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From my experience tho,,,,, its a pain and because there are so few willing to purchase, I did not sell much. I had a fairing for the nosewheel pant, the wingroot fairings etc. All too much effort and no profit.
I suggest selling a pattern made from paper so that builders can have a place to start. No two airplanes are zactly the same. Thats why rubber is used to make the seal from aluminum baffle to fiberglass cowl.
A paper pattern could be mailed all around the world and at much less cost.
Your Bud,,,,SteveW
It is a bit late to call now but if it is ok I will give you a yell tomorrow. What time is best to call?
Regards Paul
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Thanks for the welcome.
I am in Rosewood (outer brisbane suburb) though fingers crossed I will be moving to Maryborough before Christmas (Hence the delay in ordering the kit). I have not ordered the how to build DVDs yet as I wanted to get some input from you guys as to their worth. I have an engines/airframe background and I work with a lot of avionics people but no sheetmetal workers. Learning from someonelses' experience is always better than walking the minefield alone.
Good luck with the 601 build they are a fast plane :)
Yer,finally got it up briefly last sunday,had to rebuild damage caused before I got it,undercarriage and nosewheel attachmants. Only got 20mins in ,but was all good. Weather permitting,we're off for the day this weekend.
Hows your project coming along ?
It will be quite an acomplishment building your own plane,not sure if I have the patience at this stage,maybe one day.
Have done the sheep and dairy farming thing for a big part of my life,spent the rest of it on dozers and diggers,but at present I'm building rotary dairy sheds and maintaining all within them.
What do you do for a crust over there ?
Yer its not a bad part of the country,certainly not far from sea to the alps,makes for interesting flying.
Guess they must have sold you Speights beer (my staple diet )not a bad drop aye. A few of the dark Aussie beers are good,but you can keep the rest.
Been to Aus 3 or 4 times now,Sis an brother in law own Brisbane crane trucks,have only got in as far as Mitchel and up to rainbow beach,so I guess I got close to your home. How far along are you with the 601 ?
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