Deano747

Yes. Similar stall speeds, similar cruise speeds. Not in an LSA and maintain a useful load and enough power to become airborne. Beg to disagree.

Gudday, Gotta be a high wing - Covid Vaccine left me a little gift in that I am no longer able to tolerate direct sun which is also why I have had to give away motorcycling and look for a new hobby. And yes, I know that some low wings have good overhead shielding but they are still hotter inside, hard to sit under or camp under and are just too hard to get in and out of when you get a little less supple. Flew a Piper something or other for 1 flight when I was getting my licence renewed after quite a long break from flying, and crawling under the wing on my hands and knees to do the fuel drain really convinced me, so the rest of the flights were in Cessnas. The 3 month build time is quoted by Ekolot (it's a factory build) assuming that all the electronics are readily available, and the 1 month transport is based on previous deliveries from the distributer here, though it maybe up to a week longer if the shipping still has to avoid the Suez by then. The other big holdup seems to be Customs in Melbourne. Still waiting for EASA to sign off on the new documentation for the shorter wing and spoilers before we can place an order. Until EASA certifies it, CASA won't automatically issue a Special Certificate of Airworthiness and we are not prepared to take the risk and order one until that come through. Unfortunately while we wait, their order book is filling up from people in countries that don't have our wonderful CASA looking after their wellbeing. EASA was supposed to be completed with the new documentation before Christmas 2023, but they have been a little busy with other stuff going on in the region. Went and talked to the Sling guys in Wentworth at Ausfly and I have lusted after the HW since I first saw it, but it's just on twice the price for not a lot of performance gain, I'm rarely going to have any passengers on the trips away and I'd have to build 51% myself.

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My first trip to one of these type events and pleasantly surprised. Not sure what I expected but the stalls were all there for what I was looking for. I sat in on most of the seminars which were well presented and attended. The Saturday was very well attended by the general public seeing as it wasn't really an airshow and the display from the Freedom formation was excellent given the heat of the day and the blustery wind. And it was free ............ I can't comment for those that were underwing camping as I drove up and stayed in Wentworth.

747 would sound the caution if any button hadn't been pressed for 20 minutes (don't really exactly - may have been 25 minutes). Might sleep through a radio call - not going to ignore a bloody loud horn .....

OK - my bad - read the fine print and the $1M is coverage for the building. The $250K for a passenger seems light considering they could conceivably require medical assistance for a very long time. Going to have to get mine to sign a waiver .... Talked to the broker and he was very helpful explaining it.

Sorry - meant liability & not comprehensive. Doing my house & contents ins renewal at the same time - should not try and multitask ..... And the payout is limited to $1,000,000 where the aircraft insurance brokers are recommending $10M as a minimum with $20M as a realistic figure..

Sorry, where does the hull coverage come in? Your RAAus membership gives a basic level of comprehensive insurance (but should be topped up to a realistic amount), but I don't see where the rego cost covers the hull. Very happy to be proved wrong as I have been quoted between 2% and 2.5% of the hull value for that insurance.

Thanks New. Have been up your way a couple of times recently flying the Topaz out of Riddells Creek.

Gudday, Purchasing an Ekolot Topaz SW but not expecting it to be delivered until December '24 (hopefully). The order book is full until September (the factory is a little busy building drones) then a 3 month build and a 1 month delivery. Looking forward to AUSFLY in March & then Fly'n for Fun in April to get to grips with this whole Recreational Flying thing. Dean.