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 phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 Int'l + 61 429 355784 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.borgeltinstruments.com _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring