RAFSA - CONMAN SECTION 7 - PRODUCT NOTICES

ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD

PO Box 2071, Upington, 8800 Hanger 3
South Africa Upington International Airport
Tel: +27 54 331 3534
Fax +27 54 332 3628 Upington, 8801
Email: [email protected] VAT Reg No: 4230236772
Web: www.rafsa.co.za Company Reg No: 2007/012378/07
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PRODUCT NOTICE REF: C/PRONOT.RAF-40
RAF 2000 GYROPLANE

NO. 40: Control System, specific to: RAF 2000 Gyroplanes registered in the United Kingdom

The RAF 2000 Gyroplane has accumulated thousands of trouble free hours with the control system now in place.
However, the PFA / CAA will be issuing a mandatory permit directive, to address their concerns regarding the
control system for the RAF 2000 Gyroplane.

The PFA / CAA in conjunction with Rotary Air Force (RAF) have undertaken an analysis of the control system of the
RAF 2000 Gyroplane. PFA / CAA have requested that RAF strengthen a few components that they believe do not
meet the standards of BCAR section T. See Drawing No. 1, Control System Assembly before Modifications and
Drawing No. 2, Control System Modifications January 2006.

RAF will be supplying components to United Kingdom owners at a reduced cost.
Call for pricing, reduced cost offer expires December 31, 2006.

These upgraded components will be standard with all new RAF 2000 Gyroplane Kit aircraft ordered that leave the
factory for the United Kingdom from January 2006 and on. The following replacement components will be available
for shipment in the middle of January 2006:

QTY Inventory Code Description

1 070-022-S22 20 ½" X .125 Wall Knurled 4130 Steel Joystick Control Tube

1 070-023-S23 7 ½" X .125 Wall Knurled 4130 Steel Rear Control Yoke Tube

1 070-024-S24 ½" RND X 28 ½" Stainless Steel Control Tube Push Rod

1 320-017-S07 Gimble Activation Arm MK 3

2 ¼ ROD AM4 ¼" Male Rod End High Strength

2 AN4-26A AN4-26A Aircraft Bolts

2 MS20365-428 MS20365-428 Aircraft Niloc Nuts

2 AN960-416 AN960-416 Aircraft Washers

Instructions will be supplied on how to mount these new components to your existing aircraft. All components are of
the same size as the components being removed, with the exception of the Gimble Activation Arm.

Owners requesting anodizing for the Gimble Activation Arm to match the color of the anodizing of their aircraft, will
have to notify RAF of the color as it could take up to one month for turn around time on anodizing.

Upon request these items will be made available to all RAF 2000 Gyroplane owners.

Issue Date: 12 December 2005 Revision Date: 17 Aug 2011 Revision No: 002
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•NOTE: AIRCRAFT PRODUCT NOTICE NO. 40 • Control System, specific to:
RAF 2000 Gyroplanes registered in the United Kingdom up to and including
Serial No. H2-05-16-646.

Issue Date: 12 December 2005 Revision Date: 17 Aug 2011 Revision No: 002
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PRODUCT NOTICE-40, Drawing No. 1
RAF 2000 Gyroplane Control System Assembly before Modifications

Old Gimble Activation Arm PM-6-G
Part #: 320-015-S05
¾” x .065 wall
Note All Push Tube Rod Ends are 6061 T6 511
Area of Tube 0.140
Alinabal Rod Ends
2
PM-4-G SPECS
Ultimate Static Load rating: PM-4-G
1650 lbs. = 7333 N

PM-6-G SPECS

Ultimate Static Load
rating:

3250 lbs. = 14,440 N

¾” x .065 wall PM-6-G
4130 Steel A/C Tubing
Area of Tube = .140 in2

1.125 x .065 wall
4130 Steel A/C Tubing
Area = .216 in2

1” x 0.125 wall
6061 T6 511
Area = .343 in2

Issue Date: 12 December 2005 PM-4-G ½” DIA Rod
6061 T6 511
Revision Date: 17 Aug 2011 Area of Rod = .196 in2
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Revision No: 002

Product Notice-40, Drawing No. 2
RAF 2000 Gyroplane Control System Modifications January 2006

New Gimble Activation Arm
Part #: 320-017-S07

Issue Date: 12 December 2005 Revision Date: 17 Aug 2011 Revision No: 002
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ROTARY AIR FORCE PRODUCT NOTICE 40
INSTALLATION PROCEDURES

NOTE: Ensure bolts are re-installed according to RAF 2000 Construction
Manual Specifications, including any relevant specified torque setting.

