You will need to be careful with the positioning of the Terra units - the Com and Transponder are very long (but I don't know about the GPS). I fitted mine above each other on the RHS of the panel, a
On this occasion I would buy the fastening screws from Light Aero Spares - they sell dome headed black brass screws and lock nuts which look better and are cheaper than the Aircraft Spruce ones and a
This is no doubt an advantage if you have to maintain an instrument since you don't need to remove the panel - howver IMHO the panel looks neater with them fitted from the rear - depends what you wan
I didn't get a block with mine - guess I had better check with the factory. Glad to see such a positive report tho' - I'm just taking mine apart - just what I needed to get motivated again! -- Rolph
I set my bungee tension a couple of months ago to what I thought was the right tension - any tighter and I had problems getting the wheel down. After what is I guess about a couple of months sitting
It occurs to me that the bungee should be knotted at the bottom and not at the top as shown in the manual. This astounding innovation makes it possible to adjust tension, even with Cap'n Singletons e
Pete Evans has just done his 7th - mine - in I think a record two hours. I didn't even have to remove the carpets! He's only got four more booked so he should be even faster by then! He did mention s
I went ahead and invested in the new block - painted the plates black - the whole thing went together easily and looks magic - like something out of Star Wars - nearly hung it on the wall, but reason
Do get them to check the weight carefully - and if there are any bits you don't need you could ask them to get rid - probably easier then controlling build weight. All the very best!! -- Rolph Muller
I made a compromise and fitted a single strobe underneath forward of the tailwheel - can't be seen from above, but when viewed from below against cloud it should help. Pete Smoothy sells some excelle
For those who are interested, it weighs in at 800 lb, including Rotax 912 Gelcoat paint system 6 flight instruments Terra Comm and Transp. Colourmap 2000 GPS Strobe Fire ex and 1st aid Damper -- Rolp
It's also very hard , so considerable finishing may be required if it doesn't go on too smoothly. It finally needs waxing using a power polisher. Gary McKirdy on 01295 788526 did at one of the meetin
"What are the advantages and disadvantages of tri-gear against taildragger?" is the starting point - answer that one and you are partly there if you add in the balance between the advantages and dias
OH AND BTW, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST ME A LIST OF ALL THE OTHER GROUPS WHOSE TIME YOU WASTE - WHY SHOULD YOU BE THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE SOME FUN. -- Rolph Muller