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  1. pmccarthy
    My latest flight was today, William Creek to Wentworth. Check out the ground speed, 155 knots. Not bad in a Vixxen!
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    Innaminka to Arkaroola today, flew over the Moonee oil and gas field and this uranium mine.
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    There are plenty of boats left under the sea but there has never been a plane left in the sky.
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    I guess shopping around will get 1.8- 2.0% for the airframe cover then add $600-800 for third part liability etc.
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    Just insured my Vixxen for north of $200k.
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    You don’t get much Cirrus for half a mil.
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    Don’t honk, new donk.
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    My simple thinking is that for light aircraft, MTOW assumes that you can make a safe landing immediately after takeoff if required for any reason (eg unlatched door).
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    Stealth version, for local flying in Kiev.
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    We all have long lost Nigerian relatives who want to send money to our bank accounts.
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    The dredges are still there and I have clambered over them, now covered in jungle stuff. It was an amazing achievement for the time. The dredge was designed so that the tumbler, the biggest part, just fitted in the Junkers.
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    By definition, it is not a UAV.
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    I used to take out an assurance policy every year 50 years ago. The subs were deductible and payout was tax exempt, that is the only reason it made sense. Then they changed the tax rules and these policies disappeared.
  14. pmccarthy
    I have never enjoyed building things. I get my jollies out of taking old things apart, fixing the faults, and putting them back together. Have restored a few cars and bikes. I just cannot imagine building a plane, it would cause me a lot of grief. Happy to own one, have now owned two new and two used aircraft, and new is best!
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    I have had my red ones since 2011. The sort with the spouts inside the cap when closed. The main trouble is the yellow spouts don't bend enough when you tip the can up it inevitably spills. Made worse if you have a Mr Funnel balancing precariously in the tank filler. I gave up when I got the high wing and now transfer using a 10 litre Tuff Jug which doesn't spill a drop. But you need to do the Mr Funnel bit first when you fill the Tuff Jug. It is expensive but you only need the one.
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    I use the ag chemical ones for motorbikes, mower and sometimes cars. I have proper red plastic containers for aircraft mogas and I don’t use those for anything else.
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    I use black plastic 10 litre ag chemical containers for fuel. They are embossed as suitable for petrol and I think that was a sales feature to attract farmers to them. But I don’t use them for aircraft fuel.
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    Had to start with W and they couldn't think of an acceptable word? Had used a lot already.
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    J170D Production

    pmccarthy replied to CAV0K's topic in Jabiru

    I understand they are only producing the J230 with a long delivery time ( more than a year).
  20. pmccarthy
    We've all flown through worse, or so I’ve been told in the aero club bar.
  21. pmccarthy
    Number 5 sounds like me. Taxying from my neighbour's hangar apron, I collided with a marker cone I don't have.
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    I know an equal number of RA and GA aircraft owners. Their motivations for ownership are the same. Having owned both for periods of years, the ownership costs were similar. There is a trend toward RA aircraft ownership at present because: CASA medical limitations Old GA aircraft just got much more expensive (last two years) People with money want a modern machine with modern instruments Fuel prices have risen You can sell your GA plane for big $$ and buy RA (but someone must have bought the GA plane) We found out the kids/grandkids don't want to fly with us anyway There are very few friendly accessible GA training schools remaining
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    Yep, $11.50 per hour in a Victa 100.
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    The life coaches say to plough your own furrow.🙂
  25. pmccarthy
    In my O360 I ran 95 or 98 usually blended with at least 40% avgas. Paterson STC. I'm sure this was quite acceptable.
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