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    Way toooooo lazy😈
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    Hi Moneybox, I hope the coolant hose you have selected has a 17mm or smaller ID?? If not you are relying on the hose clamp to both make a seal and for security - not good! Ideally the hose should be a tight fit, on the 17mm OD spigot, thus making a good seal against leaking. The clamp, done up firm (not over tight) is just for security. 😈
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    D_G, "Anyway, you always say 'relatively easy' but never say where you got yours from" When making a recommendation (ie I have personal experince of the product) I have always given the supplier - check back in this thread. Gates hoses Classify fuel & coolant as automotive - their agents (in Au) for these products is Repco - dealerships nationwide Oil hose is classified as hydraulic - I got mine from Hydraulink- dealerships nationwide. There may be other suppliers. "Not scary at all. They are LAMEs and service a lot of Rotax engines" Its nice that you trust these particular LAIM's - When it comes to Rotax, I have had very disquieting contacts, with three completely separate LAIMs (hardly a strong sample). No way would I have them touch my engine. Seems to me that most LAIM's are LYCon focused and have great difficulty in even acknowledging the existence of Rotax, let alone having any skills/knowledge to apply.😈
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    Yes - I also have had experince of a Daihatsu Rocky 2.8 Turbo Diesel, that had hoses well over 30 years old before replacement. At every 5000km service I would check the hoses, by squeezing/moving, for flexibility. Never had a leak but like you I stick to to the Rotax 5 year hose replacement advice. The old hoses often have a new life on mowers, etc.😈
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    Thanks OneTrack, "Found his post, it was in March, he has 17.5mm Mackay hose." Now that you mention it, I do have some vague recollection. Two points; I will never fit a slightly overlarge hose but will, if needs be, try a slightly small eg 16.5mm ID. Reason being, a slightly small ID will seal against the spigot, fare better than a slightly large ID. If aged memory serves there were questions about the age of this hose - may have been around the time that I found out "rubber" hose actually has a shelf life. 😈
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    Thats a bit scary - doesn't sound like you have made any effort to assess quality. The oil hose alternative, to RoTAX, was relatively easy - Gates 8GHT is not supplied by Repco. You will find it in a hydraulics service/parts supply😈
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    17mm Coolant hose. As most of you will know I am a big fan of Gates hoses. Unfortunately I am unable to find a Gates general purpose 17mm ID coolant/heater hose. They seem to have a "hole" in their supply between 15.9 - 19mm. I know some of their specific, molded automotive offerings will have this ID, sometimes only at one end. Just wondering if anyone has tried a Gates heater/coolant, 15.9 ID hose over a 17mm OD spigot/barb - a 1mm stretch may be asking too much, what say you??? Australia has Mackay Consolidated Industries, who make automotive hoses and , judging by their catalogue, may be able to supply 17mmID coolant hose. Heater Hose Catalogue, https://derwentindustries.com.au/automotive/ Great range of molded shapes to choose from. Range from 100mm - 900mm in length. Should be able to purchase 1-2 shapes & cut to desired length . I have never used their products - anyone on the Forum willing to vouch for them? 😈
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    Thanks for that PC - seems I may not be alone after all. Odd that in so many years of using OzRunways, I have no recollections of this happening before (the Warragamba Dam is probably my most usual depart/arrival point to/ from the West). Cant comment on airborne phone reception - With the Zephyr I could make/receive a call - Sonex cabin noise much higher, no chance of a meaningful phone conversation. Several on ground "dead spots" around The Oaks/Tahmoor 😈
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    Its not just the US military who appear to be a "law unto themselves". Quite a few years back , when I was returning to The Oaks, from a flight inland, I was on my last "leg" Katoomba/The Oaks, just over Warragamba Dam/Lake, when I heard some radio transmission between ATC (Area frequency) and a military flight. Details are a little fuzzy now, the gist was the female pilot on the radio (in Command?) refused to give any sort of precise information as to location in space. Moments later, two Hercules in close formation, passed under me - gave me the fright of my life. Although they seemed very close, scale/distance can be difficult assess , especially when frightened, there may have been no danger (would I have been "seen", in my little composite Zephyr, by them?) 😈
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    OzRunways have got back to me - Speculation as to what might have happened - loss of phone signal being the primary one. Doesn't make sense - I was within line of sight of Sydney, Camden, Penrith, Bringelly, Warragamba Village - as stated, second event of this nature. I would like to hear from Forum members who have experienced something similar😈