Perform a physical dimension check on the current control system and record all the
dimensions. After completion of the upgrade recheck the dimensions and ensure that
they are the same as the original configuration (this is explained more in detail in the
installation procedures).

Also perform a full and free control movement check after completion of new parts to
ensure that the build has been correctly completed.

The next procedure to perform is to lock the joystick assembly in place, with the gust
lock. Then take a protractor and measure the angles of the following

1- Joystick Tube
2- Front Control Arm Pivot
3- Rear Control Arm Pivot
4- Push Tube arms 1 and 2

These angles will be required after the new parts are installed to ensure that the new parts
are installed to the original angles. The following figures demonstrate how some of these
measurements can be taken.

3

2
1

4

To install the new 070-024-S24 ½" RND x 28 ½" Stainless Steel Control Tube Push Rod,
follow this procedure. Remove the bolts that connect through the rod ends on the control
tube rod as shown in the following figure.
Step 1. To remove the old control tube rod from the assembly, the lower radiator mount
will have to be removed, and following this the control tube rod can be pulled out
towards the back of the gyro.
Step 2. Measure the length of the old control tube rod from centre to centre of the rod end
eyes. This will then be used to ensure when the new rod is installed that it is the same
length.
Step 3. Remove the NF Nuts that connect the rod ends and the control rod tube, as they
are required on the new installation.
The new stainless steel control tube rod, high strength rod ends, and NF nuts can be
assembled as shown. Ensure the length is the same as the old assembly, and then install
the new control tube rod into the control assembly.

Remove bolts to replace control tube.

Control Tube Rod
NF Nuts
Rod Ends

To install the 070-023-S23 7 ½" x.125" Wall Knurled 4130 Steel Rear Control Yoke
Tube, remove the hardware and push tube arms as shown in the following figure.
Remove the old control yoke tube, and replace with the new tube. Then replace the push
tube arms and hardware, and ensure that the original angles for the push tube arms and
rear control arm are configured.

1. Remove hardware as shown.

3. Replace Tube

2. Remove push tube arms

To install the 070-022-S22 20 ½" x .125 wall knurled 4130 Steel Joystick Control Tube,
perform the following steps:
Step 1: Remove the hardware connecting the joysticks from the old joystick control tube,
and pull off both of the joystick tubes, as shown in the figure below.
Step 2: Remove the joystick control tube from the control assembly by removing the 3
bolts on the front control arm (See Figure below). The old Joystick Control tube can then
be pulled out from the front control arm.
The new joystick control tube can then be installed by following the reverse steps of this
procedure, by placing the new joystick control tube back on the control assembly and
replacing the hardware removed in step 2. The joysticks can then be placed onto the new
Joystick Control Tube, and the hardware can be put back in place, as in step 1.

Step 1

Step 2

Joystick Control Tube
Joysticks

To install the 320-017-S07 Gimble Activation Arm Mk 3, use the following procedure.
Step 1. Remove the current gimble activation arm by loosening the hardware (as shown
in the picture). The rod ends will not be changed, so the bolts must just be removed to
replace the gimble activation arm.
Step 2. The new gimble activation arm is to be install, using (2) AN4-26A bolts, (2)
MS20365-428 nuts, and (4) AN960-416 washers.
Step 3. The same bolts are used to attach the push rods to the gimble activation arm.

Remove and replace bolts

ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD

PO Box 2071, Upington, 8800 Hanger 3
South Africa Upington International Airport
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PRODUCT NOTICE REF: C/PRONOT.RAF-41
RAF 2000 GYROPLANE

NO. 41: Caution / Warning
RAF 2000 Gyroplane Dual Flight Instruction, Pilot Proficiency

RAF strongly recommends that RAF 2000 Gyroplane owners obtain 25 – 45 hours of dual gyroplane flight
instruction.

RAF strongly recommends that the RAF 2000 Gyroplane owners have the RAF 2000 Gyroplane inspected, set-up,
and test flown by a qualified Gyroplane CFI.

