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Maj, Have you got the co ords for dingo, it just what i need to save a heap of time, a feed and fuel spot on. Dont matter, i didnt think i had the rocky map with me but i do, shouldnt be too hard to find i shouldnt think.
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Well most of the time it foot falcon for me, which really sucks sometimes, why they put airports so far out of town
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Thursday very early morning(after daylight of course ) sees me heading off for a little trip down south, need to drop into see a couple of guys just outside of Hervey Bay(private strip) Brad's got a 1700 mt grass strip, might just be long enough i told him , then onto Cab Friday morn, well thats the plan anyway. Anyone got any local weather goss cause it looks really sucky from my chair here
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It does get very tiring day after day, i can be found sitting on the tyre most afternoons think What the F*ck am i doing this for, then next morning just before daylight your strapping yaself in again doing the same thing again. Something so simple, however it was in the overshoot section, so he could have had a problem or just didnt quiet get it off in time. a pity thats for sure.
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Christian, The towers idea is great, we have a great strip here, and you are right there is plenty of camping space, the ovals right next door could very easy handle 500 + campers, there is a lot of locals here who would gladly help, we are a very friendly bunch and this type of exposure is what we been trying to get, with the gliding club, local ultralight guys, myself with gyros, and the local air force cadets, and the local ga guys, drop me an email if you want any more info. I should be in ingham also, with a demo flight as asked.
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NW, there is good advise above here, look up the club over there, seek out Adrian Stoffels, he has a weath of advise for some one starting out. Sorry been away for awhile this is why i not replied ealier.
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Trust me there is only one thing that really, scares the sh*t out of me, and that's "the lines of death" as we call them, it is IMPOSSIBLE to see without the posts, there is one line near Ravenswood NQ, claimed the lives of 2 in a R22 about 15-20 years ago mustering, i was at the same property a couple of years ago, and one of the guys that was there that fatal day warned me about where it was, even when i knew where it was, you could not see it, situation is, one pole on 1 hill and about 2km away another pole on top of the next hill, in the middle it is about 250', right where you should be mustering, and even though i flew over the top of the pole and followed the line down about 50' away, i COMPLETELY lost it about 50' from the post, they just vanish. So if you fly low be very aware of the surroundings, and you get very spoilt in the NT, cause there is none out here, but its a real shock to the system flying home at 100' looking out the the side seeing a line of poles coming at you :ah_oh:
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yeah good one Cam didnt think of that :)
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No i was talking on the approach before they landed, they just seem soo much louder empty, i know they throw reverse in once they touch ect, and yes you can really hear that, but it was surprising how loud too me anyway the noise empty.
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Is it just my imagination but after spending a week at an airport, where a AT802 or is it AT820, anyway one of those big kick ass spray planes fly from. My question is why do those engines sound soo much louder when the plane is empty coming back in, on full song taking off they not too bad, but as they land to reload, the just sqreams????
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Kaz I too was abit concerned about the things you mentioned, but to please me it proved to be not the case, because it is collapsable the whole tank is completely sealled, you carry it to the booser, it has two hard handles to carry, then i strap it back in with the seat belt, plug the hoses together, then once the main tank gets to about half start the transfer pump, as it pumps out the tank starts to suck in, and as there is no air getting in, it completely sucks in. All in all a real good tank for MY needs any way, this way i have 4 hrs main tank and 3+ in the plastic tank, all usable without landing if needed. Wish i had the this machine now, 20 knot wind and yep you guessed it near full head wind, so now i need to try and find fuel in the middle of the desert
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I thought it was Cluffs, but anyway i know of them, in the gyro world, actually their npehew? i think, wants me to teach him to fly as soon as i get time. i do have a contact this side that i can get fuel, but i preferr to keep my asks until i "really" need them if you know what i mean.
