It was my mate Peter MacDonald that sold the new engine, he is doing a turbine conversion on his Exec.
Francois
Yes that is the engine Francois. Has Peter got his turbine done yet? Any pictures?
I know , I know , if you fine Australian builders sent every picture we asked for you would have no time to finish your helicopters ........
but we want them anyway
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helicopter101
Your paint job is looking good Jim. Just so you know , I spent 25 years doing high end paint jobs in my body shop. I used the best equipment , wore sterile dust free white coveralls designed for NASA workers , my spray booth was impeccably clean, I bought the best electronic air cleaners available , I made sure my air hose was clean , made sure not even a speck of dirt was on the outside of my paint gun , brought everything I needed inside the booth so I wouldn't have to open the doors , I would tip toe over to the custom motorcycle tank to spray the final perfect coat of clear .....
......I have discovered there is always one speck of dust , or one solitary bug , that has waited all it's life for that moment to land in my paint job. I have done my share of wet sanding and polishing. Welcome to the world of painting. You have done a good job.
I am really enjoying your project , it was my dream to build a Scorpion when they first came out but we could not import them into Canada. I took the money and got my training on a Bell 47 instead. I Still want to build something , my budget says a Mosquito , my heart says a Helicycle maybe with a Racer Yamaha conversion. I hope my heart wins the battle.
Have you had any luck contacting the guy in Malaysia? Be sure to ask him if the 162 he has for sale
"in the original box" is the same one he was flying when the starter self-engaged. Probably would only hurt the ring gear but it would be good to find out for sure.
Talk later
Arnie