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You should replace both the bushings and teeter bolt 200 hours. Your bolt is acting as the bearing surface just like trike’s Jesus bolt and we replace that every 200 hours also and it does not even teeter. Just pitch inputs from the pilot.

Henry I believe MTO tetter tower bushing is supposed to be replaced every 200 hours. The problem with AG system is they are relying on the bushing and the teeter bolt to be the bearing surface. Averso has bearing in the teeter block and we use oilite bushings within the teeter tower. The bearing...

Hi Wayne I landed tonight in LA and am staying in a motel overnight in Chino Hills. I am not feeling that great and am missing seeing my son as rebellious as he behaves :). I am also in the middle of getting SilverLight Aviation back owned by me 100% from investment majority owners. So I think I...

Hi Mike Yes they know. There is actually no legalized gyroplane and no legal gyroplane pilot in Taiwan. All that is being worked on now. I will be in Florida day after tomorrow. Just landed in California and as luck would have it, on the last day got food poisoning probably from some soy milk...

You only need to monitor the hottest CHT. No need to monitor both. The hottest CHT is going to depend on pusher or tractor installation. In new 912s past 2014 the cylinder heads are directly water cooled. You monitor only one and it’s the same water temp everywhere.

I am sorry for your loss. May he rest in peace

Jim That perception is completely incorrect. The problem in gyroplanes is simply instruction. Let me be blunt. Also older airplane pilots are coming to gyroplanes to be sport pilots because they can no longer risk the medical. So you ask for private meaning medical and they just won’t come...

It’s the Taiwan dealer’s hired glam models. Looks like this is what they do here. I saw similar things done by some Eastern European manufacturers at airshows. Quite amusing to someone coming from the US.

I have a day here. Thanks for recommendation. We have to breakdown today but after that I am going for little shopping for my son and wife and maybe visit some places. Already went up to Taipei 101 the tallest building in Taiwan.

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AR-1 in Taipei convention in Taiwan

Hi All: I would like anyone interested in gyroplanes and helicopters to watch this carefully. Please note that if you are an airplane pilot and going to sport pilot gyroplane or sport pilot helicopter, FAA is now proposing that you will need 1) A written test 2) A practical checkride with an...

Dec to April sounds like 4 months and your engine was broken in at the factory by running it with whatever gas they use. Gas dries and depending on the formulation can create gummy substance or you may have other debris like the video I posted explains.

You cannot work on Rotax engines if you are not a trained Rotax tech or the warranty is void. That's true. But where are you getting your technical support for the engine. Who is your Rotax service center and why have you not flown to them and have them look at it? You need to get all injectors...

I don’t know if it is a problem. If the injectors get gummed up from inactivity it isn’t an engine problem. They need cleaning

Remember the start of iS happens on only one set of injectors no matter what so you may run fine but if the start uses one set of injectors it will start roughy and bogged down if those injectors are plugged in any cylinders.

Have you ever pulled your injectors and cleaned them?

Yes and talk to Dean Vogel. He will likely have you pull injectors and get them cleaned since your engine sat idle for a while.

Rob have you actually contacted any Rotax service station for tech support? Looking for answers for Rotax specific tech questions on RWF is not likely to work. I suggest you call closest service station to troubleshoot and follow their advice. You seem to not have fuel in the lines and it seems...

On condition fuel line? There is no such thing. You use high quality fuel line and you change all rubber hoses including all fuel lines made of rubber every 5 years regardless of condition as mandated by Rotax. You cannot pull over in aircraft. One of the best rubber fuel lines to use in my...