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  1. Kyle Communications
    The cost of the Rotax parts is a big part of what makes aircraft costs being expensive. Let alone the labour costs which are high of course. Most of the genuine parts costs are just off the planet when they are just repacked parts off the shelf from Joe Bloggs auto store
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    I agree Nev...all the parts we have used are either what Rotax actually use from a manufacturer but we got them from the source. The sprag clutch is from a BMW bike, Bearings are SKF or Fagg Orings and seals are all high end quaility most likely better than Rotax ones but being obtained from reasonable sources the cost is far far cheaper
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    Yes. My engine for the S-21 only has parts in it that I could not get from elsewhere. I had to get the slippers, valve springs and cotters, studs and various shims and thrust washers...this totalled $2500 !!!! The rest like roller bearings and gearbox bearings and all seals and Orings, the valves and pistons and cylinders were from the big bore kit all have been obtained from elsewhere and mostly are even higher quality that supplied by Rotax Engine rebuilds can be done at a far better reasonable price if you know where to find stuff. I have a mate who is in a business that deals with all sorts of mechanical stuff and is a whiz at sourcing all this stuff. Oc course you cant do this with anything certified but for experimental or 19 rego its not a issue and you literally can save 10k on a rebuild
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    I got a new sprag clutch plate out of England for $140 landed here...the only issue is the outer is produced by Rotax so thats a issue but iy is usually the plate and springs not the outer drum that is the issue
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    We have just got in a new pump we are looking at using as a replacement. It is a Pierburg one...looks like it will be perfect. out of England...40 euro
  6. Kyle Communications
    All Rotax parts are outrageous in cost Each slipper half shell is $100.00 each the fuel pump is $400. Sprag clutch is almost $1000 the CDI are $1650 each
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    Well if you dont do it you are a candidate to be a statistic for sure. Fuel hose is notorious for breaking down with age and heat as KG says. In the scheme of things it is cheap to do if you buy all good quality hoses from elsewhere that Rotax. There is plenty of parts that are far better than what Rotax supply. Now you must also replace the fuel pump every 5 years. I didnt think it was that necessary until my mate has had his fail. Luckily he caught it before any drama by always monitoring his engine parameters while flying.
  8. Kyle Communications
    F10 its not that simple at all. I am on the committee at YCAB and there are so many hoops to jump through. Not just the enviromental and safety also council lease agreements and covenants. Then there are the rules from the fuel suppliers and the different structures they require depending on what sort of service you want. I thought it would have been a relatively simple task but it is not.
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    The yanks have been using some blue coloured epoxy made ones..weem to be good so far but about the same price as the rotax ones I think
  10. Kyle Communications
    Its easy to do because you are not controlling the carbs with flexible bowden cables...both carbs are locked together...the throttle levers on both sides are not symetrical either the distance of the pivots are a half a hole out when using this. Its all done of course in the design but this is also a trap..both carbs are not synced properly even from the factory There is a slight difference due to the offset. We compensate for that with this solid bar sysem
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    Ah but with my new throttle mod...no more need for carb balances..well rarely..it will just be for a check...the sinking float saga welll i think thats a thing of the past now
  13. Kyle Communications
    easy done on a Rotax
  14. Kyle Communications
    We are working on getting Mogas at Caboolture. Its not a easy task with all the hoops you have to jump through. The Avgas has been in for a really long time
  15. Kyle Communications
    The main fuel feed on a Sav comes out under the fuselage then through a tap on the floor then it goes out a 10mm alu pipe under the front floor and the metal pipe does almost right angle curve then direct up the firewall and mine then went to a gascolator. I found it by checking the gravity flow from the tanks to the gascolator and kept sectioning until of course the last piece of pipe was the one curved around the firewall from under the aircraft. I took that piece of pipe out and blew the compressor through it and out popped this bit of white plastic about 8mm x 12mm and it had got caught in the curved area and half blocked off the pipe...took a while to find
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    That sympton is a fuel blockage...how do I know?...it happened to my aircraft. A small sliver of plastic came off the inside wall of the plastic tanks and jammed itself into the metal feed pipe to the gascolator and restricted the flow to the carbs. At full power you had about 3 mins until the carbs drained then the engine carried on like a pork chop. reducing the throttle to around 4000 rpm the engine ran fine. Took a while to find the issue. Who would have thought a small piece of tank plastic would have actually came away from a rotomolded tank
  17. Kyle Communications
    Great letter but the problem is of course it is to a politician and we all know stuff like that just slides off their back like a runny sh$t. The current minister is hopeless as well...Mccormak is just as useless. There will not be any changes that actually make a difference in CASA until the minister responsible actually takes a interest.
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    Yes I see MW Fly just yesterday pushed a advertising campaign on a Facebook Group I am on
  19. Kyle Communications
    A mate just sent me this Youtube video. I never knew anything about this. Its a really good video. It has the same issue that we all face with the want for a turbine in our planes and why it usually will never happen
  20. Kyle Communications
    I fitted a Thermobob water thermostat on The Girfriend...It worked very well but you couldnt see anything other than the warm up time was halved
  21. Kyle Communications
    The radio has a issue..it should work correctly above 13.6v. The rotax generator is horrible for spikes and the rotax regulator is nothing spectacular..they get really hot internally and get bad joints on the bridge they use inside this brings all sorts of issues like noise and spikes as well. The best way to see if its your radio is pull it out and set it up on a powersupply on the workbench with a clean DC source then raise the volts and see. This will tell you a lot then. Most regs are putting out 14.2 or so volts when the engine is running . The other thing to check too is the 22uF cap that should be on the output of your regulator. if its old it could be snookered too and that helps stop spikes and even though Rotax say that is a option it really needs to be there all the time but like all caps especially ones that are getting hammered wont last too long.
  22. Kyle Communications
    Jack I remember when you drove to Canberra all those years ago to front the dudes at the ACMA..I think Spectrum management Agency back then. hahahah to give them a bum kicking...I think whatever it was about it worked
  23. Kyle Communications
    I just read that CASA document and it is basically the MPC course that SAAA do. Yes its done if you build your own and maintain your own VH registered aircraft. It looks to me like CASA will adopt that for LSA and ELSA aircraft..they come under the pervue of RAA now. The L1 course RAA do is not like the MPC course. Most of the MPC course is literally all the legal paperwork and structures of maintenance of a VH aircraft. I expect if Group G happens for RAA that is what the maint proceedures will become.
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    The SAAA do courses every year for maintenance. Its for owner builders and you can do all your own maint...legally also you can sign off on anyones W&B as well but it of course is not recommended to do. I did the maint course in Feb last year
  25. Kyle Communications
    Caboolture has a lot of hangars. The airfield is leased from the council on a 20 year lease...this can be taken away literally at any time and all those hangars would go. There were 26 new hangars built a few years ago they were $182k and $212k each if you wanted one..they held a ballot as there were more buyers than hangars...rembering that the lease can be taken away at any time or not renewed in about 18 years time. Best scenario is of course a freehold purchase or buy a block of dirt somewhere and have your own airstrip. But if you want the airfield style of life its pretty much a given you never really own your hangar There is also a yearly insurance and lease fee required for each hangar
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