A review of the RAF 2000 Gyroplane incidents and accidents over the past years prove that the owners that follow
RAF’s recommendations are the most safe and successful.

Typically Safe and Successful RAF 2000 Gyroplane owners are those individuals who have built the RAF 2000
Gyroplane as per the construction manual without modification. They worked with accredited flight instructors who
inspected, set-up, and test flew the RAF 2000 Gyroplane. Then the RAF owner has trained to the private pilot
requirements. Has successfully completed the flight test and then has treated the gyroplane rating as a licence to
learn. The safe and successful RAF owner recognizes they have only demonstrated the basic skill level to be
released to build their skill level using the most important thing the instructor has imparted to them “Good Pilot
Judgement” to pick the days to build their skill.

Caution / Warning RAF 2000 Gyroplane Owners make sure you do the following:

1. Obtain 25 – 45 hours of dual gyroplane flight instruction.
2. Have the RAF 2000 Gyroplane inspected, set-up, and test flown by a qualified Gyroplane CFI.
3. Train to a skill level Private Pilot Gyroplane minimum.
4. Fly enough to stay current and proficient.
5. Fly within your limits as a pilot. Use “Good Pilot Judgement” to pick the days to build your skill level.
6. Fly within the aircraft limits as per the Flight Manual and Operating Limitations.
7. Follow regimented Pre-Flight and Post-Flight Inspections.
8. Follow the Maintenance Schedule.

*NOTE: AIRCRAFT PRODUCT NOTICE NO. 41∙
Caution / Warning RAF 2000 Gyroplane Dual Flight Instruction, Pilot Proficiency

Issue Date: 15 December 2004 Revision Date: 17 Aug 2011 Revision No: 002
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ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD

PO Box 2071, Upington, 8800 Hanger 3
South Africa Upington International Airport
Tel: +27 54 331 3534
Fax +27 54 332 3628 Upington, 8801
Email: [email protected] VAT Reg No: 4230236772
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PRODUCT NOTICE REF: C/PRONOT.RAF-42
RAF 2000 GYROPLANE

NO. 42: Caution / Warning
Non Standard Parts Fitted to the RAF2000 Gyrocopter

It has come to RAF‘s attention that there are individuals selling and fitting non-aviation standard parts to the RAF
2000. Rotary Air Force SA does NOT condone the selling or the fitting of these nonstandard aviation parts and
pieces to the RAF 2000 Gyrocopter.

Fitting these parts you do so at your own risk and you bare all responsibility.

Rotary Air Force SA has and will always strive to supply only the best standard of parts and components to our
client.

Issue Date: 26 January 2011 Revision Date: 17 Aug 2011 Revision No: 002
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ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD

PO Box 2071, Upington, 8800 Hanger 3
South Africa Upington International Airport
Tel: +27 54 331 3534
Fax +27 54 332 3628 Upington, 8801
Email: [email protected] VAT Reg No: 4230236772
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PRODUCT NOTICE REF: C/PRONOT.RAF-43
RAF 2000 GYROPLANE

NO. 43: RAF2000 has a new logo!

RAF 2000 Has A New Logo!

by Jim West

I cannot begin to tell you how many people still think that there no longer is an RAF factory and support system.
So, I would like to unveil, for those that still haven't figured out what happened, the new RAF logo and ad cover
page which is pictured at the left. I want to let readers know that RAF has not gone away and they have been
working on improving distribution by shipping from two locations instead of just one.

I must emphasize that many RAF Pilots & owners need to recognize that the folks in South Africa have just taken
over an international business. Rome was not built in one day and moving a business from one country to another
does not happen overnight either. Yolande Mocke-Combrinck, Sales & Marketing Manager of Rotary Air Force
South Africa, indicated that they understand their customers’ frustration and they are doing everything in their
power to sort out the last few details. She appreciates and asks for our patience. I want to add that we appreciate
their effort and wish them a good start.

RAF has, from a customer's viewpoint, only moved. It has, from a customer's viewpoint, gotten closer in some
cases or further from where they live in others. It is now owned by guys that fly for fun and fly for excitement and fly
with students and assemble beautiful RAF machines and they will be at Airventure in the USA this summer, the
summer of 2008.

