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"I have the original 740 - it has a 1300 nit screen and the 740b has an 1100 nit scre…" John Austin replied Jun 21, 2019 to IFly 740b Wanted	10	Jun 21, 2019 Reply by Glenn Davis
"I agree that running a string along the spar rivet line will ensure that the wings a…" John Austin replied Jun 21, 2019 to Mounting wings	6	Jun 22, 2019 Reply by Daniel Niendorff
"Sort of obvious, but you can't have too much help when lifting wings overhead - two…" John Austin replied Jun 20, 2019 to Mounting wings	6	Jun 22, 2019 Reply by Daniel Niendorff
"To be clear, I used the zip-tie hold-downs in situations where a wire/cable had to r…" John Austin replied Jun 20, 2019 to Any hints? Securing RG cable in fuselage	10	Jun 20, 2019 Reply by John Austin
"If you don't find one, I think iFly occasionally has refurb units for sale (with a w…" John Austin replied Jun 20, 2019 to IFly 740b Wanted	10	Jun 21, 2019 Reply by Glenn Davis
"I used 3M adhesive zip tie mounts in accessible areas, but found with heat and time…" John Austin replied Jun 19, 2019 to Any hints? Securing RG cable in fuselage	10	Jun 20, 2019 Reply by John Austin
"The "socket method" of bungee installation is described in this discussion. It works…" John Austin replied Jun 9, 2019 to Nose wheel bungee replacement tool	10	Jun 10, 2019 Reply by Herb Hornig
"Looks great, Jim! When I had my plane painted, I fully-assembled my plane, broke…" John Austin replied Jun 5, 2019 to Vinyl Wrap completed	25	Sep 8, 2020 Reply by Glenn Davis
"That's what I thought, too, Don. If the plane was static/not in motion and the prop…" John Austin replied May 29, 2019 to Firewall insulation	8	May 30, 2019 Reply by JEFF COCHRAN
"I think insulating with a foil-backed fiberfrax blanket is a good idea. Obviously,…" John Austin replied May 28, 2019 to Firewall insulation	8	May 30, 2019 Reply by JEFF COCHRAN

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John Austin's Discussions (4,678)

"I have the original 740 - it has a 1300 nit screen and the 740b has an 1100 nit scre…"

"I agree that running a string along the spar rivet line will ensure that the wings a…"

"Sort of obvious, but you can't have too much help when lifting wings overhead - two…"

"To be clear, I used the zip-tie hold-downs in situations where a wire/cable had to r…"

"If you don't find one, I think iFly occasionally has refurb units for sale (with a w…"

"I used 3M adhesive zip tie mounts in accessible areas, but found with heat and time…"

"The "socket method" of bungee installation is described in this discussion. It works…"

"Looks great, Jim! When I had my plane painted, I fully-assembled my plane, broke…"

"That's what I thought, too, Don. If the plane was static/not in motion and the prop…"

"I think insulating with a foil-backed fiberfrax blanket is a good idea. Obviously,…"

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