Light Aircraft Association

The numbers from CAP 783 are pretty much equivalent to those for a licensed field so there is plenty of scope for reduction. In our area there is a strip with around an 11m total width before a massive ditch - in 20 odd years it has only claimed one aircraft. The key is the conditions and the pilots...

Extract from CAP 793 runway Physical Characteristics Aircraft category: - Light Aeroplane (<2730 kg MTOM) Length: The greater length of 1.25 x Take-Off Distance Required or 1.43 x Landing Distance Required, as detailed in Pilot’s Operating Handbook. Width - 18 m. No vertical obstacles within 25 m ei...

It is obvious! This new fangled electronic stuff is just a passing phase. And when the electricity goes off you cannot see you wonderful archive. We have a moribund web presence because a very few influential people have managed to ensure that situation. Changing the name of the association to 'appe...

There is a real possibility it may go away all together. The OFCOM proposals are likely to free up a substantial number of frequencies and so there will be virtually no justification for allocating 8.33 frequencies in the UK if that occurs. It will be interesting to see of the various interest group...

To be fair you have to remember the caliber of gentlemen we are dealing with Grampian Police have an illustrious history of a Chief Constable for who the sins of the flesh were a major worktime activity and a force who were unable to find bodies in a burnt out cottage - a tasks the builders succeede...

Continental C-90 14F, rebuilt 1970, build year unknown but presumably pre-1960, total hours when stripped in 2000 - 2450hrs since 1970 rebuild. Stripped at 2000 due to low compressions - crank ok, new bearings fitted - originals outside manufacturers tolerances. New clyinders and pistons fitted. Con...

Perhaps we do need a little more detail on what is being proposed. I would have thought that all of the ATC units with digital radar could ouptut the sort of information you are looking for. Is it as simple as NATS asking / telling them? Still if you want my data you're welcome to it. I discovered l...

To be fair to Polytunnels ours - still standing with the original cover after 15 years - there are Polytunnels and Polytunnels. Their big advantage in snow is that they tend to shed it. Ours is routinely surrounded by piles of the stuff which has fallen off the top. Early on we used to put props ont...

Very easy to fit and it works very well. Gives a very slight temperature decrease (but dependent upon the baffling arrangement). The cleanliness of the oil was visually much better. In theory you could extend the oil change intervals but I was simply much happier with it being much cleaner. It gives...

I ran a Beagle Terrier (Auster T9) for a few years. The first point is which Auster? Apart from the issue that no two are actually identical there is a huge spread in weight/power/cost/spares availability/age/equipment/seats etc If you're looking at the two seaters then I would suggest the Lycoming ...

I had a cH601 with virtually the same setup (A2 not A21). It was actually capable of better range than my friends certified setup! But the antenna does need a large ground plane - easy with an aluminium airframe rather harder with tube and fabric. Try and borrow a SWR meter (they just plug into the ...

Given that an RV7 has pretty good performance the owner has probably not noticed any drop in performance. However Lycomings are pretty notorious for eating camshafts particularly if they are not used very regularly. If the owner does not want to help then thank him for his time and walk away. There ...

Applying the fabric to a steel (or any other material) structure is actually much more straight forward than it appears. Once you've 'done' the first surface your confidence grows very quickly. The application is pretty similar for most of the systems - my preference is PolyFiber because it is more ...

Worth getting hold of a 'proper' version of the manual to be sure but this version http://www.pj260.com/Continental/O-200%20Manual.pdf, gives a valve lift of 0.41" Most of the other values seem to be the ones I used when I had one!

Cann't help with the prop issue I'm afraid.

From my experience with an Emeraude you may find the same problem. However the latter German built ones do look to have a bit more room, the French ones all have the seat back as part of the bulkhead. You have touched upon Austers - I had a Terrier for a while which I would not recommend due to its ...