The new management has for many years run the Upington Microlight & RAF 2000 Training Center. They have a
significant history in the South African aviation community and these guys are serious about gyroplanes. The new
company is called Rotary Air Force South Africa Pty Ltd.

Give them a call or send them an email. Their contact information is at the end of this article.
Logistically, the coverage is Canada to South Africa with all points between covered as in the past but from two
parts-sourcing locations, rather than one.

One would think that shipping is going to be simpler for some purchases and more complex for others but not true
from the purchaser’s perspective. The logistics in many ways will be simpler for the purchaser since there are now
two warehouses, one in Canada and one in Upington, South Africa. Although parts will come from both locations of
this global business, the purchasing of parts will always be handled through the factory, your factory, in Upington. If
a part ships easier from Canada, it will be shipped from there, but if a part ships more directly from Upington, it will

Issue Date: 01 March 2008 Revision Date: 17 Aug 2011 Revision No: 002

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ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD

PO Box 2071, Upington, 8800 Hanger 3
South Africa Upington International Airport
Tel: +27 54 331 3534
Fax +27 54 332 3628 Upington, 8801
Email: [email protected] VAT Reg No: 4230236772
Web: www.rafsa.co.za Company Reg No: 2007/012378/07
Emergency: 0833758841
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RAF 2000 GYROPLANE

be shipped from there. In other words, order your parts from Upington and leave the rest to the professionals.
They will take care of the logistics.

What about the warehouse in Canada? There is an inventory of parts being massed in a warehouse in Canada
and managed through the Upington, South Africa location. If parts are ordered for a destination in North America
(for instance) and are in inventory in Canada, they will be shipped in a day or so from the Canada location. This is
simply a “shipping and receiving” operation not a customer service or sales location. That said, I must just mention
that the locations are still busy with sorting out some of the “red tape” regarding a South African Company shipping
from a Canadian warehouse. They are working towards a hassle-free shipping environment from both locations.
They asked us all to be patient during this time, until they have all the paper procedures out of the way.
How can one make payments to a business in South Africa? Like any business, products don’t ship without
payments received. So how do you buy something from outside of your country? The process is pretty simple.
They have arrangements that allow bank-to-bank transfers in Canadian Dollars, in US Dollars and, as you expect,
in South African Rands.

Who are some of the principal contacts? There are several but I will mention just a few whose names might
already be familiar. Eben Mocke Sr. and Eben Mocke Jr. can be contacted for all technical aspects on the RAF
2000, Yolande Mocke-Combrinck manages all the sales of kits and parts as well as the marketing and Mark
Thornton is the South African Sales Representative for the RAF 2000 in Canada, Canada.

Operating in Upington, South Africa, Eben Mocke Sr. has been in the business of assembling RAF 2000 kits and as
a (CFI) Certified Flight Instructor with over 2,000 hours training people to fly RAF 2000 machines for years.
Oftentimes his day is happily interrupted by friends dropping in via RAF to spend a little time chatting and talking
about flying. Many of those friends learned to fly because Eben was there to teach and mentor them. There is also
an RAF Pilot that our members know from many photographs on the RAF Pilots web site, especially in the
members’ area of the site. That is Eben Mocke Jr. Eben Jr., with 700 hours on the RAF, has been a long-time RAF
Pilot and long-time contributor to our website. I personally am always happy to hear what he has to say, because
he is always finding fun places to fly in an RAF. The South African team also has a long-time RAF sales agent in
Dave Armstrong, who many of you already know.

That brings me to the possibility of going to South Africa on a vacation holiday to do some flying with the Mocke
clan. There is a story about that in the January, 2008 issue of the RAF Pilot. If you are reading this, you might
consider the trip. If you time your trip right, you could take part in the Kalahari Bundu Bash. In any case, you will
have a great time. Oh… and stay at the Islandview Guesthouse!

Mark Thornton had previously worked for Rotary Air Force Marketing, Inc. (RAF) in the marketing endeavor of RAF
2000 machines for 7 years and is continuing in that role in North America for Rotary Air Force South Africa. He

Issue Date: 01 March 2008 Revision Date: 17 Aug 2011 Revision No: 002

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ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD

PO Box 2071, Upington, 8800 Hanger 3
South Africa Upington International Airport
Tel: +27 54 331 3534
Fax +27 54 332 3628 Upington, 8801
Email: [email protected] VAT Reg No: 4230236772
Web: www.rafsa.co.za Company Reg No: 2007/012378/07
Emergency: 0833758841
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PRODUCT NOTICE REF: C/PRONOT.RAF-43
RAF 2000 GYROPLANE

hasn’t moved to South Africa; he is still in Canada where he will continue working in kit sales with customers and
prospects in North America. If you live in North America, and want an RAF 2000 kit, Mark is the guy to call. He
however is not a contact source for parts, which are only handled through Upington. Mark’s phone number is (306)
463-3920.

Contact Information for you:

Rotary Air Force South Africa

Physical Address:

Hanger 3
Upington Airport
Upington, 8801
Republic of South Africa

Postal Address

PO Box 2071
Upington 8800
Republic of South Africa

Telephone/Fax: +27 54 331 3534

Eben Mocke Jr., CFI
[email protected]
[email protected]

Yolande Mocke, Sales & Marketing Manager
Email: [email protected]
Instant messenger:
Skype: yolande.combrinck
MSN: [email protected]
Website: www.rafgyro.co.za

Issue Date: 01 March 2008 Revision Date: 17 Aug 2011 Revision No: 002
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PO Box 2071, Upington, 8800 Hanger 3
South Africa Upington International Airport
Tel: +27 54 331 3534
Fax +27 54 332 3628 Upington, 8801
Email: [email protected] VAT Reg No: 4230236772
Web: www.rafsa.co.za Company Reg No: 2007/012378/07
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PRODUCT NOTICE REF: C/PRONOT.RAF-44
RAF 2000 GYROPLANE

NO. 44: EJ 2.5 - Warp Drive Prop – 4 Blade
AN Bolt Change

Please note that we no longer use the AN4-31A Bolts, this is now replaced with the AN5-31A Bolt as the Spacers
holes is drilled with AN5-31A, and therefore we have re-designed the RAF Propeller Plate 4 Blade with holes fitting
the AN5-31A bolt.

260-010-A05 EJ25 WARP DRIVE PROP - 4 BLADE ASSEMBLY FI

1 260-010-S01 WARP DRIVE PROP ASSY' - 4 BLADE 66"

1 260-011-S01-S04 RAF PROPELLER PLATE 4 BLADE (SET)

6 260-020-S10 PROPELLER PROP SPACERS

0 AN4-31A AN4-31A AIRCRAFT BOLT

16 AN5-31A AN5-31A AIRCRAFT BOLT

6 AN6-60A AN6-60A AIRCRAFT BOLT

8 AN960-416 AN960-416 AIRCRAFT WASHER

8 AN960-516 AN960-516 AIRCRAFT WASHER

6 AN960-616 AN960-616 AIRCRAFT WASHER

8 MS20365-428 MS20365-428 AIRCRAFT NILOC NUT

8 MS20365-524 MS20365-524 AIRCRAFT NILOC NUT

6 MS20365-624 MS20365-624 AIRCRAFT NILOC NUT

Issue Date: 01 March 2012 Revision Date: 17 Aug 2011 Revision No: 002
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ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD

PO Box 2071, Upington, 8800 Hanger 3
South Africa Upington International Airport
Tel: +27 54 331 3534
Fax +27 54 332 3628 Upington, 8801
Email: [email protected] VAT Reg No: 4230236772
Web: www.rafsa.co.za Company Reg No: 2007/012378/07
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PRODUCT NOTICE REF: C/PRONOT.RAF-45
RAF 2000 GYROPLANE

NO. 45: APPROVED PERSONS ON RAF2000 GYROPLANE

RAFSA has worked very closely with the CAA to maintain the exacting standards of the RAFSA 2000 Gyroplane
as it was originally designed and engineered in Canada over the last number of decades.

To all of the Approved Persons (AP’s) present and future, you are forewarned that RAFSA will not tolerate any
deviation of this design. You are required by RAFSA to apply for an attend a Training Program at RAFSA
Upington in order to represent yourself as an Approved Person (AP) on the RAFSA 2000 Gyroplane.

This 3 day training program will be at the expense of the interested party, any individual with an interest must
contact RAFSA for pricing and to schedule your training dates.

