Light Aircraft Association

Jonathan Most of what is written here regarding bolt specifications misses the point (though some of it is OK). Roger P has posted good information. The standard thread length for an M8 British Standard Metric Bolt (I don't have the ISO standards to hand but they are essentially the same) is 22mm (2...

I moved my Jodel 1050 (it's a big one) in the back of a 7.5 tonne truck all in one go. You just need to be a bit creative.... There was a fair bit of wing hanging out of the back though.

On the assumption that the battery gains weight when it is charged (e=mc^2) the answer is simple. The weighing needs to be done with a discharged battery. I'm not sure that the man from the CAA has any scales that accurate. Perhaps more seriously, if it were fitted with a fuel cell then I'm sure tha...

My recommendation would be to go for 14mm plugs with helicoils right from the off. Always worked perfectly for me. Putting the plugs directly into the heads always causes trouble in the end.

David Absolutely correct regarding the semi-synthetic and lead in fuel. In my defence, I did head my piece "the simple version". To expand a bit, (also a simple version) the lead in 100LL probably does more harm than good in a most low powered aero-engines and certainly so in all automotive derived ...

It's all about the oil. The simple version goes like this.... When the C85 was new Ashless Dispersant and other detergent oils had not been invented. With 'straigh' oil any big lumps in the oil were stopped by the screen and the fine particles settled out into all the nooks and crannies inside the e...

Consumer digital cameras are generally pretty poor in high RF environments. If the Rotax is anything like my VW it will spew out RFI.

Jeremy You will be pleased to know that the Garmin 196C GPS has exactly the functionality you are looking for. In so far as I am aware it is also a function on the 296 and 496. I use it all the time when giving position reports. If you are caught unawares by an ATC request for position I can usualy ...

I can only really speak from my personal experience. I have used a Garmin 196 for over two years. Superb value for money. The big difference between the Garmin (and others using Jeppesen) and the Fly Angel is how the charts are produced. The Jep charts are fully digital. In simple terms that's to sa...

Steve Spurious arguments. VOR/DME/NDB give you (slant) range and bearing to a known point that has an ident associated with it. An old GPS with no database gives you information related to a point you have entered, which may or may not be correct. Similar argument with off-track error etc. Its only ...

Chuck it away. Either get a proper Aviation GPS with an up to date database or stick to navigating by looking out of the window. Either is a perfectly valid navigation solution.

Using an old unit with no airspace and unreliable data is a recipe for an airspace bust.

Good to hear you solved the problem. As noted above, I doubt it was the big bits that you could see that were causing the problem. It's almost certainly microscopic bits that came along with them that partially blocked the filter.

A failing fuel pump causes similar symptoms.

If buying from the States remember to check for 4" or 100mm PCD for mounting bolts.

Pete I have a 54"x34" Fern prop here somewhere but I'm not going to give it to you (or even sell it to you). Your inspector is right - it's not the world's greatest prop (I am being polite). I changed the one on my Nipper to a second-hand Chris Lodge 56"x36". I now go faster at lower revs and climb ...

Pete Yes but.... I had an interesting and very much related experience in China last year. Running a fleet of 10 outboard powered boats we experienced loss of power in about one third of the fleet. I'm not an outboard service engineer and neither was anyone else who was there, so followed a very fas...