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    From Foxcon website: The Subaru EA81 was originally designed & developed as an Aircraft Engine and then later modified for Automotive use when Subaru pulled out of the aviation business. I'll call bullshit on that - can't find a thing on it. I'm happy to stand corrected. I did find this though: It must be borne in mind that Fuji and Subaru do not authorize the use of Subaru engines or parts by any company, nor do they represent or warrant that their engines are suitable for use in aircraft of any kind. Any company modifying Subaru auto engines for aircraft use is not affiliated in any way with Subaru. Have lost count how many Subaru head gaskets we've done at work in the last couple of years. Would be fairly easy in an aircraft, it's a PITA in a car - gotta take the engine out.
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    Take a look at the air traffic within in China on Flightradar. Hundreds of airliners in the air at every hour of the day. Hundreds. It did not falter at all during covid, not one bit.
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    Jab engines

    440032 replied to Yenn's topic in Engines and Props

    Or you could enjoy 16 trouble free years and over 500 hours by doing nothing, like I have. If it aint broke, don't fix it.
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    Global Explorer.
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    Hands off flying? What a top effort and remarkable pilot. Go for it.
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    63 Earths will fit inside Uranus. (64 if you hold your breath.)
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    Leave your feet and shoes at home?
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    Found this: https://www.facebook.com/yledcafe/ Opened Jan 13th 2021! Wed-Sat 0900-1530 currently showing. 100% worth supporting!
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    Roger that. What he said. Wed - Sat. then.
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    Just back from a visit to Lethbridge Airpark. (Saturday morning 20.3.21) I gather it is not well known that there is a little coffee shack there run by Simone (was it/is it?) She's been there about 2 months. I had heard half a rumour, someplace. She's still finding what hours suit but it's basically Wednesday to Sunday, from about 0800 until after lunch. Subject to change and fine tune, especially going in to winter. Had a superb coffee and a toasted sandwich for $11.00. She's going to get a sign out on the road too for traffic passing on the Geelong to Ballarat route. If you are within flying distance looking for some place to visit I can highly recommend her coffee shack. She is a pilot also and speaks pilot. This is the type of establishment us pilots always want to find - please support her with a visit, you will be glad you did.
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    Tell us what equipment you have on board. How about "Please tell us what equipment you have on board."
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    Coming up on 16 years use and probably 18 years fitted of my clear PVC hose fuel guage. It has discolored just a little, and is not as supple as when new, but I don't touch it, I don't mess with it, it has no significant bends in it, just a curve, and it's largely out of the sunlight. No plans to change it any time soon.
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    I was there recently. Very recently. Take the drive up to Mount Wellington 4380 feet according to my Casio watch. Also go to MONA (aka the museum of WTF???????) I don't really like museums. Loved this one. It's, ah, out there, man. Just go. You can get a boat there, if driving, go early. Must book online. Port Arthur is certainly a must do day trip.Take your own lunch, or there's a coffee van up top of the hill up the back, rather ordinary. Not a mask in sight, (after you escape the airport) business as usual in Tasmania, nothing to see here, move along.... They even take Australian dollars!
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    No way. Those scratches will buff right out.
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    Have a Captain Cook at that damage. (that's all I got.)
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    and I thought this topic was about RAAus into CTA. Silly me 7 5 0 0 and ident.
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    Aircraft Propellers and Spares Moorabbin will have them.
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    Oh - Okay, it does have one. Whoda thunk it. In that case an STC might be possible, if someone wanted to fund it. Ouch there.
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    Given that the J160 does not have a Type Certificate (as far as I know/can see) - an STC Supplemental Type Certificate could not be issued -there is no certificate to park it alongside.
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    Who puts fish in a kettle...... that's silly.
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    If only JEM002-8 was the latest, which it aint, but the info is still correct. The 40 degree thing came in at issue 4 in 2014. Was 50C prior to that.
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    Engine 7 failed???
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    I would imagine Oratex might end up about the same cost as other systems but it would save hours and hours of work, amounting to weeks and weeks in real time. For my plane, just all the spraying alone, I was painting twice a day most days for about 8-10 weeks all up. Plus two gun and pots clean ups a day. It went on forever and stank/stunk the place out. Stinkier than Stinky, the stinky stink bug, stinking up a stink hole.
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    Perhaps others could post the details of which suppliers in Australia have which products. Do they have it or do they get it (eg from USA) for you. I used Polyfiber in 2004, it all came from Aviaquip at Moorabbin, in stock, no getting messed around. Aviaquip long gone now of course. I've seen an aircraft covered (recently) in ORATEX. Looked fantastic. Having covered an aircraft myself, I can say that with some confidence that I know what I'm looking at. http://www.wheelerswings.com.au/ My tip for anyone: Do not let a spray painter anywhere near your project. Do it all yourself. (Unless you use Oratex of course!) Spray painters (eg car painters) have no knowledge of our aviation products. Follow your covering instruction manual, you will be so pleased you did it all yourself.
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    Jabiru 1100 40hp (a one off special in 2006, never produced).
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