Have been busy not much time for working on the project,top cowl pulled from mould ,bottom cowl laid up one layer,

Prop stuck at customs in JB , nobody is clear on what duties and taxes are due once this is sorted and paid package will be cleared and delivered maybe coming week.Communicating with SARS is not easy , especialy if you can only speak English or Afrikaans.

Cowl mould cut,ready for wax and release agent.

Oupa G hanger FASD.
Removed the plug this morning

Prop confirmed delivery Wednesday prop was tested on a stol type aircraft fitted with a 80hp ecoyota engine,5750 rpm static 6200rpm take off run,3blade ground adjustable composite .
Cowl plug is covered with 3 layers of glass fibre 2 layers to go.

Baie dankie Ou Grote jy het een van die beginsels van besigheid na gekom (die wet van Transvaal k@k en betaal )


Jou vliegtuig is pragtig en jy kan met reg trots wees, as sy linker vlerk laag vlieg, sit jou beursie op die regter sit plek.

This is the last time we will see the cowl plug , going to pull mould next ,working late is starting to play mind games with me I could swear I heard music tonight coming from beneath the cowl .I WANT TO BREAK FREE , I WANT TO BREAK FREE.I think i should lock up now and go home.

003.JPG [attachment=I went to the airfield this morning and flew the Jabi ,beautiful conditions hardly any wind, nice break from sanding.But I kept on thinking of the cowl plug I was making ,it looks good but feels like the inside thigh of a mature woman or maybe a ripe watermelon. So when I landed...

By the way BOET waar is my faktuur jy weet mos ek hou nie van skuld nie

Boet dit lyk vir my asof een van jou handlangers dit spinner gemaak het want jy herken dan nie jou eie handewerk nie.jy moet daai man n klop op die skouer gee die spinner is pragtig/

My eyes are starting to deceive me ,put on some contrasting colour to make finding the low spots easier.

After getting an ear full from boet i made this sanding block,which has become an extension of my arms over the last couple of days

t-bird are you directing your question regarding the diesel engines at me or at Jaco who is building a Toyota 1nz engine into a trike,his project is looking great ,and very affordable. To tell you the truth i haven’t considered these small capacity diesel engines for a number of reasons,so I have no...

Now this is were i am going to loose the plot. (Smeer aan en wag tot droog) dit is nou regtig ploeg tyd van die 8ste april af gaan ons n bietjie diesel brand ,die planter is klaar gehak sal maar min tyd he vir vlieg tuig bou

Getting late now must go home ,happy with the cowl plug so far.