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Pierre did his first solo in the UFO this afternoon, beautifull !!!

Congrats man, you really hanged in there for a few years now.

I decided to quickly respond because this is an extremely important questions which can have SIGNIFICANT safety implications. Thanks KFA, nicely simplified and to the point, all I can add is PLEASE guys be very carefull. This is not a story, someone thinks he is doing good and then....... We regular...

What you show there and describe is very good signs of Detonation. Our Ozzie mate can take this further, he understand engines better than Rugby... Loose cylinder head studs on some cylinders will not cause lean mixture under high power, no air will be sucked in during inlet stroke.. The "leakage ma...

Congrats are in order


Pierre flew in the UFO for the tirst time on Friday. Well done, excellent landing.

Well, what more can I say. I don't feel offended just a bit disappointed when our energy is seen as " A self-styled "garlic & beetroot" approach using "home made" fuel tanks. I have no problem if the SAGPA members feel we must not waste our time on this effort. I will step back and support anybody w...

Good morning, I can report back that this action has not started to slow down. So far : - we have obtained a "fire blanket" ( R 546.89 ) - Richard Herber helped me out while I was in Cape town and he has collected 3 m^2 of a special "heat shield" mat which we are using to insulate exhaust systems ( ...

Under T 561 the gyro only need to withstand the following during an emergency landing : T 561 General a) The gyroplane, although it may be damaged in emergency landing conditions, must be designed as prescribed in this paragraph to protect each occupant under those conditions. Revised 12 August 2005...

Good morning, A few more comments: Thanks for that link to the FAR 27 standards. Now to put it in perspective. That is what you can expect from the Full Type Certified side of Aviation. If a machine is Type Certified it WILL comply with these requirement OR it may apply for exemption from any partic...

On a further note. I ma not saying that a fuel pipe will never tear during an accident, but I am not aware of engine - airframe seperation in any of the accidents> Now as long as the engine and airframe stay together I think the only way the fuel line can tear or be compromised is by an object hitti...

Good morning, One of our members did not just sit around, he went to Buck rogers and asked him again for his opinion. Below is an extract of the mail we exchanged on the subject. Please go through it and understand the concept, then add constructive comments please. Thanks very much Leo for your eff...

Guys, please understand that this forum is not the official SAGPA "circular", but in the same light I respect the fact that a lot of SAGPA members are active on this forum. I am the one who said we need to consult and debate a matter within the SAGPA Committee first before making or releasing statem...

Nou ja, dit lyk my die klomp van Wagtail is ook maar weer op pad. Ons klomp gaan op die vliegveld kamp. Party van ons "gewone" lede is land-uit so die groep gaan bietjie kleiner wees. Len, as jy nie regkom nie, ons het darrem 'n ELA 07S wat jy kan huur vir die naweek.....die Kriek is natuurlik ook b...

Good morning, I just quickly had a look at teh SAGPA website and would like to update as follows: AP ratings Johan von Ludwig : Magni VPM, M16, M22, M24 ELA 07, 07S, MT03, MT0sport, Sycamore, XENON, UFO, Kriek, Springkaan Jan Loedolff : Magni M16, M22, ELA 07, 07S, XENON, Kriek Instructors ratings :...

33.5 l/h

I think this is what you wanted to show, really red hot exhaust stack. The turbine housing was actually also Cherry red in colour, but the picture was taken after we already came back on the power so only the exhaust pipes are still pink in colour..... And then.........the exhaust manifold split ope...