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  1. Marty_d
    Ground strap? But from where?
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    In the second photo you can see the 2 yellow fans at the front. Larger one keeps the structure up, smaller one pressurizes the inside. Air goes thru filters in the internal wall and then out thru filters on the side walls of the main compartment.
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    The fan running all night may get annoying 😄
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    Beautiful day down here today. Low 20's but feels hotter, no wind. Good day to test the inflatable spray booth I bought in winter and haven't unpacked since. Second hand, never used. All went well - the two pumps work great, the whole thing was up in about 5 minutes. Windows have removable panels with filters and the whole inside is pressured by the small pump, so you don't get any nasties coming in. The booth has clear windows, skylights and loops to hang LED strips, so will get a couple of those too. Will probably need to bring down extension cords from two different circuits. Both fans went off one, but I wouldn't like to add a compressor as well. I have the quote for all the paint and accessories. Will set up some racks / tables for the smaller bits. Measured the interior of the booth while it's up, the main room is 6m long and my plane is 5.9m from prop to end of fuselage. 😄 Masses of space inside, it's about 4m wide so there's room to get around the plane. Didn't measure the height but they're advertised as 3m. Even managed to get it back in the bag afterwards, which I consider the crowning achievement! Will also buy some tent pegs and guy ropes before I put it up again. It was fine today but any wind on it and it'd want to run away.
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    Condolences to the families. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-16/plane-crashes-in-scone-nsw/107276198
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    Including spelling? 😁
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    He might make one for you afterwards.
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  9. Marty_d
    Thanks Bob! Very handy advice.
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    The further Savification of my 701 - my father's day present is the handbrake kit. Had to fabricate an extra bracket as the 701 panel is a bit different to the Sav. Went in okay. Now will have to get some more tubing, then I can hook up the brakes.
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    Now that looks fun. Bet it's twitchy in pitch.
  12. Marty_d
    Put another hangar at Duxford.
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    I reckon it will. As I said, there's no shortage of keen and very experienced volunteers in the UK vintage aircraft scene. Despite the broken back there's probably not a heap of damage - wings are untouched and it looks like the port prop stopped before the turnover.
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    That's a shame. I saw Grosvenor House at Shuttleworth Old Warden about 10 years ago. There's no shortage of keen volunteers to repair her though, wouldn't be surprised if she was back in the air in a couple of years.
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    Sorry if you've already mentioned this, but where did you source the airfoil strut material?
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    There's not many strips down my way either, unfortunately.
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    From Bunnings Aerospace?
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    Vertical concertina type doors would be an idea. Tracks top and bottom, each panel relatively small so easy to build, just hinged to each other.
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    Do you wear hearing aids while flying? Also interested as my hearing isn't the best and I'll be getting them soon.
  20. Marty_d
    Could have been Polly Tickle. Middle name Slappen.
  21. Marty_d
    Hey sfGnome, Groups ZENITH.AERO Builders and flyers of the the original STOL Sky Jeep . You must be a member of this group to view and participate. Discussion on the 701 forum about this seems to indicate there's a lack of information. One poster said the factory told him "around 20 lbs on the rudder cables and around 30 lbs on the elevator" and a few have measured it, but they don't say how. I like the one from the guy who's put 1100 hours on his, he said for the gauge to even measure it feels too tight. Maybe Savannah have better instructions - recommend asking @Kyle Communications
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    Can I call my shed a museum?
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    Article about Pitch Black this year. The photos aren't great, but I was impressed that they seemed to get all the aircraft types right, and didn't use "Cessna" once. Top guns buzz the Top End: the 2026 Pitch Black flying display dazzles Darwin – in pictures WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Royal Australian Air Force and foreign pilots return to Mindil beach in the Northern Territory’s capital at sunset for...
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    That rudder looks inspired by Zenith.
  25. Marty_d
    Put a pair of your aviator socks in your aviator jocks. Sorted!
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