Light Aircraft Association

Hi Bill, Yes you can use a heat gun on dacron or, an iron. Dacron is the same stuff that is marketed as Poly-Fiber. Take a look at their website and you will find some interesting FAQs.

Ah yes, the elevators :? I brought bthem home and thought that it would be a quick job !! The fuselage is probably the least problematical, just need to take your time with the tensioning. Work around the airframe side to side making sure you tension evenly. I found it seemed beneficial to to leave ...

Hi Richard,
No need to remove firewall. Have you got the build manual? If not, I can copy the appropriate section and email it to you.
Fusealge is ok to do, the tail surfaces can be very fiddly and time consuming, but it's not (quite) rocket science

Which just goes to show the unfairness of the present sysytem. I recognise that the LAA has done its best, subject to the system as it stands. However, being a lifelong rebel, I'm advocating a different approach whereby owners might elect to bring their aircraft into the permit system. It would be a...

I wish I could offer useful guidance, but have no experience of such a situation. The actions you describe amount to extortion, albeit disguised as legal. Is there a lawyer in the house? Some sort of action for loss incurred due to their over zealous actions which are disproportionate, in relation t...

Graham, your reasoning makes good sense IF we accept the status quo. However, this discussion challenges that staus quo and some are advocating an alternative approach. So, why should I not be allowed to transfer a CofA type to the LAA permit system, subject to it being operated under accepted permi...

Well last post by Mr McArthy made me laugh :lol: I would also point out that I'm entitled to laugh as I've suffered misfortunes, through misadventure, at the hands of machinery. I have one finger that is somewhat shorter as the result of one cock up :oops: Whilst chuckling through this thread I have...

I can understand the opening post perfectly well and totally agree with the idea. The cost of keeping a CofA type legal is ridiculous. It's not as if the aircraft concerned are so very different. I'm sure we have people in our organistation who are more than capable of overseeing maintenance on a Ce...

Oh dear, hope the prop isn't damaged

Ian, I think the native language in Brazil is Portuguese, not Spanish. They all sound the same to me and need to be told to speak proppa English if they want to get ahead in this aviation game

I bought a far-Eastern brand one when Lidl had them on offer. The only thing wrong with it is the chuck - a flimsy mechanism that can't hold stuff properly. It's a non-standard size, so the whole thing is a bit of a waste. A friend of mine has a "real" Dremel, which is infinitely better. Whatever y...

Good choice Trevor

Have you explored their forums at www.skydemon.aero/forums

Lots of support there if you're stuck with anything.

Somebody on the RANS CLAN forum should be able to assist....

http://ransclan.com/forums/

Well, I'm absolutely disgusted. Despite exposing the inaccurate claims and showing that traffic (what there is of it) is declining, they got almost all of what they asked for. I suspect that somebody at the CAA is covering his backside. Click on link via this web page and scroll down to page 8 of th...

Oh dear Martin, that is quite unacceptable in the current climate.

Take yourself outside into the garden, naked, then thrash yourself with with a sprig of nettles. Let that be a lesson to you.