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I came upon this in an Aircraft Spruce ad. It's a subscription channel, but the trailer looks pretty high quality. UflyTV | Welcome!

Yes, it's called "planned obsolescence" and it's a real earner for those who own the infrastructure (or those with the connections to allow them to buy it).

First fly in by plane? Good on you! Here's to many more happy fly ins for you. I well remember my first fly in and it wasn't nearly as busy as Clifton, so good for you managing in the traffic. I found my first one terrifying. It was the Gatton brekky fly in.

A good turnout at Clifton again. Thanks to Trevor and the gang for the great brekky. My apologies to the couple whose two young sons (quite cutely) asked my wife if they could touch our plane. She allowed them to touch it, but if I had known, I would have put them in the seats so that they could get a picture or two. If you're reading this post, next time, come and ask again and we will gladly let them sit inside. My wife was quite taken with their politeness. And to all those who came and inquired about the Legend, it was great to talk to you. We really enjoy the interest people have in our baby.

I obtained approval from the manufacturer for the type and position of my GoPro mounts. I used the surfboard mounts rather than the standard GoPro mounts as they have a larger adhesive area. I usually have one camera mounted on one of the stick on mounts under the wing, and one mounted on a strap on mount on the opposite strut. I have never experienced any interference with the control surfaces or the aerodynamics of the airplane (no change in stall speed, or drag imbalance). That said, I would never mount anything on the top of the wing because of the disturbance to the lifting airflow. If you fly a GA aircraft, I would definitely advise going through the CASA approval process to mount external cameras and not post any video online unless you have done that. RA Aus has a (soft) policy of actually encouraging us to have cameras as it might help investigators in case of accident. I'm not sure if it is in black and white, but I have read references to it in Sport Pilot. Also, if you fly an LSA, anything you do to the aircraft by way of modifications requires approval. So be careful about that. Finally, FWIW, don't be stupid about flying videos. Don't post footage of yourself deliberately breaking rules or doing dangerous flying. It WILL get you into trouble and it will bring attention to the rest of us. There's lots of legal stuff to video and we are privileged to see the world the way few others get to see it. Post your videos, I love to watch them all.

Definitely going to try to get to this one this year.

What are the facilities WRT to camping there, eg showers and toilets?

Sunday weather permitting.

The sensors on the Rotax engine are the 150 deg model. I think it is either a 10 or 13mm thread (reasonably certain it is the 13). If you look through the VDO list, and look for the profile that looks like the Rotax sensors, I think there is only one that matches from the VDO list.

Will your wife be flying with you? I know quite a few pilots whose wives don't fly and I think they miss out on sharing their passion and adventures with their partner. My wife flies with me and it means a lot to both of us sharing the experiences. If your wife is interested, but unsure of small aircraft flying, may I suggest that when you get your confidence flying, pick a nice cool calm morning and take her up for a very short flight. Point out significant landmarks that she would know, but has never seen from above. Then do your bestest landing and check the smile-ometer.

Yeah, all well and good, but I was just about s*itting my pants in the conditions. and that was after about four hours straight flying. I fully expected to roll the aircraft up in a ball, but I was pretty sure I'd be able to get the thing on the ground gently enough that the missus and I would be able to walk away from it. I definitely thought our "Outback adventure" was going to come to a forceful end there at Broken Hill. No offense taken or intended, but not everyone can remain as cool as you, in such situations.

That might not work if there are lights down the side of the runway, which in this case I'm pretty sure there were.

OK, warts and all, here's my contribution. This was at Broken Hill. We flew from William Creek to BHI non-stop and with very strong tailwinds (~50kt). The wind on the ground at BHI was 24kt gusting to 32KT straight across the main runway. The cross strip was not an option as it was closed due to heavy rain the night before. When I finally got all three wheels on the ground, the plane weathercocked into wind and tried to spear off the runway. I instinctively corrected with aileron (car driving habits die hard) instead of the rudder. That resulted in the right wing coming up. As soo as I'd done it I realised it was wrong and tried to correct with opposite aileron. All that did was lift the left wing and then we were flying again. We instantly ran out of airspeed and stalled back onto the runway from about two feet in the air.

Here is another source for the FC-10 FLIGHT DATA SYSTEMS FC-10 WITH FT-60 TRANSDUCER from Aircraft Spruce This is the gauge and sender. I think the one gauge will show two engines (or fuel feeds). I have another Flight Data gauge in my aircraft and they work quite well.

Flash: Thanks for that input. I was watching some of the video footage and thought that he had kicked the tail around in an effort to tighten the turn. I mentioned that to a friend and got right royally told that that was NOT the case!

I have a friend who did some bush flying training in Alaska and apparently, it is not only legal to land and take off from roads there, it is not all that uncommon.

Dave: I'm assuming you've tried Floods? Failing that AVIASPORT ROTAX 912 TACHOMETER - 3-1/8 IN. from Aircraft Spruce OR with built in hour meter AVIASPORT ROTAX 912 TACHOMETER / HOURMETER - 3-1/8 IN. from Aircraft Spruce

The country there looks quite open. It could have been a willy-willy. I was sitting in the hangar at Watts Bridge the other day and it was fairly still wind-wise. All of a sudden, I heard this rushing type sound building up and then this strong wind coming over the hangar from the rear. It took about 20 seconds to pass over the hangar and then all was still again. I think that was a willy-willy too, but we don't get a lot of them at Watts Bridge (that I'm aware of).

I think this is the secret to the incident. It was reportedly very warm that day (I heard 42 deg) and the loss of performance and increased stall speeds would have been insidious and hard to predict. Couple that with low level maneuvering for a landing or a touch and go and it wouldn't take much of a mistake, just a moments inattention, to take the aircraft out of the safe flight envelope. Also, on some of the video I've watched, it looks a little like the tail kicks up as though he was trying to tighten the turn with the rudder, just before the wing drops. I could be wrong with this, but if it is the case, coupled with the high temps, that could easily result in the dreaded base/final turn wing stall. Whatever the cause, it's still a sad outcome for the loss of life and a vintage flying machine.

I've just had an email confirming that the Mallard lost was the one that has been recently based at Watts Bridge and the pilot was the Evans Head developer. Very sad to hear this. We wish to pass on our heartfelt condolences to his family and also to the family of the passenger who was with him.

Nev: Yer "yerong" mate must've been from Canberra. Everyone I met there said that.

I also hear people say something along the lines that type X is going to get a weight increase to Y and so they will be able to fly their type X at the new weight automatically. This is NOT the case as their aircraft may not have been built to the standard for the (new) higher weight class.

Jerry: I have only been asked for my ASIC twice. Once was at Dubbo airport, but the main one was Ayers Rock where you have to fill in a form beforehand with your ASIC details. Leave yourselves plenty of time to get the ASICs as bureaucracy moves like molasses going uphill in winter. BTW! Glad your aerophobic wife liked the videos.

Great video! I love that song!

Ahh, so it is. Interesting that it shows up on my ipad connection, but not on my PC connection!