facthunter Posted May 11, 2020 Posted May 11, 2020 Great plane. They have one at HARS (Albion Park) Nev
Bennyboy320 Posted May 11, 2020 Posted May 11, 2020 I did get a lap in an F111 once, but due to a translating cowl warning light we weren't allowed to exceed 450 kts. Excellent, it was always good fun taking pax on famil flights in a jet, hope you enjoyed it & the pilot was kind & looked after you. 2
M61A1 Posted May 11, 2020 Posted May 11, 2020 Excellent, it was always good fun taking pax on famil flights in a jet, hope you enjoyed it & the pilot was kind & looked after you. It was a once in a lifetime experience, but I was a little disappointed when instead of getting the wild American exchange pilot (no names mentioned) one of the most sedate ones walked in and asked "who's next", then on climbout at about Purga the cowl light came on. After a short radio call the flight was permitted to proceed but not exceeding 450kts, VFR and no aeros. I got a short time on the controls with the cloud base down to Cunninghams gap and not a lot of room to move. Some of the earlier flights actually got to go on engine test flights where they stretch their legs a bit. 1
Hongie Posted May 11, 2020 Posted May 11, 2020 190 knots in the RV. on 2 wheels and 4, i'd rather not incriminate myself. I have done a 11.2 1/4 mile on the bike though 1
Student Pilot Posted May 12, 2020 Posted May 12, 2020 That's a common practise and hydraulic locking won't happen anyway as who in their right mind would start a radial without first hand turning the prop several times? Depends what radial and how you were taught, Bloke who gave me a rundown on R985 in a Beaver told me not to wind it over by hand but if you do be careful. He said using the blade gave it a lot of leverage, if you came up against some oil locking a cylinder it would cause damage if you leaned on it too much by bending a conrod. He said always wind it over on the starter 4 blades being not geared then turn on the mags. On the starter was the standard P&W R 2000 procedure., the reduction is 2:1 so 4 blades would be sufficient. Nev Nev, would anybody turn it by hand first? I worked quite a few radials and the only one I did pull through before start by hand was a Drom, very rarely it would blow some oil out the exhaust, it was very hard work compared to hand turning a Pratt. There's a lot of folklore with radials, most of it rubbish.
Blueadventures Posted May 12, 2020 Posted May 12, 2020 190 knots in the RV. on 2 wheels and 4, i'd rather not incriminate myself. I have done a 11.2 1/4 mile on the bike though Hongie Their comparing S&L speed, not vertical dive assisted speed. ? 1
Bruce Tuncks Posted May 14, 2020 Posted May 14, 2020 I've seen 140 knots ground speed on my Jabiru with 90 knots ASI . Yes that was quite a tailwind! I was at 9,900 ft and you could see blowing dust on the ground, with the 8,000 ft base cu curling over at the top of 9,000 ft, indicating stronger winds at height. Gosh I like tailwinds. 2 2
Flightrite Posted May 14, 2020 Author Posted May 14, 2020 I recall 200 kts GS downwind at a MML drome once at night in the circuit, ruff as guts! Turned final (Nthl'y) then over the fence at around 60 kts....scary stuff!? 1
facthunter Posted May 15, 2020 Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) Yes I've had 60 K's windspeed at ground level at Tulla.. from the north. THAT can have a fair bit of associated turbulence and windshear. Nev Edited May 15, 2020 by facthunter 1
Graham Pukallus Posted May 20, 2020 Posted May 20, 2020 William Creek to Broken Hill in a Tecnam Echo during our Outback Safari 2016. Needless to say landing at Broken Hill was a highlight of everyone’s flying history. An Epic Trip with Epic people.
Flightrite Posted May 20, 2020 Author Posted May 20, 2020 WoooHooo, that's cookin'? Yr off track by the way????
Graham Pukallus Posted May 20, 2020 Posted May 20, 2020 WoooHooo, that's cookin'? Yr off track by the way???? No, we have strict rules for separation when we fly Cross Country in company with 5 + aircraft faster aircraft go right of the line and slower to the left. Works for us. 2
Kununurra Posted May 20, 2020 Posted May 20, 2020 202kts RV7A two up with a good tailwind Done 190 kts a few times but getting over the 200 is good ?
Flightrite Posted May 20, 2020 Author Posted May 20, 2020 202kts RV7A two up with a good tailwind Done 190 kts a few times but getting over the 200 is good ? Proof, we must have proof???
Kenlsa Posted May 21, 2020 Posted May 21, 2020 GP, the gold watch is true steam/analogue, none of the flat screen stuff! Ken 1
Geoff_H Posted May 21, 2020 Posted May 21, 2020 I got 260kts from Kalgoorlie to the middle of the bight. What a disappointment when the tailwind went from over 100kts to zero. Mooney NWF. 1
Student Pilot Posted May 21, 2020 Posted May 21, 2020 William Creek to Broken Hill in a Tecnam Echo during our Outback Safari 2016. Needless to say landing at Broken Hill was a highlight of everyone’s flying history. An Epic Trip with Epic people. One of Grahams Safaris?
Hongie Posted June 3, 2020 Posted June 3, 2020 Hongie Their comparing S&L speed, not vertical dive assisted speed. ? correct, as am I 1
Kununurra Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 I got 260kts from Kalgoorlie to the middle of the bight. What a disappointment when the tailwind went from over 100kts to zero. Mooney NWF. Did you sell NWF to an Albany resident?
Geoff_H Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 Did you sell NWF to an Albany resident? Yes. Broke my heart to sell her but the wife started to refuse to travel in a light aircraft and even reluctant to travel in a commercial aircraft. When I retired I no longer needed to use NWF.
Thruster88 Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 Got this on the way home from test flying propfarmer's thruster that had been hibernating for 8? Years. Love my RV. https://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/another-t500-returns-to-the-sky.72743/ 2
WayneL Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 Took a Drifter up on World Ultralight Fly day 3 years ago to shoot some circuits, wind was straight down the runway with sock mostly straight out. Lifted off in two plane lengths and reached 500' halfway down runway. Was to be touch and go's but touch down speed was at jogging speed. Made the flare so easy. The landing roll was so short so I found myself applying the brakes to try and stop shorter than the last landing. Ended up managing to stop in 1 1/2 aircraft lengths. Had great fun, air was smooth with no noticeable windshear near the ground. 2
kgwilson Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 Got this on the way home from test flying propfarmer's thruster that had been hibernating for 8? Years. Love my RV. https://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/another-t500-returns-to-the-sky.72743/ [ATTACH type=full" alt="Resized_20200811_161456_9559.jpg]55334[/ATTACH] Thats truckin along. What was the ASI saying at the time?
Thruster88 Posted August 12, 2020 Posted August 12, 2020 Thats truckin along. What was the ASI saying at the time? 165 tas, wind was calm on ground.
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