We have been invited back for two events, a BBQ lunch and a Aerobatic competition later this summer. of my Quickie Q2 with a Revmaster 2100D (65HP) aircraft engine. Sonex1243 wrote:Has anyone installed a Revmaster 2100D engine in the Sonex. The owner however can do a weight/climb test and have his aircraft licensed for a new higher max weight and that must be what the previous owner did when at sea level. I made contact with a flyer who lives there and he agreed, he and another homebuilt aircraft owner would show us their airplanes and hangars. August 4 2020  I emailed out a new invite to local flyers to go to Rocky Mountain House Alberta for another bag lunch gathering. There was no information in the log books that detailed the condition of the engine or the latest overhaul time. Obviously I will not be carrying a passenger in my Q2 from my elevation airport of 4000 ft. in the summer. Now I wanted to test the maximum continuous RPM  power. I figured I would treat myself to a flight to Hanna Alberta and have a bag lunch while sitting there in their nice airport terminal building. My airport elevation is just under 4000 ft. at 3965 ft. and as a result I have been reluctant to carry a passenger in my aircraft from this airport elevation. Full record keeping of the airframe , engine and propeller will be kept going forward. Performance speed, climb rate and handling are just superb. Runup the Revmaster 2100D from the Quickie in the garage before reinstallation in the airplane. of 1000 lb. I will be organizing more trips like this as it gives us an opportunity to fly to many airports where food is not easily accessible yet they have a nice terminal building. The airport has a very nice terminal building and we met the nicest people while there. One other friend said he would meet me there as well. We all had a great get together and chatted about all things aviation and engines. Has anyone installed a Revmaster 2100D engine in the Sonex. New style valve covers were installed and the magneto was serviced, timed and a new set of auto plug leads installed by Revmaster in California. These heads required removal of the whole rocker arm setup to be able to remove the lower plugs. I have a friend with the same plane and same engine at a airport elevation of 2650 ft and he does carry a passenger so you can see that the elevation plus the temperature can make a very big difference to the performance of this marginally powered aircraft. Here is a peek. It was an estate that was donated to the local EAA chapter which is being sold at a very reasonable price. There ended up being 10 airplanes attending with people from High River, Medicine Hat, Airdrie, Kirkby Field, Three Hills, Springbank as well as farm strips. Other VW (Revmaster, Great Plains, Hummel), Corvair, Viking, etc. The workmanship is unbelievable, one would hate to break the kit up. Old style heads used the aircraft spark plugs and new heads use automotive NKG plugs. As a cross country aircraft it is fantastic for covering distance with great visibility and comfort. Im a new user, I'd like to say thank you to the people that run this site. Revmaster states that the HP will increase with the new cylinder heads about 7 hp or slightly greater and we should be close to 75 HP. I made contact with Joe at Revmaster Aviation and he was most helpful in setting us up with parts to upgrade the  engine. Temperature was 22 degrees C on my departure and the airport Density Altitude was 6000 ft.  My aircraft empty weight is 626 pounds and my gross weight on this morning takeoff was 921 lbs. Also the volume control on the 2100d which I’ve had two of maxes out at about eleven o’clock. I severely damaged the aircraft in an off airport (highway) forced landing due to a separated Here you can follow the progress of a complete rebuild July 27 2020  Once again I wanted to do another test to see what I was comfortable carrying for weight in my Quickie Q2 with the Revmaster 65 HP engine. View actual ground speeds on the live version of this map at: May 1,  Today I got the plane out and ran the engine up to warm it up. A turbo-charged version of an early model Revmaster engine, complete with a constant-speed propeller, powered Ken Rand’s original KR-2 at speeds up to 190 mph at 14,000 feet MSL. Just as in my previous test completed for this purpose my climb out was very shallow and slow to gain altitude. A Forum for Sonex Aircraft Builders and Enthusiasts. Some were aerobatic pilots, fuel service personnel, airport management and locals. Thanks to all who attended and to those we were lucky enough to meet. New Cylinder heads, new automotive spark plugs that go with the new style of Cylinder heads (larger intake and exhaust valves are on this new C-head), new piston rings for all four cylinders, push rod tube seals, spark plugs, Intake manifold gaskets, Exhaust gaskets, and a pair of new style rocker covers. Another Bag Lunch Flight (Rocky Mountain House AB), Flight Test 2 of Passenger Carrying Capacity, First Flight on New SDS CPI Dual Electronic Ignition. On this day I flew a loop trip for 2.5 hours north from Springbank Airport to Glenifer Lake, Sylvan Lake, Gull Lake and finally Pigeon Lake. All parts cleaned up and new rings gaskets, seals and new style heads installed. Mel and Allen were kind enough to also offer us the very nice COPA flight club house to eat our lunches and talk aviation. Completely checked out then rebuilt and