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    But Tom is getting better- that island flight was a bummer but he has got a better record since. He seems to learn a bit.
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    Maybe it is all part of the new professionally run organisation. I am sure they have communicated properly via a 4pt size notice in the office toilet cubicle Appear to be getting exactly the amount of consultation time the executives want for their version of accountability.
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    Good article Aldo, I remember reading this elsewhere not long after the loss of MH370 and it seems to make the sense to me. Interesting his comments about PPrune and takeover by a PR firm to kill dissenting views- all modern corporate tactics 101.
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    i tried to join but not allowing that on the site. But I did find his articles and will enjoy them if that is ok
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    what like this model 1:1 scale
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    Hey Dick, Do you have anymore advice to Carruthers? Always love a bit of wit with learning. Phil
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    His mechanic will absolutely love him. The rebuild will be a cheap house in price. Those little Italians:scooter:are also built by Piaggio- Vespa means wasp, the sound the old ones make- a wasp in a bottle
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    Love to help, send me a PM
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    I think there is also a video doc about this- somewhere on the web. Chivalry is not lost
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    The Avanti sure is a beautiful aircraft and shows the Italians know how to do things. Ferrari have a special edition one
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    Thanks Robbo, I will give it a go
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    You can't say such things and not give us more info and photos- that is just damn cruel. Please make a post in the build section etc and include photos- we are waiting and drooling:drool:
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    Alan that would have been tragic- first aircraft in history a complete writeoff by been fallen on. I doubt the wing could sustain a clumsy foot nor a whole body.
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    Shady asked for more info on one of my posts..... this is the type of sander I had in mind- I have one and its brilliant- just add no clog wood sanding pads instead of the oxide type. great for lovely smooth contours and very easy on the hand. Does not have a vaccum attach at this size though. sorry for image size. This is a spoke shave and come in many sizes- easy to use and is not limited to making spokes. As long as the wood is fine grained- they are wonderful And here is the old beasty- dads first electric tool. This image is from a Victorian museum
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    Nah mine is not that new- it is old school XP
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    Geoff your problem is a fundamental misunderstanding of electrical systems. Don't you know your electrical system was stuffed- it must be you let out the majic smoke:rofl:Lord Lucas Prince of Darkness invented such a system. In seriousness just use a Li-iron battery and no smoke problems exist. SLA are in fact not sealed at all- they have a cover that can be removed carefully and underneath it has caps- one per cell- so six in this case. It probably was overcharged by the system and lost some fluid and hence died a thirsty death. You can add some proper fluid and recharge it back to life- I have done this on many SLA batteries. But do not overfil or overcharge or it will boil off the fluid.
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    To be kind to the poor pilots and taking into account a student pilot....................if you are practicing forced landings, it is important to set yourself up properly as if it is a real situation- which it apparently changed to. So I give some points minus for execution and some points plus for surviving.
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    The Dragon is a beautiful aircraft. I don't know of any aircraft that can survive going from VMC to IMC to cummulus granite. Those clouds of rock are a definite party stopper
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    AS far as I am aware- these motorcycle type lithium batteries are a completely different set up to the nasty flammable Samsung type and that is a issue of them overcharging to the point of combustion. The phone use its own circuitry to manage the charge- but the bike type battery has a internal circuit to manage it all. The bike style ones are chargeable by the normal car type chargers, alternator rectified systems etc that have charged lead batteries for years. They do however not accept being charged by the model type lithium chargers- that model aircraft use and by high impulse chargers- which is what Yenn means I think. Why rotax might use this type of system I do not know. I thought it was just a normal AC alternator then a rectifier charging circuit.
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    Here is the equivalent lithium polymer battery to suit your need of 300 cold cranking amps LFPUQ-9 It weighs 1.7kg total And another at 320 cca and 1.1 kg LH9-B
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    Don't forget to make sure it has the bolt down terminals like the original- not the crappy car type ones that oxidize and cause all manner of grief. If you wish to save some weight you could always look into a lithium polymer battery. All the rage in sportsbikes these days and you would swear it is a empty plastic case. But damn do they have a lot of grunt. Also used in race cars etc. On something like a old Moto Guzzi or BMW twin it saves about 8kg and a heap of space. They also have the added benefit of keeping charge- no flying for six months? no problems it will still have about 98% charge.
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    Thanks Red. But I have a cunning plan.........................I do have a identical twin brother.........who is sound of mind (sort of), has better body parts and has signed the organ donor form...................and has a wallet with stuff in it.
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    Yep- love it. That is the sort of batshit crazy airshow I would love to see here.
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    What about a selection for us poor buggers that for either medical or financial reasons are currently grounded? Cause thats me- I hold me head in deep deep shame. Just waiting for a majic genie that makes me sound of body, mind and money:sad angel:
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    Nah............... great grandaddy invented one of those...........no bloody market for it
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