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About biggles
- Birthday 20/05/1943
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Jabiru 160
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Victoria
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Australia
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biggles started following Tyre and wheel sizes? , Crop Duster Crash near Bourke NSW 10/2/2024 , Not birdstrike, horse strike! and 7 others
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Crop Duster Crash near Bourke NSW 10/2/2024
biggles replied to FlyingVizsla's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Jeff Kennet sold the whole lot off anyhow so we lost control at that point. . Nev VicGrid was established by the State Govt.in 2021 and has the responsibility of modernising and maintaining the States electricity grid….Bob -
Not birdstrike, horse strike!
biggles replied to Old Koreelah's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
“you're a sick lot.”….. Straight from the horses mouth !! -
Not birdstrike, horse strike!
biggles replied to Old Koreelah's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Can’t see any Rego. Numbers on the Jab…hmmm. -
Not birdstrike, horse strike!
biggles replied to Old Koreelah's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
It might have just been l.a.m.e. -
G’day Chaz , the holes face forward to give a slight +be pressure to the tank …..Bob
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Jab down Chinchilla Airport 26/02/23.
biggles replied to trike1's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Yes, an interesting one Frank . The surrounds look fairly dry . One would expect with a wing ripped off and damaged fuselage, there may be up to 60 litres or more laying around somewhere….. Bob -
I’ll have the one with sunglasses and hat looking skyward…..Bob
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Fuel flow sender/sensor options
biggles replied to trailer's topic in Instruments, Radios and Electronics
I too installed a Navman Fuel Flow monitor in my Jabiru, which has performed without fault for 14 years now. I was so impressed with its reliability and accuracy that I purchased another ,” just in case “, when I heard that the manufacture was being discontinued. It is still in its sealed container in the garage. The only minor issue is that it tends to give unreliable readings when the electric pump is operating, and takes about 5 minutes to “recalibrate” after the pump is shut down…. Bob -
Plane Crash Mount Buffalo 4 Jan 2023
biggles replied to FlyingVizsla's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
First light at Porepunkah 4/1/23 … 5.29 AM….. Bob -
The history of lead in fuel • a Veritasium video
biggles replied to Garfly's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Pumped Hydro came into fashion in 50’s when the then, base load power, came from coal fired power plants with limited turndown. The electricity authorities offered extremely low tariffs to consumers to soak up the excess generation available. Even in the early 90’s, homes using off-peak electricity were paying as low as 2c/kWh compared to around 25 cents or more today. This cheap ‘surplus’ generation was utilised to pump water back into the high level dams in readiness for future peak demand. During those early times the peak demand in Victoria was around 3500MW and increasing due to post war industrialisation, with the majority of the generation supplied by the large Brown Coal power plants in the Latrobe Valley. These days the Eastern States, with Tasmania, form an interconnected grid of some 25,000 MW. The mix of modern power plants together with better load forecasting allow more precise system control, negating the need to offer off-peak power at, or below, cost. Snowy 2 may well fill the shortfall in generation, but only time will indicate whether the economics stack up….Bob -
Helicopter Crash North Of Sydney! 09/07/2022
biggles replied to farri's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Reported as a Bell Jetranger 206. -
I’ve been running those Trelleborg T510’s, mains and nose wheel, for about 10 years now on the Jab 160. Never had a problem, but always replace the tube with a new tyre …. Bob
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V speeds in planes.... (The big ones)
biggles replied to flying dog's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Pilots Operating Handbook I guess …. Bob -
Both my Lightspeed control units have experienced that “ stickiness” . A rag with methylated spirits will remove it.....Bob
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It’s a social event . No politics. You’d be very welcome ARO ..... Bob