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No, not the same stuff. Vinyl for signs and lettering will only flex in one direction, it can't be used on compound curves. Also, the sticky backing is full on sticky once you remove the protective backing sheet. Vinyl is applied straight on and then squeegeed on to get the air bubbles out. Wrap is meant for application over compound curves. It is applied with a hair dryer or heat gun to soften it and allow it to flow around the curves and to activate the adhesive on the back. Vinyl is relatively easy to apply for novices. Wrap is a real bear if you haven't used it before. HTH

Time to play! All from Oshkosh 17. Yes, that's me walking away from Fifi after a 1 hour flight over EAA Airventure.

Brent: I noticed that you both had your window vents open. The unsq can also come from the wind blowing on the mic. Anyway, it was fun watching you fly around Bribie.

I liked your video, but only watched half of it. Was that unsquelching of the radio as annoying for you in the cockpit as it was in the video?

That was quick!

BirdDog: Your wish is my command ... Just don't make me get back in that bottle! Legend Log Pages.pdf Legend Log Pages.pdf Legend Log Pages.pdf

I made up some log book page layouts in Excel. I print them B5 size, punch them with a two hole punch and keep them in a ring binder. I put in boxes in the sheets that apply to my plane and those that are required by the regs, and personalised it with the heading that has the plane rego etc. Then I made a cover sheet for the binder.

That looks pretty good for the price and 5 years free updates is a real bonus. The terrain us based on US data, so, hard to tell how well Oz would be covered until you get the program. It looks suspiciously like the follow on from MS Flight sim. I wonder if it has the hardware interface abilities that FSX had, ie Simconnect. It says in the blurb that it supports most commercial hardware, but Simconnect allowed us SIMers to interface our own hardware.

Woodford Folk Festival in SE Qld is noted for among other things, rain and muddy ground. The usual rain has kept us from flying over the site in past years, but not this year! This year the weather gods cooperated and we were able to see just how extensive this event is. While we didn't attend the festival, it certainly looks like an amazing event, judging by the website and the size of the grounds. Woodford Folk Festival The really funny (ha ha funny) thing is that the festival is directly across the valley from a maximum security prison. I'd bet London to a brick that at night, the inmates of the prison can hear the music and possibly even get a second hand high from the smoke.

Every time you post pics of your flying, I miss my Nynja. Have a really great 2018 Mike.

If you're replacing the radio and have room for a 6" rack form factor, the Garmin GTR200 is a great radio. It's cheaper that the TSO (GTR200) version (if that's an option for you) and it has some really neat features like a stereo intercom and 3D audio. I wired up mine to stereo headset jacks and I have a pair of Zulu headsets that can do stereo. The 3D audio comes in when you have it on dual watch. The active frequency reception comes mostly into your left ear, while the standby comes into your right ear. Also, anything the pax says comes mostly in your right ear so it sounds like you're not wearing headphones. Also, if you're that way inclined, you can plumb in stereo audio from an auxiliary source such as an iPhone iPod etc and listen to stereo music. It will automatically mute the music when you get a received signal. The radio has good power out, a great automatic squelch function, nice clear audio quality, a very bright readable display, the ability to have a remote memory select and active/standby toggle, and heaps of other nice feature in addition to the Garmin reputation for reliable gear.

Cool! Let us know how the videos turn out. Better yet, post a link and tell us how to view them properly.

That reminds me of a story. My SIL has a tendency to ask my opinion on things. I always give it some careful thought before giving her an answer and in the end she always does what she had already decided to do before she asked my opinion. In this case, the OP has already bought the plane.

While you're going to the extremes, why not add an extra engine or two? Or better yet, why not just stop flying if you're so cost averse? Did you ever stop to think that not only is that $5,000 helping to ensure chocolate's safety, but it might also ensure yours also someday? Or better yet, mine?

Gary: For a while there a few years ago, you couldn't buy a new iCom IC A210 in Australia. The powers that be (I think it was ACM) decreed a new standard for aviation radios and the 210 didn't meet that standard. So iCom stopped importing their 210s into Australia. I was told that the new standard only existed here in Oz and that iCom decided not to make a whole new radio, or even modify their existing ones, just so they could be sold here. That may have (probably has) changed since then, but when I was ordering the Legend, the A210 wasn't available for new installs here. There was still some old stock around the country if you went looking for them, but I was told that when that ran out there would be no more. If you're thinking of ordering an iCom in from overseas, you should check the status of whether it will be legal here. Gaah! I just re-read your post and I got the wrong end of the stick here...Disregard:bash:

Gary: Absolutely nothing ugly about a Skyranger. Admittedly, the Nynja has the nice sleek fibreglass covering, but the Swift is still a very nice airplane ... And nice to fly too! Looking forward to seeing some video of your baby ...

