BrendAn
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tumut has raaus
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probably because it is 22 years old.
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Jab is back together now.
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no photos today . i did couple of laps around the airstrip and surrounding farms today in the xair. i sold it in april but still have the use of it . haven't flown for 3 months . i had forgotten how much fun the xairs are to fly. but just as i turned final my door blew open so i had one hand holding that shut and the other working the throttle and stick. did one of my best landings funnily enough. nearly crapped myself when the door opened, sudden loud noise and the plane yawed left. good learning experience i suppose. i would hate to imagine what a canopy or door popping open on a fast aircraft would be like.
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The clamp is holding the O2 sensor. that was a joke. the collar the pipe goes into has crack we missed. i put the clamp on to squeeze it up until i take it off to weld .
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He did say they got nothing back from the council. They tried. And every day past the due date the bill goes up 7 percent. I don't plan on going there any time soon so it doesn't bother me.😁
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Sorry. I thought I answered earlier. Didn't go through. The springs I put on are slightly heavier than the ones that were on there. The anchor points must be ok. I haven't heard of a jab exhaust falling off. The clamp is holding the O2 sensor.
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They didn't use the rpt side. They told not too but got charged anyway. The bloke said his bill was $600 for 4 days at horn . Like you say not worth dwelling on. I just thought it was interesting considering this topic.
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I envy you building your own. What a fantastic sense of achievement the day of your first flight. I like tidying up and repairing old planes and boats but I don't have the skills to build the whole thing. My original question was just out of curiosity whether the building project was what got you interested and the flying would come later. I have friends that are serial builders. They fly but prefer building.
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loctite C5-A • Copper based anti-seize lubricant • Used on threaded connections prone to corrosion seizure such as spark plugs, cylinder head bolts and pipe retaining capscrews • Production Manual reference – ‘Copper-max’ or ‘Anti Seize Lubricant’ found it. repco should have it
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no argument here. i will buy it in the morning.
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just realised i am reading jem0002. earlier version. hows this for confusing. the list of sealants and lubricants recommends nickel for the head bolts then you go to the maintenance section and they recommend copper for the head bolts.🙂 loctite Nickel Anti-Seize is copper free. Recommended for stainless steel and other metal fittings. For preventing corrosion, seizing, and galling in harsh, chemical environments, and temperatures to 2400 °F (1315 °C). Used on cylinder head screws. If the engine has been operating in a corrosive environment (such as coastal areas) it is possible for the cylinder head screws to rust in place. In this scenario it may be necessary to periodically removed screw one at a time (do not remove all at once), check for rust (substantially corroded screws must be replaced), and apply copper anti-seize before reinstalling to the torque setting.
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springs are under tension. slightly stronger than origonal. all nice and tight. there is a split in the collar that pipe goes into. i put the hose clamp on to keep it tight while i am ground running the engine. will taking it off to weld a new collar on before acr inspection. there is also a clamp holding carb heat muff up. when i fit the scat hoses i will put the screws back in and remove that too.
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thanks mike. i got told to use hi temp nickel antiseize. the manual says to coat the head bolts with copper antiseize . i guess that is what you are talking about. is copper max a brand or a specification. would repco sell it. i would prefer to just buy the copper stuff for both jobs.
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A friend repaired my exhaust and I refitted it today. Looks good, sounds better.
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Then I thought I would pull the plugs and do a compression check. First plug I turned snapped off. After cursing my stupidity I put the leads back on and ran the engine to warm it up. Got the rest of the plugs out with a bit of finesse and CRC. I removed the head with the damaged plug and ran it over to southern aviation services at sale. We are so lucky to have this business in our area. Dave the owner is always ready to help. He got the plug out after a battle with it. He found something baked on the thread which glued the plugs in. Wrong anti seize is a possibility .
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A friend repaired my exhaust and I refitted it today. Looks good, sounds better.
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Did you hear how much his fees were up there.
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That was a strobe. One on each wing tip . Mine has them.
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I would like to do the unusual attitude training. Just need to get over the nerves.
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I was the opposite. I had some long breaks due to instructor shortages , weather and free time. If I had a break of 6 weeks or more I was almost back to square one with the actual flying part. Theory was ok.
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didn't think it was off topic but anyway. i was just curious if he did any flying or was waiting til his build was completed.
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have i said the wrong thing again
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biggest mistake i made was buying aircraft along the way. if i did it again i would just put my money into training. i bought 5 in the years i was training.
