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  1. Blueadventures
    Maybe my poor wording; If he was to buy a fuel pump would need to be installed whenever and replaced at 5 years from the purchase date. If it was installed many months after purchase and then found it was faulty; for warranty would need to be less that 12 months since purchase. As pressure reading is in green with electric pump on then good chance the gauge is good. So good chance fuel pump needs replacing. (Skippy could try and borrow a fuel pump off someone; even a recently replaced 5 yearly one that was working fine; if you do that stay within glide of airfield.)
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    May be worth opening up the mechanical fuel pump and inspect the condition of the diaphragm and the two valves. Not a serviceable unit but may show a failed area. (Not sure how old it is I purchase a replacement item every 5 years.) Might also pay to buy a new one and keep on the shelf until required, they have a year warranty not used.)
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    Agree, bought a similar set a few days ago; just made the two so I have one in my electrical repair tools kit and one in my small spares kit on board. Easy enough to make up and the shape works a treat.
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    I have a UMA fuel pressure sensor, works good. They don't like heat so mounted away from engine in the compartment in an air flow area to keep it as cool as possible.
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    PM your contact; I'll get his contact from another mate and I'm sure he will be able to give his experience with it over the phone.
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    There is a 230 with a Rotax that gets around in Queensland and the owner is very happy with it.
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    I made up two pin removal tools for the Rotax 912 ignition module connectors. I had used round pins and small Jewlery flat blade screw drivers in the past but after doing a 912 install this week I used a ford type removal tool for removing the old engines soft start and mag pins, very easy with the chisel shaped end to the flat tool. Being a rain again day, over the rain and heaps more on its way this week, I made two tools using the left over off cut of the s/s from car windshield wiper blades as very strong and flied the sides down to the 1.4mm width as in Mnewbery's attachment (thanks for the info was very helpful) above and placed some epoxy metal to form a handle.
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    Send video to Jabiru at Bundaberg and ask them. I'm sure they will reply. Cheers.
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    When did you do it recently or before the covid shut down in Vic?
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    RC model. Some should like it.
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    Worth asking them.
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    The white rod gives great support to the wing to relieve stress on the rear tube pivot bolt and framing. Worth making and other forum member got my support set.
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    Trailering should be kept to a minimum and when folded better to have additional supports attached to the leading edge wing tube to the fuse near the main leg attachment. I had such a set for mine. Keeps the wing more rigid.
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    PM your email and I'll send copy of the schedule they may not like it posted public. or better still ask them for a copy as your interested in a next one. Cheers.
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    I could understand the office missing a point or two; but the instructor has heaps of contact time with the student so no excuse IMO. And any coverup is unacceptable and seems will be dealt with.
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    She does good Fish and Chips; got to like some of her ideas though.
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    Don't forget you guys are lucky enough to have Aircraft Spruce there as well. However Brisbane / Queensland has the Premiership Cup. 🦁🏆; with Fitzroy so I'm incorrect here;
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    That adds to the persons experience with flight in addition to the recent training he did. para glider flight time would have instilled an appreciation of weather; hope the Coroner heard such.
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    Thanks , that would help explain his fast learnings to solo; hope the Coroner heard this sort of info; they can only decide on what they hear in the court and what they read up about.
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    Rob at Coastal Aviation on Sunshine Coast is worth a call he has many parts available and can make.
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    Would be good to know how many touch and goes he did under instruction and the weather as that would have displayed his ability to the instructor pre first solo. Also; his flying experience in other types and xc experience in them. I haven't read that detail anywhere.
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    We had similar up this way where a GA aircraft hit the hills in poor weather, pilot didn't complete his training to solo level but chose to fly, Both he and his wife were killed unfortunately. In this one an instructor signed him off and the pilot involved decided to fly the route. My very limited information on this is along the lines that he achieved solo and was granted x/c at some time and the instructor is not with us to explain his reasoning. Seems x/c at least was not supported with his RAA flight times. When I gained my certificate same person at RAA advised my gliding XC was not able to be transferred or recognised so had to jump all the hoops. Thier are a small number of poor performance decisions identified by RAAus, one example is bfr done with instructor being separated by 400 or so kms at the time, over phone deal and there would be a few more I'd guess. My belief is don't blame RAAus 100% and there is learnings from this.
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    Agree, going on top and being only VFR trained and VFR equipped is playing 'Russian Roulette' with more than one in the chamber, IMHO.
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    From Floods, I had inquired about courses in the past so they may have a list of those who have inquired in the past or a general email to customers. Floods email.pdf
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    You may be closer than me to Floods, I'm attending the Jab course and only 7 hours down the road by car; Floods is 27 (+20 hours).
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