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Well, good news so far, :D My inspector was pleased with the build quality of the 'boat' and all the timber aspects of the plane, This was all structurally sound, and well presented (good considering the last time it was worked on was 1990! The composite side of things was a slightly different story...

Thanks, The more people i talk to, the more weight seems to be the main issue area. I have been in touch with Colin now,who is clearly an expert in these planes, he is looking at the photos I have of the build so far, so looking forward to hearing his opinions and advice. Also good to hear a bit mor...

Thanks Ian, that's interesting what you said. I wondered how straight forward it would be, as I can undertake basic structural analysis, and certainly vastly improve in every way on the original build methods,(we do a lot of reverse engineering as a business) but my concern would be how things work ...

Hahaha, sounds like this is the forum to be on then! :) I looked at Jabiru's, and had quite mixed emotions to be honest too, didn,t really come to much of a conclusion, but seemed to get more positive vibes from the VW angle. Its just the power issue that would worry me a bit. I saw a nicely built K...

Thank you Chris and Ian, Really helpful info, and I appreciate it. Being new to the Light Aircraft world means I have little direction so far, so great to hear about other projects, and the order in which to do things! I have just searched for local inspectors, and surprised to find three within 10 ...

Hi, Im new to the aircraft building and maintenance world, I have long term experience in composites and have recently acquired a Rand KR2, which is around 60% built. Im after general advice about the build process, the order in which to do things, and what I can and cant do with regards to certain ...