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    Is this real scenario? It seem inconceivable that an international ATC could be so incompetent 😈
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    While I am all for a bit of thread drift, it would seem that the drift is more like a complete change of topic. Were is the relationship to/ relevance to OzRunways Outage???😈
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    Did I miss the post where someone (many?) else have had an OzRunways traffic outage??????😈
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    Garfly - My comment is more about eliciting a response, regarding the two quotes, rather than my particular circumstance, which as you rightly point out was resolved some time ago. The two comments may confuse those who are equal to me, when it comes to all this new fangled technology.😈
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    Its now mid week and there has been no response from OzRunway regarding my "outage" enquiry or for that matter much comment from the Forum😈
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    Just had a very quick glance - When I flew on the Comet (sometime in the 1950's) it was all one class - no recollection of 1's & 2nd.. Bet they don't have my favourite DH of all time the Hornet.😈
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    Obvious statement; Humans are not adapted for flight. When it come to in flight eye sight / see and avoid, we are, to put it mildly, CRAP! On & from the ground (in a vehicle) we function quite well. Our eyes are adapted to see against a contrasting (limited) two dimensional world. In the past, in certain areas, our best defence against a mid air incident, is/was the low chance of encountering another aircraft. We need "clues" ( target a visual search area) where to look for other airborne aircraft We developed airborne radio & communication systems that have served us very well - recent down grading not so good. The arrival of low cost electronic systems (OzRunways/SE2/transponders) that can be fitted to small aircraft, has been a wonderful leap forward in safety BUT as you say should not be totally relied on (fixated) but used in conjunction with good radio comms & see & avoid😈
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    I have a SE2 & a Trig TT22 Mode S transponder. Have never quite got my head around all the ins/out however I have been assured that the operation of the SE2, in parallel with the Trig is perfectly legal/acceptable. So I am wondering about statement along the lines of; ".......transmit function turn off in my SkyEcho2 because it was last used in an aircraft with a adsb transponder...." ".......it's against the regs to have two OUT devices going at once in the same aircraft)....." To the best of my limited understanding my SE2 is operating to its full capacity , no functions have been switched of😈
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    " (it's against the regs to have two OUT devices going at once in the same aircraft)." The bulk of Forum members, who have a transponder, will not have an IN capacity (mostly bigger aircraft). This advise, while correct, may "muddy the waters", giving some the idea that the SE2 can not be operated, in parallel, with their existing transponder. It can😈
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    Hi again Ian - passing thought; Danny_Galaga's "Started A Spare Parts List" was/is a great idea. Any chance of this being a stand alone topic where people can go to get parts information without having to plough through masses of chit chat.?😈
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    Press On button - thee LED's will light up . Then connect it via WiFi (Settings in iPad) to your iPad/OzRunways. You should then see a lot more traffic Blue Bubbles.😈
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    "my SE2 keeps working though," I assume my SE2 continued to work (transmit) throughout the outage but there was no information being displayed on my iPad. Both OzRunways & SE2 came back, without any intervention from, me after 3-5 minutes being AWOL😈
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    Hi PC, "It's multi-layered fibreglass bent into a radius during the layup. two legs, each bolts to the bottom of the fusilage under the rear of the seat base and the then bends down in a radius to the hub mount." Speculation: You may be able to shim the leg : fuselage inside bolts, to change the camber. Toe will either require a special angled shim on the axle: leg OR you may have to elongate two or more leg : fuselage mounting holes to get sufficient movement to effect an adjustment. 😈
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    Some more info; I have always used Telstra, as it is supposed to give near nationwide service (recent news seems to dispute this claim). I have an SE2 linked to my OzRunways - its info was also absent during the outage. 😈
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    Yesterday afternoon, I was stooging around, just to the West of the new Badgerys Creek airfield, when , for the second time in as many months, my OzRunways Blue Balloon Traffic indicators, all disappeared. About 3-5 minutes later they came back. I have no recollection of this sort of "outage" any time in the 10 years + that I have subscribed to OzRunways. Anyone; Got an explanation? Had a similar experience? I have writen to OzRunways & hope to receive a response next week.😈
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