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    I have seen Thrusters ruined by shortening the boom. I think Terry Medway at Gerogery was trying to adapt to a BMW and shortened the boom to compensate for heavier engine. Didn't work. Replacement material could be impossible to source.
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    No knowledge of this strip. There is a private strip south of Michelago but no access and a powerline across it.
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    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-23/man-hospitalised-after-small-plane-crashes-into-tree-in-nsw/10843668 This accident occurred on Currandooley airstrip in very similar conditions. Moderate to strong easterly causing lee-side sink as he tried to climb over a ridge following touch and go. Very lucky pilot to walk away unscathed.
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    Not an obvious sociopath who will strand untold numbers of his companies customers in cold, impersonal airports who are innocent of any misdeed. These anti personnel managers should be given a taste of their own medicine. 'Obligation to shareholders' is no excuse for blatant disregard towards those who have trusted one to 'do the right thing'.
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    I was returning to Aus from Zurich and as we taxied out I saw the Brietling Connie taxi in. Must have been one of its last flights as it was withdrawn from service in 2016 because of corrosion in the spars.
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    Only have to cross the Tasman Sea now to see the last flying Connie in the world!
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    Oil was $US14-15/bbl...HaHaHa!
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    a friend inadvertently replaced one of his tank caps with the vent holes facing aft. Sucked a lot of fuel out on a short flight. Don't do this!
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    Here we go again. Can the cognicenti please not make it difficult for us dumb c...s by avoiding opaque acronyms. I could not get a workable expansion of this from Google. Thanks in advance, Don
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    Check out Grand Rapids Technologies Engine Information System. 2x cht, 2x egt, RPM, Total engine hrs, Volts, OAT; all with selectable limit alarms. Good value for less than $800 I believe. (Or go with T88 - good engines and reliable.)
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    30+ years ago. I had a spar failure in a Pteradactyl on take off. (Yes, in those days safety reports were written on such events, look it up!) Anyway, my point is that the local commercial radio station, obviously through monitoring emergency vehicle frequencies, had reported an ultralight aircraft crash had killed the pilot. Thus my family were aware of my premature death before I was. Don't trust the media! Don
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    I hope that the pilots will wear AC/DC singlets in the summer, flannies and hoodies for winter. Thongs for the waitresses?
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    Nev has stated in this forum that the 737 re-design is basically unsafe and that re- training and software modifications only temper the outstanding design faults. Commercial airliners must be intrinsically airworthy independent of pilot's intervention.
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    No max 8 for me, I'd rather walk!
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    Sometimes, even fairly experienced pilots succumb to fixed ideas such as, "Ive taken off many times in this aircraft with no problems", and continue attempting to levitate even as the end of the strip is approaching fast. Having achieved faltering flight in ground effect next one wing hits a low branch which yaws the plane and further degrades the climb. The pilot and passenger are now hapless spectators to the ensuing ground contact. I subscribe to the high density altitude as the best possible explanation. This view has no connection to the real circumstance, just an armchair theory. Don
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    Maybe but, this should mean they'll be available for very little cost. I don't recall any trouble flying them but we expected to do a little work and had no higher expectations. Holbrook club had Jeeps and a Thruster s/s on line for $42/hr in the '90s with no accidents. A Robinson B1RD as well. Don
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    Yes, still pride of place on the wall. Best Aero club I've ever. 1957 was still a year before we moved from Cooma East to Sue City. This was an American construction village at the tailrace portal of Tumut 2 underground power station. I remember our scout Akela, Bill Simpson, a carpenter, introducing us to control line models. He was a Tumut resident and early member of TAC. Used to tell us of streamer cutting with Tigers. I'm a year your senior. Cheers Don
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    Warning! Thread drift) I'm just back from 1 of my frequent sashays to Tumut Aero Club where, once again, I failed to enthuse the membership with my dream of a club owned, 1 seat, Thruster, Jeep, Mustang ultralight for circuit bashing on calm mornings/ evenings. Just think, a simple lighty for pure fun. Oh the dreams...& joy!🤣
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    When I'm at the Men's shed, I tell them about going out in those really dangerous little planes to do some 'death stalls'. That usually shuts them up.
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    I flew a VP-2 over an 11 year period, 1995-2006. I had firstly a Revmaster 2180 followed by an Aeropower 2074. The Revmaster suffered a crankcase crack due to my carelessly misaligning the no 3 bearing when closing the case. The aeropower løgged over 400 hrs with no issues. I would climb initially at 3,600 to 300ft agl then cruise climb at 3250. The jugs hung out in the breeze with air scoops to the heads. No issues with cht or oil temps. The Aeropower was set up with Bosch Jetronic D hardware driven through an Haltech F-9 ECU. Starting was to use injector to the throttle body, turn 8 blades with zero throttle then switches on and 1 or 2 hand flicks. No alternate hot air source and never any icing. The Revmaster has been re-built with new Revmaster cases and Maule 94mm barrels and pistons. I have a high opinion of these engines being simple and reliable. Parts are redily available from severaal specialist suppliers in the US.
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    Methusala replied to rhtrudder's topic in Engines and Props

    Glenn, what was that about people in fragile, transparent houses? I know that you recently had a Rotax!
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    Methusala replied to rhtrudder's topic in Engines and Props

    Hey mate, you can buy O2 sensors with digital gauge for about 40 dollars off ebay. Why pay more when you only want it as a diagnostic indicator? Just my 2c worth. Rgds Don. PS. I used one when setting up EFI on a Aeropower vw conversion.
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    Related to this story of fuel contamination being most likely during manual handling at delivery, I read that jet A is to be supplied to the 2nd Sydney airport by tanker trucks. Does this mean we should suspect the quality of fuel supplied to airlines at this terminal?
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