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  1. Marty_d
    FINALLY my rivets arrived... only 4 months since ordering, the company had somehow lost the original order and had to redo it. So I bought some windscreen mastic, masked off the edges of the windscreen and top screen, and screwed / riveted it all together. It's strange seeing it now without the clecoes that have been there for the last couple of years - she's had a haircut!
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    I was in Hobart on Saturday and noticed a light aircraft doing fairly steep turns over the city. Wondered what he was up to so flicked on FlightRadar24 and was quite surprised when I saw his track. Almost looks like he's flying over all the roads in the CBD - same angles. Privately owned C182 RG. Any guesses as to what he'd be up to? PS don't say "cropdusting"...
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    As long as it's not a Hillsong...
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    That was me, just having learned to hang glide at 23.
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    Short Skyvan isn't it... I made a R/C model of this when I was about 18, with 2x .25 OS motors I think. Never actually flew it for some reason. You must hate my plane then!
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    Oi, as the owner of a square sectioned fuselage.... I resemble that remark!
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    I hope the one in the top picture didn't go "pop".
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    To clarify, in my case I changed all 3 tyres, not just the nosewheel. If that's not enough then either the prop diameter, engine position or landing gear height would have to change, none of which is easy or cheap.
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    I had this problem with the CH701 setup. Ended up getting a larger front fork and upsizing to the 8.00-6 Carlisle Turf Glide tyres. The larger fork is wider too to accommodate the fatter tyre, so you need new axle bolt setup as well. Despite the fork being from Zenith, the larger ICP axle fits it - I got mine from Peter from Aerokits.
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    True, therefore they should all be honoured with it, not just the ones who've starred in movies or born into the house of Windsor.
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    I actually measured from TE wingtip of each wing to the opposite LE tip of the HS, and it was within 1 mm - so I must have had the same amount of forward sweep on each wing!
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    Looks like it! I had both wings on (with supports) last weekend but need to do a fraction more skin trimming around the rear mounts, at the moment it's got a tiny bit of forward sweep. Looking forward to getting the wings set up properly so I can work on the struts.
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    Nice looking bird. I like the paint scheme with the beige upper, but with a different colour.
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    Yep, it's low efficiency, but far better on the glide!
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    Over the xmas break I finished the last bit of concreting - a ramp in front of the shed - so now the plane can finally leave the womb! I went to pull her out the other day - racking my brains to think of a flat spot on the property where I can set up to put the wings on. When I got the main wheels on the flat bit outside the shed I realised the wings would fit there, so she didn't have to go any further. I struggled a bit with the left wing, the skin near the root still needs a bit of trimming and the cabin frame bracket is a REALLY tight fit. Will have to get her out again next weekend if it's sunny and try again. Also need to make another wing support for the other side, which will be taller as there's a drop off after the concrete.
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    What's Lockheed doing assembling Airbuses? (I know, it's just a joke, but you have to have internal consistency)
  17. Marty_d
    Why not? Home made blind.
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    ARV Super2

    Marty_d commented on red750's aircraft in Recreational (3 Axis)

    Silly buggers installed the nosegear backwards.
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    Unless it's an optical illusion, there seems to be a small hinged door on the port side of the front cockpit visible in the yellow one.
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    VL Myrsky II

    Marty_d commented on red750's aircraft in Warbirds

    So according to one of those pics, Qantas flew these?
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    Thanks RF - Clear Prop were basically the same price, so went with Ian.
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    Clear Prop sell them. I can certainly fabricate a box/panel to mount them in. I assume I need 2 each of the headset jack and microphone jack?
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    Thanks Bob. Microair M760, which I don't think has a built in intercom (happy to be corrected!) I'd like to put the jacks on the centre front of the baggage area, but having just installed the seat cushions there's no room between them there. So will have to be on the baggage area "floor" just aft of the seats. I definitely want them in the middle as opposed to the outside, as you said for ingress/egress you're not getting tangled in leads.
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    Hey folks, I need some advice on what I need for intercom & jacks etc. I have a panel mounted radio, and have run 4x good quality audio cable from panel to behind the headrests. My wife asked what I wanted for Xmas, and I said "an intercom" as I believe that's needed too. So... guessing that I need to get a double jack set for each seat mounted behind the seats for the headsets? And they go via the cables to the intercom which is connected to the radio? Any advice appreciated. Thanks! Marty
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    I'm not aware that there's any difference in firewall angle in the 701. Plans just require the thrust line to be 3 degrees right of centerline, which I did by designing the engine mount to incorporate it. I believe the bed mount plans also incorporate the 3 degree offset, come to think of it. So the firewall would be the same.
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