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The usual Devonian welcome awaits you at Dunkeswell over the weekend of 13th - 15th August! Free BBQ for early arrivals on Friday evening. Camping under your wing or local B&Bs available. Aircraft judging. Otter ale specially available. Pork roast and live music on Saturday night. Full details on ww...

Nick, "I haven't stopped smiling since..." just about sums up the D9!
G-BGFJ 1993-2007

Does anyone have the latest on the blanket exemption from DGAC?

Alan, try Mike Hutchinson at Shobdon see previous thread
http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co. ... 03af177eb9

Ok, but you know what I meant!

My understanding, having just bought a Signtronics I/C (SPA-400), is that they have the benefit of being able to accept heasets of differing impedance. As I use an old Icom A20, the 220 ohm resistor in the headphone circuit, is a mod I'll be using.

Graham, There's no change for homebuilt (i.e. non factory) permit a/c. This was an admin cock-up by the French in giving factory built homebuilts blanket exemption years ago when it wasn't formally written into their regulations. DGAC and LAA are pulling out the stops to redress this in the hope it ...

Mark Langford's got some useful notes & photos about his mixture meter set up at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/o2meter

Mike

Mine was a low volt warning (long blasts on the buzzer and LED). I found one of the regulator leads was burnt through so I was under-charging and I got home on my 'A' battery.

Rob
I had a regulator fry on my D9 and replaced it like for like with this
http://www.electrexworld.co.uk/rr58-reg ... 779-0.html. This lasted me a further few years until I sold the a/c. Only later did I hear recommendations about a suzuki alternative!

Site url now changed to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UL-Power-Aero-Engines/

Mark Jones of Galaxy Microlight has just set up a Yahoo group for UL Power aero engine owners (& prospective owners).
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ULPoweraeroenginesUK

Although Onrisk are recommending that their previous customers go to Haywards, the insurance company that Onrisk used (Alpha) now work in the UK through brokers Joint Aviation Services http://www.joint.co.uk based at Alton in Hants and have several years' experience in gliding insurance. Out of the ...

Mike, having spoken to both manufacturers and seen their products at SnF, B&C would be my choice too!