Many thanks to everyone who responded to my message:
Brian - many thanks, useful info, I'll fit the Aircraft Spruce
berarings, and monitor. Still here in Kenya, weather great, bureaucracy
awful. Re aviation, all former Permit aircraft are now on a Restricted
C of A (since 3 years), and under this category such aircraft 'may not
make international flights', which locks us all into Kenya. I assume
that the aircraft becomes unairworthy once it crosses the border. This
affects 50 aircraft, 15% of the Kenya civil fleet, but it only seems a
few are interested to travel to neigbouring Tanzania or Uganda, or
further afield. I suspect that there are many kitfoxes and similar in
the remote ranches who no longer bother with CofAs and all that. I used
my Europa for commuting to Uganda, and no longer can, hence last year
did only 6 hours in it. For my wildlife projects in Uganda and Tanzania
I now have to hire a Cessna, and 4 time the cost.
Remi- thanks for the info. I'll try the AS option above, but will test
performance, and bear your recommendation in mind.
Peter and Keith in New Zealand, re Artex 406. Thanks for very much for
your help. Are your antenna(e) internally mounted? And Peter, the
groundplane plate is a flat plate, and the diameter and thickness? I
think the Artex 406 system has many problems as you indicate.... here
in Kenya, an Artex went off in a parked Cessna, 100 m from the control
tower of our busiest airport Wilson. The signal was picked up and
reported (apparently) by a passing British Airways boeing. The ELT
bleeped away for a week with various people running around the wider
countryside of Kenya before someone peered out of the tower and realized
it was just there... Tells you alot about many things...
Thanks again, all best
Richard
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