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    Pop over mate ,nice weather with 300 sunny...

    Pop over mate ,nice weather with 300 sunny days,on average, a year. Bring the aerplane you will love it. Cheers Ross
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    the heat

    In relation to the heat; my family lives in Perth Western Australia and about 15 years ago my brother finished a Glasair and you can imagine the heat in the middle summer here,in an aluminium shed....
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    Gday,quick note;I have used air staplers a...

    Gday,quick note;I have used air staplers a lot,just be careful when passing from hand to hand,I have stapled myself on more than once. It is a moment of high anal pucker I can tell you .cheers Ross
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    doing it yourself

    I have to agree that the thought pattern afterwards always is very important. Back in the jerrasic era,the seventies,My Flight instructor was a ex naval guy and wasn't quite used to instructing.If I...
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    The Kittyhawk(P40) was used extensively by the...

    The Kittyhawk(P40) was used extensively by the RAAF in the western desert. Wg Cm Bobby Gibbes was the Commander of No3 Sqn RAAF and got ten kills with this aeroplane,having said that he was shot down...
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    Gday mate,I have not welded 4130 tube before but...

    Gday mate,I have not welded 4130 tube before but just about everything else and any paint at all will change the properties of the shielding gas and thus the weld could be comprimised .I have never...
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    Haha now come on chaps don,t be distracted from a...

    Haha now come on chaps don,t be distracted from a real wing and what goes with it,namely the other one.but still,a good idea.lol
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    Now that was is called slipping it in, good one...

    Now that was is called slipping it in, good one Ron. Cheers Ross
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    Gday from Aussie chaps,I have read this thread...

    Gday from Aussie chaps,I have read this thread with interest as I am procrastinating heavily about building an aeroplane and just Wanted to make a quick comment .The RAF brought the Mosquito to...
  10. Sticky: Just so you guys know,the fumes from brake...

    Just so you guys know,the fumes from brake cleaner even without heating it up is very bad for your kidneys. I was a trailer mech in a trucking yard and used it a lot in the pit,fumes everywhere.It...
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    Gday from Aussie you blokes,this thread brought...

    Gday from Aussie you blokes,this thread brought to mind a friend of mine who was doing a navex and set off into to the bush out the back of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia,just two way points,one was...
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    Gday all, while I am a home build procrastinator...

    Gday all, while I am a home build procrastinator I am also a long time service rifle club member and the problem of attracting the young to join in is a problem across the board. As a young man many...
  13. Gday Mate,listen I am in the same place as you...

    Gday Mate,listen I am in the same place as you but just havn't got a space to do it at the moment.Can I suggest you find a person who is building close to you or find your local EAA group and help...
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    Gday,7.5 hrs for me at the then not so busy...

    Gday,7.5 hrs for me at the then not so busy Jandakot airport here in Perth western Australia.Having said that I had 15 hrs in a glider.Is it my imagination but that first landing was the best I did...
  15. Gday,because the PR Spitfires during WW11 were...

    Gday,because the PR Spitfires during WW11 were unarmed they used to fill all gaps and sheet joins to get more speed and increase the wing efficiency at high altitude.All this and the fact that they...
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    Gday Aaron, Thanks for that suggestion about the...

    Gday Aaron, Thanks for that suggestion about the preheat, l have a habit of touching off the wire just ahead of the start point and swifly moving back to give the pool time to heat up and then moving...
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    Now now chaps play nice, In repy to Aaron, I...

    Now now chaps play nice, In repy to Aaron, I understand your concern reguarding the size of the haz but while the oxy haz large , the tig haz is small as well and usually requires warming up with the...
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    Gday Chaps, As a fabricator of long standing ,...

    Gday Chaps, As a fabricator of long standing , this discussion is very interesting. I am very experienced withe mig and oxy, tig not so much. As I intend to begin a build in the near future I will go...
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    Gday snj5, Now that you say it I did see that the...

    Gday snj5, Now that you say it I did see that the airdrome camel has the steel fuse,I am amazed that it hasn't been done before,well done for something a lot of people have thought "somebody should...
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    Gday,I would suggest there isn't a large market...

    Gday,I would suggest there isn't a large market for this engine as , in reality,it would only be suitable those WW1 types that had them.There are a lot of round engined biplanes,hatz,skybolt...
  21. Gday Subnoize,it is all about practice.To get...

    Gday Subnoize,it is all about practice.To get used to thin tube go to your local exhaust place and get some off cuts and practice on that .Just cut and join and do it over till you get the feel and...
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    I used to in past life teach people to ride...

    I used to in past life teach people to ride motorcycles and the advice I used to give them I will put here.When you get up in the morning to ride ,and in this case fly,something or someone will try...
  23. Thread: Super charger

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    just a quick reminder that horsepower costs,so...

    just a quick reminder that horsepower costs,so driving a fan with the engine WILL incur a cost to the output.It is all about is the power in and out.This is why a turbo charger is more efficient than...
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    with that very flat wind screen station maybe a...

    with that very flat wind screen station maybe a boredom fighter?
  25. I concur with this choice,I think the kit is...

    I concur with this choice,I think the kit is about 34k FW back.There are plenty of youtube vids showing take off and landings in the most out of the way places.Were I a little more flush with funds...
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