Well yes Will. However there are other issues. Yes it left Tassie against my advise and without an EO for the ignition mod. He just went without my knowledge with a freshly signed F2 and there is another story to that person come 2 months later. After it left Tassie and your care it came to the mainland and was parked at an airfield without tie downs and seems the brakes failed or were never set. In strong winds it rolled backwards into a hanger. The newly designed rudder was then repaired with Gaffer Tape and the aircraft was then flown to Burketown for the MG. It returned to points lower an further east in QLD where it sat covered in tarps in the open. The owner was advised it was not legal until an EO was raised for the dual ignition mod. He had the data to do this provided by me and did nothing about it. He then flew it to Byron Bay where it resides now.
Macca this thing should not go back in the air until ALL the AW issues are addressed. Tell him to crash into a few more Byron Bay Gliding Club structures and pay for them until it passes muster. IT DOES NOT MEET CURRENT AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS. Don’t let him ask you to discount what has to be done. Just say NO. Make sure it meets all the requirements. It’s on your neck not mine. Nige. From: Will Bignell Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 6:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DOG mailing list] Mass balance or rudder WVW had the tail knocked off in 2005 and repaired by Joe in the Wimmera. Worth having a chat as it isn't the original entry. I don't think I have any more paper work for her. What has happened about the dual ignition? Will Bignell On 29 Mar 2016, at 6:09 PM, Rob Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: Can't explain what has been done with your log book entries but I have found that the Dimona rudders vary considerably in weight (around 1+ kg). I suspect usual story....lots of filler used in some to smooth out wavy glass layup One I dealt with couldn't have a standard tail light fitted as it would put the mass balance out of spec. Rob Rob Thompson 0429 493828 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 16:39:53 +1100 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [DOG mailing list] Mass balance or rudder Been going thru logbook of WVW and notice Harry Basch recorded the mass balance in log book when was put into service I Australia. What is in log book is out of spec as in Maintaince manual and am now wondering if others are our on spec. This is ex Thai airforce. It has been flying for 10 years. A bit strange. Ian McPhee 0428857642 Box 657 Byron Bay NSW 2481
