ZUCZZ

Neat!! I don't see the corner BID tapes (first photo- LH one)... is it just the photo or my eyesight? (it does look installed on the RH photo, I'm not sure. So I ask) Looks very nice! On mine I ended up installing an angle on the outsides of the legholes in the instrument panel ... without it it cuts into my leg. Maybe i'm just softer than the average Cozy pilot , but now would be the time, while you can get to it easier. Nice workshop - you lucky feller!

Good luck for that one then!!!

We presently have 17 flying canard types in South Africa ... Please peruse and correct me where you can :-) Latest updated summarised information so far we are 17 flying Canard Planes (sure hope this is mostly correct) CapeTown / Weideman W / ZS-VPB / VariViggen FASI / Malcolm Laing / ZS-WVF/ VariEz xxxx / Adcock M A / ZS-UJU / VariEz xxxx / Van Rensburg S I / ZS-UKV / VariEz FAQT / Sahd Mark / ZS-UKI / VariEz FASY Marco Schmidt ZU-xxx / Velocity XL (?) FABB / Alfons Gessl / ZU-DZU / Velocity XL FASY / Chris Van Hoof / ZU-CZZ / Cozy Mk 4 FALA / Jannie Versfeld / ZU-DAR / Cozy Mk 4.540 FABB / Dave King & Chris Carsten / ZS-VUF / Long Ez FAKR / Dave Lister / ZS-UWT / LongEz FASH / Shawn Uren / ZS-VFA / LongEz xxxx / Alison G L / ZS-USS / Long Ez xxxx / Steinkamp / ZS-WNN / LongEz Swazi / Dave O'Neil / ZS-VMX / LongEz xxxx / Allison G L / ZS-USS / Long Ez FAHC / Von Schoenebeck ZU-AND / Bateleur This is as good as I can do with the research in our South Africa ... of course there are a lot under construction ... but not counted here! Chris Van Hoof - Architect - Johannesburg ZU-CZZ / Cozy Mk IV / latest info on: http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/cvh/index.htm

It sounds like you had a great adventure. You do have a nice writing style, super photos too! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Thank you very much ... some pictures ... Numbers to show my Garmin 296 can count. A grossly zoomed in flight profile. A map with the numbers (Ok, i don't know why I'm showing you twice) The temp gauge, the inside temp is measured under the glass of the cockpit, it was nowhere near that in the front, just ask my toes! The cocpit picture ... what most amazed me was the difference between the standar setting and the GPS altitude, which was the same as the transponder altitude. Also evident was the fact that the vauum system does not funcion well at that altitude ... should have seen that one coming! Not clear from the profile is that the plane was still able to climb, do remember that they asked me to hold at this altitude, that's when I started changing my mind ... the discomport was just too much at that time. I was about to start shaking uncontrollable, my speech was slower and the fun was out of it. My Oxygen saturation still measured 87% but my heartbeat was at 137, it was not that high just 500' earlier, think it must have been stress due to the waiting and having to change the flying environment from climb to level ... any other excuse will be thought of, if these don't do. Is there much more in my Cozy? Yes, but not all that much, this was pretty much as far as I can take this one with this set-up. As stated before the alternator packed up near the top, that in itself is not that bad, the battery will last at least an hour or two after this and I had a standby radio in the cockpit.

Hello Boys & Girls, This is to report that Cozy #219, ZU-CZZ managed to attain 28197' during the climb test today. My Cozy is a standard as they come, fitted with an IO-360 lycoming and a 70" x 80" P-Prop (Local RSA). It was still climbing at this altitude, about 100 fpm, but the temp outside was -24,5C (amazingly, just as prediced by the weatherman) and the alternator decided to call it a day ... the cold is what made me give up, really! The Jhb region was looking to clear me to 30000, and they took their time over it, while waiting the cold got to me, so I cancelled further climbing and got out pronto. The whole even took 2:24 min and the totak flight lengthe ended up being 331Nm (FALI is 89 Nm from my base airport FASY. Looks like Waiter's world record is safe - for awhile For my efforts, I may have picked up the local record :-) Will post some pictures later :-) Thank you one and all for

Just a note to thank all you beautiful people for the kind wishes! Also for having carried me to this point, without all the advice I would probably not even have thought of attempting this exciting mission. Weather in the RSA tomorrow see: http://www.weathersa.co.za/ from where you go: Aviation from where you go: Aerosport From where you go deeper down some: click on the Aerosport pages or you can click on "spotgraphs" This shows a map of the RSA, you simply click on the dot nearest to where you want the information (my nearset is Mafikeng West of Jhb/Pta) and it gives winds aloft, temps at those altitudes & more info than you would normally care to shake a stick at. This link was kindly provided to me by Peter How from Composite Technologies! Thanks Peter! Peter was also kind enough to lend me his "clip-on" Oxygen Saturation measuring instrument ... and here I thought there were none available in the RSA. So not I'm totally kitted out!

