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    Mike: This is amply backed up in our current situation vis a vis the pandemic, where people are deliberately flouting guidelines and rules that are intended to help a)control the outbreak and b)keep us safe and healthy. Witness the number of people wanting to get on TV to rail against the lockdowns, and see what happens when these idiots are allowed free rein as in the US.
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    Here's my two panels worth The first is from the Skyranger Nynja I built. The layout is patterned after the Beechcraft Baron. I figured that if Beechcraft spent a lot of money setting up their panels, that was a good hint for me. In the end, it worked very well. The flight gauges are directly in front of the left seat driver, the engine gauges in a vertical line in the middle, and the "not so essentials" on the pax side of the panel. The second one is from my Aeropilot Legend. Aeropilot mostly determined the layout, with a bit of input from me as to placement of the gauges.
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    AND... Don't keep us in suspense Mike. What sort of draws are you seeing?
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    If you have a variety of shapes and holes to cut out of a panel, I would suggest you plan it all out carefully with a sheet of cardboard and then take it to someone that does laser cutting.
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    And it's not just forign pilots who can't do radio. There's a heli pilot that flies around the Watts Bridge area who doesn't know the difference between heading and bearing.
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    For those who aren't aware of it, RA Aus is running a photo competition over 4 weeks. The comp is already into the voting for the second week. I couldn't find a thread on the forums so I thought I'd give you all a heads up. The comp is for pictures taken of or from an RA Aus registered aircraft. The comp is being run on their Facebook page and the winners are decided by "Likes". So head on over and share your best pics and vote for your favorites. Full disclosure: I won week 1 with this pic. The fact that I don't understand what about the photo clicked with people shows just how little I know about what I'm doing with the photography. If I won it, anyone can.
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    I went flying yesterday. No one bothered me (police) and I saw no one except other people on the road there. As yet, they haven't outlawed Ga and rec flying as far as I know . WRT to flying overseas, we go to the US for three months every year and travel with our truck and caravan there. I have zero confidence in the Trump administration to do what is in the interests of the general population there. trump is only interested in his own pockets and his reelection chances. I think he will demand the restrictions be lifted long before they should. We will not be travelling internationally until there is a vaccine for this bug and we have had the shots. The way this thing kills you is horrendous; you drown in the pus in your lungs.
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    If it was me, I'd cancel and think about going next year. Given the pandemic, Quaintass is being very forgiving with their ticket credits. Also, given how abysmally the Trump administration is handling the pandemic,, I wouldn't be going to the US in July. We have a pickup truck and caravan that we keep in Dallas and we go over for 3 months each year. This year, we're waiting to see how the mess turns out. I have zero confidence in Trump to do anything useful and expect him to make matters worse as he looks out only for his own interests. Last year while in the US I had to visit a doctor on a couple of occasions. It's not as bad as I expected. They will tell you up front what the charge will be (if it's knowable before hand like mine was) and you can prepay it.
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    Hi Danny: As Mike Saunders and others have said, I just concentrated on one little thing at a time and concentrated on doing it the best I could. When I finished one little job, I would take time to decide what to do next. I'd think about what interested me to work on. Yes, there were times when the motivation to work on it would flag or I'd be up against something that I was intimidated by. Usually, I'd call the kit supplier and have a chat and he'd tell me how easy it was and explain the process of doing it, or better yet, come over and show me how. If you're working on it alone, you need someone to bounce ideas with, either on the phone or in person. It's better if they're familiar with the kit, but someone who's generally knowlegable about aircraft construction can be useful. I think the worst thing you can do is sweat about how much is left to do to get it flying. I think it's better just to treat it as a collection of little tasks and forget about when it's going to be done.
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    I regularly fly with a group. I thought of (what I thought was) a simple way to identify members of a group from other OR traffic by colouring the little bubbles. I suggested this to the OR people. Their answer? "Too hard". I'm a retired software engineer, so I have a bit of an idea how hard things would be to implement. This wasn't the first time I got that response from them either. But it will be the last time I suggest anything to them.
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    Mark: This seems to be the "marketer's disease" that more features need to be added with each release to keep sales going. The video editing software I use suffers from the same "feature-itis" and I've stopped buying updates because of that. The software company's response to that is to go to a subscription model. Sound familiar?
