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    registration of citabria question

    Maybe one of you might be able to give me some advise on this: I own a Citabria 1973 model 7gcaa in South Africa. My Citabria is registered under our certified class at Civil Aviation. We also have a non type certified class in South Africa (NTCA Class). Five out of the Nineteen existing...
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    difference between the 150-and 115hp citabria`s

    Hi Guys, Can anyone with practical experience tell me what the main differences between the 150 hp Citabria 7gcaa and the 115hp model is? I would like to know fuel usage,payload and performance realistically. I have a 150hp model and want to buy the 115 hp model to save on fuel costs etc.
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    auxiliary tank for citabria

    Has anyone ever thought of using a revovable auxiliary tank of around 40 liters behind the back seat of a citabria to extend flight time with 1 hour? - Maybe using a fuel pump to pump fuel from this tank into one of the main tanks? Any advise if this could work or if there is such a system...
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    clogged up spark plug = mag drop

    Hi Guys, Need advise again on my 7gcaa citabria 1973: Had a mag drop last week and found the bottom spark plugs to be clogged up. The local Amo told me the rings might have to be replaced because oil could be leaking around the pistons. The engine was overhauled with new rings 400 hours ago and...
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    parachutes for citabria

    Hello Guys, Can anyone please advise on the best type of parachute to use for aerobatics and where I can buy these? thanx a mil!!
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    tail wheel shimmy - any advise?

    Hi Citabria-mad friends, I have a Citabria 1973 model 150hp with the , I think, original tail wheel. Every now and then on a 3-pointer landing the tail wheel shimmy`s badly and feels like the tail wheel tire falls off- on slow speed the shimmy recovers and all is well. I checked the structure...
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    metal spar conversion

    Hi Guys, Anybody can tell me how to go about converting my 1972 7GCAA wooden spars to metal? The factory wants to sell me new wings but its very expensive. Can I buy the metal spars and have a qualified person install them on the existing ribs? -beyers.
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    citabria fuel tank size

    Hi Guys, I recently bought a citabria 1972 7GCAA, CN 232-72, in PE, South Africa. I need to fly the plane to my home base in Pretoria which is about 6 hours flying @ 110kts. The original logbooks says that the aircraft has 36 gallon fuel in total. The guy I bought it from recons that the tanks...
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    citabria user manual

    anybody know where I can buy a electronic version of the Citabria user manual? Its for a 1972, 160hp citabria. -beyers
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