At 09:29 PM 6/04/04 +0930, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>The sad situation at the moment is that, unless someone on this list
>knows otherwise, you cannot buy a genuine Tost G88 mainspring in Australia.
>
>GFA are going to be the local agent but are still in the process of
>finalizing the legal issues and Ian McPhee has relinquished his
>representation for Tost release parts.
>
>A few weeks ago, the mainspring broke in one of Balaklava's K21 belly
>releases. Hence with no available parts we adapted a Blanik release
>spring to keep the aircraft flying. It works and is safe but the return
>force is less than ideal and it probably won't last too long, but we
>still have a stock of Blanik springs.
>
>So if anyone knows of someone with a suitable original G88 spring that
>we could borrow/buy/steal I would appreciate any advice.
>
>Thanks for listening.
>
>Leigh Bunting
>Colonel Light Gardens
>South Australia
><Open Windows and let the bugs in>
Someone needs to introduce Tost to the wonders of the modern world.i.e. the
internet and credit cards. Then you don't need a local agent.
Mike
Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments
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