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My cowl is finally finished..just have to wet rub it when I am ready for paint. The next big thing was to get the water plumbing done from the waterpump to the radiator and the return to the resovoir. Because the exhaust pipes are so close to the radiator hoses in the Sav its a real PIA. So the idea of metal pipes between over the hot areas is the go...Like the pipes Mike (Blueadventures) got for his Ninja. But we have come up with what we think is easier and cheaper. ICP have been supplying this corrogated SS pipe for fuel and oil but it seems awfully thin to me and I dont like it but locally you can get a much better albeit a bit thicker and slightly heavier much better corrogated SS pipe. So after mucking up some sizing I got the right size pipe which is their 20mm which has a OD of 26.7mm and the inner of the rubber/silicone pipe used is 25mm so its a nice tight fit. I used a thin film of lithium grease to lube the inside of the rubber and silicone pipe to allow getting the SS tube into it. The beauty of this tube is you can bend it to shapes or curves you need and it is just held onto the rubber/silicone with good hose clamps. The SS tube is super strong so you literally cant crush it and over several ridges it will creeate a great seal with no leaks. So will get that done this weekend and bribe Danny to come over and see if we can finalise the cutting and welding of the exhaust system in the 2 places I need a little more room. I also have the same stuff but the diameter for the oil..so thinking of doing the same with the oil lines A few pics attached to see what its like. The 20mm SS pipe is about $20.00 a meter

I used this ultra fine filler. Its a auto one. Almost like a super smooth cream when mixed Lovely to sand as well

I can now finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. This cowl has been the bain of my existance. Just a couple of small indents to fill and it can be prepared for painting. Finally got my tig back today. Its been used by my mate for about 6 years...like pulling teeth 🙂 The cowl has been fitted so now I can get the headers for the engine to the muffler properly repositioned. Then its a matter of finish hooking up the radiator system. I need to finish the avionics to a point where I can start the engine at least. There is a comparison pic between the 2 lower cowls. The genuine one is a plug I made 4 or so years ago so I have that one as a plug its way to heavy to be used on a aircraft. The top cowl has been extended by 25mm so it sits over the top of the skin on the dash front properly.

Randy is supposed to be doing a option for it. Well thats what they told me. Really its just where to mount the chute for easy extraction for the rocket. The staps for the chute will go to the 4 points of the cabin cage at the wings...usually all chutes are the same so that part is easy. Its where for balance because the chute for 750kg aircraft like mine will be registered as is 21kg so thats 50 lbs or so.

Can you imagine the cost of this kit?...The std RV's are way overpriced for a start

Its all too hard here to try to maintain a IFR rating especially for a Experimental VH kit built aircraft. The cost of the required instruments and all the training and currency required. Burning up wads and wads of $100 notes is fine if your printing them yourself. Even commercial pilots are struggling to do the tests and flight reviews and they do it for a living. Wasting your time and money Mike

Think I have eaten enough popcorn now....might close this thread

Ycab is non controlled and has big glider ops for at least 3 days a week Fri,Sat and Sundays. The tug and the gliders always stick to the grass on the non use side of the runway. On Rway 12 now Rwy 11 they are always on the northern of the bitumin on the grass and everyone else will use the bitumin but mainly the grass on the southern side of this runway side. The tug pilots are very experienced there and we do not get any reports about their operations. They are very experienced and regularly will be flying in to their side of the runway while you are coming in on the other side of the runway. The tug always does a short inbound circuit. Everyone who trains at or knows Ycab knows this. I have been flying there since 2010 and never had a incident with a glider or the tug but I have also landed many many times with the tug on my left. I usually taylor my approach to make sure the tug is in front. Your "incident" most likely was pretty much due to your inexperience flying the aircraft and also flying at a airfield that has many ops and also different type of aircraft. I would be very confident that the tug pilot knew exactly where you were. Ycab has warbirds, gliders, RAA ,VH and VH Experimental also first world war and many other types. Living with all of these different aircraft can be difficult and it really is just experience. Ycab back then there was NO requirement for radio in the aircraft. This has now changed and Ycab is a radio mandatory airfield. Cosider yourself lucky as well because back then when I started we had meatbombers there as well..they finally got rid of them out of there