Chris B, I don't see (notice) your padlock handle ... or what does the Aussie law actually require? (see padlock on LongEze type in previous posts on this topic)

Mine is not fancy, but then that is because of my distrust of any computer ... but it all works, basic VFR you know Not shown on this photo is the installation of the Transponder, which fits into one of the small holes on the LH side of the photo.

Thank you very much for the advice and the wishes! I'll be sure to report back This promises to be more fun than I initially thought, even if if does not get all that much higher. The enthusiasm from all the aviation departments and such is truly inspiring, they were waiting for the flightplan & were about to ask if it was still on

all in place for 26 July 2008 all around FALI (Lichtenburg) in South Africa.

Thanks for sharing the pic's of the views and the plane

Depending on the amount of storage space available ... Easy storage: Main Spar Canard Winglets Wings When the wings & Winglets go together it becomes bulky, yet mine hung vertically in the workshop and we managed to work around it without too much headbanging

Great stuff, thank you for sharing it! Now some pictures ...? When you press "reply" and you're done typing, scroll down just a little further where you will see "Attach Files" then hit that "manage Attachments" button - this is the key to the photo uploading.

That accent must have been right dinkum strong, because it says the link is no longer available

Could not make out the diameter or pitch of the prop mentioned ...

see also a discussion on AvCom, another aviation portal: http://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35433 you may have to register (free)

So I'll be looking out for that during my climb tests Thanks for the advice!

So it appears I stand corrected ...

Not so ... if that were the case planes fitted with these would not fly public, would not be cleared for IF etc. There would also be a warning on the installation papers etc. I have taken mine to 19500 and no evidence.

Did not know that there was another set ...

These pictures put some scale to it ... this is BIG.

My point is, of course, purely a question! But according to the Rutan design philosophy, ... everything is fuctional So, add-on stuff is not really part of the practila past experiences. Nothing personal is meant in my reply!

Where is the pointy nose?

Thank you Waiter, for looking! Anyway, my preparations so far as described in "Rules & Regulations - above 19500 VFR" Copied here: (and stuff added) So, here we are with our waiver in hand, ready to do the testing and with a bit of luck, next weekend. (July 12, 2008) For those that follow ... Flights above VFR do not "have" to be IFR, they are however done to IMC minima. Since you will be in contact with your local radar people, you will have a tranponder and they will make sure that you have the separation with other traffic. "Radar" by the name of ATNS (Air Traffic Navigational Services) and their CAMU people (Central Air Management Unit) gave permission under the "Flexible Use of Airspace" act to do this testing VFR. The area allocated is 15 Nm around Lichtenburg (FALI) My plane is still in it's test phase and in South Africa, I had to have the test range increased. They readily obliged and gave a a 350 Km (189 Nm) range from my base (FASY), this means my test area is nicely inside and should I have to divert, it can be in any direction. Preparation of the plane: Send plane to the Avionics shop and have the Transponder, radio and vacuum system checked out and tested. Once back: GPS charged and 12v connection intact. Garmin 296 Check second GPS Garmin 196 Strip and look everything over. Wash & polish, including the canopy. Check Oxygen system & volume. Remove Canulle system & install full mask. Refuel to 1/2 tanks on level. Have some "stick on" window panels incase of "fog" Chamois & soft cloth withing reach. Before Saturday: Check warm clothing: Ski Suit - still fits, but not the belt itself. Long Johns - we live in Africa & this from a ski trip, too long ago to remember. Socks - great and they fit into the shoes too. Gloves also from the skiing days ... still servicable. Thu & Fri, change diet to eliminated gas creating foodies. Daily Weather report: it must be VFR perfect with the least moisture possible, otherwise it will be aborted and done another day. On the Saturday: Detailed Weather report to confirm previous data. Make sure everything is secure and shipshape. Space blanket & clips in plane. Gloves & mittens in plane. Wait for the officials to install the FAI logger, that way I don't have to get cold twice :-) Going for the record. Think Jim Price's 35017 is safe in the LongEze, but the Africa & South Africa numbers are open Concerns: Things that cancel the event immediately ... Any type of tingling, soon as it appears, it'll be over & we return. You all may have any input on this, what to watch out for etc. More later... Mr Moderator, if this in the wrong place please move elsewhere.