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    Hey Nev! Most Pteradactyls I've seen in the air at once was, years ago at Lake George when 2 of us flew together. Ah, the old days! Don
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    I remember the Mustang that was used for towing target drones. Used to drive past occasionally. There was also a DC-2 parked in that corner. Identifiable by the 2 landing lights embedded in the nose. That was around '69 or '70. Don
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    Wally Rudin was a great CFI. I remember flying a BFR with him at Holbrook in strong winds. Thrusters can handle strong conditions and we weren't out there too long. Hope he is enjoying his retirement. Don. BTW: a Gemini on Gumtree at the moment for $4500 (what a bargain!).
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    I am like Farri, I only want access to a small amount of free air space in which to fly. I have access to this but, on occasions, I would fly to a local (200kms) air gathering. I liked to fly to Moruya and other airports. Moruya has RPT's and we could easily listen and hold out of the circuit for the small amount of time it took to do a straight in. Never had a problem. However, with increased surveillance of such get-togethers and the requirements to carry a full flight bag I don't bother anymore. I simply enjoy flying the T300 and the Kitfox locally.
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    An interesting point about the sharp decline in price for dairy products globally. Remember that in the '90's the US imposed sanctions on Iraq. This included dairy products as well as medicine. The result was that 500,000 infants died. When questioned, Madeline Allbright, then Sec. of State replied that ,"It was worth it". The current decline in prices for dairy is said to be a result of US sanctions against Russia. I wonder what kind of world we live in. Sorry to be political and I really do lament the demise of Camit. I think that, for the price, these engines were good and getting better. I flew 550 hrs behind a VW and never had a problem. I tried not to fly over country where at least I would save my life if the noise stopped. Don
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    Einstein was reported to have said that he wasn't sure what the third world war would be fought with but that the fourth would be fought with sticks and stones. Think about that. Don
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    Sorry, correction.... Russel Firth was the guy with the Scout
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    The prop strike occurred while the engine was fitted with a toothed belt reduction unit. This I later removed because it was so poorly manufactured the belt would run off its cogs and there was no way to align it. I don't think that the shock transferred to the crank indirectly via toothed belt should account for failure of the crank. You stated that some crankshafts were manufactured from crook steel - ergo the failure in my engine. I am not sufficiently in my dotage not to recall the frightening events of this time. It was probably on Ron Lang's advice that I fitted the exhaust seeing that he did not have an exhaust system supplied with the engine. I don't wish to open old wounds or criticise the guy for what happened so long ago. I accept that, in those days, we were all experimenting and that this was the way it was. I never flew at Pakenham and was fortunate, as were a lot of others, to come through those days alive. However I don't want anyone to remain under the illusion that this was a fit device to power any ultralight. I recall that Ron Firth, from around Bowral, had a Skylark with cast iron barrels and direct drive on his Scout and I never heard that he got anything but good service from it. Regards, Don
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    Yes Dick, you can see from my earlier post that it was a brave attempt but dangerous in the air. Mine was "equipped" with pressed steel mufflers from an early Victa mower engine and one split into pieces flying through the prop and wrecking it. The motivation seemed to be to make a quid rather than to be a responsible aviation enterprise. I replaced my Skylark with a Fuji Robin EC 44 and had no further power plant related problems.
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    G'day Geoff Ward. Yes I do and today I replaced the windscreen. I love the Thruster. Don
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    Jim Cuthill, CFI of "Falcon Hawk" near Benalla is said to be a wizard. Never met him but have spoken to him on the electric telephone...seems a very nice bloke. FYI
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    G'day Yenn, as I recall, that was a Yamaha Virago motor. Read the story in Kitplanes
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    Mate of mine built a good one about 15 years ago. Built it for about $12,000. Best scrounger eva!
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    Old Koreelah, I guess that your esteemed spouse is not a serial peruser of your posts to this lovely forum, huh?
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    It looks a little like a Cygnet which is a very efficient design. Flying with an 1835cc VW can cruise at 80kts, 2-up and using 12lph.
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    Most of the contributors to these wide ranging philosophical discussions have done far more posting and aviating than a few who rumble "I don't want to hear this." To re-state the obvious, "don't watch!" There are always 10 threads listed under "New". 9 choices should be ample.
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    The answer is simple. Replace the present "representative democracy " model with a true "people power" arrangement which allows a number of citizens to put forward proposals which can then be put to a referendum of all interested electors. Forget the dumb mandatory voting concept and leave these matters to interested participants not football crowd crazies. Give free time on all media for candidates and turf them all at the end of 2 terms. Make any form of political lobbying public and threaten those that will corrupt the process with long periods of incarceration in the dungeon. There, try that for a discussion topic.
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    Simon Pyke at Temora is quite an expert. I don't know his contact details . Another guy with a lot of experience in wooden aircraft is Tim deHaan. Last seen living in the upper Murray valley. Not much to go on but good luck. Don
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    AND?!! Huh?
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    People who fall for the lie that,"governments are like households and have to live within their means" should read some basic economics and particularly the bit about government spending being "anti-cyclical". John Maynard Keynes was a giant among dwarfs who understood that the answer to boom and bust economies was to use the credit creation function of governments to stimulate economies when demand was depressed and to withdraw credit in a boom. This has the effect of more closely balancing the forces of supply and demand. I spent my time at secondary school being educated in real world subjects, taught from excellent texts; ie. Samuelson in economics and Messel for science. It is not too late to do some remedial reading and get up to speed on these vital areas of knowledge. More's the pity that electors see education as a luxury to be afforded by the well-off. But you know, I have friends who have found that sometimes private schooling means, "pay more, get less!"Regards all, Don
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    G'day Bex, I note the statement in your post #309, that IYHO the hot weather is,"(normal this time of year, not GW!)". How can you be sure of the cause of any weather phenomenon these days? Can it be that you believe the deniers of Global Warming (since de-alarmed to read Climate Change). Nice bit of propaganda there Mr Murdoch? Perhaps reading the following article will help. The unfolding water crisis at the Third Pole
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    People with a vested interest in the trucking industry often try the politicians trick, ie: Snow the conversation with a large amount of dodgy info and then sit on their hands, grinning and licking their lips. we saw the response to the Turnbull disgraceful destruction of the "pay the drivers a living wage" legislation.
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    When roading it to Sydney, the worst area of road is approaching the Mittagong checking station. The deterioration of the pavement in the approach lanes is so bad that I invariably stick to the right hand lane where the paving has not been virtually destroyed by trucks. This must be a practical proof that trucks are murder on roads when braking and manoeuvering.
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    Can't help you...don't know what an RPC is!!!
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    Don't worry, the tourist industry won't be around much longer. GBR disappearing under layers of eroded silt and fertiliser/chemical run-off and trying to survive elevated water temperatures and increased acidity from HCO3 impeding the ability of crustacea to build a liveable crust.
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