Yesterday the weather forecast was for heavy rain to move in from the south-west eventually covering the whole country. And the forecast was dead right.<\/p>\n
So I decided to make the best of a bad day, drop the parts off that I picked up last week-end from Sandy and take my engine to Galaxy Microlights in Wiltshire for Mark to shock-load check it. Well, the weather was atrocious for driving – rain the whole way down, while I was there and the whole way back. But I achieved what I wanted to do and brought back with me the aileron and trailing edge tube that I need for MYRO. So slowly but surely the parts are coming together for the repair.<\/p>\n
I’ve had a nice surprise today as well. I placed an ad in the ‘Wanted’ section of the AFORS web site for a prop being as MYRO’s lovely Arplast that I was so lucky to have got in the beginning, was totally smashed in the accident. I received a call today from someone who has a low hours 3-blade IvoProp for sale that’s currently fitted on a Sluka single seater. My initial search shows that both aircraft, the Sluka with a 447 Rotax and the AX3 with a 503, both use the same 62″ diameter prop, so I’ve already left a message on the caller’s phone saying that it looks as though I’ll definitely have it. That’s something to look forward to – both the IvoProp and the Arplast are modern, high performance propellers that are much quieter than the original GSC 2-blade wooden unit so the Ivo will be a good replacement for the Arplast. With the constant demand for props, I didn’t think that I’d be lucky enough to get hold of another one as good as the Arplast, but it looks as though I might after all. So a bit more good news eh \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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