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    A problem is identifying the speed, as many ASI gives invalid readings at unnatural attitudes. I think I was taught to feel for the G's to help identify the difference between spiral and spin? It was quite a few years ago and those grey cells aren't current (not in RAA aircraft, so relax Turbs!)
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    The voltmeter is at best, a rough guide. The ammeter doesn't really tell much about the battery either. It only confirms that the charging circuitry is supplying power. It cannot confirm that a battery is effectively storing the energy. The only way to confirm how much energy is stored in a battery is to discharge it at a known rate (usually the ten hour rate), until an agreed minimum battery voltage is reached. (For a 12v battery this is usually 11.8v). Clearly, this cannot be done 'on the run', and shouldn't be done too often, because even 'deep cycle' batteries don't like frequent deep cycling. There are cheap digital A/H Meters available now, but they only measure A/H in and out, to estimate the stored energy. Since they don't know the storage efficiency of the battery, they still aren't foolproof. And are not suited to our aircraft anyway. For better accurate info, go to your battery manufacturer's website and hopefully there will be discharge voltage graphs. As well as max charge current, float voltage and equalising voltage. But remember these discharge graphs only apply when the battery is fresh from factory. Car Battery World is trying to simplify a complex issue.
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    Your voltmeter is helpful but won't always save a bad outcome. For instance. When my aircraft's factory carried out a repair, they replaced a single 'landing' light with a neat pair of lights. Muchlater, on. A. Cross country, I had inadvertantly l left them turned on. Landed and shut down. Noted that voltmeter showed 12v. (Should have been more like 14). Couldn't restart the Rotax. Problem was that my voltage regulator couldn't supply two 50w lamps and the battery had drained to a marginal level. The message is: voltage does not indicate state of charge. PS, if fitting was shunt to allow current monitoring, it's best to have it in a insulated, protective enclosure. Historically, as an unfused part of wiring, it is a fire hazard.
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    My experience with LED purchase:- If it's 12$ on eBay, I wouldn't be , buying it..
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    Welcome back Arthur.
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    I did find the standard Icom A200 intercom to be functional. That is, it does work. I didn't use a active, noise cancelling headset. I guess that would help reduce the problem. Anyway, I was happier when I installed a vox operated intercom to reduce the noise. Perhaps the Bose headset would have been a nice solution, too. Try it first, then decide if you require improvement.
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    Tell us. Please What brand of deodorant???? And.......... Hope do you hold the possum still for long enough to spray deodorant under its arms?
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    Yes, that's how they work. Most folk opt for a separate, real VOX operated intercom in order to get silence for most of their flight.
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    You'll find that quite a few Asian vehicles require lifting the body off the front subframe for any serious work to be done. There isn't enough room to swing a spanner in the 'engine bay'. Lots of wiring, brake lines, fuel lines, etc to be undone each time. I don't do my own heavy maintenance any more, and our Mitsubishi recently required this, and the mechanic mentioned that it was common procedure.
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    That's what I like about Bex. He's got such a way with words. But if he's standing on a plinth, somebody would have to put him up to it.
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    Or standing on a box............
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    Wow that statue will have to have Bex riding a horse!! Had to self censor... I almost said "mounted on a horse", but I know what youse mob of vulgar cretins would have done with that.......
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    Bex, THANK YOU THANK YOU. that link is sooo helpful. Luckily I still have an old bottle of vitamin C at the back of the condiments cupboard. However, it was a bit of a struggle getting all six 1000mg tablets into my vein. (Disclaimer - I'm taking the P!ss. I am not suggesting anybody try to self medicate. EVER.)
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    I can isolate on my little trailer sailer. Comfy, nice warm bed, Esky full of beer and a nip of rum at bed time. Kettle and Tucker to last it out, and constantly changing scenery without human contact....... Safe as houses. Actually safer than houses. Oh, and a bunch of kindle books. And a radio so I can listen (briefly) about the gloom of city dwellers suffering.
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    But then, I'm a Tasmanian now.
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    Simple. Sleep under the wing. It isn't really that cold at this time of the year.
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    I don't think the coronavirus should have much affect our little planes. Don't they help maintain social distancing? But, have anybody been watching Flightradar? I'm in South Tasmania where we only hear jets when they are bombing fires. Just now a jet overflow - it is a Qatar 777 going from Auckland to Doha - not sure why it came so far south. Still plenty of jets in the air in spite of all the gloom about routes being closed.
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    And wouldn't it be lovely if that little clip was hammered on commercial TV so all those silly folk might take this issue seriously (and that includes high officials who allow cruise ships to discharge infected people without forced quarantine)
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    Wow. They look so neat, they might be hand crafted!
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    Not all of them. Only the lonely ones...
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    Those wind turbines look safer than some Ferris wheels I've seen near airstrips...... With a little practice you could use them like Tvasis to set your approach on finals.
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    Thanks for the updates (both of them). Nice pictures of your new manual Metalcraft skills. I see no pictures of alleged callouses though.... And another thing, when are you going to stop eating bat ribs? Those yanks are always giving the world great advice! Take care and just be thankful for the light traffic on your commute. Great to see your progress. Stay safe.
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    I don't know why Bex is complaining. The Co v19 alleged pandemic (I don't do acronyms), is over. Get on with it Bex! The pandemic doesn't get a mention in the news now. So it must be over. Our news is back to a the usual amazing facts about footballer's or royalty love lives (and drugs). Seriously, though, I do get rather annoyed at the short news cycle. Seems that they have milked the hysteria and misinformation and then dropped the story.
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    Is it common for a spotter aircraft to fly the drop path? When I watched the aircraft involved in fire drops in Tasmania last Feb, the spotter stayed about 1500 feet above terrain. I never saw it anywhere near terrain or fire It was up to the jet, herc, and helicopters to come over us at low level as they lined up to drop about 5klm past us.
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    However you slice it, I'll bet there is one new pilot who will never again fail to perform his preflight checks or fuel management checks. We all have to try our hardest to prevent 'blind spot' memory failures.
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