Hi Kees This may not be useful to you as I have a 914 but I replaced all my hoses With quality silicone ones with reflective heatsheald sleeving over them, But the only hose I have closer to the exha
Hi Richard I would check the free movement of the throttle cables especially if they have been under tension from the return springs for a year, Have you done a carb sinc? also fuel left in float cha
Hi Frans I have had exactly the same problem as you but found a easy way to start hot, I turn off both pumps with about a 1/4 throttle it will fire up and run but you must leave the pumps off until s
Hi Svein More information on the flyer forum suggest its now 48 day you are allowed before incurring any charges http://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=76408 regards ivor
Steve Probably overkill but i ran two breathers from the cobra both from the top, the main one is in 3/8 metal from a large non return valve down the fuselage side and exits just in front of the flap
Hi David As you know I have one fitted to G-IVER, On one occasion climbing For terrain avoidance I inadvertently allowed my airspeed to decay to the point That Helen (I named her after mark=92s wife)
Hi Guys I normally switch on my dedicated CB for the waist gate servo as part of my check list as soon as I get in the cockpit, But on one occasion because I was distracted by Ground crew I totally f
Hi Gilles I decided early on in my wiring to make sure that the waist gate servo and ECU always had power, So I have wired it direct bi passing the battery contactor, It has a klixon CB that is alway
Hi Marcel The spring type clips tend to come in smaller sizes to the size you need, I cut down my existing rubber pipe and used two small pieces to connect to the Cobra and tank using jubilee clips,
Hi Barry I think you mean water pipes,You shouldn't use Silicone for fuel/oil, The fuel inlet pipe is 67mm outside dia and 50.6mm inside Dia just taken the measurement from the old cut off piece in m
If you drill a hole in the fuel filler cap its likely to vent fuel down the side of your aircraft If tank is left full on a hot day, unless your vent pipe is below the fuel cap, on my build my vent p
In the middle of the engine right where the vacuum pump goes are two tapped holes used for a engine lift, They are a good size for earthing, i also fitted a smaller lead to the starter motor bolt, A
On mine i drilled a hole after tightening the Binx nut and fitted a stainless D clip to stopped the Binx nut moving, or at least migrating too far, Its a item i check regularly when ever the cowls ar
Hi Frans A couple of month=92s ago I noticed fuel staining from my float bowls, so decided to replace the gaskets with the nitrile type, My experience were they are next to useless, They are too soft
Hi Fran's Hope you fair better with the nitrile gaskets than me, but I would also order a pair of paper gaskets Just in case, Bob Harrison and I Landed at Losinj a beautiful Island south of Paula, Th
Hi Gert I think you are referring to the Ultimate vent, I have a pair fitted and they work well even in 40C temps, Mine are fitted just below the front screen and give you cool air to your face and n
Hi Gert They are very easy to fit, Just a hole saw and some Redux and you are good to go, I have painted them since these picture's were taken but cannot find them in my Build library, regards Ivor .
I just used a conventional hole saw slightly smaller than the vent, this was in a hand drill so you can go very slow, then open the hole to the correct size using a plastic pipe covered in 180 grit s