Bob Thanks for the information and I will certainly try what you suggest. However, I am looking for pictures of the cable runs, splitter and attachments to...
Duel stick eh! – I love spelling that changes the meaning in such a funny and relavently ironic way!!! :-) There have been a few different variations where...
I love the center stick, easy in and out and a bit lighter and simpler. I would like to make a set of aeleron spades to lighten the load especially at higher...
Desser.com is their website. Aero Class 400-6 6ply rib tubeless heavy duty tire, part #TK2077A. I do use tubes as suggested, #TR-87. Tires were $43.95 each....
Hi all, Had a problem with tire ware, check the toe-in, found the problem. Toe-in was 3 degree off. made a shim [ueed a belt sander on an alumin square 1/4 in....
Just started building my second SkyRanger, a short wing Swift, and thinking this time of fitting one piece doors. In the UK these are not as popular as two...
Hi Rick, I built my Swift with double doors so speak from no position of knowledge but there is a good picture in the photo section of this site found on the...
Here you go. http://www.spdhardware.com/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skyranger/photos/album/323689019/pic/list Dion Mermegas ________________________________...
Any particular reason for the one piece door, Rick? I liked the two piece because I could fly with them open on a hot day and also take clearer photos. Now...
Hi Keith: I hardly ever flew with the upper door open and when closed it was always draughty, rattled a lot and let the rain in. The one piece door is a...
Rick, you say that I hardly ever flew with the upper door open and when closed it was always draughty, rattled a lot and let the rain in. If you build it OK...
Hello Sky Ranger Friends, Happy New Year to all of you, I fly a Sky Ranger with single piece doors. The Cockpit is wide and the view is very good, however...
Hi Volker and happy new year to you too. Looks like you have a nice airfield even frozen. In minus 20C What kind of method are you using to warm-up your...
I can assure you Terry, G-HMBC will be built to a very high standard. I carried out the first stage inspection yesterday, and it all looks "screwed together"...
Hello Dion. The only way to be honest to warm it up is to leave it in the sun for a while in a wind calm place. Then I press the start button without...
I think you can use much smaller gas struts than these. Phils Nynja has some really small ones around 200mm long when compressed. I thought I had some pics but...
On this side of the pond we mostly do one-piece doors. We have modified them to use square tube, which allows the center round tube to be bent at the ...
Hi Doug Presumably you must use two pieces of lexan - one top and one bottom to get a shoulder curve - How do you get a neat join? - I would have thought...
How much testing have you done with these mounts. I am concerned that they fit with a metal to metal contact and as such they might wear giving rise to large...
Here is my Doors arrangement. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skyranger/photos/album/493099421/pic/list?order=ordinal Dion's one-piece doors With pop up Window...
If anyone is interested I have enough brackets in stock for 10 SkyRangers. These bracket make installing the calipers a snap. See photo 5 and 6 under brakes in...
... picture ... Thank you very much Dion. Im trying to find another model, with two sticks, coming verticaly from the ground of the airplaine, but I much...
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