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Im hearing ya there you want to try Boulia, $2.35 ouch, but still cheaper then walking
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A month with no posts
bones replied to alf jessup's topic in Trikes and Microlight Aircraft Usergroup
You dont need to fill the spring, just put a generous dollop along the side of the spring(pushing it in between the rings of the spring) from one end to the other preferrably right to the actual attachment piont, the idea is to take the vibs out of the spring, with the silastic on it it cant shake, and fatigue as quickly, should get twice the life out of the springs if done right. -
Try these not cheap but they are good, i have a 70lt tank plastic foldable, plumbed in to transferr in flight that give me about 7hrs longer than my bladder can stand :) Nauta - Nauta Flexible Tank Fittings sits on the seat beside me, and it folds down to nothing after pumping out.
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URGENT - need your advice on RAAus fee increases
bones replied to Admin's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Hmmmm this is very interesting, i do not belong to the RAA, though food for thought, is ASRA(gyro world) is all voluntary board member and their time is just that voluntary, and well i wont bore(shock) you all with our fees :) You would think with the 10k odd members the RAA has, one only needs to think where does all this money go, and yes the ASRA has to jump through all the same hoops the RAA does, and ASRA last time i talked to a board member was one of the top performers in CASA's eyes. Must cost a lot of money to keep that office open. -
sorry Tomo be going back up a little further west, just east of Roma i think. should be back down cabultoore before Xmas, and lets face it the way the first 8 months has gone, it will only seem like next week.
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Tomo, ill be going back up through that way early next week, sitting Quirindi now, but i just punch in the next stop and sit about 500' over the top of the hard stuff and watch the view, best to fly over all that lovely country between Roma and Emerald is at 500' best seat in the world, unless you dont trust your motor that is :)
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Ok any dealers for this type of thing in OZ? Knew it was too simple to just hook it up
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Ok now i dont mind playing with electrics, but this is not playing the way i want it too, might be a case of looking too hard, but i have a mind blank right now. What i have is a infinity aerospace hand grip with 50 switches and 5000 wires(seems like it any way) coming out of it, i worked out the wires ect, eg for the trim i was going to use the 4 way rocker switch on top, but there is only 5 wires for it, after friggin with the multi meter, found out the switch connects the corrosponding wire to ground, there is no + wire to feed power in, the wiring diagram i have for the motor requires a + and - to go to the switch, so the switch can then reverse the polarity to suit the direction required. Anybody wired one of these hand grips before, and can give me a SIMPLE schematic to work to?? i_dunno Thanks
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Thats fine then i knew nothing of the history, when you look at it that way i guess it is good that they got as far as they have. Turbo, yes i agree, like i said i know basically nothing about the jab, but they are a great looking LOCAL made AC, just a pity they have these troubles. But yes i agree its a lot easier to blame some one else, than to man(or woman) up and admit you made a mistake. Been eating a bit of humble pie lately and it not nice either but it was my balls up.
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A serious question here, can you order a new Jab with say a 914, or does it have to be their engine? I would have thought the best thing to do would be to build a beautiful plane and use a known engine UNTIL they could have done their R&D on their engines, maybe offer the plane a bit cheaper with the jab engine, but they are still getting them out the door, money still rolling, so the R&D can continue? Or have i got my head up my own butt ?? because i dont get to sit around talking with alot of people, but i can tell you the jab engine is not a good topic to bring up.
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In the gyro world is compusory to carry one in a 2 seat machine regardless if there is 2 in it or not. As other have said just get one simple it done then.
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When they are set right they will give you an accurate reading down to about 2 lts left in the tank, they have the flow in 0.1 lt, i have used one for 1700hrs on the rotax i have now great for a SECOND check on what is left in the tank, i always would get nervous when the alarm went off i had set for 10 lts left, i would land and double check it was accurate, then i knew i had 30 mins before i was back on the ground again(1 way or the other) Mine though lately has had a brain fade, it will not keep settings, turn it off and it resets itself, very annouying, very unusable also, so i have a guage in the dash not worth its weight.
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Ok not sure if this is the same thread i looked in before or not but here is a classic NOT listening to your motor, the motor slows and burgs about 5 secs before it shuts down, when it happened he was over the road, a lot better out come i would think.