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I was asked for another photo of the battery carrier in place on the aircraft, this one is held in with 6 cable ties rated at 54 kgs each. With a 300 kg total rating it would take a 30 G impact to break them. Thanks Michael Coates X-Air Australia

The elastic strap is a bit of a mystery for most owners, basically it's used to compensate for the weight of the elevators so you get a more neutral feel in flight and when parked the elevators don't hang down like some other aircraft. The bungee is used doubled over and is passed through the horn and then back along the elevator tube, we mount ours with cable ties as you can slide (with effort) them up and down the tube for fine tuning. If they are attached with hose clamps you have to take the fastback fabric off to get in to adjust the bungee. If the bungee is too tight the plane will want to keep climbing as it pulls the control sticks back, to loose and you will need trim to fly level, just right and it's perfectly balanced for extended hands off flying. When adjusting the cord move it about 50 mm at a time until close and then 25 mm for final adjustment. The cord will need replacing every 18 to 24 months. Thanks Michael Coates - X-Air Australia

The phone keeps ringing..... 'Which are the right cables ??' All the cables are packed in the same bag and some owners cant work out which cable to use. The rudder cable has a swaged eyelet at one end and a small shackle at the other for connection to the rudder horns. The Aileron cables have turnbuckles at one end and a normal swaged eyelet at the other... simple when you know how. Thanks Michael - X-Air Australia

Every aircraft owner has a different preference for the dashboard layout, even though we use a standard layout design. It is important to have the longer instruments like the altimeter etc... in the middle otherwise at full lock you feet may touch the back of the gauges, keep the smaller gauges where your feet go. We cover the whole dash in tape, this does a couple of things... 1. Stops the dash from getting scratched when mounting the instruments 2. By using the tape you can mark out the dash on the surface by using a texta or marker pen to make sure everything is going to fit where you wanted it to go. Another benefit of using tape is it helps the fiberglass and gel coat from splintering when drilling the holes. I would only ever recommend the use of a proper hole saw for drilling, the ones with an adjustable arm will do the job but if they slip you have ruined your dash and i find they leave a VERY rough hole. Thanks Michael - X-Air Australia

The standard X-Air does not come with a luggage rack system (The "F" Model comes with a luggage compartment as standard ??). We get a fabric / tent repairer to sew in two zips to the fastback and attach a sling to the rear of the cockpit. The sling is supported by aluminum tube on the top and bottom which is held in with cable ties, the sides are threaded over the normal fastback tubes creating a safe and sturdy compartment. The rack will hold about 15kgs in weight without upsetting the C of G range and is ideal for storing sleeping bags, tents etc.. Total cost around $90 AUD Thanks Michael - X-Air Australia

To get the fastback really tight we leave the frame shown loose on assembly, when the fastback is pulled into place and the fit checked the frame can either be bent up or down and then pop riveted into place. This gives the fastback a really tight and clean wrinkle free finish. Thanks Michael - X-Air Australia.

Our fuel systems are slightly modified on the standard layout because in Australia we are required to have a fuel drain system. The standard tube connecting the two fuel tanks is replaced with heavy duty fuel hose, the standard hose clamps are replaced with super clamps. The fuel drain plugs are replaced with hose nipples (metric 6 mm standard pitch) and feed each tank to a common fuel drain made from a tee piece and curtis drain valve assembly. We mount the drain valve up into the bolts which hold on the suspension swinging arms and the fuel can be checked from underneath the aircraft. Thanks Michael - X-Air Australia

A quick tip for mounting the doors is to carefully burn a small hole through the Fastback fabric with a soldering iron (this permantly seals the hole) and mount the rear door frame mounts directly over the fabric. Works well and looks really neat. Thanks Michael X-Air Australia

We mount our electronic strobes to the top of the tail. Put a small mounting bracket under the rudder bracket and use the standard fixing bolt, run the power cable through the centre of the vertical stabiliser and into the fastback. Thanks Michael Coates - X-Air Australia

The trim cables are very long as they make their way along the elevator pushrod. To support the cables use a couple of short pieces of fuel tube as guides, attached to the elevator tube with cable ties. Thanks Michael Coates - X-Air Australia

Hi All Some time ago I advised Michael Coates of a very comprehensive locally produced instrument that I was busy testing on my X-Air. I'm very pleased to report that the designer Phillip Van Heen is now satisfied that he has ironed out all the pre-release bugs on his Skydat GX1 system. It's now ready for distribution. Lets be honest, the "electrics component" involved in the build process still creates the biggest stumbling block towards finishing your X-Air in anything close to 100hrs and is the least satisfying. Why? Because if you do it well, none of it should be evident! Only you will ever appreciate what it took in time, effort and detail to ensure that every wire was beautifully soldered, crimped, insulated and where possible - hidden! I don't doubt for a moment that the more conventional amoung us might prefer round guages that resemble Microsoft Simulator but surely, if you wanted to pilot a Boeing dashboard, why fly 'Microlights'. This system is it! Affordable (+/- $ 1000 US complete), lightweight, trick, easy to install and very comprehensive. I rest my case. http://iafrica.com/a/am/amptro/. My best regards now Richard Stubbs.

Hi All Sorry, the website is at http://users.iafrica.com/a/am/amptro and not what I listed previously. Take a look Richard Stubbs.

Hi hope this email form "Steve Roe" with on-line advertising is not the first of spam mail. What a blow that people have to stoop so low. Keep this chat for pilots, not junkies. cheers Tony

Hi Michael, Thanks for helping. The flaps were set by the former owner - Guy at Speedwing. When in the up position, they are almost exactly even with the ailerons. They are about 1/2 cm higher than the ailerons, which I set with the stick per your instructions. I flew the plane by myself this afternoon. It was a perfect day for flying. The plane flies great with only me in it and 10 gal of fuel. I was able to cruise from 50 to 65 mph (43 to 56 knots), depending on my power setting. I could hold level flight down to about 5000 RPM (50 mph or 43 knots). There was no adverse yaw. It seems my problem was mainly with two heavy people in it. Of course, I want to fly with two people at times. I hope you are wrong about the Hirth having 5 HP less than book. Since I get book RPM, I was assuming I was getting full HP, but Matt from Recreational Power (distributor for Hirth) says the engine will pick up a few HP as it breaks in. Perhaps that is some of the problem. For your 582 engines: Do you load it up to full gross weight? How does it perform with two heavy people? What prop do you use? Make, size, pitch? What gear reduction do you use? What is your cruise, stall, and climb speeds at full gross? What is the 582's power settings at cruise and climb? Thanks for your help. Bill Magrini Xair - Virginia/Maryland

Gday again, There have been a few questions about the trim cable lately, in particular hoe to stop it slipping, we drill two small holes through from the center of the pulley to the outside edge of the plastic pulley and thread the cable through these holes. The additional friction stops the cable from ever slipping, and the modification takes about 30 seconds to do. I hope the pictures help explain the procedure. Thanks Michael X-Air Australia

Attached are some pictures of our workshop facility where customers can do their commercial assistance building package. Thanks Michael

Attached are some pictures of our workshop facility where customers can do their commercial assistance building package. Thanks Michael

Wow Michael, your workshop is so neat and clean, you could eat off the floor. cheers Tony

Hi Michael, I am dobbing Tony in..he told me today, that you were going to put up your new Web page this weekend. Cheers Peter