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    Who is attending Oshkosh 2024. PM details if you want to catchup somewhere sometime. Safe travels. Mike
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    This was a borrowed trailer from Brian who originally built the Foxcon Terrier aircraft up here and the trailer was made for them as a nose wheel and the weight distribution was setup for that. I used it to transport back after purchase as it was not in flying condition.
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    This is how my Skyfox (Ca21) fitted on a trailer, note there is a white support tube from the front end of the leading edge to the strut attachment point to support the wing as if not used it's only supported with the aft hinge pin bolt. (a must have I believe) Also have a lightly sprung trailer so it is not too firm / stiff on the road bumps as only carrying about 300kg or so.
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    Date on paper is date of flight for World Ultralight day. Need to have day in image my phone does not date stamp. So like many other just hold up a date. Image data is same date. My post is the same day 14th. They do it every October. Our time zone is 10 hours earlier so that can put our date being before. New Zealand are usually first to fly as sunrise before Australia.
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    Started an upgrade to a Nynja (Scott’s Spirit of Kittyhawk) to add to its 600kg undercarriage fitted a while back and wide tyres and the wide nose leg. Now removed the Starboard wing to fit the wing upgrade kit and install a set of the Aussie wing tanks. Ben will be rapt in the fit up. This is being completed under the owner builder category. We’re grateful to the developments that Flylight in the UK do and the wing fuel tank (52 liters each) kits have been working great since 2012. I’ll do mine later in the year.
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    I'd start with a carby clean / service and new o rings and adjustments as per Jab manuals. Then see how it performs.
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    Anything with suction caps needs to have a securing method for when it lets go. I had Skyecho and its suction mount let go and fall then become lodged between rudder pedal and frame; occurred before take off roll so no issue but if occurred during take-off roll or flight things could have been different (like Chinook helicopter that got ipad caught in rudder pedals). I know fit a rigid mount and will never have suction cap mount in cabin area.
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    Laziness sadly and paid the ultimate price; terrible. My method is DI / walk round, drain tanks (fuel into mower) then in, checks and start etc.
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    Not paper fuel filter element so will handle water if any there. I use them and filter of choice by the Skyranger and Nynja manufacturer in UK.
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    Saw this information on a Skyranger pilot forum about the Zipper car size if you need to replace any. zipper failure on Skyranger wing skins.docx
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    Skippy you are making at least two unnecessary calls once you have joined the circuit, which clutters the air waves and therefore you could miss and hinder another call or priority call that you may need to hear.
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    He said all fastenings and parts were marked for where they went so I assume that was how it was. The labelling would have been great for him. (I was brought up and still label parts and fastenings for future reference) He corrected the matter immediately before its first flight so nuts comply with rules for thread protrusion. They are not bolts through the engine frame as I checked there and longer bolts would have been good to fit; but the thread is part of the frame so cannot be changed without welding new thread pieces. All good now.
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    Hi Red; I personally don't like the hatch as I take top cowl off every D.I. before first flight of day. How is your top cowl piece held on Camlocs or other type?
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    Some over fly airfields on a route, (bit like playing baseball where you touch each base). No need to over fly; just fly say 5 miles off that way your not congesting the air space in the close vicinity to the airfield.
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    The way I understand things is Inbound call at 10 N/mls or earlier; next immediately before joining circuit (so either Downwind or Base join) (If joining downwind I give no further calls, I'm in the circuit so no need to the base and final. Only exception I make is if an aircraft is lined up and I extend downwind I will call turning base, final to update the aircraft lined up.) Straight in is 10 N/mls or before including straight in intention and the call by 3 N/mls of threshold.
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    This is the SavXL that regularly lands on beach that I mentioned in pm. Cheers
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    There will be some who just can’t cope with radio comms to ATC. They get the equivalent of stage fright (all in their head).
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    Best method is follow Marks recipe 100%.
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    Yep same thoughts here. It was corrected before its first flight after the repair was completed to the nose wheel leg etc. Just part of the condition report inspection I made.
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    Skippy this is image of lower port engine mount bolt; others same. Thread not protruding nylon nut.
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    Just the threads were below the nylon insert in the nylocs. The engine mount is not bolts so the welded thread was a set length. It had sort of cup washers under the nuts so they were changed to get the pitch showing when nuts tightened. Yes, the carb vent system is very interesting / non rotax spec. I even received a call from RAA Jarrod at Tech inquiring about the repair and over all condition; all good and he was happy at end of call conversation.
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    Its back in the air. The carb vent system is non Rotax spec (who did or advised that setup - recommended to correct to Rotax spec and the engine mount threads were very short so got him to fix that up)
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    Took the Nynja to the beach today and caught up with friends there. Nice hard flat sand runway. Two other Skyranger’s, a Sav XL, Zephur and a Trike. Very pleasant air.
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    Its black stuff; the posts about it said need twice the quantity the Sav build says so that would be best for you and the rollers are the way to go. Mark Kyle and others talk up the rollers as the way to apply. I have not built a Sav but their advice and other builders like IBob provide faultless advice.
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    All I'm alluding too is that there would be a need and exhausts for the Jab engine are straight forward just need a jig, the material and welding ability. Such would suit a retired part time person and they are around even if in short supply.
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