Microlighters

Whoo Hoo

I just aquired a Bush Baby to park next to my windlass 503.

It is a rebuild which is 99.9% complete and I am hoping to be airborne within 2 weeks.
She has a 2.3 vw engine which I believe is a good motor but only time will tell.
I will keep all interested parties up to date and also post some pictures after doing some branding tomorrow

Brian

Well done, do not hesitate to call any of us for assistance.

Photos!!!

I will follow your progress with great anticipation.

Enjoy every second of the process!!!

Nice, enjoy it

Enjoy your new airie.

Remember a VW is only as reliable as its cooling.

Good cooling = long engine life

Bad cooling (possibly caused by extended ground runs) = short engine life

This principle applies to all aircooled motors .

Fly safe.

Kind regards,

Gunter Rostek

So listen boet where is thge camera ????????
And where is the airfield you fly from ????????????

Happiness and good luck met die VW.

Welcome to the Bushbaby family. I hope you will have lots of safe and enjoyable flying with your BB. If I can be of technical assistance, please do not hesitate to call me on 082 8041896

Thanks to all you guys for the positive response.

I fly from Tempe, Bloemfontein .I only finished the one side with decals today so I should be able to send some photos tomorr.

Thanks for the offer with regards to technical advice Boet. I will definitaly contact you shortly.The aircraft was built and is being completed by Pieter Swart ex De Aar and from what I hear and see he is quite a perfectionist.(Gave me a talking to tonight cause my registration sticker was not the right size etc.)

I am sure we will meet shortly at one of the fly ins.

Regards
Brian

Hi Boet

I am taking you up on the offer for technical advice.

I Had my BB weighed today at Ferreira aviation and although I have alot of faith in their capabilities it seems that the c of g
is completely out according to an example I got from someone else's BB specs.

My total empty mass is 350.5 kg and the c of g is 487mm aft of datum. Sample BB is 354.4kg with c of g 317mm aft of datum.
Is the fault with me or sample?
Does it make a major difference?
Can I apply for authority according to this weight sheet?
Am i in deep sheet?

I would like to ring you tommorrow if You dont mind

Regards
Brian

Well done Brian and I wish you many hours of fun and safe flying!

Congrats on your purchase Brian.
If you don't come right with Boet, pm me the weights, nose or tail-wheel, etc. and I will check it for you.
Mogas
SAPlanes

Hi Mogas

Thanx for the reply.I am even more confused after speaking to a couple of guys at the hanger today.

The left wheel is 142kg, right wheel 139,5kg and nose wheel 73kg. As mentioned earlier she has a 2.3 vw motor which we started today and she purrrrrs.

What is the max empty weight for mpl?

Can anybody give advice on how to post pictures on the site.

My kids are out and my comp knowledge is extremely limited.I got some photos of my bb and would like to share

Thanx
Brian

BRIAN wrote:Can anybody give advice on how to post pictures on the site.

Hi Brian,

Follow this link or email them to me (link on the right).

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7755&p=76974&hilit= ... res#p76974

Regards
John ZU-sEXY