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- Fri Sep 20, 2019 3:41 pm
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Ignition Screening - Gipsy Major
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4089
Re: Ignition Screening - Gipsy Major
sorry for delay in reply, been on holiday. No we don't use screened caps. we carry the mesh over the HT connector at the top of the plug, all the way to the plug base and cable tie it there. we obviously replace the ties each time we service the plugs.
- Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:52 pm
- Forum: Sales & Wants
- Topic: Gipsy Major 1 TNS`S
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1720
Re: Gipsy Major 1 TNS`S
Hi I have set of Gipsy TNS, which seem to cover all models, some from RR, some from Hants and Sussex and so on. I inherited them with a load of Gipsy parts about 10 years ago. Whether they are complete or not, I have no idea. Incidentally, I also have a Gipsy 1 crankshaft, fettled by Vintech and wit...
- Mon Jun 17, 2019 1:39 pm
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Lubricating BTH Magneto?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2276
Re: Lubricating BTH Magneto?
We use aerosol can with long fine nozzle and inject a very small quantity of commercial auto spray grease. It seems to work fine and our magneto man is happy with that. We do it once every two years or so (about 60 -70 flying hours).
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:57 am
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Ignition Screening - Gipsy Major
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4089
Re: Ignition Screening - Gipsy Major
We use unscreeened plugs on our Gipsy Major and the newTrig radios reacted badly! We simply applied mesh sleeving externally from the plug base to the metal conduit pipe that carries the HT cables to the magneto. the mesh is earthed using a flex metal earthing strip running from a screw on the magne...
- Fri Mar 01, 2019 3:24 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Documentation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1762
Re: Documentation
thank you, that's most helpful.
- Thu Feb 28, 2019 1:23 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Documentation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1762
Documentation
I understand that EASA aircraft are legally required to carry a number of documents in the aeroplane for every flight and this includes a copy of the flight manual. Does anybody know what documents should be carried in a non EASA aircraft (in this case a chipmunk).
- Sun Jul 22, 2018 3:40 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Rally Slots
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2705
Re: Rally Slots
i just booked ours.