Landyman

Cheers for that, i will add him to my list on useful contacts (not a long list i can assure you lol ) a few aviation friends have seen my Auster and at best the comments were ' i admire your vision / dedication etc, don't get me wrong, she's in a bad way but with only two tubes needing replacement (though one is the one between the wing attachment points for the port wing - a bit of a biggie structurally) the rest for the airframe is just cleaning up surface corrosion. my main worries at the moment are undercariage legs and the tailwheel assembly (the cast type, not leaf sprung) what is out there costs a fortune - more per leg than the fuselage frame cost me belive it or not. but i will save me coinage and get her done,

all the best.

Greg

Mike Roach

Thanks wonwinglo - I've just ordered a Auster Aiglet plan from Ivan Pettigrew and have been looking for some decent documentation. Ivan's plans are for ultralight construction - his motto seems to be "never use 1/8th if you have some 3/32 in the box, and even then, use 1.16th if you can." Have a look at his website at http://www.geocities.com/ivansplans/ an see what I mean. I'm building his miniCat at the moment.

Mike