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Forum: Private Flying

9th Feb 2016, 07:11

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Purchasing an AX2000

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Posted By Genghis the Engineer

As aviation organisations go, BMAA paperwork is...

As aviation organisations go, BMAA paperwork is one of the less painful.

I'd think that with the parts, a capable assistant, and a winch, I could probably change the engine in a weekend - but it...

Forum: Private Flying

8th Feb 2016, 13:06

Replies: 49

Purchasing an AX2000

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Posted By Genghis the Engineer

I just noticed your location Dan. The P&M...

I just noticed your location Dan.

The P&M factory who support the AX3 and AX2000 is in Rochdale - so there's a particularly good reason to own one. A supply of spares in your home town isn't to...

Forum: Private Flying

31st Jan 2016, 17:41

Replies: 49

Purchasing an AX2000

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Posted By Genghis the Engineer

Interesting - in all of the anglophone film...

Interesting - in all of the anglophone film adaptations, Haddock is played with a scots accent.

I have fun occasionally trying to read Tintin in French to a niece who wants both French and...

Forum: Private Flying

31st Jan 2016, 14:27

Replies: 49

Purchasing an AX2000

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Posted By Genghis the Engineer

Ah, European standardisation! You'll be...

Ah, European standardisation!

You'll be glad to hear Jan, that micrilights are welcome in class D in Britain.

G

Forum: Private Flying

30th Jan 2016, 19:39

Replies: 49

Purchasing an AX2000

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Posted By Genghis the Engineer

And surely Captain Haddock is Scottish? G

And surely Captain Haddock is Scottish?

G

Forum: Private Flying

23rd Jan 2016, 17:42

Replies: 49

Purchasing an AX2000

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Posted By Genghis the Engineer

It still is Paul's school. G

It still is Paul's school.

G

Forum: Private Flying

23rd Jan 2016, 10:29

Replies: 49

Purchasing an AX2000

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Posted By Genghis the Engineer

Because the AX is type approved for training, has...

Because the AX is type approved for training, has a UK source of spares, a coherent flight manual, and stall characteristics that are compliant with the airworthiness standard? (Or the X'Air all but...

Forum: Private Flying

21st Jan 2016, 20:43

Replies: 49

Purchasing an AX2000

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Posted By Genghis the Engineer

The Jabiru has problems anywhere - in particular...

The Jabiru has problems anywhere - in particular cooling (although it's fine on an X'Air where it's in open airflow) and occasionally incompatibility of parts as well - but it's still a far superior...

Forum: Private Flying

21st Jan 2016, 15:52

Replies: 49

Purchasing an AX2000

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Posted By Genghis the Engineer

Nothing particularly wrong with the AX2000,...

Nothing particularly wrong with the AX2000, although if you don't need it to be Type Approved, I'd look at the X'Air which is a better sorted development of the same family.

The HKS700E is tiny,...

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