Thats interesting Bud, a few years back tried a set of nitrile gaskets on my 914 and found that they deformed so reverted to the paper ones, obviously the quality may have been suspect, have a link t
Martin have you got a matco hand brake valve in the circuit? if so they can cause exactly that problem, they need to be adjusted so the arm is exactly 90 degrees to the body to be fully off, Read thi
have been using it for more than a year and found it very helpful with the low cloud and vis, last week cancelled a trip to the channel islands because of predictied low cloud and fog, And thats pret
Only three!! after many tries with numerous USB chargers with limited success, because some are noisy on different frequencies and on others they are quiet, so bit the bullet and brought from this co
[quote="Duncan McFadyean"]The Pilotaware company refer to Anker chargers as being quiet. But I have no direct experience to confirm that. Duncan McF. -- Duncan I have a couple of Anker ones and they
I know yesterday was forecast for severe mountain waves in scotland and personally i wouldnt have flown :D but i have flown in moderate to severe turbulence, I usually slow down and tighten the seat
congratulations on a fantastic build, really pleased it flys as good as it looks at the LAA rally this year, ivor Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=481108#48110
congratulations on a fantastic build, really pleased it flys as good as it looks at the LAA rally this year, ivor Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=481110#48111
Too be totally honest the Jamar cylinder isnt fit for purpose!! Crap is a stronger word i would normally use but i dont want to upset the gentile folk on this forum, I have had three on my aircraft,
Bud is fully entitled to his views....but my first Jamar cylinder had seals that had a mixture of Buna-N and EPDM rubber, only useable if you had silicone fluid, the internal build quality is abysmal
I concur with Robert on this, My 10year old 914 hasnt been a problem starting using the standard starter motor, remember its basically a low compression 912 with a turbo, the soft start was more for
Ditto with a Trutrak still working well after 10 years, great for long distance touring allows frequencies changes and complex navigation to be undertaken without being 20% off track when you look up
I have used this company before, https://www.sgs-engineering.com/nl5265-europa-aircraft-gas-strut ivor Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=482732#482732
hi Ritchard not sure if this is relevant to your question but on Friday at Lydd EGMD that is 10 feet above sea level my Garmin 496 was showing a GPS altitude of 25 feet Read this topic online here: h
Ritchard i am not going to the airfield for a couple of weeks but will try and check for the information you require next time i do, regards Ivor Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.
Been flying for 10years with the springs and never had a problem, before fitting them in the build i used some heavy duty plastic pipe over the ends to stop the rattle they make, as said before mains
I have a woodcomp SR3000 and delighted with its performance so slightly biased in my reply, But if you have access to two props why dont you try them out on your specific Aircraft and engine combinat
Hi what I did more from a visual point of view is added a bracket to the Rear of the outside handle that I subsequently drilled a hole vertical down Through both handle and bracket so a padlock could
Hi Steve Fit the reservoir as high as possible in the tunnel so its above the level of the master cylinders, ( will help bleeding) I hope you have more luck with the jamars than I Did, had three over
I Have this set up in my Tri gear and too date its worked flawlessly for 11 years, Press your flap switch for one second and it lowers the flaps to 15 degrees For take off ( this setting can be chang