So you have warmed the oil and returned it to the tank before doing the oil change, despite not seeing the point of warming the oil. Defies logic - no offence intended.
I’ve checked it both hot and cold. Seems to work fine either way. I would check it cold if I thought it needed topping up which it rarely does. Warm the engine before doing an oil change.
It takes fewer rotations both when the oil is warm and if you move the prop slowly. Don’t trust Google for advice but you can ask it where to download all the Rotax manuals for free.
What a soul destroying way to make a living being on a human assembly line like that and working in those conditions while the factory owner is probably doing very nicely.
You've done an amazing job on the Viper and it's truck and trailer. You must have a lot of money and time tied up in it so I hope you do really well financially out of displaying it, apart from the satisfaction of seeing people enjoy your creation.
I agree, and the plane on the blurb is another giveaway. It's nothing like a P47. More like a collection of spare parts. As far as I know, only the Russians had female fighter pilots.
That was one of the issues that contributed to Van’s recent problems, although management, cost control and supply chain and increasing costs combined with a flood of orders (paradoxically) during Covid were the major factors.
Haven’t seen that type of lock before but as long as it works and doesn’t damage the rudder. I assume the ailerons have locks or the control stick is secured in some way too.
I think the technical term is scud running. Good to know you made it OK but it’s risky when you’re dodging low cloud, rain showers and strong winds. I got caught once going the other way along your route. Never again if I can avoid it.
Yes, I thought I'd lost my plane tied down at Meekatharra overnight in a really bad storm one year. It survived apparently undamaged, but it clearly had moved around.
I think he means that the canard is designed to stall before the main wing does which drops the nose so it starts flying properly again. Hence the safety feature label.