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  1. bones
    More to the piont make sure someone is at the controls of a/c, who know what they are doing, make sure throttle is at the right setting BEFORE hitting the starter. I know how this happened but not at libity to say just yet.
  2. bones
    Righto up here where i am there is mainly 1 ctaf freg, what are the differences and benifits of using the area freg over the local ctaf freg? Eg. if i have this right :) FIA is 120.55 and CTAF is 126.7 here at YCHT, and a further out at YJLC some 700km away the CTAF is still 126.7 but FIA is 123.95. So what info(i never bothered with area freg) do you get from area that you wouldnt get from CTAF? I listen to a/c landing calls all around the area on CTAF, so if i were flying into one of these airports, i would know whats around anyway.
  3. bones
    hmmmmmm seems as though my 2 rotax engines are just not right then, purr nicely at 1200-1400 rpm. how the hell do people tune their engines ???? No wonder i hear so many horror stories.
  4. bones
    I do a mag check at just above idle if the noise still continues it good :)
  5. bones

    Stol

    bones replied to Yenn's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion

    The best STOL machine i ever flew is a gyro, but then you expected that huh, t/o 150mts landing 10mts if i balls it up, shorter if its done right, cruise at 70kts. Everytime i think of going fw i just keep coming back to the gyros again.
  6. bones
    This is an idea of the quality of the camera
  7. bones
    It was at YCHT, outside the hangar, not tied down properly and the 130km+ winds we got from the cyclone was too much for it, i didnt realise until yesterday, but the ol rope return car got flattened by it as well, i think they got it yesterday i was out there this morning and its gone now.
  8. bones
    Not all were grounded this one was flying just the other week, early thursday morning i think it was, although not for long :)
  9. bones
    I suffer cramping in my right foot sometimes, and most of the time it is doing something stress full, like test flying a new AC, or flying for the first few minutes in a different ac, other than that i been lucky i guess.
  10. bones
    That wasnt around here, it is leaving Boula heading basically west, nothing but the odd camel out that way...
  11. bones
    Its all dependant on the a/c also i believe, i carry a elt, a sat phone, and i of course still have my mobile(not that its worth a pinch of sh*t), but here is the thing, the elt is behind my head and the sat phone is in bag of gear, neither i can reach from my seat, not that i have time as i only fly at about 150' anyway, and 4 hrs of flying over nothing but sand and trees, no piont going any higher, but you see if the fan stops for me, i can sit it down anywhere with no forward roll. so if im that bad i cant reach either elt/sat phone, not much piont finding whats left huh. I know people as gonna say thats a crappy attitude, but i been doing it for long enough to know my limits
  12. bones
    What motor(size) and hp does a 120 have in it?
  13. bones
    Yep even here in the towers, the wind is big, the big fig trees are just, just hanging on from the looks, this is only the start of it here, bloody hell its gonna hurt. Nd you know what really gob smached me the most, there is planes about 6 with not a single rope on them, and all the ones in the open front hangar about another 6 not tied down either, so if the wind turns they will all be piled up in the corner, WTF ????
  14. bones
    I just got back from airport helping to tie down agg planes from ingham and further north, it looks like Cairns is the place not to be damn this is gonna hurt
  15. bones
    No i recon bring it on, there is one thing for sure never temp mother nature, she will win everytime, so if you wish this one away,,,,,,, whats next????????, like its only wind and rain, have adrink and forget about it :)
  16. bones
    Windsor, im not joking im flying right just about exactely where they estimate ol mate Anthony to be on monday morning at 4 am, dont think ill both rushing out of bed, or and better remember to tie me ol girl to the tree i guess.
  17. bones
    bout time we got a cyclone, we need some rain good time to go flying too, bit of wind always good.
  18. bones
    Yep it ****es off alot of people up here at YCHT also, they shut the whole damn airport down, cant even use the cross strip, i had a student fly up from NSW, too bad they put in a NOTAM, so they can do what the hell they want, even run and operate a licanced bar on the airport grounds, and we cant even have a beer in the hangar after flying without risk of being busted. Basically Sue there appears to be bugga all you can do, the strip appears to be holding up so far, they had about 4-5 drag meets, but the strip was just top dressed for them, not us, go work that out.
  19. bones
    I know people who drop the oil/ filter at 25hrs that to me is over serviceing, but damn i know 50 hrs comes around quick when your busy, but its a reason not to get out of bed early one morning out of 5 :)
  20. bones
    What is oil like when you change it, my guess would be it is like tar, i do 50 hr services, and the oil is black as the ace of spades at that, i cant believe people who dont do 50hrs services, whats the price of oil and filters, cheap if you have to strip the motor trust me, thats a good 7k worth there. I seriously doubt there be any major trouble from the oil press at start up, though, what i normally do if the motor hasnt been run for a couple of weeks is leave igg switches off and wind it over on the starter for 20-30secs, then flick the switches, and start it. try that and see what happens.
  21. bones
    Sorry to disagree with you but this was using the top of the range bose head sets :)
  22. bones
    Yeah i would think so, the noise is all feed back of different types, left over bits of power running a muc in your radio and wiring, these things stop them, cant say for sure, but for 10 or 20 bucks it be my first try anyways.
  23. bones
    Save yourself the trouble, go to your nearest "dick smith" type store, somewhere that works with computers, and buy a bout 5 Ferrite(sp) resistors, these are the black lumps on all your computer cables, should cost about $2 each, put them on every wire in and out of the radio, they just clip around the wires,,, should be problem fixed. Took me about 18 months of taking radios out sending them away, only to be told nothing wrong with them, i was having massive mic feed back, the easiest cheapest fix i ever did find, i put them on every radio i fit now, even they dont need them. PS i have nothing to do with Dick Smith stores, or any computer store that sells this product.
  24. bones

    Battery Life

    bones replied to jcruffle's topic in Jabiru

    Well yesterday i noticed my odeysee was getting very lazy, down to like 6 volts after hitting the button, took it out, hooked up a 12v drain to it, when it was completely flat, hooked the charger up to it over night, today it was back up to about 11v, on the button, mind you this use is not the normal, it is a constant drain for like 20secs, so i was pleasantly surpised it picked back up. For how long is the big question though, this battery is 4 years old too mind you.
  25. bones
    Well i was talking to ........ the other day, he knows the plane/family ect, and it was of his thoughts it was still testing phase too, and a couple of other things also.
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