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Sorry but I think that is rubbish, I have hundreds of hrs on belt drive
engines with no probs.
Also Harley and Buel motorcycles are belt driven and you don't see them
snapping all the time and th ...

Hey thanks Jack, Great web site.
Looks like Simonini is much lighter and more economical than 447, this is
very important in UK.
In your opinion did the Victor 1+ perform better than the 447 and w ...

Does anyone know what the minimum horse power required for a Firefly is and what kind of performance with a small engine?.
Also has anyone used a Simonini engine on a firefly?, which model?, and ...

Pat, you are correct, briskly opening the throttle will often break the ice away by the rapid increase of air flow.
Incidentally I think I may have fell victum to ice yesterday while conducting a ...

Sorry Pat,
G-CDFA was the first Xtra with Jab 2200 and VG's to gain full UK type
approval, G-PLAD is the next one though.
In the UK, ALL new kit built aircraft must initially be flown by a suitabl ...

All,
You very lucky Americans have a wonderful thing called EXPERIMENTAL, the
rest of the world is not quite so lucky. Without the lighter simpler Jab
many microlights around the world would not ...

Yep John, I am that that crap Classic pilot, I flew them both that day. I am
quite new to flying only done just under 10,000 hrs in microlights, mainly
as an instructor and qualified test pilot, s ...

John, I will measure that for you within the next few days.
The installed weight is 64kg.

Mike
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John, Yep that is no prob now, I can vouch for that.

Mike
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Jet Pilot,
Take it you have not been in this game long then,
You say the Jab has more probs than a 912, Maybe in the USA you don't get
the Rotax SB's so I will apologize now, but as a Rotax and Ja ...

Denny,
My Xtra/Jab = 534.6 lb.

Mike
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David,
Is it painted with Polytone or enamel?.

Mike
Xtra/Jab 2200
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John,
Why do you really think I chose a Jab with a 62" prop, Any larger dia prop I
will get wound into It.

I never get cold though.

Mike
Moulai
Xtra/Jab 2200
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Hey Ralph, I am a Kiwi not a Pom, but I think I am directly related to
sasquatch, not many Apes as hairy as me.

Mike
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John/All,
About time someone said that John, you only just beat me.
I will say only a couple of things.
Buy the Kolb for what it is and not something you want it to be!.
If you don't know what you ...

Chris, just to pee on your chips, The land shorter VG photo's may make it
difficult to actually see exactly the pairing position.
In FACT Joa from Harrison designs gave me a detailed hand drafted ...

Hi Dennis, No Mine are standard spacing.
Joa advised me to use 3" spacing, this means the pairs are at 3" which fits
between each rib in the valley, however the spacing between the pairs ...

John/All,
I would agree that you guys have a much easier/workable system in the USA,
however we have to bow and scrape and comply with some very strange rules.
We were not trying to re-design Home ...

All I agree with jetpilot, there is a definate correct position, We have got
UK approval for these on the XTRA and have them fitted to a 582 powered one
and several JAb powered ones and the are fi ...

Flapperons for me.

Mike

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