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  1. pmccarthy
    I flew a bubble canopy for five years and was very happy with it in all weathers. It can be hot on the ground, but is fine once you are up and flying. I would be more concerned that it had a good rollover bar built in.
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    The word deflection would be more appropriate than lift. Many control surfaces have no significant aerofoil , but can be considered as flat plates. So they produce forces due to deflection of the airstream and drag.
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    I understood that you needed to train in rag and tube types to be allowed to fly them under RAA. If you train in the high performance types you have to do extra training to fly something like a Drifter. Has that changed?
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    A spare tube, pump, spark plugs, lock wire, gaffer tape, insulation tape, plug spanner, spanners/Allen keys to change a wheel, oil, etc etc.
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    I did training in a Drifter with AUF thirty years ago, but I don’t remember what it cost per hour. So the problem is not owning and operating, but training? Around here instructors seem to charge about $100 per hour for their time. Unfortunately electricians and plumbers are the same. I guess if an instructor could get 3 hours work per day, 5 days per week, 47 weeks per year his gross income would be around $70,000 per year. The difficulty would be finding the students.
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    There is nothing stopping anyone buying and operating a cheap aircraft. I have seen them advertised in the $10-15,000 range recently. What is it about the recreational scene that is upsetting people who want to do that?
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    I have never been inside a Jabiru but I did research this question and the J230 came out on top. Practical and good load capacity. At the time there were several relatively new ones to be had around $90 k but I suspect they are not so available now. Autopilot would be very handy. Otherwise instruments don’t matter, steam gauges are fine, navigate with the iPad.
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    And this?
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    A separate category makes sense.
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    Tugan Gannet
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    Once you have learned, it is as easy as driving a car well.
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    I have been following Scrappy since episode 1. I don’t understand how he can drag race that airframe without wings. I would have expected a torque reaction that might need ailerons to manage.
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    A good looking aircraft for its time.
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    Ian, as you probably know I started a Group for our club when you added groups. I emailed quite a few people but no- one joined RF as a result. The two who signed up were already RF members. So there was no point in proceeding. I had expected to expand RF as a result as other clubs joined. I don't know what this means. But you may not get clubs involved.
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    I guess we all know that lawn bowls has the highest fatality rate of all Australian sports.
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    Apolo Bay if you are not familiar. Uphill strip, strong onshore winds much of the time.
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    There is a waiting list for hangar space at Kyneton. About 65 aircraft on the field.
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    Recreational includes GA, old C172s and PA28s and VH home builts and many more. All doing fine thanks.
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    Three Hummock island in Bass Strait is grass with Cape Barron geese to avoid. Not difficult but an interesting strip and location.
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    My mother's saying was meant that no matter what good deed she had done, someone would find cause to criticise. Sorry I was obscure. I thought the announcement was good news and was surprised that a negative slant could be put on it.
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    As my mother used to say - if I was an angel flying up to heaven, someone would mistake me for a crow and shoot me.
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    I did some training in a 100hp Victa at Broken Hill in summer. Underpowered is an understatement, but $11.50 an hour wet was as good as it got.
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    Last year 60, this year 20.
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    It might be good for micro devices., the size of insects.
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    So rewrite "he entered the cockpit"".
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