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Methusala

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  • Birthday 30/03/1951

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    thruster
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    Australia

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  1. For many years I've thought that flying x country exercises, say Bankstown to Bathurst, is unnecessarily risky. I recall a particular case where a well own pilot nearly perished after ditching in Warragamba dam from the Oaks.
  2. Anybody who has the impression they are invulnerable should take a seconds reflection. At the least this person has imposed on genuine people an unwanted insurance cost.
  3. I travel 200k to Tumut to fly the clubJab. I could take a more direct route over the mtns on a very 3rd rate goat track. Why not? I Don't want to die. Flying over unlandable terrain is Russian roulette, a game only played by lunatics. The pilot should be charged with attempted manslauter. IMHO
  4. Why did the (in)competent pilot pull the panic string ( and ruin a perfect plane)?
  5. See how it works in Amerika. So much better than Russia tsk tsk.
  6. Mate of mine with a Tigermoth said,"Rubber is too expensive to land on bitumen."
  7. Early in my time with the Volksplane I landed at Wagga for fuel. It was about 34deg with small thermals popping off the strip. I ve4ry nearly groundlooped with one wing lifting as the bitumen grabbed one tyre. Since then i carried an aversion to bitumen and landed on the grass.
  8. Could this be a result of brakes locked on touchdown?
  9. The great Aussie knockers are in full cry. How many are potential buyers, who knows?
  10. Crosswind - plant the into wind wheel and keep it planted till the wing is done flying then plant the tail. Keep on the rudders.
  11. Never needed to do a 'wheeler' on any Thruster. As Extralite says the flair requires judgement and a conscious pull back on the stick to plant the tail. I was a member of TOSG but found very little good info came from it. Was mainly interested in the Swift pod.
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