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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

This is the SavXL that regularly lands on beach that I mentioned in pm. Cheers

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).

Best method is follow Marks recipe 100%.

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.

Skippy this is image of lower port engine mount bolt; others same. Thread not protruding nylon nut.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

Its a gap in the maintenance parts supply that Jabiru should fix to support their engines. What does this say for the present model engine in a few years?

Voltage above 15 or 16 volts can damage / destroy internal components of 12 volt instruments, radios etc as a general rule. I've seen over voltage (16V DC as an example) destroy a boats depth sounder (screen went black across and voltage display showed 16.8 volts at the time) and took out the VHF marine GME radio.

Are you saying that for a standard Jab airframe with a Jab engine they do not have available a standard exhaust? Thats got to be crazy and sh_t. Have you tried Paul Cherna at Rotec, he may do them.

Master is single switch above the group of switches.

I see an engine start toggle switch on panel so expect has a starter.

Answer from Tristan at Foxbat Aust. Mike’s Question Nose wheel spat removal on a Vixxen A32. What is the procedure to remove the front wheel spat as we are checking how its done tomorrow as a trail for fixing a flat tyre during a trip. Thanks in advance for info. The maintenance manual does not explain this. Tristan Mol Rising contributor You will need to remove the nose fork and shock from the aircraft to remove the spat. of the fork. Wheel, fork, shock and spat should come away and can be serviced as required on a bench Mike Saunders Author Thanks Tristan, this is on Dave's Yellow Vixxen. Just prepping for a trip starting end of week. So that I have it right, if in the field do you hold the tail down to get nose wheel off the ground (the weight on tail plane spar as in manual) and remove the bolts mentioned above then the spat will come up? Then remove the nose wheel axle? Tristan Mol Rising contributor Mike Saunders yeah get the tail on the ground as described. Then by removing the upper bolt on the shock and strut pivot bolt, the whole wheel assembly will come away allowing for the spat to be slid up and over. That will give plenty of access to the axle nut to remove the wheel. There are 4 bolts holding the spat to the nose fork. By removing them, you may be to get the spat up far enough to remove the axle bolt enough to remove wheel. Mike Saunders Author Thankyou for info, Appreciated.

What is the procedure to remove the nose wheel spat on a Vixxen A32. Tomorrow I'm helping a mate practice removal to fix a nose wheel flat tyre. Tyre is not flat just checking how to gain access as he's doing a trip starting next weekend. Thanks in advance for any info.