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Thanks Patric, there are three reasons I chose not to go down that path: 1. The engine was at idle at the time of the prop strike, during landing. 2. The propeller was made from fibreglass and shattered. A metal prop would have shocked the crankshaft. 3. The gearbox has a built in clutch that would have absorbed any shock to the crankshaft.

Yep, it was a bit extreme but it worked. Good on yah Waz

I usually do wheelies in taildraggers if possible. The new radial Renegade might have to be either three pointers or tail low wheelies. The prop clearance simply isn't sufficient.

I don't think I did. I know I didn't like it very much, it was a few dollars more expensive than a Rotax filter from Spruce.

@ A hard sell unless it provides some benefit besides a safety wire tab

@toyotadiesel exactly

Maybe it's because of my bouncy landings!

Hi Ken, I can recommend Santa Maria as a base to operate from. It cost me quite a bit to bring the Renegade here from Canada, it wasn't just the freight costs the government had their hand out for mo ey at every turn. What aircraft were you thinking of bringing to Peru? Maybe you can rent or join a syndicate here. I would really like to take the Renegade back to Australia but I'd probably have to pay the same or more to take it back out of Peru.

I really don't want to make travel videos in Peru. I'm not here on holidays so I won't be visiting any of the typical tourist attractions. I feel the day to day stuff is a bit boring for, mostly aviation types.

Thanks Nadeth, I've been doing that type of commentary for my friends at my home airport. It's going to be a bit difficult to make it presentable for TH-cam. I came to Peru to sell two of my aeroplanes before getting back to Australia to concentrate on my Australian aeroplanes. Yes, the coastal strip of Peru has very little rainfall, as a matter of fact in the north of Chile there are places that have NEVER recorded rainfall! Peru isn't quite that bad but as an example for the first 5 years I was here I never had to use the windscreen wipers on anything above intermittent! Let me see what I can do

Really make you appreciate what your lungs are for!

I'm pretty happy to have the Rotec. It looks the part on the aeroplane and it certainly looks better than the Verner. The Verner is about $4k more expensive but on the plus side the Verner is 14kg lighter, it doesn't use a reduction gearbox like the Rotec. Of course my Rotec hasn't fired a shot in anger yet, hopefully that won't be too far away.

Welcome, I hope I can keep you interested although I suspect I'd be more likely to learn from you rather than the other way around. The cowl was made using slow cure epoxy reson. To be honest I don't expect any issues at all with heat on the cowel. The stainless steel heatshield is about 95% decorative and 5% functional. You just can't see the finished aircraft like I can. If I can keep the heatshied from tarnishing it should really make the whole engine area pop. Do you have any pics you'd like to share of your project? You can email me on st2george@gmail.com if you'd like to share. I'm located about 450km inland from Sydney Australia.

Check the gaps in the valve springs between the coils, the Rotecs Achilles heel is binding of the valve spring.

The only two practical choices I had were the Verner and the Rotec. The Verner is lighter, mostly since it doesn't have a reduction gearbox. The Verner is way less attractive, not that it matters too much. Lastly the Verner is around $4k more expensive here in Australia. Given my time over I'd probably make the same decision. Let's see what pans out over the next couple of years.

I've heard that one of the problems was weak pushrods but if you're saying the problem is more valve spring coil binding. Wouldn't that problem show itself from day one? You don't think it would be more caused by over reving? Thanks for the heads-up, I'll bring hyper alert to valve/pushrod issues.

I'm going as fast as I can. You're 100% correct about the fuel tanks. It'll be an absolute miracle if they don't leak, even though I thoroughly cleaned all the components of the tank, including a final wash with acetone, even the rivets. Some of the gaps between the components were a tall order to ask the proseal to bridge. Where possible I reduced the gaps with metal pieces then prosealed but, like I say, if they DON'T leak it'll be a miricle. Thanks for watching, if you want to see anything specific just let me know and I'll do my best to show whatever it is.

