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Too windy this weekend, so this is from last Saturday 🙂 over lake Moogerah. I've just deleted FB off my phone, so maybe I'll start doing the navigation course so I can fly further away VID-20260711-WA0018.mp4 😄

I neli I believe it can be inspected by taking off the fuel pump, so you wouldn't need to remove the gearbox. But obviously I haven't done it myself so find out for sure.

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Absolutely need a 😲 emoji for these occasions. Mods?

Latest is my mechanic says mine isn't affected after all

Cool. I still can't tell if my ENGINE is in the list, but it's academic because my gearbox definitely is, so I guess I'm going to have to get it inspected. I could do it myself, but it's good to have an official mechanics stamp in the paperwork I think.

https://services.casa.gov.au/airworth/airwd/ADfiles/PISTON/ROTAX/2026-0121-E.pdf?utm_source=Swift Digital&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Airworthiness Directives I can't actually tell if my own engine is affected. What does Rotax 912 A1 etc mean?

Funnily enough, I was actually referring to the fact the Drifter engine is high and behind, and there's no cabin, so CO poisoning would be pretty unlikely 🙂 But the way my comment was misinterpreted is funnier 😄

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You don't. But you do get immune from the queeziness that can develop from ODOURS like exhaust fumes, petrol fumes etc You only get a high level of co if it can build up. This is why people wind their windows up when they're trying to top themselves. My plane is so drafty everything just goes straight through. Naturally I must be copping a small amount, since I can smell the exhaust fumes, which must have the odourless co in it as well. And I'm aware that once breathed in, it stays for a long time, as the reason it poisons you is by latching onto (haemoglobin?) in lieu of oxygen so can build up that way. The last two passengers didn't even notice the exhaust fumes. I'm endeavouring to find where it's coming in though. I would know if it's dangerous levels of co if the piece of crap co sticker things I've bought twice weren't already out of date and permanently black. Might get an electronic detector.

Flight on Saturday. The usual pootle around Boonah, with passenger. Unfortunately, she started to get I'll from some exhaust fumes leaking in. I'm so used to driving bomby old cars I'm immune by now 😄. Will have to try and figure it out

They look great in a living room 😄

Generally easier with an alternator, since you only have to regulate the rotor field current, not the whole output current.

It's designed for what, 15 amps? If you keep your load under that, an amp is an amp. A modern motorbike runs a headlight/s, electronic instruments and EFI etc. it's not like Ducati design the regulator to just work for an hour or so. It should work as long as the engine is running. If it can last 3 or 4 hours, it should just as easily run twice that long. Yes, it's true that many pilots are running their system close to the max, but it still seems to me to be poor design to not reliably run at its top end. As witnessed by my Carmo and moneybox Chinese copy.