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  1. pmccarthy
    Kyle has answered well.
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    Price is affected by exchange rates, so why would it be different from a different source?
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    Carbon fibre is amazing stuff. Watch Mike Patey's videos to see how it is laid up, how to strength test and so on, as part of his Scrappy build.
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    Life with Dexter, that takes me back.
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    Buchcattidy.
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    Anyone who trades in their $10k vehicle on a $60 k 4wd is making a choice. And most people where I live have made that choice. They could all fly if they wanted to.
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    True, I don't get it up as often as I would like.
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    I once stood behind an electric model jet aircraft and nearly got blown over. If you ducted that into your carb it should boost something.
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    $260 is about the price of a box of half decent Shiraz.
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    Trouble is, between lockdowns and weather, once a month has been the best I can do this year.
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    No flying weather here at present. And people in lock down.
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    Adjust at any altitude. My experience with the O360 in my Archer is that it gets 37-38 l/h if leaned badly and 32-33 l/h if leaned correctly. All for the same airspeed. At 60% power you can lean until rough and then just ease it forward until smooth. At 70% power you have to look at the chart and calculate, or you might run it too lean. For a long time I was running too rich, it used to soot the plugs. You should lean on the ground too.
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    What is the logic in having it? If the engine stops you glide down. If you extend the glide, how does that help. You can always find a situation where you needed another 300 m to reach the paddock. Its like saying if only I has another day of annual leave I could get much more done.
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    Well done!
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    As the sun comes up, the damage from the plane crash becomes more clear. This community in Groton, CT is waking up to quite the scene. Many neighbors tell me they heard a huge crash at about 10:30 last night, but thought it was a car accident. Police say there were two people on board the plane when it crashed and one person inside the home. The two people on the plane were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The man inside the house was left uninjured. Piper Seneca.
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    This thread has gone quiet - how about this one?
  17. pmccarthy
    Yes, a much better idea.
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    Jabiru drones could carry a 300kg bomb each,
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    I am writing a one page history of each 19th century gold mine in my list. Up to 140 so far. I admire perseverance in these endeavours. Well done Red.
  20. pmccarthy
    Well that ends my Saturday excursions and Bendigo Flying Club membership. I can head in other directions form Kyneton.
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    Why?
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    Having flown Bass Strait several times behind Lycoming and Rotax, I accept that that the chance of survival in that water is very low. I wear a life jacket and carry a beacon, but in the end it is like riding a motorbike at speed or rock climbing. Do all you can to mitigate the risk, then decide if the experience is worth it.
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    There is one for sale at the moment.
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    No. Each vehicle absorbs its share of the energy, so it is like hitting a brick wall at 60.
  25. pmccarthy
    The role of a Director and of a Manager are very different, there is no career path for a volunteer director.
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