Light Aircraft Association

I think a small set of oxy-acetylene bottles is acceptable. Certainly used to be. Oxy-propane is another option. People have huge cylinders of propane at home for cooking and heating. As regards non-combustible compressed gasses at home I have a half-full diving cylinder under my stairs - it's been ...

I wasn't doing it for aircraft purposes at the time but I learned to gas and stick weld by doing a City and Guilds course (actually EMFEC at the time) at the local college. I was supposed to learn to MiG weld as well as part of the course, but limited kit and diabolical timetabling/organisation of t...

Ian Law wrote:Dipping all bolts in hot beeswax is the quaint and appealing recommendation in the plans, but I haven't tried this yet!

I have to admit I considered candle wax!

No Prop ever came out from a reputable maker that was too tight on the bolts. Very interesting, but how tight is too tight? Or, of more use, what would be the correct clearance size for a 3/8 bolt? 25/64? 13/32? The bolts push in and out just with hand pressure or a very light tap. Your torque comm...

I have a wooden prop on my RV6. The an6 bolts that hold it on are a close fit in the prop. This causes the cad plating on the bolts to wear off and the bolts to rust. I'm about to buy my third set of bolts: £75 - ouch! Anybody have any ideas how to stop this happenning again - short of drilling the ...

I would do some weight and balance calcs before buying the nikasil barrels.
I'd hate to see all that money and effort spent only to have to put a lump of lead up front to bring the c of g forward again!
Would make for a nicely elegant motor all the same!

Bill McCarthy wrote:They do one that does from eight inch...

Just right for repairs to the Forth Bridge.

I did the RV toolbox LAA course.

Thoroughly recommend it!

The electrics and avionics courses are very good too.

Just need the composites for RVs course to be run again - had a prior engagement last time it ran.

Have you tried the UK RV Forum?

http://www.rvforum.co.uk/

Hopefully you can get the link to work - it can be very hit and miss as the site seems to not like proxies and firewalls.

Gloster Air Parts sell excellent rivet guns. Call Diana on 01252 617484. Agreed. Gloster supply very nice (normally Avery) kit. Probably a good idea to call in the evening and talk to Pete to discuss your requirements before ordering. They supply several guns for different jobs, rivet sizes, techni...

Use a disposable 20ml syringe. . Or a 60 or 100ml. You can probably backfill the entire system without having to refill the syringe (and risk bubbles) then. I attach the syringe using thin clear pvc hose - basically thin windscreen washer hose. Just fits on the end of the syringe and over the tiny ...

Didn't know Asda did pipe benders. You live and learn!

The Sennheiser ANR headsets are very good value, and work well. I know a commercial pilot who uses a set for work flying 737s, so they appear to be durable enough. Only issue I have had is the older model ones sit on rather than over the ears which I found uncomfortable (always feel like they are go...

I'll come clean up-front and say I live far away from Kent and Essex. However, I have visited family and fiends in Kent and have flown through the Southend environs. Knowing how stroppy they have been getting of late I made sure I called them up. When going south in the morning they were pretty disi...

I think Dave Mickleburgh recommended changing them annually as they were so cheap.

If I still had G-BAPP I would probably change the system A battery one year and System B the next and alternate like that!