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    Certified parts are fine for certified aircraft. I am one of those owner/maintainers who like to find automotive replacement parts (mainly hoses, occasionally other stuff) that meets or exceeds the OM aircraft part specifications, for a fraction of the OM cost. It should be recognised that the standards required to meet certification (parts) labours under a huge weight of history, that does not always reflect changes in technology but you will pay dearly for it anyhow. Being able to find & substitute such parts, is one of the benefits/plesures that comes with owning a home built aircraft.😈
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    Wow! The only vinyl hose I know of is the transparent stuff you might use on a temporary water supply system - never fuel or oil😈
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    Awsome!!! Women make excellent pilots - far less likly to try and reinvent the wheel (systems/proceedures)😈
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    "......original vinyl hoses." Vinyl?????😈
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    On again . 15 16 17 May 2026 The Fly in information link is listed here: https://frogshollow.org/ 😈
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    Anyone have a copy of the "Maintenance Handbook for Van's RV Aircraft by Vic Syracuse", that they would like to-pass on???😈
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    Corrcet! However, the Trig, I understand(?) that the ADSB (extended squitter/GPS) capability has not been activated so just Mode S OUT.😈
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    Thanks Coljones, As far as I can work out/understand,my SK2 has been programed & is being operated as per instructions. The question still remains, is it functioning as expected? PapaFox (above) seems to think so. "2. If your mode S transponder is transmitting ADSB (ADSB-Out) you need to disable the SE2 transmit function." I am advised (by CASA) that there is no conflict between my Trig ADSB Mode S OUT transponder operation & the SK2. 😈
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    I quoted (7000) from the SE2 instructions for initialising the unite😈
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    A shade cloth curtain: Can be cut to conform to any shape eg an arc, horizontal beam/ track, etc Is permeable, so presents less of a barrier to wind gusts. Does not require a frame or batton stiffeners . Could have a series of vertical "posts" that follow a track and are secured at the bottom. Can be secured at the bottom by variose methods eg anchor points, cable across floor, etc. 😈
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    Checking SE2 setting for the umteenth time; SE2 Installation Instruction "8.3.8 VFR Squawk The SkyEcho 2 transmits a squawk code. Enter the standard VFR squawk code (7000)." Should that be VFR Squawk code 1200 for Australia?😈
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    That's why you have a shade cloth "door" instead of an expensive bearly usable (without constant maintenance) sold door. KISS😈
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    I have seen hanger "doors" made out of shade cloth curtain - seemed to do the job. Reality check: Position hanger so into prevailing wind ie closed/gable end facing wind.. Trying to bird proof a hanger will result in a life time effort ie loosing battle. Control (not total elimination) more likly . Make roosting points inhospitable - "Hot foot" or similar a likly cost effective solution. Few if any hangers are dust proof. If dust a concern, cover aircraft is something like cotton sheeting. In most of rural/semi rural Australia, the biggest threat to your aircraft is weather, especially hail & high wind gust. A door will assist but is likly not to be cost effective. Most doors will have a significant purchase cost & on going maintenance effort & cost. Without added security (patrols/cameras/etc) unlikly to be a significant hindrance to determined unwelcome visitor(s) 😈
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    For a Rotax I would NOT use the aircraft grade throttle cables. Way too heavy & expensive. Light weight motorcycle cables, much much better. Fraction of the cost- Last time I checked about 1/10th. The aircraft grade, when they get warn & start to stick, may respond to lubrication. A short lived solution. Motorcycle style - do not lubricate - replace.😈
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    Wow! Thanks for that PapaFox - I have been worried that my conspicuity systems are just for show. Now just have to work out why I don't seem to be transmitting an aircraft ID😈
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    Why do you need a door? Doors are for cold climates and/or the illusion of security.😈
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    I have no problem with your argument/preference. I do urge caution - your aircraft is a factory build. Non factory changes may have implications for insurance, etc😈
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    Hi Truster99, I think you may have worked out by now that I am having difficulty understanding the issues/terminology being used. In my mind I have three conspicuity devises; ADSB Mode S Transponder OUT Sky Echo 2 - short range transponder ADSB IN/OUT OzRunways - some sort of tie up between telecommunications system & GPS The latter, on an iPad display, gives visual report on Ozrunway & SE2 targets. I have acquired an enhancement, AVTraffic, a supposed aural warning system tied in with SE2, that should allow me to spend more time with my eyes outside the cockpit- yet to see/hear it do anything. "......mere mortals with adsb in will not be able to see your transponder." Do you mean ADSB Out? "We will be able to see your SkyEcho2". On OzRunway or similar? "If FR24 was seeing your transponder then the call sign in that box is not set correctly. Still 1200 today." IF you are referring to my ADSB Mode S Out - this was set up by a professional service provider ie other than turning on/off ,checking that code correct (1200), doing the occasional Squawk Ident, I have had no input to it's setup/calibration. 😈
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    Not me - may have been a blue/white Technam. I fly a white Sonex tail wheel. Being a lazy sod, don't usually get down to the field until late morning.😈
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    Todays Test Flight Sydney Radar had no problem picking up my ADSB Mode S, 3500 ft over Mittagong Airfield. No "bogies" to play with, so still don't know if AvTraffic /Bluetooth adapter/SK 2 all working as hoped. Have checked my SK 2 settings, all seem to be in order. How do I actually know my SK 2 is working? - Lights indicate all well. WiFi indicates connection.😈
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    I don't disagree with the intent of this advice/comment however next to impossible with aircraft engines. Rotax 912's run slightly rich at taxi RPM/shut down. This coupled with ignition, rather than fuel shut off, for engine stop, leaves plugs with a covering of loose black soot when removed I would also question if this advice works for Ly/Cons with inflight adjustable mixture control. When I did my GA training a squilian years ago (memory may be dodgy) I would take off with Full Rich (subject to airfield pressure altitude). Make adjustments in Cruise Climb and in Cruise, go to lean of peak EGT and back (rich) a small turn. On Shut Down, fuel cut off to stop engine = few moments of extreme lean running The above changes in fuel air ratio, would change the colour of the plug insulation at each adjustment ie nothing to be gained by "reading" the plug colour.😈
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    One Sonex owner uses velcro to do temporary instals of trim systems. When deciding on an appropriate size for my fixed rudder trim, I used double sided tape to attache diffrent lengths of curved aluminium. In fact the double sided tape is so secure, my last test piece is still in position two years later.😈
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    Rodgerc, Yes almost any device that will cause drag/deflection of airflow will do the job (depending on aircraft weight/speed). Both BrendAn & I are trying to come up with KISS in-flight/in-cockpit adjustment systems, rather than a fixed tab. As a general rule, fixed tabs will not work for significant changes in lateral ( a Pax) load.😈
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    Hi BrendAn, To the best of my understanding; A conventional aileron (differential movement) can not be adjusted to alter lateral trim (even if the ailerons are independently adjustable, as they are on my Sonex). The ailerons will "centre" automatically with air loads, negating any adjustments you make. You can use a fixed trim tab on an aileron to "deflect" one side or other, as the air load will force that aileron up/down but this is not the same as adjusting for variable load once in the air. Adjustable trim (spring/bungee, mechanical, electric) is the usual way of inflight aileron trim adjustment. My Sonex lateral trim has been done by adjusting each sides flap position - very effective😈
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