I have just stripped my engine due to main bearing failure. I had been hearing some rumbling and when I removed the gearbox I found excessive end float on the...
Hi Andrew, Are you flying Top80 or Ros125? If it is Ros125, I am also would be interested in getting the spare bearings just in case. Regards, Paiboon _____ ...
Hi Andrew You can get most berarings from any good bearing stockest If you take the bearing out there should be a Number on it if not take it with you and they...
_http://www.miniplane.net/shop/cat048_l2.htm_ (http://www.miniplane.net/shop/cat048_l2.htm) Order straight from Per il Volo (Miniplane)...easy peasy! Scott In...
... Hi Paiboon I am in the UK at the moment flying my top 80 Will be back in Thailand next month. Are you near Sukothai? I am going to a conference there. ...
I'm not sure if that question was meant for me? I went out of town before I could test it, returned home on Monday and now I'm working on that test. I...
Please can some one advise. I have a 2007 PAP Top80 with aluminium silencer (muffler) and two part exhaust held together with springs. What is the metal...
... The original is mild steel, but it will not hurt to replace these with stainless steel and use a TIG welder to attach them to the exhaust. Stainless will...
Sorry friends, I will write in Italian this is a safety message the argument is so important that I write in my language, hope that someone will translate...
I can't read Italian however I ran this through a translator and I think that there have been incidents, where pilots have been injured by starting their...
Hi Diego, Google's translate gives the following English and though there are some words it cannot translate and Google's english is quite bad, still it is ...
....or first on the ground with the choke so that the engine can't go full rpm and then on the back without the choke. ....or use the latest mod on the newer...
Yes, It has been known for some time that the most frecuent paramotor accidents are on the ground and due to prop strikes...fingers, arms etc...I have been...
Here is my best translation effort, hope it all makes sense to you guys... Dear Friends, This is a safety message that should be taken with the upmost ...
Dear A. If you are suggesting that your homebuilt paramotor is safer to start on the ground than a Miniplane, then I'm sorry but I THINK YOU ARE COMPLETELY...
My Top 80 rules if you where to ask me.....clutch, light wieght with enough power to get me aloft and with safety.....After about 230 hours of flight on this...
CAN ANYONE TELL ME ON TOP OF THE PISTON THEIR IS AN ARROW, WHICH WAY DOES THE ARROW POINT WHEN INSTALLING? IS IT TWARDS THE MUFFLER INTAKE OR TO THE RIGHT?...
I wont start an argument since there is too much parciality and not so much sole technical view..but clutch is no point on a an engine that starts at full...
Hello Jeff, The arrow points towards the exhaust. When doing so, you will notice that the holes on the piston on the other side match the holes in the cylinder...
Why does the arrow point to exhaust is the real questions? Look at the piston and you will note that the end of the piston ring is indexed (centered) with a...
The cracks generated on the TWO lugs that hold the box in place!! For the gearbox mounting ears to crack...its perhaps more an issue with over-tightening" the...
Hey did you have time to setup that 3 blade prop yet? I still have 5 more of the 3 blade helix props they say will work on a Top80 I will let go for only $250...
Hello Diego, In this message I don't want to discuss what is the best solution to start the Top80 in its' current disposition as I think both on the shoulders...
... The arrow indicates the direction of flow of charge... in from the carb side, out towards the exhaust. ... Keith Pickersgill PO Box 36784, Chempet, 7442,...
In all my PPG training courses, I spend a lot of time demonstrating to each new pilot (and some old pilots), how to safely start the engine... To be VERY...
WILL THIS PROP BOLT ONTO THE ORIGINAL TOP80  HUB? AND IS THEIR ANY RPM CHANGES UP OR DOWN? I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN BUYING ONE. THX JEFF ... From: IMA...
If you do your pre-flight checks and always start the engine with your thumb/finger over the kill switch and expect it to go to full throttle you will not have...