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That's one of the difficulties of a retrofit. Move it so that one thing fits and it upsets something else. No so much of a problem when you're solidly stationed on the earth but a bit different when a few kilos fore and aft can have a dramatic effect when in the air. I used to love this sort of work but I'd want it finished yesterday....

Of course we can't see a lot but it appears to be a long way forward. I guess you've carefully calculated W&B?

It's already happened. Hal took over in 2001: A Space Odyssey. I saw it on the internet, most certainly factual.

They were great little vehicles, crude but reliable. It was their light weight and simplicity that made them so successful. Many thousands of them were disposed of at sea after the end of the second world war.

I hope Rotax take your criticism on board and start producing a reliable product. That cheap nasty carburettor seems to manage ok. Of course we know fuel injection has the answer to your stated faults but those cheap and nasty carburettors keep it simple, no electronics, reasonable performance and economy, easily maintained and a good long service life. The float chamber retaining bolt is common place on small carburettors and hardly a sign of pressurised float chamber. More likely a little easier to remove and replace in situ than those little spring retainers.

Nev, what you're trying to tell us is that Rotax stuffed up badly when they produced the 914 Turbo, as 409tonner pointed out, it works on a similar principal. And the FACT is it obviously works. Why all the negativity?

The spikes seem to be quite effective. You see them on a lot of public structures, signs and street lights but some sheds have dozens of areas that would need to be covered particularly if there are roof trusses. It might be easier to seal the entry and exit areas.

There's a lot of speculation here guys. If Rotax can successfully produce a turbo charged engine on basically the same principal then I'm sure it can be reliably done. Some of you're statements just don't add up like fuel being forced back past the needle. You're talking of an area within the venturi, a low pressure area drawing fuel by low pressure produced by the rapid flow of air. The float bowl is vented to atmospheric pressure, there'll be no pressure pushing fuel back down the line. Sure in a standard setup the breather for the float bowl is within the air intake but that would be a minor modification. How is compressed air going to increase the risk of icing? Lots of unsubstantiated negative comments, just what we expect from from the masses when we see new innovation. We should embrace new inventions and technology and enjoy the outcome.

How many db's? Might upset the neighbours living in their hangar.

No longer required, I ordered another brand.

I bought a leak down test set for the Rotax. I was not looking to meet any numbers from a book, what I was looking for was differences between each cylinder.

I feel guilty if I wipe a bird out, they mate for life so there’s always one left behind. I passed a Galah the other day, it stayed standing on the white line, I think it’s partner was probably dead nearby.

No response from BH Aviation in Canada. I’ve emailed and phoned, too much like dealing with the US so I’m taking a chance on AliExpress. Cheaper and more reliable supplier. Only 9oz too, my Bose A20 are 12oz and three times the price.

We don’t all land in line with the runway 🥹 so that spacer helps spread the side thrust. I guess that’s why they fitted tapered roller bearings.

I think these bearings do so little work it hardly worth a major modification. Take out the excess grease, close the caps and forget about it until the next major service.

BH Aviation Order #1056 Your order has been refunded Total amount refunded: $649.00 USD. It may take up to 10 days for this refund to appear in your account. Order summary BH Aviation Alpha ANR Pilot Headset With Bluetooth × 1 Refunded $649.00 Subtotal $649.00 Shipping $15.00 Taxes $0.00 Total $664.00 USD Total paid $15.00 USD Visa (ending in 0562) $664.00 Refund Visa -$649.00 If you have any questions, reply to this email or contact us at [email protected] I have some questions for Ian. Why the refund? Why only partial refund?

What type of bearings do you have? My Sportstar has pre-packed sealed bearings that are never likely to leak unless badly worn out. If you have bearings, tapered rollers or ball bearings that you must pack with grease then the correct method is to use grease sparingly. You pack the bearing itself but not the hub that it's inserted into. This allows a lot of air space between bearings where any spare grease can go. If you completely fill the hub with grease it will always leak. Bearings only need a small amount of grease to operate for the period between major services. You should use wheel bearing grease.

I guess I'll just have to wait and see.

I recently bought some bearings from Canada. They offered two freight options on their Ebay site but only priced the Ebay-Post option. I emailed them stating that I needed them quickly and did not want Ebay-Post. They said "Just place the order and we'll put it on fast freight". They didn't, the job was finished before the bearings arrived and they had the cheek to ask for a review for which I happily obliged.

I missed out on all my father-in-law's engines. He had at least a dozen or so new ones but his 'friends' moved in like vultures before he'd cooled and cleaned them out.

We can get it here in desert, too dense to drive sometimes in a winter morning. It really surprised me because there's no surface water.

Yes, good reviews so hopefully a good lifespan as well. It's half the price of the big name brands with the same options.

I did it, took a punt on a set of BH ANR from Canada. I don't know what's going to happen when they realise they've only taken US$15 for freight. 😏

Keep in mind most of the information we receive has been filtered, modified or constructed by media and government authorities. There's not a lot of fact filtering through especially if the Yanks are involved. One of the craziest things I read was that Ukraine was not allowed to use certain weapons in their defence against the Russian invasion. Who makes those sort of decisions, certainly nobody in the front line.

Yesterday morning I took a trip out to this station airstrip. Even though it's located on a station it's meant to be maintained by the Sire of Cue as an emergency airstrip. There are three dirt strips, two crossing 12-30 and 10-28 and one leading to the homestead 17-35. This sock seems to still work however the one meter hole seems to extend all the way through, perhaps there's a bit worn off the end. Of course I picked to worst time to try to fix it with the wind at 30kph. It might not look too high but from up there it feels like there's a gale blowing it it's a very long way down. I've got my hands on a new used one so this morning I'm busy with repairs. Man, these things are big, 3.5m long and a meter at the mouth. I thought I'd repair it with the sewing machine but that's not going to happen. I'm using a rubberised paint to glue the new material over the holes. It might hold, it might not. Meanwhile while the paint dries I'm running the grader over the airstrip, just 17-35 because the creek is washed out between here and the other airstrips.