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  1. pmccarthy
    Can I take issue with the word issue? A C of A is issued by CASA. CASA can appoint agents to process the application but it is still CASA that issues it.
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    As I understand it, a special CofA is issued by CASA, not RAA.
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    Yes it is. Looks like a great product if it fits in the hole!
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    This looked like the answer and so I bought one, but the nozzle doesn't fit into the Vixxen or the Foxbat filler. It would, but they have a breather line inside the filler which fouls the nozzle. I tried discharging it manually and got fuel all over the wing as usual! The search continues.
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    I have been considering a flight to Wentworth and Menindee to look at the floods but worrying that the forced landing options might be limited.
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    Methusala you will be familiar with this plaque on the wall of the Tumut clubhouse. There was an airshow on opening day and... I was there! My first airshow of many. I remember Tiger Moths doing streamer cutting with bog rolls. Not bad memory for a five-year-old.
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    A pic from my family album.
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    Found the accident report. It was an Anson W2369
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    Accident between Sale and Laverton, according to Webb's service records. He was an instructor. I didn’t look at the other service records. It is strange that there is no record in the usual lists. edit…Peter’s had just completed a Hudson conversion course.
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    In my opinion, as long as you remain above 500 feet you can fly where you wish, unless there is another aircraft doing an official search. In the recent Rochester area floods, the emergency management people banned private flying for a few days, due to high traffic levels by emergency choppers.
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    Here's one with the same livery from October 1962 17 Oct 1962 - SARA QUADS THRILLED BY BIG JETS - Trove (nla.gov.au) And from March 1962 16 Mar 1962 - Advertising - Trove (nla.gov.au) And September 1961 18 Sep 1961 - Advertising - Trove (nla.gov.au) But the old design in April 1961 26 Apr 1961 - Advertising - Trove (nla.gov.au) And this guy has the year right but doesn't give the exact date of the change » A detailed visual history of the Qantas livery (norebbo.com)
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    I have just ordered one of these. Looks like the easiest way to avoid spills.
  14. pmccarthy
    Looks very interesting. Could sit on the wing in a 10 litre container.
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    Camouflaged game camera? These are triggered by movement and can be set to still or video. Will work for up to a year and data is stored on a card. Depends what you mean by low cost, these may be a few hundred dollars. But they can be set off by branches waving in the wind.
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    The ATSB is responsible for a wide range of safety, not just aviation. It applies limited funds to cases that might enhance safety learnings. It does not investigate all GA accidents or fatalities. It has discretion to decide what is worth investigating for the possible learning outcomes.
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    Same rule in Vic, containers must be filled on the ground. Seems there is no easy answer, I am wary of electric pumping. The mechanical pumps might be a problem from my low slung 20 litre containers, I will investigate. Perhaps I need to find or fabricate a funnel that sits neatly in the filler and doesn't tip over, then modify the screw-on spout on the container. Ideally it would have a valve that I could open once everything was in position with the container sitting on the wing. thinking further, a 10 litre can with a valve on the bottom that could be positioned on the wing over the filler would be ideal. Soft feet to prevent scratching the paint.
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    Onetrack, that pumps lists alcohol and diesel among other things but not, I think, petrol. May be OK, but...?
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    I think the Redheads are for single-seaters.
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    I just had another disaster, fuel all over the wing and over me. Does anyone have suggestions for filling high-wing tanks? I transfer fuel to a 10-litre red plastic can, standing on a good platform, but getting it into the tank is the problem. Have tried several funnels but they all fall over at some stage. My small Mr Funnel is the worst. Have tried with and without the funnel that screws into the can. I have never had a problem filling low-wing aircraft. Am I doing something fundamentally wrong, or does everyone have this problem? I have read the posts about using different types of pumps and perhaps will go that way but surely most people just fill from jerry cans.
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    I think the main plane incidence was due to lack of flaps, not undercarriage length.
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    That’s a good observation. The Covid lockdowns and isolation have killed motivation for many of us. It started my YouTube habit, and now I struggle to go out into the workshop. But I am determined to get to Avalon next year.
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    But that is what RAA did before they stopped doing it.
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    Tar was melting on our roads today. Cheap patchups from a month ago.
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    Some importers keep stocks of spares including props, and respond promptly.
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