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Contact Russ from Sky King Soaring in Arizona, he should at least point you in the right direction.

Good morning. I have a HK36-TTC with the 914 turbo and my engine temp warning light does not illuminate anymore on power up. I have replaced the bulb and traced the wiring to the Krutz temperature check box on the firewall. It seems the check box is getting power, but is not sending any power to the lamp on initial power up. I have contacted DIamond and the techs there now are not familiar with the HK36. Does anyone have information on the box or know where I can obtain a replacement? Thanks! Matt Lejcar

What altitude are the bush tires rated to? 😀

The goal was an OLC speed flight, but the northwest wind was not productive for good wave formation, so the goal was scrapped. Got a nice altitude flight however, making it to 28,200' MSL. I know Russ Owens has been high in the wave in his Phoenix. The north bound track was painfully slow, but the southbound direction produced over 170kt groundspeed. Motored back to Minden at low altitude to stay below the strong headwind. Arrived home just at sunset. Got slammed entering the Carson Valley, and the Dynon Lady yelled "G Load G Load G Load". First time ever to hear that even though I've encountered plenty of horrific turbulence wave flying in the Phoenix. Keep both feet on the rudder pedals people to prevent rudder flutter, the primary concern for high speed Phoenix flights. I have an LOA with Edwards Airforce Base to fly above 18K in their airspace. Temps at 28K were only -5F. It was warm in the cockpit with bright sunshine and the heater vents plugged with rubber stoppers to keep the cold air out. Had to open the air vent and window vents on occasion to keep the canopy ice free since I didn't have my double pane clear panels installed for this flight. Waited until I was below 10K and in above freezing temps to start the engine and motor home. Mighty Rotax started immediately with no problems. Gel Coat is fine. The Phoenix is a special machine. OLC Flight information - James Lee (US) - 21.09.2023 (onlinecontest.org) Champion Speed-OLC 2023 - Worldwide (onlinecontest.org)

I want a Phoenix. Any used ones around?

The electrical fire may have been due to a faulty voltage regulator. I had put in a backup battery system for soaring, and bought schematics from Pipistrel. They were not the best, and my avionics guy and I had to go back and forth for clarification. Anyway, I believe this was the root of the problem. I was told by XXX that someone else had put in a backup system and their Sinus burned up too. Maybe the NTSB will eventually come up with an answer, but don't hold your breath. There was only one Phoenix used that I found advertised and this only had a couple hundred hours of time on it. Was out today for a short spin, and got a nice two point landing in. The view from the Phoenix is certainly a whole lot nicer than the high wing Sinus. I also understand that a former Pipistrel deal sold his Virus and has a Phoenix on order!!

Welcome to the Phoenix world. You have a fairly unique perspective having flown the Virus and now the Phoenix. Can't help but ask a couple questions. Anything to for us to learn from the Sinus electrical fire? How many used U-15s were on the market when you were doing your search? Glad to have you in the community.

Hi all, We'd like to announce the opening of a new Pipistrel Virus SW motorglider flight school in beautiful Paso Robles, California wine country! We fly seven days a week, with accelerated training through the CFI level and add-on glider/self launch ratings. We hope you'll check us out on social media and come fly with us! Nick Wilcox Chief Pilot Soar Paso 805 | 505.SOAR (7627) nick@soarpaso.com

Hi all, We'd like to announce the opening of a new Pipistrel Motorglider flight school in beautiful Paso Robles, California wine country! We fly seven days a week, with accelerated training through the CFI level and add-on glider/self launch ratings. We hope you'll check us out on social media and come fly with us! Nick Wilcox Chief Pilot Soar Paso 805 | 505.SOAR (7627) nick@soarpaso.com

My Pipistrel Sinus had an electrical fire on the taxiway this year that destroyed all forward of the firewall. I thus decided to buy a used Phoenix with the insurance money. Talk about rising from the ashes….Wow, this is a far more fun plane to fly even if you have to work a bit harder to master the landings. I like the 100 hp engine and the presence of two batteries to ensure engine restart when soaring with the Dynon on. N645N was brought back from the DC area to the UP of Michigan with the help of David McConeghey and then I did some additional training with Jim Lee. Both were excellent instructors. More fun in the skies with this AC that has higher curb appeal.

Thank you very much!

Yes, esp if it was listed as experimental. I flew one a couple times. Good flying airplane. I did not care for the position of the spoiler handle.

When I was looking at replacement pulleys for the prop pitch control, they only had one in stock. they wanted min 250 Euro order. So a 50 dollar part was going to cost me big time. I tried to order extra, but again they only one in stock. So my mechanic created replacements.

I will have my cowling off this weekend. Let me see what I can do.

Steve's design is awesome and a life saver!! Thanks for everything !! P.S. She is still flying weekly....

I'm looking for someone to provide transition training in my Xenos in WI or provide an hour of time to my instructor. Suggestions?

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Could somebody post a few good photos of the carburetor heat shroud on an L2000 or L2400? I need to fabricate one to fix the muffler but I'd like to see the takeoffs to the carb to get some idea where they fit and no illustration in the books really shows me much. Thanks for any help.

All the posts on this thread are over 10 years old. Can anyone update me on the status of flying a motorglider in Mexico in 2023? Is a PP-Glider accepted without a medical now?

You can find an electronic version of the manual in German and Spanish here: https://www.forandoavela.es/d/146-manual-de-vuelo-del-taifun-17e-aleman-y-espanol

@flyingcircus, you can find the flight manual in German and Spanish here: https://www.forandoavela.es/d/146-manual-de-vuelo-del-taifun-17e-aleman-y-espanol

Since I haven't been able to find the manual online, I managed to scan, transcript and translate the flight manual. You can find it in German and Spanish here.