2002 2:11 pm
Hi Rick, Thanks for getting back to me. I live in Bristol and fly from Chase Farm at Horton, Chipping Sodbury. Popham's a bit of a trek for me, by road that...
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Bremner, Rick
rickbremner
Mar 22, 2002 10:11 am
Steve, There are a couple of BMW dealers who are worth trying - Motor Works in Yorkshire (01484 353600 speak to Ian Nord) - James Sherlock in Devon (01769...
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Paul Dewhurst
flylight02
Mar 22, 2002 5:40 pm
Question for Dion You mentioned that you intend to fit a Jabiru engine, has this been done before in the US, and if so do you have any information on engine...
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Jim Ratte
recreational...
Mar 22, 2002 7:58 pm
Paul, The Jabiru is available and there are engine mounts available for it. The cowling is different then the Rotax engines, so it is important to know which...
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dion_mermegas
Mar 23, 2002 1:56 am
Hi Paul, I just came home and I am checking my emails and our message board. I see Jim Answered your questions already and he is highly qualified. Jim is my...
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mw6flyer@...
mw6flyer
Mar 23, 2002 8:42 pm
Hi Rick, You bet it helps! Looks like you've gone into the conversion in some depth, me, I'm just starting. Seems it's lucky for me to find someone with the ...
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fly_rans_s12
Mar 26, 2002 8:33 am
Hello everyone! Just wanted to show off my new SkyRanger kit I purchased barely two weeks ago. I can't work on it everyday, but it's going together fast. I've...
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Bremner, Rick
rickbremner
Mar 26, 2002 8:43 am
Steve, Progress so far is just to purchase the engine and order the conversion kit - rebuilding will start soon, as soon as other commitments allow! Motor...
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Bremner, Rick
rickbremner
Mar 26, 2002 8:51 am
Thanks for the photos, Tom. You surely ought to change your e-mail address to something more appropriate? Rick ... From: fly_rans_s12 [mailto:spam_me@...]...
