kb,
Check out your local hardware store for solid wheel barrow wheels.
You'll have about the same effect.
Put some of these solid tubes in my lighties bicycle a few years back.
Poor little oke nearly burst a foofie valve trying to pedal the extra weight.

jcvb I started training on a Cheetah then switched to a Jabiru, mostly for convenience reasons. Flew solo on the Jab. I would like to complete my MPL on the Cubby - Wayne Bond at Cato flying school near Durban has been assisting me (when I can get there). One problem I have is extended periods (up t...

:idea: The crux of the matter seems to boil down to asking the right questions. Vendors seldom lie on purpose, they do however have a knack of not divulging all the information. :evil: A newby to the flying fraternity is decidedly at risk in not knowing the right questions to ask. I had the pleasure...

I have a Cubby (tail dragger) microlight and need an instructor to help me finish my MPL. [0* :? The problem arises in that I live in Swaziland and can rarely get away from here. [0* :?: Is there a suitably qualified instructor in the area (Nelspruit, Malelane, Komatipoort) who could assist me. -0< ...

Hey guys & girls, I can understand a price increase for optional extras or personal preferences over suppliers standard. But how about a manufacturers comment like,"the compass will never work properly because of stray magnetics, it's only there to fill the hole in the Panel"!! :evil: and Proving fl...

I was wondering how many flying machine owners are caught out with the "ready to fly" advert of vendors. A "ready to fly aircraft" (in my opinion) should be fitted with (at the least) radio, compass, altimeter and possess an "Authority to fly" certificate. I assume of course you have all the other e...