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Metroliners have a very poor record. It is the passenger equivalent of a F104 starfighter. Very small amount of wing for the type. Very unforgiving. A friend pilot always tells me if offered a ride in one, best to walk. Some liken it to slow motion Russian Roulette. Only a matter of time. It has the nicknames of "flying lawn dart" and "flying pencil" The crash appears to be engine failure on takeoff, plane has rolled to right on its back and speared into the ground. A sad event

I think the lesson is that all incidents should be reported for our own safety. The owner of the aircraft may wish it not known- for the perception of value loss on his asset. and ego. But................. We really do need to know a true history of any aircraft we fly or could buy/hire. We should never be ashamed to have had a incident - whoopsie, but wear it as a badge of learning and just don't do it again. Without a report and hence the need to ensure the aircraft is inspected and repaired, we do not know if it is safe. I would much rather trust someone who has reported and shows how it was repaired, than some shady character with a she'll be right attitude. How many are not reported? Is there a machine out there that looks good but has had a unreported bingle and hides a problem? Any incident depending on the forces involved can weaken a airframe and it may not be easily seen. I don't like the Man ever telling me what I can and can't do - but to fly we must follow some rules for our safety. Reporting incidents are one of the rules not to break for everyone's sake. How would a pilot feel if they had a incident, did not report and the new owner died from airframe failure. Or a handling problem specific to your model was found by an owner which causes a incident in his/her aircraft, they repair it and keep quiet. Now you discover such a handling trait at the worst possible time and the incident becomes serious injury or death to you and partner in the right seat. Had the owners above reported then you would have been informed, noted it, trained to deal with it or sought a fix and may never have had a big incident. We all owe to ourselves and anyone we fly with to be responsible when it comes to the rules of flight and physics. Physics does not give a damn about reputation, ego or asset loss. Unlike a bureaucrat- physics will punish every time even if no one sees it, hears about it etc. Not trying to be wowser- but when its my life, I care.

Why? Just look at it- that is enough for me. It is a visual feast of billet alloy, tech but old school. Besides its looks, it should be a lot lighter as a package and sounds lovely, smoother and is not a lycosaurus . It also has a smaller frontal area, so would be great for something real slick and quick. General characteristics Type: Flat-8 Bore: 97.5 mm (3.84 in) Stroke: 85.0 mm (3.346 in) Displacement: 5,077 cm³ (310 in³) Length: 960 mm (37.79 in) Width: 638 mm (25.12 in) Height: 445 mm (17.54 in) Dry weight: 117 kg (257 lbs) with exhaust, carburetors, starter motor, alternator & ignition system Components Fuel system: Mechanical fuel pump Fuel type: AVGAS 100/130 Oil system: Wet sump Cooling system: Air-cooled Performance Power output: 126.8 kW (170 hp) at 2,700 RPM (continuous); 134.2 kW (180 hp) at 3,000 RPM (intermittent) Compression ratio: 8:1 Power-to-weight ratio: 1.10 kW/kg Now do 9:1 compression ratio and at a few more revs you would have 210hp max. Yum. Oh and would have been half the cost. Now a injected version with lower fuel would be a ripper.

Smithers, Where is that damn Yossarian fellow? And the rest of you wing nuts- do your damn test and lets gets the order restored in the hanger, Without a rank a might kick your arse and not know how hard.

11 of 14. That's Wing Commander to you bunch of wing nuts. You will call me 'Sir' and you will like it- or beatings will continue until My morale improves. Any dissenters may leave by the back door of the aircraft- and leave that parachute gutterscum, you joined without it and will depart without it. Right- Now that is settled get that Yossarian fellow in here ...........

Back to work BEX, You have over a Billion people needing aviation waiting. And more importantly- I am Waiting

Two Wong's do not make it Wight.

Back to building Mark.

We feel completely ripped off. Where is our humour ?

I saw this on a Newatlas.com. It certainly will open up the ability of flight simulators and should greatly reduce the cost. Also make a great amusement ride:happy dance:

Here is a period one from WW1- Herr Baron Bruckmann demonstrates for the new recruits to the flying circus the maneuvers for fighting and survival. This is a Huge scale DR1 Fokker at 65% and has a 800cc engine. Yes you could probably get in a fly it.

Since you liked those. Here is some more from the Master. Gernot Bruckmann with his 1:1.5 scale BD5 jet built by his own model comp[any GB models. lovely scale flying display. Enjoy.

This video shows skills and control that just blow me a way. Why would you get a 3d helicopter and stuff about when you can do this? Hint- I assume it uses a speed controllers that allows forward and reverse.

Also keep in mind if your charging system charges at a high amperage than you need a large load or large Ah rate battery to take that charge or load. If not you can risk cooking your battery by charging too much. So the big battery can be a smart choice. Refer to a previous post on this thread.

Your powermate regulator should be charging the system at a preset maximum of 14.4 volts That is a typical charging voltage and quite normal. If yours says 15-16 volts it sounds a bit inaccurate What is the gauge you are using?

I am on NBN it would not run for me either?

Pity you do not have a video of the 900cube inch beasty

I agree we should not have a plebiscite - we employ those tossers in canberra to do this stuff. They should grow some balls and make a vote on it. I just think we are really searching for a impossible find- all at the same time that little to no effort is being shown to investigate pieces that float up onto distant islands. We should not rely on a interested bloke to bring parts back for us.

Damn That was real lucky he only had a sore hand. The one that hit him looked like the AR6.

I am with you Yenn, We should stop paying for this search- they should pay. It seems we keep paying because Julia Bishop jumped up and made a big deal of it at the start for political mileage.

NO...........Guys you have it all wrong. This guy is a contact fruit picker, you can clearly see a fruit box on the end of the left top wing. How else do you get to the best fruit?

But Alan..................We all Know clipped wing aircraft are faster:ban me please: