MICROLIGHT FAIRING

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MICROLIGHT FAIRING

Postby JACO » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:38 pm

Hi all :)

Is there anybody in the brits area who owns a trike with a nose
fairing ? I would like to have a look at it, the brackets ext, and possible
have a talk about the pro's and con's. :?

I've got a windlass 582, and are considering it ....

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NOSE FAIRING

Postby CHARLIE WHISKEY » Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:40 pm

Hi Jaco

Superman on this forum got one . Maybe you can give him a PM. Used it on a Windloos 503 .
His based at Aeroden , "klip gooi ver" from Brits.

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Postby Blue Angel » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:01 am

Hi Jaco,

Did you come right, we also have a fearing on our windlass, based at microland. give me a shout.
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Postby RV4ker (RIP) » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:15 am

Any chance of some pics of the said fairings? :wink:
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Postby Blue Angel » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:22 am

No Problem here we go!!
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Postby RV4ker (RIP) » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:24 am

Nice. Custom or factory standard?
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Postby Blue Angel » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:26 am

I am almost 100% sure it is custom, bought it like this.
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Postby Blue Angel » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:32 am

Another one in action!!
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FAIRING

Postby JACO » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:28 pm

Hi all

Send superman a pm, but no answer yet, the above pic show what
i have in mind, something one can add on or take off with the instrument
pod still remaining. Wonder what a ap will think of the idea ?

thanx
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Fairing

Postby Carel » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:08 pm

BA,

How is the performance with the nose cone & fairing ?
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Postby Boondock Saint » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:15 pm

I'm actually considering building a fairing, I had good practice when I crashed my bike and had to rebuild the fairing. That was over 14 years ago.

The nice thing about a fairing there is more space on the instrument panel to mount a GPS and other toys than on a Banana pod.

I like this fairing
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Fairing

Postby Carel » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:31 pm

Do not want a nose cone, only a fairing to keep the torre out of my face. Is "loose" fairings" available ?
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Postby Boer » Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:59 am

Carel
If you have torre in your face you're flying too low, torre generally dont go higher than 100ft AGL. I am also looking at building a fairing for my windlass - got an old winlass fairing in my garage but is not quite what I had in mind. I will probably try to adapt it to my liking. I think "Straydog is on his way from Grahamstown with an Air creation fairing that needs repair so I dont know when I will get time to build mine.
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Postby Andre » Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:29 pm

Copy the Airborne fairing, best looking :lol:
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Torre

Postby Carel » Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:52 pm

Have encountered torre (Miskruiers) at 5000ft AGL. Seems that torre are among insects that fly high when travelling long distances.
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