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Dynon D-10A EFIS + GPS from Aliexpress

2025-10-29 Povilas Kalinauskas 0

Recently, I decided to tinker with my Dynon D10A EFIS — a compact electronic flight information system that had been collecting dust on my shelf […]

Rotax 912 pistons

2022-06-13 Povilas Kalinauskas 1

Apparently, rotax pistons, manufactured by Elko KÖNIG, series 1800, 03967 diameter 79,5mm / 79,42mm 79,51mm were used in some of old-timers (I found references to: […]

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Silent-hektik CDI cable

2022-01-22 Povilas Kalinauskas 0

Serial no: 0901300002Crimping w/ZAZ4Metal: BrassAudi,Volkswagen, BMW Manufacturer: Beru / RHB002

Rotax 912 fuel pump gasket drawing

2021-09-30 Povilas Kalinauskas 0

Vector file (SVG) available below. Open with inkScape. K40 whisperer was used for cutting. Test it on paper first. Original gasket:

Rotax 912 CDI pinout [Very OLD!]

2021-08-25 Povilas Kalinauskas 0

Left to right, groupped by sleeve: Group 1 and 2: Black+white: ignition coil. Group 3 and 4: dual connectors: pickup coils. Group 5: RED – […]

Old vs New rotax 912 piston pin

2021-07-07 Povilas Kalinauskas 0

Looking for alternative ROTAX 912 piston pins for a homebuilt aircraft. Mine were heavily scratched. The reason – very likely – is because of poor […]

ICOM IC-A5 power supply, audio and PTT

2021-06-21 Povilas Kalinauskas 0

Source for inspiration (wiring, AUDIO/MIC and PTT pinout): http://www.bowersflybaby.com/tech/velcro.html Power supply has not been described – therefore I created my own. I used this cheap […]

Rotax 582 water seal alternative

2021-05-27 Povilas Kalinauskas 0

Model d D d2 d3 L L1 Rotax 582MTU 94265/2 295/19 10 30 35 23.5 14.5 9 NB: no alternative found so far. Use OEM.

Rotax 582/503 generator wiring

2021-04-25 Povilas Kalinauskas 0

This is physical layout of Rotax 582/503 CDI generator wiring module. Not sure, if it is accurate, but it was connected in my unit and […]

Recommended distance betweeen swithces

2021-01-03 Povilas Kalinauskas 0

As per Mil-STD-1472F on Human (Factors) Engineering, the minimum recommended distance is 19 mm, optimum – 50 mm. 2021-01-23 update: Quite happy, that I have […]

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