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by Griffin
Sun Feb 08, 2015 11:10 am
Forum: Members Projects
Topic: Rebuilding the Turbi ll
Replies: 91
Views: 74045

Re: Rebuilding the Turbi ll

She is looking great Boet.
What is the history and origin of your Turbi? The only reference I could find, to a Turbi was to the Druine Turbi.
Is there any connection?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Turbi.JPG
by Griffin
Wed Dec 24, 2014 7:38 am
Forum: Members Projects
Topic: Rebuilding the Turbi ll
Replies: 91
Views: 74045

Re: Rebuilding the Turbi ll

This is a horrible question to ask after all that work. Do you think it would have been better to have replaced some of the worn bits rather than stripping it down and recovering the plane?
by Griffin
Mon Jun 30, 2014 1:21 pm
Forum: Members Projects
Topic: Ian's Savannah Project
Replies: 240
Views: 87407

Re: Ian's Savannah Project

"I would like to remove the slats and fit new leading edge but I don't want "out of service time" at the moment , flying is just too nice (!!) "

Hi Ian
Why would you want to remove the slats?
by Griffin
Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:32 pm
Forum: Members Projects
Topic: Building the new Bushbaby SAFARI
Replies: 1565
Views: 638489

Re: Building the new Bushbaby SAFARI

Oupa-G wrote:...The new gear will be cut the axle centre will come another 25mm further forward and the angles will be slightly different.
Can you talk a bit about the reasons for moving the axle forward?
by Griffin
Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:36 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Electric aircraft take to the air
Replies: 0
Views: 906

Electric aircraft take to the air

http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/stories/2009/Electric_aircraft/E-Lazair%201_web.jpg At Sywell Aerodrome near Northampton, the first electric aircraft flew under the recently introduced sub-115 kg regime, which allows single seat, lightweight aircraft to be developed and flown in the UK without the ad...
by Griffin
Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:59 pm
Forum: Technical Talk
Topic: Knock Detector
Replies: 3
Views: 1258

Re: Knock Detector

Is that sensor part of the R1200 motor or are you fitting your own piezo mic to the motor?
What is the frequency you quote? (2.8kHz) Is that the frequency of the pre-ignition "knocking" sound you are trying to detect?
by Griffin
Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:47 pm
Forum: Gyro Talk
Topic: Video low flying in a gyro
Replies: 18
Views: 5101

Re: Video low flying in a gyro

Some people were offended by the video’s and I removed it. It is your choice. If they were truly offensive they would have been removed by the Administrator one of the moderators. If they are gyro related and meet the site guidelines http://www.microlighters.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=33 you are fre...
by Griffin
Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:03 pm
Forum: Gyro Talk
Topic: Video low flying in a gyro
Replies: 18
Views: 5101

Re: Video low flying in a gyro

Grumpy wrote:May I ask why? :shock:
It is a good question. WHY was the video removed??
by Griffin
Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:50 pm
Forum: Members Projects
Topic: Radial Explorer Project - Da Animal
Replies: 756
Views: 136215

Re: Radial Explorer Project - Da Animal

Boet wrote:SPARROWS. ...They soon will go the way of the bloody Aardvark that dug up the runway. :twisted: :twisted:
Be carefull where you point that double walk hail gun of yours Boet. It's a lot easier to damage wings than a runway! :wink:
by Griffin
Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:56 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: New Boat Anchor at Rhino
Replies: 11
Views: 4223

Re: New Boat Anchor at Rhino

What was the problem with the Subaru engine?
by Griffin
Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:11 pm
Forum: Technical Talk
Topic: Changing engine upright
Replies: 2
Views: 1111

Re: Changing engine upright

Speak to Aiden at Solowings about this. I don't believe it is necessary. One big advantage of leaving it is that if/when you take the head and cylinder off there is no danger of dropping bits into the crank case.
by Griffin
Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:08 am
Forum: Gyro Talk
Topic: Tail Wheel??
Replies: 1
Views: 931

Tail Wheel??

While admiring Marks gyro I noticed the size or the tail wheel.
Why are there no tail wheel gyros? By this I mean no nose wheel.
Would this not give you a more robust undercarriage and the ability to get in and out of rough strips?

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by Griffin
Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:20 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Caption Please
Replies: 116
Views: 15836

Re: Caption Please

Hey!! Why did you wake me up?? Who are you calling a PIC??
by Griffin
Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:04 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Koala 2 seater for sale - *SOLD*
Replies: 77
Views: 18470

Re: Koala 2 seater for sale - *SOLD*

Nope, need to do a conversion. Instructors are few and far between who has got the rating AND will do the conversion. The buzzword seems to be "old technology". May be true but this is what I can afford right now. Found an instructor and the conversion is planned for 15 December. Old technology my ...
by Griffin
Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:08 pm
Forum: Technical Talk
Topic: Need some help on Shadow Microlight
Replies: 3
Views: 1539

Re: Need some help on Shadow Microlight

Hi Green Tree Welcom to Microlighters. I don't know much about the Shadow Trainer but I do know that many of the Quick Silver microlights, that have the same spoilers system, were converted to three axis. Some of them are still flying. http://www.microlighters.co.za/download/file.php?id=10548 http:/...