Light Aircraft Association

I'm no longer able to buy my favoured epoxy varnish, solvent based Gurit Eposeal 300, which has been discontinued in favour of Amproseal, which is less hazardous. Apart from being more expensive, Amproseal would probably be a bit less inclined to soak into the wood, which is a useful feature of the ...

My thanks also for the very helpful comments and advice and to skelly for raising the question.

Ian

I'm in a similar position except I need to emphasise that I am not an engineer, so can't offer advice, but I shall be interested in any responses. At present my intention is to cover the wings and other "flying" surfaces with Oratex, for lightness, which is critical for my "Boredom Fighter" biplane ...

Thanks for that Mike and I'll try them.

Ian

Tried again and success this time!

Ian

I've just completed and submitted my response to the CAA questionnaire and this has been acknowledged.

Clicking on the received "Link" to receive a *pdf copy of my response produces no results.

Is there something else I need to do to make this work?

Think the French website may be: http://www.ulmtechnologie.com/ I was hoping to use one of their sets of wheels and brakes for my Boredom Fighter project, so I could use cable operated brakes and keep everything light and simple. Unfortunately, try as I might, I could not extract the technical infor...

I have also used small amounts of West epoxy and like it, but have only needed to use it for small non critical areas. I have been using the West pumps and find this a chore, so will give the electronic scales a try. That sounds like the best option and by coincidence, I was about to look for suitab...

Aerodux 500 (Prefere 4050) is my preference for laminations and most other applications. My test pieces have always passed easily, even with simple spring clamp pressure. There has to be firm contact between the parts and a close fit is always desirable, but my impression ( and I have only informati...

I assumed that might be the case Nic and have thanked Bob, accordingly.

Ian

Must have been some kind of divine intervention involved?

I have also now received an e mail advising that my refund is due next week. I almost cheered.

Ian

That's encouraging John and many thanks.

Ian

My claim was submitted last year and I'm still waiting for my modest refund.

Is there any likelihood of this turning up in the near future, ideally before this time next year?

I assume we are still expected to be patient - my patience is now wearing thin.

Ian

I was concerned about that aspect from the beginning Rob but am still thinking of having a go to see if the pros outweigh the cons. I might need three hands to cope with pressing it against my neck when talking? If I had another seat in the biplane, I could take a Russian along with me and he could ...

Has anyone experience of throat microphones? I understand they work well ( allegedly ) in noisy environments so they might be an option for my open cockpit biplane project, in due course. I already have a couple of ex service leather helmets, but might use a newer helmet and adapt that. There are Am...