I put a SS clamp..wormdrive one and just wire lock it to a bolt..it cant come off then

oh. yes I am on that FB page..but the way Bookface works now is I miss a lot of posts

Mike...you mean Thingyverse?...I seach it all the time...there are a few new sites around now too

There are a couple of designs around buit not many. I printed one I found on Thingyverse...it seems to work ok although it does feel a bit tight on the clip

Getting the final bits done to the cowls. Had to add about 25mm to the rear of the top cowl so it fits nicely over the top deck and make it easy to achor the back edge. Danny made me up some flat fibreglass over a plate of glass to use as a laminate sheet so I could make a nice entry of the airscoop into the radiator. So that was cut and glassed in just need to trim the top cowl past the masking tape and the inside of the airscoop. A small amount of fill required in the airscoop corners then its ready for undercoat...finally. The lower cowl has been fitted and trimmed sothen I can get onto the slight mods required for the exhaust and I can finish the radiator plumbing.

Yes a VW but its always ran perfectly

Jennifer sold it way too cheap beautiful aircraft

My savannah did 85kts at 5000 rpm....most do the same especially with a bolly prop 69 or 70 inch prop. Fit a Eprop to it and set it up as per Eprop instructions and you will get around 90kts at 5000 rpm. The problem with savannahs they are a drag bucket and the airframe starts to tell you that maybe your pushing it a little. At 90kts the sound on the airframe changes and changes even more the faster you get. The XL that I had at 5600 rpm WOT the way it was pitched I got 97 kts. The VNE of the XL is 108 kts. The S ...VNE is I believe 124kts????...I think Every single savannah I have supplied a Eprop to and thats around 25 now I think all have had at least a 4 to 5 kt cruise speed increase. A taildragger savannah may go a little faster but I doubt it as the nosewheel doesnt add that much drag to the airframe when you take into account the amount of drag on that design

The rear waterpump outlet do you have a different fitting?..or do you just use a flex pipe to go from the pump to the alu pipe

Those alloy water pipes would be perfect for Savannahs..the radiator pipes is crap as std. I have had to make my own solutions on the original and of course on Mabel

Not for Jabiru though Eprop tell me the new Jab prop will be released towards the end of this year once they get all the CNC machinery made for the new factory they have just built

This will start of course the shift to make everyone who flys to have ADSB fitted. I have always liked the system and do believe it will make flying safer. There those out there of course that dont want to spend any money at all...just listen to the amount of crap radios out there. The 6500 proposal seems to indicate that everyone eventually will be compelled to fit ADSB....The subsidy program is a great is=dea but it shouldnt be limited in volume/time like proposed. It should be subsidized all the time...lets face it ...its all about safety ...isnt it?

Most companies do NOT have any australian mapping...MGL is another that doesnt.You have to make it yourself and the process is a huge PIA. I believe Ozrunways has mapping that you can download into the dynons no issue..I would think Garmin would have too but who can afford to have a G3 system..20 to 20k in the dash

No forced landing. Low level ops

Finally at the pointy end with this bloody lower cowl. I am so over it. Filled and sanded a few times now to get the shape and lumps and bumps out. The grey is spraybog and I will need to do just a few little wipes with filler and then I can refit the cowl properly. I have to put about 15mm onto the back edge of the top cowl to make it fit nice in fromnt of the screen yet but thats easy and wont take long. I really have to get my finger out and get Mabel finished to the point of getting her to the hangar for assembly. The mrs is up me because she wants to go flying. Got a notification on bookface on the weekend....the Girlfriend went to her new owner 2 years ago !!!!!!! it does not seem like that long