Re: X-Air Ultralight Aircraft Simonini 95 hp engine on H-model
X2 on Richard's post, friends don't let friends put Simoninis on aircraft!
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John M.
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#11807
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Re: X-Air Ultralight Aircraft Simonini 95 hp engine on H-model
Hi Bob, I'd be very wary of the SIMONINI engine after 50 hours. The pressed & splined crank does not bode well for the claimed 500 hour TBO In my experience. It's a pity because up until then we had
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Richard Stubbs
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#11806
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Simonini 95 hp engine on H-model
Good morning all, It's been some time since I have posted, but I have kept up with everyone else's post, although recent posts appear to have been fewer in number than I'd like to see.A friend
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rhsantom
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#11805
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Re: X-Air Ultralight Aircraft nyloc nuts
Just buy 6mm stainless nylocs also get some stainless washers, when I built mine I replaced the whole lot from the start - no more rusty nuts !
get some 8mm ones as well for the larger bolts
Seamus
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Seamus O'Donnell
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#11804
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nyloc nuts
I'm in the process of renewing some of the hardware on my recently acquired X-Air and was wondering if anyone has the spec of the nyloc nuts, used on the stabiliser/elevator? ?I presume they are
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Darren Beaumont
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#11803
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Re: X-Air Ultralight Aircraft Pod removal question [1 Attachment]
It is a piece of flattened tube with a 6mm hole in it.
Looks like it is just pushed into the slot, normally we would drill the pod and fit a bolt or sometimes just a cable tie but you would see this
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Seamus O'Donnell
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#11802
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Pod removal question
I am currently removing my pod to gain access to change the part of the frame where the suspension is mounted.
Most of the pod it is easy to see how it comes apart but there is one part I cant see
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Jonathan Webb
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#11801
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Re: X-Air Ultralight Aircraft New member says HOWDY
The XAIR-X, is a very nice ULM. Only a maintenance and gasolina. Best Regards.
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tony barrios
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#11800
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Re: New member says HOWDY
I sure will look you up.
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Sabrina Hill
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#11799
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Re: New member says HOWDY
She is currently going for her PPL. She is a competent Ultralight pilot, but she wants to take it up a notch, and flying this as an ELSA, will fit the bill with her. We have a long (1.2 miles) and
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Sabrina Hill
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#11798
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Re: New member says HOWDY
Welcome from deep south Texas. LaFeria TX. I bought my x-air standard about 4 mounts ago . It needed a lot of work. I hope it will be flying by June. If you get down this way look me up.
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NOLTON BEALE
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#11797
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Re: New member says HOWDY
Yep - obviously not a fast airplane but very stable and the undercart suspension is awesome for low time pilots or rough strips. The visibility is great. I am 6' 2" tall. The original seats had me
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Gordon Bailey
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#11796
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Re: New member says HOWDY
I watched your full flap landing with the 720P camera, and she looks like a really sweet ship to fly.I'm 6 feet tall, but my sweetie is 5 feet tall, and has an impossible time trying to fly my
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Sabrina Hill
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#11795
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Re: New member says HOWDY
You will enjoy your Falcon although some say it is not as good as the Standard X-Air. I flew both and loved my X-Air F. Have a look at the videos on my Youtube channel to get some idea of what it will
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Gordon Bailey
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#11794
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Re: X-Air Ultralight Aircraft Xair Hawk
Thanks for X-Air lesson number one, Alan.
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Sabrina Hill
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#11793
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New member says HOWDY
I just "pulled the trigger" on a deal for a 582 powered F model X-Air today. It will be several months before I travel up to the frozen lands in northern Indiana to bring it back to sunny Far West
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Sabrina Hill
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#11792
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Re: X-Air Ultralight Aircraft X-Air Standard
Thanks Seamus. The search begins!
Bill
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Bill Maxwell
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#11791
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Re: X-Air Ultralight Aircraft X-Air Standard
Its 28.5mm or 1 1/8"
Seamus
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Seamus O'Donnell
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#11790
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X-Air Standard
Anybody close enough to his/her X-Air Standard ( narrow-entry) to be able to measure the outside diameter of the cockpit front roll bar tube (or you may know it as the A-frame)? I want to replace my
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Bill Maxwell
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#11789
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Tubing spec. and wider cockpit entrance
Does anyone know the tubing type and wall thickness of the tubing that the windshield
attaches to ? Also is there any info on fabricating a wider entrance ? Thanks
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NOLTON BEALE
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#11788
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