Neal the slide throttle kit went out today.
I included some free Teflon I had in stock.
Unfortunately I forgot to put the aluminum slide itself in the box. :)
I'll send that Monday.
Can I post that picture of your Glastar you sent?
Is that an Eggenfelner Soob in there?
How did that work out?

The Mazda 250 HP P-port engine is going to make a good OZ bush plane.
Take off will be spectacular. Feed the power in slowly
on first flight or it will head for the fence.

Paul Lamar


What is the plane?  I'm interested.

Van Vannoy

Glastar

http://www.glasairaviation.com/

Paul Lamar

Paul,
         First my experience flying back from Perth yesterday  (2000 miles
away).  Boarded the first plane and 1 hour into the flight some poor bloke
took a heart attack at which the captain returned the plane to Perth for
medical assistance.   Then the current flight was cancelled and all the
passengers were to be put onto another flight (including me) to get us to
Sydney.  Had just a half hour to collect luggage get through security again,
rebook the flight and get aboard.  Had just 10 minutes to go and then rang
the airline called REX which services mainly regional NSW as I was to have
connected with their flight from Sydney to Parkes, my home town.  I called
to inform them that I could no longer make the connection due to the medical
emergency on the Sydney flight that returned to Perth, so could I now re
book a flight to Parkes with them the following morning and cancel the
booking I could no longer make please?  The response was immediate.  "What
medical emergency??"

The girl at REX insisted that I find a supervisor to
confirm what I had just told her!!   Back down through security, into
another queue, and finally a supervisor!  5   minutes to go.  The supervisor
indeed confirmed the medical emergency to REX and the fact that the poor
bloke actually died and then handed the phone to me to get the flight re
booked.   Yes there was another vacancy on the first flight next morning and
how did I wish to pay for the fees for the change of flight?  I was
astounded, and gently asked how much the "fees" were?   Why only another
$180.00 !!!    I couldn't believe my ears and was starting to wish I was the
bloke with the heart attack!!  2 minutes before the second plane was to
depart!   I handed the phone back to the supervisor and  told  her that dear
REX airlines wished to charge me the $180 just to change bookings.  Well the
Qantas Supervisor took to the bitch at  REX like a starved crocodile.  I
only heard the one side of the conversation, but it went like this,   "I
cannot believe what you are saying, you want to charge the customer for
circumstances over which he had no control?

There is a universal agreement
between all airline that when things like this happen the customer is
automatically put on the next convenient flight at no charge to the
customer!  If it was your airline that had the problem, Qantas would
immediately book all your clients on the next flight, at no cost,  which you
are refusing to do!!   Time up, and final call for boarding, I was stuffed.
I pulled out my credit card and asked the supervisor to book another flight
to Dubbo with Qantas ()60 miles from home), as I just had to get on board
the departing flight.  She immediately called and got the flight held,( A
fully loaded 747) and proceeded to book the connecting flight.  Tickets
printed to Dubbo and I thrust my credit card to her and she just said, "NO
CHARGE!!"  Out through security yet again, up stairs, sprint to the waiting
747 and collapse through the door 10 minutes late.  The door was slammed and
before I was seated the plane was already moving.

   I do not have to say anything about the co-operation and help from
Qantas. which went way beyond the call to duty, but I will never again fly
with REX airlines unless I am dead and have no say in the matter.  They are
just a thieving  pack of bastards.  So to any one coming to OZ simply fly
Qantas unless you want to be screwed.

   So to your question. Yes by all means you can post the picture, and it
is indeed an Eggenfellner Soob ( 6 cylinder) much to my regret and sorrow.
The web site and PR of Egg was outstanding and yes I was beautifully
"conned" in. It was marketed as a bolt on FWFD package which it was anything
but. It cost me 3 years of heartache and rebuilding to get it to work
reasonably well, but I am changing it for the following reasons.  1, It is
underpowered, produces possibly 170 HP and not the 200 HP advertised. 2, It
is much heavier than advertised possibly up to 60 Lbs.  ( claimed to weigh
no more than an 0- 360) The latest PSRU,( which cost me an extra $4500 to
replace the original PSRU which  EGG grounded before I even flew it) has a
gearing of 2.02 :1 which gives annoying harmonics.  3,The cooling as
supplied by EGG is a total disaster in this OZ climate. (I changed the
cooling set up 3 times as per EGG instructions which included cowl mods each
time,) and it still is really a failure.  4, Lead fuel appears to be a
definite no no in a soob, and if I leave home I can only get leaded av gas
at airports, so that is a real problem.  Most other problems have  been
overcome and I now have over 60 hours on it , but every time I fly it, I ask
myself if I would like to fly behind it for 1000 hours and the answer is
always NO.

   The other factor is resale value. A soob powered plane will currently be
worth far less than a Lyc or similar, but with the progression of the
rotaries within a few years I confidently predict that a well fitted rotary
will bring just as much as the lycs etc.  Then a $10,000 rotary is far more
attractive than a  $30.000 Lyc as well especially once the price difference
between Av gas and unleaded is taken into account.   My dealings with EGG,
put politely,  were less than satisfactory and I must admit that it still is
some of the reason that I am ditching the Soob, but for those who are
content to put up with them, I can only wish them luck.  Nothing is perfect
and after 40 years of flying lycs and continentals, they are certainly not
perfect either.  For value and performance nothing comes close to the
rotary.    Neil.
"

This cowl will cool great Neal. If it don't I'll fly over and fix it :)
For a little less cooling drag when you don't need max cooling
put some venation blinds underneath.

Make sure the pure wedge inlet diffuser is well sealed.

Next time you are in Perth get a ride in Ian Beadle's RX8 powered RV6
at Bindoon. His transmitter repair biz takes him all over the north
west outback.


Paul Lamar