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You got a PM Carl.....

Great vid there Seymor, do you never fly with ear defenders/plugs?

Could just be some unsold stock left over. I order mine in boxes of 12 from Opie oils, and managed to get some of the 'older' bottles. Same stuff, or as good as.

Looks good there Fergus. What garmin unit are you using?

I have a Synth in a 34. But do not feel qaulified to give any sensible answers due to my lack of experience! Steve Haze should be able to offer some opinions as I believe he has flown a couple?

http://vimeo.com/26201476 Lucky boy apparently......http://www.paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=40386

I launch like that all the time..... Well, the only two times I have managed to run fast enough!!

Could someone with more knowledge and experience here comment on what may have caused this.??? http://vimeo.com/26201476

Parajet should be able to supply a couple. They do have the start stop buttons integrated though.

Just spotted this linked from one of the Yahoo groups! Check out the carabina open....[youtubevideo] [/youtubevideo]

Eeer, I can only just make out a silver thingy!! Got a larger scale piccie?

Maybe Super Dell would like to help??

Darwinism at work.......

I love the fact that just as he crashes down, spitting bits of prop all over the place, two of his mates just casually walk over to the bag and start picking it up like it happens all the time..... Looks like some sort of club, two guys are wearing blue caps and matching fleece tops. And choice of takeoff area - not good at all!! Looks like pigu.lt on the caps, possibly Lithuanian? Looks like some sort of shopping web page. Maybe thats were he got the kit?

Where are you based Darragh, then someone else may be able to have a looksee for you. Sometimes, another set of eyes can find something you might have missed, or give some other ideas?

Well done Phil. It all came together in the end!!

We use caustic soda for the exhausts - evil stuff. Or you could try this.... Either way, its gonna be messy!

Interesting audio choice Simon!!

Did spot the LED's Si, I'm just wondering if they could be recessed a bit more as a line being dragged across the side of the handle could snap them? Or maybe incorporate some sort of shoulder around the LED to lessen their 'protrusion', for want of a better word!! Could you not make one entierly out of carbon sheeting for the body? Looks good though.

Operation "Kill Steve's Bulldog Paramotor" is so far unsuccessful Don't worry Steve, I'll put paid to that challenge....... Have a good one today Phil, weather's lookin good.

Perhaps Simon's request for billet ally has been turned into something.....

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Aaah, sorry for the delay in getting these out everyone. Even a compressed file is too large to send, 1.0GB!! Just tried to burn onto a DVD and the laptop is throwing a fit. Is there any way I can let you lot access (certain) areas on my p/bucket account to download all you want? I may need a walkthrough, coz I'm thicko with this computer game..........

Just got home a while ago. I have quite a few pics from the fly-in today. About 250........ If anyone wants the copies of themselves, let me know! Sorry, not good with names. So just let me know who you are in the pics. I won't post some of the 's*removed by admin*/slips' as the people involved may not want them plastererd all over the forum! They can have all the pics I've taken and decide for themselves. Just pm me your email and I'll wizz them over ASAP. Most of the pics are 2.5MB each in size. A few to be getting on with..

If the bores are Nicasil (or similar coating), then for the bore to become 'out of tolerance', surely the plating would have been stripped? So, an out of tolerance piston/bore would be the least of my worries! If the piston is wearing to that extent, it can only be down to 2 things as I understand. 1. Incorrect warmup procedures - usually leading to a 4 point seize on the piston, due to it expanding faster than the cylider walls. 2. Failure of the pre-mix oil to do its job correctly. A lean mixture will cause the piston to wear faster, but the engine will usually seize before bore wear is noticed. In both cases the piston will exhibit signs of scuffing/picking up. Usually evident by inspection through the exhaust port. Any piston material smeared or left on the cylinder walls can usually be cleaned with a cotton bud dipped in acid. Usually spirit of Salts/Hydrochloric Acid, don't get on bare ally though! On the RGV's I work on, you can normally be expected to get at least 3 sets of piston/rings to one coating of Nikasil (if undamaged). Normal service intervals are about 10-12k miles for piston kits. And these engines do spend time in the higher rev range.