stevron

as an office bearer of an Aeroclub i am having trouble notifying our members of events as not enough info listed or should I be looking somewhere else please help. Albury has a Bbq last Friday of the month at the club house 1800 on wards please feel welcome.

It’s been fun , I am finish with this how no more comments from me

I am looking for some information and any comments on fitting a inflight adjustable prop to a Lycoming O235. Things like weight and reliability

My last comment on this matter, I pay and contribute to my local air facility , I am involved with our local flying club , I am a member of an other flying club , keeping this in mind , I am contributing to the maintenance and financial operation of these air facilities. My piont is, I am paying at my home airport facilities either by cash support or my free labour , payments like the local council for hangar rates and ground lease fees which appears to rise and rise yearly and an annual airport landing fee ,not to mention Air services fees. Now it’s expected that I pay for someone else’s facility ,that’s double dipping. I simply say ; You pay for yours and I pay for mine we are even .

And soon you can be part of RA , I could go on but I will leave it

I have had a thought , a revaluation really . Let’s have all VH planes pay a yearly Reg fee, license fee and share this money around the needy airport operators.that would solve the problem . VH plane operators currently save money by not paying registration fees like we do in RA , so let’s collect $ 280 a year licence fee and say another $150 registration fee , hell , what a great idea. Correct me if I am wrong , but fuel companies own petrol pumping equipment. Well the do around here anyway

Can anyone offer light on how many aircraft land at these out field airports per period of time. Not resident aircraft but air craft landing for a stop over. Just an average , I think people would be surprised at the small number. So all this wind blowing is likely to be over a insignificant amount of money. As I have said before, planes have to take off from some where and they are most likely are contributing to that site , so do we need to pay twice? I see it maybe different to some, airport facilities are for everyone, car clubs, flying doctors, fire, ambos, and the small amount of money returned after spending time tracking down payments is ludicrous

Not being fully conversed with the workings of flying organisations like RA , SAAA or AOPA. It seems to me that these organisations are hunting and gathering members in a race to be the biggest . At the end of the day the pressures from compliance , aircraft running expenses, governance ,landing fees , airport fees , air craft housing costs ,will keep a large number of potential flyers away from this exciting past time. Organisations such as above should be fighting for our rights to use airports that are alread owned by the community , Airports like Shepparton and Maryborough these communities received government money to build the air ports , our money , why do we need to pay again or if payment is necessary to run these leisure/business centres then council should start charging push bike riders for using the roads and cycle tracks they do not contribute to. Landing fees could be considered discriminatory against one group of the community. If these organisations as Listed are for pilots and flying they would start to pursue cost reduction in areas such landing fees or the flying community Will not the attract younger people. It Is ok for older folk to spend their leisure time and money in pursuit of flying pleasures and aircraft ownership but the young people have more options to spend their hard earned cash and flying is see as cost prohibitive. So inclusion make it easy , make it affordable and stop this erosion of our rights to visit cities/towns at minimal expense. Landing fees, airport fees, air services fees, fight reviews , association fees , medicals and aircraft hire or ownership costs are just too great for the next generation of flyers and I have not mentioned fuel costs . Flying associations please put more effort into the above or watch this flying pleasure fade away and die.

So do you have the Brumby yet or is it still coming,? mine took almost 2 years to get . Though I am happy with the plane ,you might be advised to be selective with the information the factory might forward. Will you receive a Chinese build or a cowra unit? What are your build details ?

Friday 27 July my self and a friend flew into Wangaratta airport, we were met by friendly people who offered us a drink and light conversation about the Wangaratta aero. We also had the pleasure to meet Steve Hobby a local lame who lent us a car, which was very gracious of if him. On our return, an offer from Steve and his wife plus the Bill Hall and his wife to join them for a bbq , Bill is the president of the Wangaratta Aero Club. If you call into YWGT they will make you free welcome .

Landing fees are objectionable as they penalise only pilots. Bike riders , disable vehicles etc , do not pay anything and are a greater risk for the council, not to mention use more council infrastructure than the flying family. People who are bleating about being charged or volunteering around their hangars , your not on your own, every pilot is paying or working around their hangar . Do you want visiting pilots who spend money in your town to pay twice. You pay for yours , I pay for mine and it’s even . Come and land with me and wait for me to come out and bend your ear about all things aeronautical , then we will have cup of tea together. Flyers are fantastic people

Shepparton airport will go the same way as the mall (empty) . I have stopped flying into Shepp since landing fees and I own a business in Shepp . Landing fees plus cab fares its cheaper and more convenient to drive. All I will say is ,I pay rates too.

Brumby’s do not climb that well compared to a Fox bat, cruise about 90kts and have about 5 hours useable duration . Wide cabs , good vision , stable, good under carriage.

115 hp at 2800 but in real life 100 hp at 2600rpm

Who makes electric inflight adjustable props for small Lycoming’s

Are you thinking of buying one? For the record , I do not like or dislike the plane , it’s just a plane .

I will electronically balance the whole system when I refit the new unit ,I wish it had been from the start as it would have saved time and money

Thanks , but I am having one made with better mounting system.

I ask the NZ company air master about a constant speed and they returned Approx $14000. And that’s not in my budget.

See my response

Dazza , that’s a shame about the flying school as I thought Brumby designed their equipment to be an air craft most suited to flying schools. Well that’s what the advert refers

Good try on the bolt heads but that is/ was not the problem ,the problem was / is the front support did not fit properly and allowed the spinner to move through the torque of the engine and then the spinner was out of balance and that’s why it split the backing plate as well , yes the spinner was fitted with washers and it’s a spun metallic spinner

As many will know I own a Brumby610 Lycoming powered model and I was wondering who loves their Brumby and who is not as happy and why? I have had a love hate relationship with mine to start with , it’s been a long haul and I have been frustrated by continual faults for which most have been rectified (eventually), that being said , I still find enjoyment to go for a fly . Last week I found a crack in my replacement prop spinner, both the nose cone and the mounting plate. Communication with the installer has not been effective to locate a new one as yet , I may have to go out side the current supplier to find replacement for the replacement, at this rate I would better buying 2 and keep one spare. So, Come on , let’s hear how the Brumby’s are standing to the rigours of time and use.

You would need to ask Brumby why they choose to not to certify the modification they fitted , I sure they would be more than happy to talk to you .