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    I've made several suggestions to the OR people and the answer is always the same; Too hard. They call themselves programmers, but every suggestion seems to be "Too hard" for them. Then when a new version comes out, I look at most of the upgrades and wonder who would have asked for those. I have a video editing program that I stopped buying upgrades for because the company continues to add just more fizzy transitions and gimmicky stuff rather than features that make me as a user more productive. It's a triumph of style over substance.
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    Be very careful with the elbow. They are thin and very soft. A good heat source is a heat gun, don't use a blow torch. A close fitting dowel into the tube is a good ide as others have said, but don't put a lot of force on the elbow or you'll be up for a new one. And whatever you do, don't grip it with pliers or a pair of multi grips. Ask me how I know that!
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    I use the Claw tie downs, but I dont use the rope that came with it. I use the luggage type straps that are rated for the job. Note, I don't use the mechanical ratchet type tensioners. The object is to tie the plane down, not bend it in half. My straps have metal buckles and I don't cinch them up super tight, just take the slack out of them. I also tie the free end of the strap around the running part of the strap to help prevent the strap from being pulled out of the buckle. I use carabiners between the strap and the wing strut hard points. The system is very quick to set up once I have the claws nailed to the ground. Note that nothing is weatherproof completely and I recently saw a video where the Claws were pulled out of the ground. But that was at a place where the ground was relatively soft and there was a significantly strong storm.
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    Have you checked that the float is floating properly? This is one of the checks for the Rotax engines as some floats can get fuel in them and the don't float at the correct height.
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    I have been to several Old Station and RAAUS flyins and I agree with Yenn. The Old Station flyin left the "official" RAAUS event for dead. Maybe the RAAUS/Airventure crew could have sought some advice on how to stage one of these events from the Creed family. The Old Station flyins stopped after Leonie passed away, but I'd bet London to a brick, if her boys decide to put another one on, the attendance would be what they used to be. One big difference I noticed between the two events was that there was an air of conviviality at Old Station that seemed missing from the RAAUS events. The RAAUS events always had an air of "officialdom" for me which was offputting.
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    Since the two Michaels took over RAAUS, we've lost the printed Sport Pilot as part of our membership and gained having our details handed to Avdata. Yep, they're working for the members ... For sure! Oh, and I forgot, we're about to get a weight increase, that benefits ... Who?
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    Was the pilot conducting a short circuit?
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    This move to the higher weight limit also puzzled me. That is until I looked at it through the administration's eyes. Consider the decision between the two objectives, which to pursue first. Higher weight limit: A higher weight limit will capture some of the smaller GA planes thus increasing the membership count and consequently an increase in revenue for RAAUS. The benefit to members is limited to the new ex-GA owners and those with deeper pockets who want to buy heavier, more expensive aircraft. CTA access: Benefits all existing and potential members, but after all the effort to be expended, only increases RAAUS regulatory obligations without any increase in revenue or membership numbers. It's pretty obvious to me why the RAAUS administration pursued the heavier weight limit first and has put the CTA access in the "too hard" basket, the administration is looking after the interests of the administration first, members second.
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    Don't know about the collapsed valve clearance on Rotax engines, but Rotax have a procedure for bleeding possible air out of the lifters. From what I've read, it only has to be done when (if) possible air has been introduced to the oil system as in, if the engine is turned backwards or air is allowed into the system during oil changes.
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    Whoa! Really? You did that? Waaaay cool!!!
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    Congrats to Matty, he has worked long and hard for this success. He will be champion for life since there will be no more RBAR. I have met him several times and he is a true gentleman, very friendly and approachable.
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    Gary: Can you post the SB number for that fault pls.
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    I've been studying the air charts here and comparing what we have at home in Oz. Here's what I've discovered different so far... In Oz, most of our airspace is class G. In the US, it's mostly class E. Class G in the US only extends to either 700' or 1,200' AGL. Then it is class E up to 10,000'AMSL which is class A. If the class E in the US is similar to Oz's class E, that means that anything that flies in class E (ie real airplanes) has to have a transponder. It seems to me that class G in the US is intended for things like model airplanes, drones and model rockets etc. In Oz, I'm not aware of any class B airspace (but could be wrong on this). In the US they do have it. I haven't studied the difference between class B,C and D in the US yet, but I think class D is like our class D, that is like class C with limited hours of operation. Still studying the charts... More later.
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    Have you done compression (leakdown) tests on the engine? That will tell you what you need to know. There is no other reason I know of for an engine to be "easy" to pull through when cold but not so much when warm.
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