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I just hope he does not join the "Darwin" club. There seems a lot of nominees for this years Darwin Award standing around

I expect that weight wise it is artificially low to meet the regs for category. Given that it quotes up to 130hp for engine, I expect their is some headroom weight wise available. OR it is for the new greek economy and they expect small underfeed pilots. Either way he deserves big points for making it work

Apologies for furry friends thread drift

Mine are both Long hairs and extremely friendly. They still don't realize at 15 and 16 years old they are no longer puppies. They have never been yappy and were used as care dogs in disability work for many years. Also have lab, she is a garbage disposal unit. The girl has three legs and and lots of titanium courtesy of a Rottweiler that jumped the fence and attacked her when she was out for a wee. That was 13 years ago. The small dicked owner had the gall to blame my dog. Two weeks later his dog attacked his expensive horse- but no the dog was lovely just ask him. Karma ensued as he backed over it in his 4wd a month after that.

Thats open to interpretation. Do you walk around covered in tattoos, in a singlet with veins popping from steroids? Are your doggies threatening to eat anyone that walks past you?

I am sure in many minds there is a hierarchy. But to me it is just like dog owners. The bigger the dog the smaller the man on the inside or his privates. Thats why I have two Chihuahua's. I don't give a damn what others think.

Hey, Honey can you pop down the shops and get some butter? Sure no problem be back in a jiffy:roflmao: Only in America

Blow me down with a feather duster, They actually do listen. Excellent intiative. Now we just have to be friendly and constructive in what we post. Please no oddball view or stupid statements

I don't know if anyone noticed but the Greeks have taken the whole budget problem to heart. Instead of the F35 and such they have developed their own and saved billions. As a Nato member this design makes a lot of sense. Running costs are o.1% per hour of other designs and is perfect for low level attack missions dropping olives Welcome the Archon SF1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8C0T1y9_yw

Without actually knowing the costs I can only go on the extreme cost measures the guys from the golden donut (Macquarie Bank) build into Kingsford Smith. The cost of flying into, fueling up and leaving again may be more than the aircraft is actually worth. And that is assuming they will give you permission to be shafted financially.

You have a point there. Given that he was born in UK Given that He introduced the idea of sending anyone with 12mths or more criminal sentence (over their lifetime) back to place of birth and cancel their citizenship. After a suitable long period in a interment camp (detention) Given that he is a serial expenses rorter. The new immigration minister should have him deported and since we cancel his citizenship after his conviction- we can also dispense with his huge pension. Sounds like a huge winner to me. The UK might be pissed though

We want the happy medium in-between. I do not want to be GA I do not want to fly at night or IFR I do not want to have more than two souls on board I do not want to be paid for flying passengers or cargo I do not want to be over regulated I do not want to have full medical Nor do I expect to fly a heavy into a tiny strip Nor do I expect to have a 700kg aircraft stall like a 300kg one.

Ada Elle, Your leaps of logic from the discussion have me gasping for air. First you want to keep all the existing weight limits and argue against any change, now you are going on about having 1500kg. You have gone from one extreme to the other. Also what the public or anyone in the media- who can't tell the difference between a Cessna and a Bi-plane thinks about what Ultralight means is not relevant. I don't care what Joe Blow thinks. If you had not noticed we are not just rag and tube anymore, we have moved on and are actually called Recreational Aircraft. Note: Recreational ie not for profit, Not for carrying commercial loads. For the fun and enjoyment of flying. The whole idea is to have all the benefits of flying suitable aircraft that we can regulate and not have the costs and complexity of GA. Even CASA seems to get it, why don't you?

Good old FOI, Freedom Of Intelligence? Find Orifice Insert? Freedom Otherwise Ignored?

Nah, Have you ever noticed the bloody grey hairs get thicker and the ones in the beard grow twice as fast as the black ones? I liked been called Black beard- but Grey beard is no fun.

DRZoos, You only get a like if you buy me a beer

Ah, Memories of the good old days... When I could find a black pussy that was ever ready

I think they would sign off the paperwork, but it must at all times be a frozen chicken

Hey, Stone the crows, that sounds suspiciously like a good communication to members on some very sensible things. I stand corrected Well done CEO

If you took the time to read what I and Nev said this can be accounted for with lift devices or a larger wing area. And the stall speed remains the same. Additionally a aircraft even with a slightly higher stall due to weight and "all other factors the same" but with a considerably stronger cockpit and safer design can be far more survivable than something which is flimsy and a slightly lower stall. We already do this when we allow a weight increase with a parachute- same aircraft, more weight and thus higher stall speed. And if it has floats then the weight difference allowed is substantial- but the wing area is the same, leading to much higher stall speeds. Those kilos allowed for when we have either a chute or floats all add weight and thus inertia but no increase in safety at landing circuit heights. So by your logic then they should not be allowed a weight increase either. No chute will help when coming in to land-you are already too low. I am not advocating for anything higher then the already existing 45knts stall speed, in fact would suggest that any aircraft designed for safety would obviously aim to have a low stall speed. Please look and read before your leap

fair enough, I am suitably chastised:doh:

Oh and the whole been allowed more weight because we have a chute? It was quoted say for a single seater 300kg or 335kg with chute- that makes often no sense. So I can't have extra weight to improve the ability to survive a crash but can have a heap more if I have a hanky to pop out. And yes Aldo the Jabawocky is a great and strong aircraft but we should not have to all have one just because we want a strong structure. I want to homebuild in metal.

As Nev has stated we are not looking at more weight to gain speed. We need to justify why more weight could be a good idea. The main reasons to me are- - ability to have a stronger airframe -ability to have better crash structures - better safer seat designs -safer tank designs and better fuel range to allow the safe way home rather than what we need to do to get home before fuel exhaustion - having weight balanced control surfaces etc. - the ability to homebuild without needing the most expensive materials and technology. - the ability to add airbags even and all the sensors needed (this has been discussed at HBA forum). -landing gear that can take up bigger G loads before it is transmitted to the cockpit. - be able to use a greater range of engines that are aircraft suitable and have a good record. A bigger engine does not always mean more speed- look at the carbon cub for example, lots of power but not much speed. Basically to be able to design properly for safety rather than to a low weight limit. As has been stated this does not have to mean getting more speed or higher stall speeds, but a aircraft that is far more survivable if its all goes wrong. The above does add weight but would never justify needing say 800kgs or even anything close to that. Think of your modern car- yes it weighs more than before even after you take away the luxury crap. But the survivability is vastly improved in any given crash- even though more weight means more inertia.

Welcome aboard.

I just hope that Pyne is not going to be in charge. Given what has hapened in Education, we could see some real chaos. Anyone for a $1000 asic card?