here`s a pic of a tailly with a few mods.
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- Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:45 am
- Forum: Members Projects
- Topic: bewarned before you buy!!!
- Replies: 16
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- Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:01 am
- Forum: Members Projects
- Topic: bewarned before you buy!!!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8430
Re: bewarned before you buy!!!
After long absence, and what felt like a lifetime, all my fault, I finally got my engine back, Thanks A.E.P. WOW, is all I can say. Still a long way off before fitting this to anything that resembles an aeroplane, and for now itt`l stay in the corner of the workshop as a motivator. I have fitted a p...
- Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:01 pm
- Forum: Members Projects
- Topic: bewarned before you buy!!!
- Replies: 16
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Re: bewarned before you buy!!!
Hi and a great 2012 to all. James, removed all the solid rivits on the centre section, what a k%k job. Cleaned and checked all the parts, this guy managed to damage the factory reamed holes in 2 of the 4 centre spar caps, THE HOLES WHERE THE WINGS BOLT ON. I have got 2 new blanks on order from zenit...
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:46 pm
- Forum: Members Projects
- Topic: bewarned before you buy!!!
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Re: bewarned before you buy!!!
thanks James. What makes it worse is that the bolts for the lycoming engine mount is looong, and to get them to go in the back of the bracket with that silly angle I had to move the hole up a bit.
Heard the same about the powder coating, nice but not good.
Heard the same about the powder coating, nice but not good.
- Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:24 pm
- Forum: Members Projects
- Topic: bewarned before you buy!!!
- Replies: 16
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Re: bewarned before you buy!!!
J ,thanks for the pics. I found only 2 references and marginally at that, one in the plans and one in the construction manual and it looks to me like both the brs/engine bracket and the longeron lies ontop of the bottom lip of that channel/brace/stiffner.
- Mon Nov 28, 2011 4:22 pm
- Forum: Members Projects
- Topic: bewarned before you buy!!!
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Re: bewarned before you buy!!!
yip, it is or was Zodiac 601xl. Hi james, we spoke before, about your old canopy.
Nothing was done right edge distances stuffed, deburring became countersunk he even turned a facotory build centre into scrap.
Nothing was done right edge distances stuffed, deburring became countersunk he even turned a facotory build centre into scrap.
- Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:15 pm
- Forum: Members Projects
- Topic: bewarned before you buy!!!
- Replies: 16
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bewarned before you buy!!!
I bought this out of Canada, thinking that anybody who attempts to build an aeroplane will do it properly, alas!!! They should not let this guy close to workshop door or maby I should stay away from buying, anything at all....!! It arrived looking like this, and I could not contain my excitement. IM...
- Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:01 pm
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: How to land properly
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2359
Re: How to land properly
breathtaking,
and how not to...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2VQjxuhYhc
....the driver`s feet were PLANTED
and how not to...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2VQjxuhYhc
....the driver`s feet were PLANTED
- Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:27 am
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: Nicest looking aircraft paint jobs and graphics.
- Replies: 204
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Re: Nicest looking aircraft paint jobs and graphics.
Hallo mense, wat is die rooi en swart taildragger met die retractable uc ?? (bl10)
[quote="Bennie Vorster"]
[quote="Bennie Vorster"]

- Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:30 am
- Forum: Members Projects
- Topic: Trevs Horizon
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Re: Trevs Horizon
only saw the different fin and rudder after you mentioned it, it does look better than the very slanted setup they have on the original. The super cub red and white scheme looks nice. Tell a bit about the history of the aeri, also about the undercarrige mod, i think the wider higer stance looks just...
- Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:29 am
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: nice unknown aeri
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5532
Re: nice unknown aeri
found some more pics of the papango, sure looks spacious and the view from it should be awesome.
- Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:38 am
- Forum: Members Projects
- Topic: Trevs Horizon
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Re: Trevs Horizon
burning the midnight oil, at the pace you`re going it will fly in a weeks time.... very nice
Have you thought about a colour scheme yet, how about something classic like this you have too many toys there.....
Have you thought about a colour scheme yet, how about something classic like this you have too many toys there.....
- Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:59 pm
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: nice unknown aeri
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5532
Re: nice unknown aeri
ja, nogal
- Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:52 am
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: nice unknown aeri
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Re: nice unknown aeri
thanks Lieb, except for that hit, not much else.
- Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:02 am
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: nice unknown aeri
- Replies: 13
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nice unknown aeri
I like it, alot. Any info? Google gave me nothing.