RansMail # 002 March 9th 2004

New to us, Don "keeps his S4 based at the High Easter strip  in Essex which is where I live near a town called Saffron Walden."

Dear Don,

Thank you for your positive response and append my expanded first effort, now No. 2, at trying to make a group info. e-mail.

The fuel tanks' control has exercised my mind too, but am getting to grips with the options, & will issue my findings when complete, shortly. Generally it does appear your switching tanks by time 'method' is the surest so far, warts & all.

The exhaust springs falling off into the prop is popularly supposed only to affect 447 'pushers', but I also read that the springs can be slackly steel wire secured individually through the centre and then to each one's lug so at least they cannot fall away; the silicone idea you mentioned, I don't comprehend ? 

The brakes on mine are straightforward drums, I'll s

be lubricating the cam spindle and checking them when I visit the a/c again this week. My brother has discs and we're looking at a way of assembling them so they run true to the calliper and of course in line. So far I've turned up some thin Ali discs to stop his spacer collar from slipping sideways a fraction when the three long bolts securing it, tighten it onto its seating on the plastic hub.

As you see, I've added your name to  our list, but would ask if from your obvious experience with the internet you could help thus;-

a) Can you find the names/addresses/ even e-mail addresses of the 'missing' owners and it might even be useful in locating the other Yellow Chatteris S4 you mentioned in your area. Alternatively I'd be grateful if you could at least find that guy.

b) A silly thing but I notice you use AVG to sweep for gremlins. I've used the Free version from home for a couple of years but now find that the update doesn't seem to connect & that's on my wife's P.C. too. Do you happen to know if they've dropped that facility, I expect you use the Professional version; their web page still allows access to the whole free prog. but on non broad band pay as you go that's an expensive option. I may be a flyer but pensioner too.

Here's the U.K.owners list, but I'm unsure if it has all the S5 nosewheel variants too.

Dave, can you please get yout friend @ Dover to join in and give his name against the appropriate a/c ? As well as tell me the name of that seller you mentioned to me from your magazine (?) , I couldn't find it and we have so few S4's we need to get all we can on board. Any other clues too, anyone.

Mike.

G-INFO Search Results Summary for U.K. RANS S4, (from microlight friend Kevin, 070304) No     Registration     Status     Serial No.     Aircraft Type     Photo
>
> 2     G-MWBO     R     PFA 193-11583     RANS S4    
> 3     G-MWEP     R     PFA 193-11616     RANS S4    
> 4     G-MWES     R     PFA 193-11737     RANS S4    
> 5     G-MWFW     R     PFA 193-11662     RANS S4    
> 6     G-MWGN     R     PFA 193-11709     RANS S4    
> 7     G-MWIO     R     PFA 193-11774     RANS S4    
> 8     G-MWLA     R     PFA 193-11787     RANS S4    
> 9     G-MWLZ     R     PFA 193-11887     RANS S4    
> 10     G-MWWP     R     PFA 193-12073     RANS S4    
> 11     G-MYWV     R     PFA 193-12826     RANS S4 (C WING)
     No. Regist'  PFA Serial No.   Owner  1    G-MVXW     193-11545  (I lost this entry now I got it back)  

2    G-MWBO    193-11583       
3    G-MWEP     193-11616   
4    G-MWES     193-11737       
5    G-MWFW    193-11662     Chris Soden, Dunkeswell, sold Feb.2004 to M.P. Hallam.

6    G-MWGN    193-11709     Bought Bedford Sept 2003 by V.H.Hallam, flown to Devon. 
7    G-MWIO     193-11774          

8    G-MWLA     193-11787     Brian Dowdle sold 010104 to Don Lees, N.London .(He says:-There is a bright yellow S4 based at Chatteris)

9    G-MWLZ     193-11887       
10  G-MWWP    193-12073     Rodger McKinlay 7946539311, selling (08Mar04) on AFORS: 447 Red/Yell with Icom, @£3,500.

11  G-MYWV     193-12826    Arthur Trapp sold 2003 to Dave Cassidy, Canterbury.

*Seen 08 March 04, AFORS ad. for another (presumably above) S4:

Mike H. e-mailed the seller, Roger McKinlay for info.& was it sold to T.Arnup? - he's replied it's still for sale

& Not listed :-

       G-MWFF        ?           Tom Arnup selling, seen & rejected by Mike H.@ Eshott, Northumberland Feb.04, Back on AFORS. 

Plus One more Vince. saw last year, whilst looking for one; V, can you rediscover any info's ?

Mike.