Any individual now representing them as an Approved Person (AP) or representative of RAFSA must
immediately contact RAFSA to schedule your training. You must cease and desist any activities as an Approved
Persons (AP’s) or representative of RAFSA, until approved by RAFSA.

RAFSA has also acquired insurance for our client’s and potential clients based on the standards and
maintenance programs presented, any deviation from the information delivered to the insurance company will
forfeit coverage for any of our clients.

Further, any individual who replace any component, bolt, cable, device of any sort without acquiring the original
replacement components from RAFSA will be removed from our approved persons list and will be restricted from
representing RAFSA in any capacity.

Kind Regards

Management RAFSA

Issue Date: 21 May 2012 Revision Date: 21 May 2012 Revision No: 001
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PO Box 2071, Upington, 8800 Hanger 3
South Africa Upington International Airport
Tel: +27 54 331 3534
Fax +27 54 332 3628 Upington, 8801
Email: [email protected] VAT Reg No: 4230236772
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PRODUCT NOTICE REF: C/PRONOT.RAF-46
RAF 2000 GYROPLANE

NO. 46: SIKA BOND – NEW METHOD OF BONDING LEXAN WINDSHIELD & BACK PANEL

SIKABOND – Winshield/Back Panel Sika Bonding Set
1 x Insulation Tape Black
1 x 11053099108 – Sika Cleaner 205
1 x 70464 – Sika Primer 209 N
1 x 1419 – Sika Primer 206 G+P
1 x 166791 – Sika Flex 294 UV

The SIKABOND procedure:

1. Take the insulation tape and tape on the edge of the cabin, all around, so that the Sika products does not
harm the paint on the Cabin.

2. Tape insulation on the edge of the Windshield Lexan
3. Ruffin up the surface of the cabin where you will fit the Winshield Lexan with a dremal tool or sand

paper, make sure that there is no paint on that surface.
4. Ruffin up ½” from the outside of the Windshield Lexan on the inside of the lexan that you would place

onto the edge of the cabin where it fits into.
5. Apply Sika Clearner 205 to ruffined surfaces of lexan an cabin
6. Leave for 10 minutes
7. Apply Sika Primer 209 N to inside edge of Lexan
8. Apply Sika Primer 206 G+P to Cabin
9. Leave for half an hour
10. Apply Sika Flex 295 UV to Cabin Surface
11. Install Windshield
12. Tighten with clamps and leave overnight
13. Remove the Insulation Tape

Note: We spray paint a black strip/edge about 3.5cm of the lexan back and windshield, where the pop-rivets
went in just to give it a nice finish, before we sikabond it to the cabin. The Sika bond is black, have a look at the
pictures below.

If you have any questions you are more than welcome to phone Eben Jnr so that he can assist should you have
any enquiries or need assistance.

Issue Date: 26 November 2012 Revision Date: - Revision No: 001
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PO Box 2071, Upington, 8800 Hanger 3
South Africa Upington International Airport
Tel: +27 54 331 3534
Fax +27 54 332 3628 Upington, 8801
Email: [email protected] VAT Reg No: 4230236772
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RAF 2000 GYROPLANE

Kind Regards Revision Date: - Revision No: 001
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Issue Date: 26 November 2012

ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD

PO Box 2071, Upington, 8800 Hanger 3
South Africa Upington International Airport
Tel: +27 54 331 3534
Fax +27 54 332 3628 Upington, 8801
Email: [email protected] VAT Reg No: 4230236772
Web: www.rafsa.co.za Company Reg No: 2007/012378/07
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PRODUCT NOTICE REF: C/PRONOT.RAF-47
RAF 2000 GYROPLANE

NO. 47: REPAIR OF FIBERGLASS COMPONENTS

Composite Components are formed through a wet layup process. This allows for a structurally strong finish
product. Any composite part that is fractured or broken cannot be repaired to the same solid core strength;
therefore no repair will be or should be attempted on fractured or broken composite components

Stay Current, Be Safe and enjoy your RAF 2000 Gyroplane!

Issue Date: 09 July 2013 Revision Date: - Revision No: 001
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PO Box 2071, Upington, 8800 Hanger 3
South Africa Upington International Airport
Tel: +27 54 331 3534
Fax +27 54 332 3628 Upington, 8801
Email: [email protected] VAT Reg No: 4230236772
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PRODUCT NOTICE REF: C/PRONOT.RAF-48
RAF 2000 GYROPLANE

NO. 48: FUEL/SEAT TANK ASSEMBLY – MANDATORY COMPONENT CHANGE

RAFSA has a responsibility towards our owners to keep you informed by providing information to ensure your safety at
all times. We kindly request that you take a moment to read and commit to this product notice.

