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by Mike Fortescue
Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:44 pm
Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
Topic: Prop for Jab 3300 in Pelican
Replies: 1
Views: 3853

Prop for Jab 3300 in Pelican

Dutch acquaintance (in Holland) as asked me to post: "I´m changing the engine on my Pelican for a Jabiru 3300. Because the performance of the pelican is below the J400 I thought a standard Jabiru prop will be oké. Does any body know a Jabiru J400 owner that changed his prop and has a standard prop h...
by Mike Fortescue
Wed Feb 04, 2009 5:56 pm
Forum: Hangar Chat
Topic: 'unused' military airfields may not be!
Replies: 1
Views: 2817

'unused' military airfields may not be!

Letter in Feb magazine describes: Colerne: 'used occasionally by UAS, unused 90% of the year' Hullavington: 'used by an Air Cadet Gliding Club on suitable weekends but the rest of the time unused' This is dangerously far from the truth. The reduction of UAS flying at Colerne has led to an increase o...
by Mike Fortescue
Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:21 pm
Forum: Hangar Chat
Topic: Ethanol
Replies: 17
Views: 18780

Heard on R4 'PM' tonight (feature on how demand for 'biofuels' is leading to harsh working conditions for cane cutters in Brasil) that Mogas in UK forecourt pumps already contains typically 2.5% biofuel. Not necessarily reliable (R4 after all!) nor necessarily alcohol ..
by Mike Fortescue
Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:18 pm
Forum: Hangar Chat
Topic: Staverton: e-mail support needed
Replies: 0
Views: 2272

Staverton: e-mail support needed

apologies to all who may have already seen this on the Flyer Forum: http://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=49937 ... deadline is deadline is 28 Nov. This plea, with supporting arguments and background, is in a .pdf, now linked from http://www.kirbycane.plus.com/flyer/egbj_support.pdf If you do se...
by Mike Fortescue
Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:45 pm
Forum: Hangar Chat
Topic: LAA Awards - nominations
Replies: 2
Views: 3993

vmt, Penny

This means that there is not the exact category in which I had been thinking of nominating someone; but it was useful to clarify that
by Mike Fortescue
Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:24 pm
Forum: Hangar Chat
Topic: LAA Awards - nominations
Replies: 2
Views: 3993

LAA Awards - nominations

I recall reading very recently about the criteria for nominations for LAA awards; but I cannot now trace where this was (not in the Oct magazine). Grateful if someone could refer me to a URL or post

a. the categories
b. how to nominate
c. deadline
by Mike Fortescue
Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:03 pm
Forum: Hangar Chat
Topic: August Magazine
Replies: 10
Views: 13338

now sorted in pm (thanks, cirrusvfr)
by Mike Fortescue
Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:03 pm
Forum: Hangar Chat
Topic: August Magazine
Replies: 10
Views: 13338

Laddingford - PPR details ?

Laddingford is not in my Lockyears (not the latest), at least not under that name.

Looks attractive on GoogleEarth. Can anyone post the PPR contact details, please ?