Here's another consideration, and one I outlined on another thread. If you're considering buying a partially built kit, or even one that has been completed already, check it out very carefully. Make absolutely sure you find out what you're getting for your money and how carefully (or otherwise) it was built.

When I built the Nynja, I was very slow and careful, and it took me 11 months to build. Greg, the dealer, built his in 10 weeks! So that is the long and the short of it.

Much calmer now ... Whooshaaaaah ... Interesting calculation about the amount of area that a 20nm radius covers though. The times I had occasion to hear 20 mile calls from the RPT were going into Longreach, where we were about to arrive at the same time as the flydoc. He was 20 miles out and we were about 5 miles out. It was nice to know where he was and in the end, he beat us to the airfield. The other time was at Ayers Rock, there was a 737 who started calling the CTAF about 50 miles out, from memory. Those things turn base about 10 miles out; Scary! I'm not trying to tell you what to do, but I think a transponder would be better value for your money. Here's my reasons 1) You already have a radio, a transponder would add new traffic awareness value to your plane. A dual watch radio would only enhance what you already have. 2) RPT traffic have ADS-B receivers on board. Whether you're on the right radio frequency or not, they will see you, even if you're not talking to them or even aware that they're there. 3) In high traffic areas such as SE Qld, I have had ATC call me a number of times with traffic alerts, because they could also see me. Usually, they ask me to squawk ident to check if it is me, and every time it has been me, so the transponder may have already saved my life, my wife's life and someone else's, several times. 4) Around the coast, a transponder is also useful as an emergency beacon, by squawking the emergency code. ATC can track your position and direction of travel if you get it on early enough and at enough height. Every little bit helps.

When I decided to build an airplane, I talked to a lot of builders. Some had been building for 5-10 years! I thought, "stuff that. I want to build something that flies nicely, but I can build it quickly. So, I built this...

Gary, that got me thinking about another drawback to CASA's plan. With this plan, we not only have to keep our situational awareness for frequencies horizontally, but vertically too. So if I'm sloping along at 3,500' heading East and the bumps come up and I want to climb out of them, I now have to remember to switch from 126.7 to Area as I climb through 5,000'?

I agree. I often hear the FlyDoc, Rex and others making 20 mile calls. If I'm inbound to the same airfield, it gives me time to talk to these pilots and sort out our arrival with theirs. I find that these commercial pilots are more than happy to talk to us bug smashers and find out where we are and how high etc. They travel "frighteningly quick" as Downunder so aptly said, and they can be on top of you before you can spot them coming. Also, this is another reason I have a mode S transponder in my plane. Anything that makes me visible to the high speed traffic is worth the investment, IMO.

The squelch doesn't stop the transmission collisions and the squeal that results from that. But in any case, my radio has a squelch that can either be automatic or manual. If I put it in manual, I have to set the level. I'm not sure how to do that so I reliably hear only local signals. With the automatic squelch, when I'm flying around the Sunshine Coast, I can pick up transmissions from Rockhampton to Ballina, and about that equivalent inland. It really sucks when I have to monitor 126.7. The radio traffic is almost constant and very often collision squeals from 2 or more simultaneous transmissions. It seems to me that expanding its usage will just make things worse.

Or conversely, the ruling will keep non radio traffic at least 20nm away from CTAF airfields, keeping that swarm of paras that pgpete posted well out of harm's way. On the other hand, 126.7 is already so congested (particularly here in SE Qld) that at times all there is, is a constant squeal on the radio as someone on the ground at Tyagarah keys up their mic at the same time someone at Gympie is announcing turning base etc. The person on the ground at Tyagarah can't hear the person at Gympie, but if I'm in the air over Kilcoy, my radio just about blows my headset off with the transmission collision. And it's not just an occasional occurrence on 126.7.

BINGO! ASIC is a politically driven "security measure". It is more about being seen to be doing something, than actually doing something about security. This is the state of politics these days, it is more about appearances than substance.