Light Aircraft Association

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The comments regarding TCAS assume it always works and works properly. I've been told more than once (in different aircraft) by "TCAS equipped" light aircraft that my transponder isn't working (once when I was on very short final - really helpful!). I've never been told by any ATC that my transponde...

The air-cooled VW fraternity seem to favour straight 30 all the time as far as I can see. Morris Oils of Shrewsbury do a straight 30 of good quality which is what we've been using in the Evans VP1's 1835. Too early to say much about it with only 5 hours or so on the engine except that the wee beasti...

I know this thread has gone rather cold, but... I've now done 2 of the courses, metalwork and wiring. Both were excellent: informative and enjoyable. The metalwork was primarily hands on and the electrics was more of a series of lectures but that was entirely appropriate in each case given their sub...

To get back on to topic... It has been bemoaned elsewhere on this forum that the LAA permit types didn't include anything with 4 seats that could vie with the PA28. Well the RV10 wipes the floor with most PA28s (the 140/150/160 etc versions) in both performance and capacity, the RV being a true 4 se...

jamie_duff wrote: and probably fit Leburgs when the time comes.

Good idea, but look into getting some now, as they are no longer oficially available, I believe.

...and I am beginning to get the feeling that these brake components are not made by Honda or Kawasaki at all but the Japanese equivalent of Lockheed or Girling, ie braking system manufacturers whose products are used on a wide variety of bikes. Got it in one! Looks like the reservoir and cylinder ...

Steve Brown wrote:I agree fuel injection is necessary for better ecomony & I'd like to see some inovation there too.

Improved economy would be nice.
I'd like fuel injection for its resistance to icing!

I always accepted that as soon as an engine went into a Permit aircraft then that can be regarded as the end of its life for CofA aircraft purposes, certainly without a full overhaul. Nigel. Thanks for the information about getting authority from LAA LAA engineering to split the cases. I will bear t...

Can anyone explain the rationale that I can build a VW, Corvair, Scooby Doo - sorry, Subaru - engine for an aircraft from pretty well scratch, splitting cases and rebuilding the bottom end etc but all I can do to a Lycoming or Continental engine is tinker with the cylinders and ancillaries? It seems...

The thing that was noted about JC5A on the course was that it can be a problem on outer skins as because it never goes hard it will seep/squeeze out of the joint over time and can then cause problems with the paint adhesion / finish. I'd recommend the metalwork course. Highly informative and great f...

There was a brilliant thread on blowing perspex canopies on the old PFA bulletin board, if you can find it...

This chap does lots of juicy tuning parts for aircooled VWs, including fuel injection: http://www.johnmaherracing.co.uk/ One thing that seems not to have been mentioned in VW conversions is compression ratio. An 1834 requires shims to stop the compression ratio going too high. Most of the VW parts ...

Inside, every time, for me. A full set of covers would be a real bind to keep putting on and off, and the airframe is still subject to the vagaries of the wind. Wrapping a plane up will always tend to hold in the damp to a greater or lesser extent and although the fibreglass won't mind too much (I'm...

Easiest way to know you have RG58 is to buy it new.

Doesn't cost much and the likes of Maplin sell it by the metre.