Yes, I'm happy with the white primer. Pretty much all of the metal parts are primed now.

I don’t suppose you’ll be at warbirds?

Nup. Do you have a way I can contact you other than sharing personal contact details on social media ?

@@JackFrost-b1k You can send me a friend request on FB or try st2george@gmail.com

G'day Jack, you can use st2george@gmail.com

Thanks Dom, it's moving along. I'm finally finished the cowl. Now I just have to paint it.

Zakari

Thanks, for me it’s fun.

Thanks, I'll give it a go on the fin in a few weeks.

Me too, it's been a long time coming. I've had the kit for about 15 years but I was working outside of Australia for most of that time so progress was slow to nonexistent. I'm into it now that I'm retired. I really want it flying by the end of our summer, it's the beginning of spring right now!

I can believe that. I have some 3" bias tape, it will certainly go around curves really well but it has its own problems too. Good call though, I'll give it a try on the VS.

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks for watching!

No, I didn't consider the Verner until fairly recently, after I'd bought and paid for the Rotec. The Verner is lighter since it doesn't have a reduction gearbox. On the negative the Verner isn't as attractive as the rotec and in Australia the Verner is about $4k more expensive. If I were to make the same decision today I'd still choose the Rotec. Good question though, ask me again in a couple of years I might have a different answer but I hope not.

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Yes, progressing along. I haven’t identified exactly what the root cause of the problem is with the Renegade is suffice to say that something came adrift in the alternator area, damaged some of the rotating parts and I assume would have damaged the stator as well so I bought another seized engine for spare parts. I’ll get on to it pretty soon as the open cockpit flying days are getting closer every day. Thanks for watching.

Thanks 👍

Thanks for your kind words Olga. I just wish I could make good videos.

You're very welcome. Just let me know if you want to see anything in particular

Not at all, it's brand new

Rotec out of the box leaking! Lol

You're welcome, just be very careful working around tensioned bungees, they store a serious amount of energy.

quite fun task to do, working position and effort 😅 either go to gym or install bungees 💪 thank you for the videos 🙏🙏👍👍

I agree, that would be bad.

I'm glad you like it

Many thanks!

I wish I could claim it as my own but I must have seen it somewhere.

Tahiti, this aeroplane is made from an aluminium skeleton,overextended with a heat shrinkable fabric material.

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Thanks for that. I think my foam brush was falling to bits. Once I changed that and mixed up some new Ekobond, no more lumpy bits.

Thanks Pedro, I was just having some fun.

You need to have two joins, one at the leading edge, the other at the trailing edge. On a small component like an aileron for instance you could wrap the fabric all the way around and put the joins at the T.E. but it isn’t quite as easy as it sounds.

I have to agree with you, it’s difficult to listen to. I’ll try to improve but don’t hold your breath.

No, I didn't build the other two. I bought them already in flying condition.

Thanks for watching! Pedro, I’ll keep making them if you keep watching them

Thanks for the feedback, I can never be too sure if the audience likes my videos or not. I’ll keep making videos and assume that most people like them. If you find yourself near Temora look me up, maybe we can go for a fly.

They sure were. Derek has two Fishers, both are equally nice. He travels lots so he's definitely the person to listen to regarding all things biplane.

To be honest, I really don't know for sure but it won't matter for what I'm trying to do with the cowls. Some designers choose to canter the engine centerline off a few degrees but Murphy chose to move the leading edge of the fin off to one side, depending on the rotation of the engine. I don't remember the exact measurement but it was something like 1/2". My RV6 has the fin on the centerline and the engine a few degrees off like you say but you wouldn't want both methods of correction on the same aeroplane.

That’s right, the wheel track is not the same. The 582 is 58” and the Rotec is 68”. The Rotec Renegade required much longer undercarriage legs and also much heavier. The extra length is required since the Rotec swings a much larger prop. Even with the longer undercarriage, the prop clearance is barely sufficient.