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    Hopefully you'll soon have better reception in the Mid West of WA. Congratulations, your application to host ADS-B equipment from Flightradar24 has been approved. We depend on volunteers as yourself for ADS-B data from around the world and your interest is greatly appreciated. Your reference is . Please quote this in all correspondence We're now arranging to send you the ADS-B equipment and we will provide shipping details as soon as possible. Usually, it takes 1-2 weeks between a location being approved and the equipment being sent. You will receive an email as soon as we have shipped the ADS-B equipment with a tracking number. If it turns up in the next week or so I won't be here because we're off south to pick up a new piece of mining equipment. When I get back I expect to be mounting an antenna on the roof of the house.
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    I can see light at the end of the tunnel, can't be too long now 😀
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    I find it difficult to detect a stall in the Harmony. If I'm alert I can feel the slight buffeting but there's no easily noticeable difference to the feel of the plane. On one practice session my instructor had to point out the rapidly reducing altitude. I was meant to be reducing speed in the climb to stall but at 4000' there's no reference point and I never felt a change. I think I'll welcome an annoying alarm to warn me.
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    The Harmony I fly in training has no stall warning but my Sportstar has a factory fitted stall warning. I'm looking forward to seeing how effective it is. My instructor has picked me up a few times on failing to keep sufficient speed when concentrating on other aspects of landing the plane. I'm male so not the best at multitasking, I need al the help I can get.
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    Anyone who witnessed the incident, with footage, or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers. This is the last line of the media report. Is that usual or is there something they are not telling us?
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    “PAC” Service Instruction Documents provide detailed information on non-certified ROTAX® Aircraft Engine Parts and Accessories. Referenced parts and accessories are provided without EASA certification or ASTM compliance. Certification / Compliance of referenced Parts and Accessories must be completed by the aircraft OEM. Looks like it's called a PAC mount so that might be a clue when trying to find its origin?
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    It's called Surfing skippy, you eastern states guys think that needs water 😁
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    Take a look at this mob. With a 15 euro delivery fee it might be a good source of items from Europe. http://www.pilot-shop.org/pilot-shop-org/ I paid the 50 euro for DHL because I'm ready to fit the wings and prepare to fly 🙃
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    Siri says 175 euro is $221. I don't think I'm going to do any better than that and I get the genuine part.
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    Sean, I looked at these but the OD has gone the other way. They are 47mm and the frame only has a 42mm recess to fit them in.
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    I found this in Czechoslovakia. It's a bit more attractive than a $1000+ here. I've just sent a message to a Czech mate to get his suggestion on how to buy.
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    Good idea, where's that Rapture guy?
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    I can't see me being happy with any of these mounts so far. The centre rubber is only 20mm when I need 30mm to support the frame. I could simply make up a bush to take up the slack but then I have a problem with the OD. It's only 33mm and with a hole in the frame at 30mm it's barely hanging on. That's unless I've read it wrong but that's never happened before 😇
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    This might do the job to some extent although the E-size is only 20mm inserted into a 30mm hole in the housing?
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    I've just removed one for a look. I'll take some measurements.
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    I'd like to think oil wouldn't get to the firewall. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/282619998576?chn=ps&_ul=AU&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-139619-5960-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=282619998576&targetid=2370955762951&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9070701&poi=&campaignid=21766114506&mkgroupid=168279963077&rlsatarget=pla-2370955762951&abcId=10047372&merchantid=116482553&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiArva5BhBiEiwA-oTnXT9iMnI5oiIcr9uRKu4dvavDSPITMGcNUW2Yl0hiGLgb7L1i3KFFURoCG0cQAvD_BwE I've not confirmed that these are suitable but they look to be about right. They say other sizes available.
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    I like to support local suppliers but sometimes they don't do their best to support us. I bought both my pumps from Evektor and even with the import freight I saved a considerable amount of money. I got a tube of Wacker P12 paste thrown in too 😀 Reduces vibration Accommodates high shock forces Reduces stress on brackets and fabrications Can absorb shock efficiently for millions of cycles Sandwich either side of mounting hole to “float ” the fixing bolt Has strong metal core What’s in the box: 4 X 2 part bushing Other sizes available on request Bushings “float ” the mounting bolt Diameter: 33mm Male part flange height: 12.3mm Washer height 12.3mm Mounting hole diameter: 20mm Overall height: 34mm Washer -hole diameter - 14mm Metal core runs the length of the male part I'll need two of these...AU $53.49 each set
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    I guess they are Shock absorber mounts from a particular type of motor vehicle or aftermarket shock absorber. Any suspension specialist should be able to come up with them. I can't see any good reason to replace the cupped washers.
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    I just received a quote for the 8 engine mount rubbers from Bert Flood. 860695 Shock Mount Set ( $925.90 + GST ( In Stock ) Now I've worked out why they call them Shock Mounts 🤣
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    Hopefully Rotax don't lower their standards to meet a price challenge. Sometimes a company with a good reputation fails miserably to keep up quality control. Take Australian company Codan as an example. They produce a range of metal detectors under the Minelab brand. Their old products where they developed a very good reputation were exceptional in build quality, performance and endurance. In recent years they have started producing rubbish. Their machines still perform well but fail more often than not. These products sell at premium prices but usually fail before the operator manages to become familiar with the controls. Most people would use these machines in remote areas operating for days to weeks at a time and their new machines often fail to last those few weeks. The only reason they continue to sell their products is that there is no effective competition. Their warranty service is good but that doesn't help the poor sole who only had three weeks off work and travelled 1000km or more before being let down by a brand new machine from what used to be a reputable company. Competition is good for price control but build quality and endurance are more important especially when you have a long way to fall.
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    I haven't finished watching these videos but I think they blow the story that these engines are an exact copy of the Rotax. I have no doubt they have been developed from the Rotax but you don't turn out a range of engines like this overnight. It looks to me as though there have been years of development and testing so I'd be confident to purchase their products.
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    The problem is that it's a bit of a hit and miss when you buy from these developing countries. I remember when we first bought stationary engines from Japan, they came with a spare piston and rings, a set of spanners and various other parts. Some of the Chinese stuff is the same, you might get a good model but you could end up with something like the Kia Carnival when it came out. You were very lucky if you got 50,000km before throwing the engine in the bin and because of the reputation they built most of the vehicles ended up scrapped. Compare that to the early Hundai Excel, you couldn't kill them. Hopefully their aircraft engines have been thoroughly tested. The ZONSEN price has pretty much doubled since the first video clip from three years ago so I guess that's a good sign.
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    That looks expensive...
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