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16 Jul 2016 17:41 #9303 by 4Pedalsfly
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Looking really good Pete, well done.
Trust your test pilot has booked a spot on the Panther to Hunter conversion course.
Colin

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17 Jul 2016 12:45 - 17 Jul 2016 17:29 #9313 by Phil Ford
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4Pedalsfly wrote: Looking really good Pete, well done.
Trust your test pilot has booked a spot on the Panther to Hunter conversion course.
Colin

:lol: Albeit the chief test pilot already has done some of the conversion
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17 Jul 2016 16:44 #9315 by JonTappin
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He's already learnt some lessons about the sink rate of Hunters with half full fuel tanks!

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21 Jul 2016 19:44 #9379 by flyingpete
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Retracts arrived back today with new trunions fitted and retracts reversed.They also reversed the electrics in the retract unit

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21 Jul 2016 23:24 #9383 by DaveBright
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If they reversed the retracts and the electrics, doesn't that mean you're back where you started? :silly: :dry:

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22 Jul 2016 08:16 #9385 by flyingpete
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Even though they have been reversed they will still work up and down the right way on the TX gear switch

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22 Jul 2016 11:55 #9390 by flyingpete
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She is on her new pins!!

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23 Jul 2016 16:06 #9395 by 4Pedalsfly
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JonTappin wrote: He's already learnt some lessons about the sink rate of Hunters with half full fuel tanks!

Hindsight is always easy, would it be prudent to maiden jets with partially filled tanks , restricting test flight time accordingly
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27 Jul 2016 21:36 #9450 by DaveBright
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So, Pete.... What's next on the list? :)

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27 Jul 2016 22:05 #9452 by flyingpete
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Next is to finish Phil's chippy,then I'm going to take a break and spend time burning some kero!!
I would love to build an A10 Tank buster but the cost of twin turbines puts me off.

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