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    Yes. Same with over 120 Knots. Nev
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    I have found that with full back trim some back stick force is still required on final, This is NOT really a problem when you get used to it. Make it go where you want it to and fly it accurately on attitude.. Nev.
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    Quite a good choice of aircraft. Keep the weight off the Nosewheel always. Be rudder active and fly accurate speeds, on final particularly.. Don't land too fast and adjust the flare rate to what's happening ie put MORE Work in . Do some slow speed flying at a safe altitude. Make sure the engine idle speed is not too high. THAT can make them float excessively. Nev
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    Birds get through the smallest of gaps and then fly to where they want to Nest. Your Hangar MUST be strong enough to Never collapse on your Aircraft OR it's ALL for Nothing.. Nev
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    The Centre of a Cyclone rarely Moves at much above 20 KPH. It's the STRONG Wind and flying Debris that does the damage with Flooding in Low lying Coastal areas Due to the LOW sea level Pressures making the high tide be even Higher. Nev
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    THAT doesn't happen suddenly. Gusts do.. Nev
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    Being able to seal a shed with a door makes it better able to handle strong winds The BIG opening is hard to cross brace and needs to be braced at each side. Nev
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    Vehicle Insurance is pretty much a Monopoly in Australia.. 3rd property fire and theft is often a good choice with a low value vehicle. One risk is that A vehicle can be written off very easily and you lose the vehicle unless you have a Keep the wreck clause written in. With later high tensile steel cars, any CREASES means it's a WRITE OFF. Also damage above 50% of vehicle value means a write off. Nev
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    I prefer a Lever type with Friction adjuster. Does everything you Need. Nev
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    The Head to cylinder joint is a problem to some extent with ALL engines whether it has a head gasket or Not. The RR Merlin blocks have the Head and block integral as did Most earlier Bugatti's. Diesels have a Larger number of head Bolts to cope with the High Pressures. Heat transfer must be considered and also variation of thermal rates of expansion of different Metals. Stress & Distortion. Nev
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    Keep Birds out and dust and leaves. Also Privacy. Nev
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    Looks Like there's a market ,Kyle. Nev
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    Rotec make watercooled heads for Jabiru's. Probably only for the earlier Versions. .Nev
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    I would have Never Geesed. Nev
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    I think the Piper is written Off. Nev
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    RANS S7 COURIER

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    I reckon these are one of the Nicest Aeroplanes of the Period. Nev
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    Motor's done 1800 hours. Not sure if it's done a TOP. IF I Owned it, I would have.. Nev
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    It's Pretty hard to Know when an Exhaust valve will Break. A loose fitting guide Can Cause it. OR just Fatigue. Nev
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    IF I'd been forewarned I wouldn't have wasted 33 Minutes.. Nev
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    Not really a LOT in that. Nev
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    It's a Method used for Mainly Motorbikes in the Old days. It can also show whether the chosen Hot/Cold plug is the correct one. Performance (hot) Motors use COLD Plugs. Too HOT a Plug risks Pre-ignition. Nev
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    General rule with Leaning (unless operating at a high altitude aerodrome) Don't lean till below 75% Power. Procedure...... Lean till the engine starts to run a bit rough, Correct it (make it smooth) and then richen a little bit. That way you will get the POH consumption figures. Most engines are rich at idle. and can soot plugs which can cause a Mag drop or Power loss. It's permissible to lean on taxi but have a way to ENSURE you go to full rich before take off Power is applied. AVAS has 2 octane ratings like 100/110 The higher one is for a RICH mixture. Nev
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    Telling people to lean out the mixture to get Power on a 2 stroke is NOT something I would Put my name to. It's a good way to put a Hole in the Piston. That then requires a complete strip down. You May get More revs under Light Loads But IT really is a NO NO for Aircraft or Chainsaws. Nev
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    I don't DO Facebook. Starters can Break small engines if they flood. My first engine. A FROG 150 Diesel ruined the fingers of Both hands before I mastered it. I didn't KNOW anyone else with engines. I designed and built my Own Control line Plane. IT didn't last very Long either, before it bit the dust. Not easy times. I was about 12. Nev
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    Before it was converted. Nev
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