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  1. SO ?. What is the maximum altitude ' before ' it becomes an ' air craft ' . Some ' sensible ' " bureaucrat " Must know how high you can " legally " fast taxi or bunny-hop . spacesailor
  2. Well , that English man , flew his trike from the UK & was invited to land at ' Mascot airport ' . Must have had a ' blooody long white cane '' . LoL spacesailor
  3. CASA ! spacesailor
  4. One from I . The " Curtis gascolator fuel drain valve " . Can the tiny " O'ring " be replaced ? . spacesailor
  5. No !. ' They ' changed the designation , no longer U,F,O. spacesailor
  6. 50 hour oil change ! . My half VW is TEN hours. But a four container of oil lasts forever. LoL OR 60 litres of " mogas " per oil change . Expensive. spacesailor
  7. Could that ' Ryanair ' STOP that quickly, to let the " Dumass " driver do what they Wanted . spacesailor
  8. And , the ' roller ' door loses it's springs. & forever closing down on you . But those ' electric roller doors ' just jam , ( at the most awkward time ) . I haven't seen a ' horizontal roller door ' Yet . spacesailor
  9. But ! . The English had a long range radio listening group & knew were they were . Did the Americans believed They Could be attacked. spacesailor
  10. Don't rely on the OLD compass , you could pass over an ' anomaly ' . And do they last forever ! . Without a periodic ' oil-change ' . LoL spacesailor
  11. Interesting read !. Were did all these mysterious anomalies come from so suddenly ! . AND if only small , on a longish flight , wouldn't it cancel itself out after passing the anomaly. spacesailor
  12. 9G That's a lot More than most aircraft wings can stand!. My Hummel is 6 G . So at 9 G the wings drop off . spacesailor
  13. BUT Every compass is different, hence you Have to ' turn " the aircraft or boat , to all four cardinal points of said compass & write that error on a " proper " card. Not just a scrap of paper ( tea bag box is a strong cardboard ) , cut to fit in the appropriate ' holder beside your compass . ALL very ' old school ' , just in-case your " gps stops working ,! & your brain retains the knowledge to use mental arithmetic spacesailor
  14. DEVIATION. ! . ( card ). A' card ' with the error ' written on it . To be used at each " compass point " . .to correct the known error, out . spacesailor
  15. Probably saw a jucy morsel on the window . Only to have it's BRAKES FAIL . spacesailor
  16. Not yet , as I find it complicated, not just a quick trip to Buhhings . But I did look , also checked the facebook sight too . spacesailor
  17. Many thanks. I have rivets. Just lost a packet of nut plates ( anchor nut plates) . spacesailor
  18. Ultralite Part 103 of USA No licence required. OR 10-1103 UFA registered. I can't go but 19-1944 could . ? Same model of aircraft . ( had to put my two pence worth in ) . spacesailor
  19. Does it ' cut out ' those exorbitant postage costs . That double your purchase price, IF it even gets delivered. I am in need of " wicks " anchor nut ' ms21069 ' 6-32 ( the smallest ) thin 5/32 thread with two 3/32rivets . Cheap as chips until that postage hits . spacesailor
  20. Now, that would.a damn good safety device. I have to manage with just the ! WIFE . LOL spacesailor
  21. I still have a HP 41 calculator , but getting hard to source Ntype batteries. spacesailor
  22. FESTO air Ray robot dirigible. Was one. spacesailor
  23. I saw a doco , on a " Manta- Ray " lighter than air . That flew by ' flapping it's wings . ( indoors only ). spacesailor
  24. Birds eat them , & giants ' stomp ' them . spacesailor
  25. ' I only went for a tinkle ' . And the discussion was about " changing filters " . Oh sheet , I crapped there again . LoL spacesailor
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