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On my way back to the north of Germany, I took a small detour to the south to visit Hans v.d. Linden, yet one more ‘Hans’ that feels compelled to build an RJ.03 IBIS homebuilt airplane.

Getting back up to steam is often difficult for various reasons (or excuses ). To lower that threshold, I decided to take on the construction of the new type IBIS canard wing tips as these parts are small and rather easy to build.
The old canard wing tips were sort of round. The […]

Zenair CH-601 XL saga continues
From the LAA (former British PFA) website, which is an update that was published on December 5, 2008:
“The CAA issued an MPD on 24 November 2008 formally grounding the CH601-XL in the UK, following the LAA’s earlier advice to owners. LAA Engineering continues to be fully involved in pursuing a […]

…but there’s no need to make your project any more expensive than it needs to be, right?
Aircraft aluminium required
For the controls actuation of my IBIS canard project I needed some aluminum tubing in several sizes, with a length of up to 1.80m / 6′. Also some solid round aluminum rod and flat bar was […]

According to the ‘Latest News’ section of the British LAA website (Light Aircraft Association, successor to the former PFA) , LAA recommends to the UK CAA that all British registered Zodiac CH601-XL be grounded as well.
According to this report, the affected owners have been contacted directly by a letter dated November 4th, 2008.
Now, this letter […]

According to this Dutch language website the Dutch aviation authorities grounded all twelve Dutch registered Zenair Zodiac CH601 XL aircraft until further notice.

In between the many non-aviation related chores I need to tend to these days my thoughts wandered off and continued to mull over how the engine for my Ibis homebuilt aircraft is going to look like. The thing I contemplated the last couple of weeks is ‘compression ratio‘.

after finishing the renovation of my workshop (soundproofing, thermal isolation, lighting, etc.) I’m happy to report that I’m back at building my RJ.03 IBIS homebuilt aircraft. Last Saturday I put in a couple of hours towards completing the main gear.

The VW aero engine for my RJ.03 IBIS is going to get a double Leburg electronic ignition system.
The electronic ignition system originating from the UK is generic enough to have been installed on VW’s, Subarus, KFM’s and a C65, all of this with the endorsement of the British LAA (formerly known as the Popular Flying Association).

As of today, I’m yet one more step nearer to finalising my RJ.03 IBIS instrument panel specification - this time by getting the flight timer (that had been on order for quite some time…) delivered to my doorstep.