With immediate effect, all FIBERGLASS SEAT/FUEL TANKS must be replaced with the current production of the
ROTATIONALLY MOULDED LINEAR POLYETHYLENE FUEL TANK, which has been available to RAF owners
Since 2004.

Specifications as follows:

FUEL CAPACITY 85 LITRE

Manufacturer of Fuel/Seat Tank: RAF
Approved Fuel: PREMIUM AUTO-GAS
Grades:
91-95 OCTANE
Materials:
ROTATIONALLY MOULDED
LINEAR POLYETHYLENE

The rotationally moulded Linear Polyethylene fuel/seat tank has undergone some minor upgrades as follows:

COSTS:

140-010-A03R – SEAT TANK ASSEMBLY - ZAR 14 500.00 + VAT, backrest included
140-014-S15 – SEAT TANK PTG14 – ZAR 8 500.00 + VAT, tank only

This offer is valid until 30 November 2015 and only to RAF Gyroplane owners.

VAT is only applicable to the South African Market.

Customers will be responsible for the shipping charges

Please send an email to: [email protected] with your aircraft serial number, upon which we will send you a
Invoice for payment by credit card or bank transfer.

Stay Current, Be Safe and enjoy your RAF 2000 Gyroplane!

Issue Date: 13 August 2015 Revision Date: - Revision No: -
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ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD ROTARY AIR FORCE SA PTY LTD

PO Box 2071, Upington, 8800 Hanger 3
South Africa Upington International Airport
Tel: +27 54 331 3534
Fax +27 54 332 3628 Upington, 8801
Email: [email protected] VAT Reg No: 4230236772
Web: www.rafsa.co.za Company Reg No: 2007/012378/07
Emergency: 0833758841
ROTARY AIR FORCE
PRODUCT NOTICE REF: C/PRONOT.RAF-50
RAF 2000 GYROPLANE

NO. 50: CONFORMITY REMINDER – RAF 2000 GYROPLANE

Rotary Airforce South Africa continues to ensure the safety of our RAF Owners. Further to the above, please
accept the following information:

SERVICE BULLETIN UPDATE
REVISED 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 HOUR INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE SHEETS – REVISION 13 AUG 2015

Please enquire from our office, [email protected], an email copy of the new revised inspection/maintenance sheets to
replace the current sheets from the RAF 2000 Flight Manual Operating Limitations in your construction manual.
Please also make additional copies for on-going maintenance records, to be affixed and or kept in your Aircraft
Airframe Logbook.

INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE & REPLACEMENTS OF COMPONENTS

We would like to remind all RAF 2000 Aircraft owners that all product notices are living in-force documents
until a revision has been made that replaces the product notice.

It has come to our attention that our owners does not ensure that the CAA/FAA official or Approved Inspection Person
and or Maintenance Engineer, refer back to the product notices nor the service and maintenance sheets when aircraft
is maintained and inspected. It is up to you the owner of the aircraft to help us in ensuring your safety at all times,
please refer to all product notices, applicable to service, pre-flight checks and maintenance during any annual
inspection as well as the service/maintenance sheets, which is in the RAF 2000 Flight Manual & Operating Limits
section of your Construction Manual.

We remind you of the following Product Notices.

1. Product Notice 10 – 3/16” Ring Gear Flex Plate
2. Product Notice 12 – Point 1 – Pre-Flight & Post Flight Inspection of HUB BAR, PRE-ROTATOR, RING GEAR
3. Product Notice 16 – Rotor Blade Strikes
4. Product Notice 17 – Time Change Components
5. Product Notice 18 – HUB BAR Movement
6. Product Notice 19 – HUB BAR & Rotor Blades
7. Product Notice 21 – HUB BAR
8. Product Notice 23 – Pre-Flight Inspections
9. Product Notice 24 – Time Change Components
10. Product Notice 25 – Mandatory Component Change

Issue Date: 13 August 2015 Revision Date: - Revision No: 001

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