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  1. BrendAn
    Magic morning for a local flight. Overcast but the air was smooth as silk. lake Glen Maggie was like a mirrorsalad farms
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    Yes. Nice looking machines 3 rotor instead of 2 blade teeter setup which gets rid of the danger of blade bump I think. Pretty sure I read that somewhere.
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    Great video about mustering
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    1. No offence, you are clearly wrong - a mechanical wastegate will adjust inlet pressures, as atmospheric pressure reduces/increases. 2. it may be that an aircraft turbo system having to perform over such a large atmospheric pressure range, eg sea level to 35,000ft, the mechanical may not be able to equal the TCU In this speculation, I would still wonder why Rotax didnt offer a cheaper mechanical option, with say a 20,000ft ceiling. which is it skip. you appear to be contradicting yourself in your quest to prove others wrong.😁
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    Spare parts for Skippy😁
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    Of course. I thought there must be a reason you prefer that method ..I have not done it yet. You have.
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    Great news
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    What's the new project , sounds interesting
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    If you set it up with a scale under each wheel on level concrete it's easy . Am I missing something or are the people that have told me that's what they do are wrong
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    This is what I have been saying. They have to have the records. There are only 3000 aircraft it can't be hard.
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    Would have thought scales would have to go to 300 kg these days. 😁
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    Jacks xair would have been done to get the build signed off. Raaus should have records. I have the w&b sheet from when mine was built. If I want to check it I will buy 3 sets of bathroom scales To sit it on.
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    Yes, I agree they should have records to refer too.
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    I told them I removed a mode c transponder once. 1.1 kg I think it was. Then I get a call asking for a new weight and balance. Transponder weighs 15 kg . Need a w&b if you change weight by more than 10 kg. I said it weighs 1.1 kg. Then got another call saying sorry we confused your transponder with a brs rocket system. Definitely didn't have a rocket in the panel.😁
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    I am happy enough with raaus, even with its quirks. You only need to deal with the frustration at transfer time. No drama normally. Don't agree with that silly w&b request though. But as blue said, if your mate can do one for you it might save some headache. Have to wonder where the records from previous reg and build sign off are. They only have 3000 planes to look after.
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    How bloody stupid can things get. Try ringing Michael Coates and see if he can help. It's an xair standard for christ sake. Your sitting on the c of g and it's all pre-made tubes and Dacron. The only thing you can really do is move the battery fore or aft, even that is not much change.
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    will get onto this week. don't know anything about the serial numbers. mine are 537 and 892. dunno what the first one was. i am a serial xair buyer, each time i sell one i need another one. great fun and cheap to own.
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    your xair may be a 450 kg , flyboy is saying the 490 has a thicker trailing edge. did you still need a poh. i can get office works to copy mine , its no problem.
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    had the same and had to remove it and put the new lower limit on.
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    great info, thanks. my first 2 xairs were 544 and the new one is 490, thats because the builders of the first 2 put 544 on the papaerwork. both those planes have been downgraded to 450 and 490 . i actually agree with raaus in a way, i don't think the builder of a kit should decide the mtow, it should come from the manufacturer.
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    thanks for the photo. great idea. i have read your old posts about flying to cameron corner . what a fantastic trip .
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    It's all changed. Flyboys is quoting out of date info. U have been through this 3 times now. 544 kg was the maximum a homebuilder could have in raaus. The factory says 490 is the maximum so raaus are dropping the mtow each time an xair gets transferred. The 450 is the British mtow. I don't know why they used that for some.
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    Jared is the one who changed it. But he would have been directed from above
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    Wrong.
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    screenshots for people that don't have Facebook
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