ran. A record of all oil changes and annuals was continually updated in the aircraft log book. The view from the plane as I headed NW was of colorful farm fields  in shades of green to the pleasing bright yellow of canola fields scattered across the horizon. (Cochrane Alberta Canada) Follow recent flights. A note worth mentioning here is that when I bought my plane it came with a registered max gross weight capacity of 1100 lbs. I had a errand to deliver something to my wife's brother there and thought we could make it another bag lunch flyin affair. Melvin Reister  has a RV7 and a Glasair and  Allen Rose has a RV7. Once again I will mention that I purchased this plane from a sea level airport and we flew with two people on board with no problem. The engine comes with the prop, however, this is a tricky decision for me. Initial verification calls to the manufacturer indicated a good history of the engine by S/N, no major refinements needed other than an ignition / intake manifold upgrade and adapter kit for aerovee mount from the original Sonerai IIL setup. No details of work completed were recorded and surface rust condition of engine made me suspect. Now on a cold day I may be able to carry that 157 pound passenger but I doubt that I will ever try it. From Springbank airport it would be a 45 minute flight for me and it sounded like there might be a couple of others joining me. Weather was totally clear and temperature was forecast to be about 24c. gear, my max passenger weight would be 157 pounds based upon the 1000 pound max gross weight. Thanks to all that came out flying. June 10, 2020  I put out emails to see if I could get anyone to join me for a flight. Here you can follow the progress of a complete rebuild It was a wonderful day with fantastic people. The entire wiki with photo and video galleries for each article For my airport at 4000 ft elevation to have a density altitude of the same value the temperature needs to be 7 degrees C outside. August 14 2020  We were off in the morning to meet up with a few flyers in Medicine Hat Alberta. Revmaster has converted and delivered over three thou-sand of these engines. Brian in his Cardinal, Ralph in his RV7 and myself. Final note:  If used as a single seat aircraft at my airport elevation this is one sweet ride. of my Quickie Q2 with a Revmaster 2100D (65HP) aircraft engine. Vague information in the log book informed that the engine had some maintenance completed on it about 20 hours prior. Some segments were along the beaches and finally at Pigeon lake I did numerous circles over a location where I have friends with a lake shore house. Much more superb receiver. We had three planes from Springbank head out at various departures to meet in Medicine Hat at around 1130. Because of it's transformer and being built in Japan, the 2100 is among the most sought after Realistic receivers. ****THESE ENGINES ARE NOT FACTORY APPROVED.****. The bottom end of the engine was inspected with a boroscope and everything looked good. I know the 2100d specs say 125 wpc vs 2100 120wpc but the thd is much better with the 2100 at 0.04%. Therefore if I carry only the  7 gallons in the header tank plus my 165 pounds and 10 pounds of misc. These two fellows were amazing to talk with and hear all about their amateur built aircraft. My header tank has a volume of exactly 7 gallons, which I measured. The top end was a complete rebuild with cylinders checked and honed. Nearing Rocky Mountain House the farm fields reduced in numbers to more forested lands along the foothills. The Quickie Q2 came with a REVMASTER 2100D 65 HP engine in it. There was no information in the log books that detailed the condition of the engine or the latest overhaul time. Vague information in the log book informed that the engine had some maintenance completed on it about 20 hours prior. The engine comes with a Sonerai IIL single seat build (easily converted back to 2 seat) that is well over 60% finished. (spliced) mixture cable. This is a brand new (dry storage) never run engine complete from Revmaster. The details of importing from the USA and having them signed off for Canada was very interesting and quite a simple and inexpensive process. SonexBuilders.net is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Airspeed is 130-140 mph in cruise at 3.5 gallons per hour. (spliced) mixture cable. Thanks Michael, great information on the links you suggested. The engine performed great as I went through about 5 rounds getting the RPM up to maximum. Original heads are shown below using the smaller diameter intake and exhaust valves. I damaged the aircraft in an off airport (highway) forced landing. The Quickie Q2 came with a REVMASTER 2100D 65 HP engine in it. My Quickie Q2 (Revmaster) Here you can follow the progress of a complete rebuild of my Quickie Q2 with a Revmaster 2100D (65HP) aircraft engine. Any thoughts / experiences would be appreciated. Also my VISION aircraft build is at: https://calvinthorne2.blogspot.ca. Since no details were available on the engine we decided that it was prudent to overhaul the top end and inspect the lower end. A special treat for me was to meet one of my flight instructors who I had not seen in 30 years and now fly's professionally and fly's aerobatics. Everything went great and I am very happy with the performance. This would be about a one hour flight for me in the Quickie.

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