That makes me feel so much better Jay, its only 15 years restoring the Triq, and this years is 25 years since I started the Viggen, so thats only 10 years in real terms. Amazing. Where does the time g

Quite right Simon, they do on panels to dissipate the energy, but it is no good as an insulator. Have you got your Q back in the air yet ? Are you a GU or LS1 ? Br Richard.

Jay, The modern carbon airliners use glass pads as insulators for lightning strike, so as the carbon spar is wrapped in glass, it should be insulated from lightning stike I would have thought. Just my

Jay, I have a bag of redundant bits from the T tail which are now replaced by the reflexor. Out of interest has anyone got a set of the plans for the T tail installation so to prove its all gone? (I k

By the way Sam, we have Daylight Savings too, so it was still 15.00 GMT in UK. :-) Br Rich T.

Great report Sam, what a cool Grandad !! You certainly have a few hours experience. Thanks. Rich T.

Good advice Jay, Nice report. Rich T.

I noticed that Corbin has his between the seats so it is padded by them to an extent. Looks like the same extinquisher as mine so going with that for me too. Jim P also but slightly higher. Rich T.

Great Idea, thats even better than PRA, and with talk down thrown in at a fraction of the price. Its a wonder there isnt a Q200 in Florida with a similar set up. :-) Lots of energy expended in your vi

Thanks Jay , I will have a look. FN has the closing plates as well, always wondered how close the screw holes were to the tank wall. Precision radar eh, have you got Doppler as well ?? :-) Br Rich.

There is a system that our UK LAA run for Mods which provided it is justified and to the rules can get approved. Most of those are structural / engine mods you guys have already tried and tested. Avio

Jay, That is a great picture. I notice you have closing plates at the end of your elevators, is your fuel tank behind that area or is there a void behind ? Br Rich T.

I still reckon it was an Airframe guy just pretending to be avionics !! 😛

Hi Geoff, Could you rephrase your post to make it clear what a clever avionics tech is and so not offensive to other avionics systems people ? So did you ask an "avionics tech" to remove the wire ? If

Hey Jim, I did, and as you let slip you were interested, in return is a picture of my Nose leg, for the VariViggen. Now ready for paint ( well the leg is)!! Another great talk, thanks guys. Rich T.

Love the way you tell your stories Mike, I wonder where that seagull is now ? Would have made a mess if its TCAS wasn't working !! :-0 Glad your battery proved to be ok. Rich T.

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Well done Paul, thats 1.1 hours more than me this year in any flying machine. Thanks for the encouragement !! Rich T.

Great Video Jim, it's a shame you missed the landing :-) Rich T.

Thanks Tony OK although a decent drill will manage the hardened plate without any difficulty, mine came blank and fully heat treated from Scott all those years back. The cost of heat treatment these d