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    In reality, a lot of sircraft will have the C G changing during the flight , due to fuel use . My H B is nose heavey on takeoff , and as the flight proceeds, the fuel tank over my legs ( between firewall & instrument panel ). Gets lighter moving the C G rearwards , making ' stall's ' on landing more possible . spacesailor
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    I bought a set of two ' hand crimpers ' , that were expensive marine grade . ( a metre & a half long ). Same as those cheap electrical hand crimpers , only squeezed oposite sides of the ferrule. Lots of room for corrosion. spacesailor
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    A little more !. I have just seen a '' crimping '' device made from an appropriate size nut , cut into two . the halves put around the crimpee then squeezed in a vice . It gave a fantastic ridged crimped finish , It looked as good as professional product . ( as compered to a two sided crimp ) . spacesailor
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    Instructing from the ground is when the instructor cannot sit beside the pilot , due to the aircraft only having One seat . Student will have a proven flight record in a dual seat aircraft . spacesailor
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    Observe the fact '' the shortest length '' has less loss . so you need less thickness , for the same amperage . spacesailor
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    And here's a modern twist!. 330 px Barlow Acapela 100 N455 CB Originally a Bede BD-5 design. spacesailor
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    And dip / solder the terminals with GOLD ! . None corrosive and no electrolysis. Aluminium cables at there best. spacesailor
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    Not many Jets are good at the speed our light aircraft tend to achieve . Our smallest aircraft has moved from a prop to a jet, & now has all but disappeared . '' The Bede BD-5 Micro is a series of small, single-seat home-built aircraft '' . spacesailor
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    The advantage to ' Hire'rs ' is Hobs adds more hours than flight time, When held for longer than normal time on taxiway . Just a student waiting to '' soar like an eagle '' . spacesailor
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    I never trusted ' crimp t ' joints , as there is Always an air gap between the copper strands . Solder fills All the air spaces . ( and some crimpers only squeeze opposite sides ). But why , do ( some ) manufacturers put batteries in with the leads going the LONG way around to the starter . You should be able to BUY the correct sized cable for whatever the needs are , then the end fittings to suit . BUT Why do you always insist on cable . a lot of trucks use a solid ' strap ' , especially on the ' preheater ' , were that strap has holes to suit the location of the heater plugs . spacesailor
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    Sorry I missed the T key . A four pot aircraft motor . IF people were happy with '' what they have now '' WHY Advertise their aircraft in a for sale magazine .Are they just ' trying it on ' to find how much it really is worth . After they spent a ridiculous amount to get it . I spent a normal price for my None flying aircraft . & I'm still Happy with it . Pity It's the only aircraft that has a '' wing load rule '' . still it doesn't apply to V H registration . spacesailor
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    They'r not selling !. There's half a dozen on FB maket place, even a four poy motor . spacesailor
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    FACEBOOK . Is the worlds most ' practical ' way of " communication! . Every year ( before FB ) we paid excessive amounts of money to the " telecommunications " and " postal services . Ended with $ 5 calender + $ 3 envelope + $7 postage for our ten closest relatives in Europe . Every phone call to them , was in the tens of dollars per minute . Add to that every bithday / wedding or baby's arrival was an expensive affair . SO F B a big thankyou . We can see & speak to our relo's , so far away , spacesailor Ps ( post Australia is now in the ' red ' with the decline of letter writer's. While our ' telecommunications sold out to China 's Singtele corp .) .
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    Yes ! , But. If you ' catch 'the " morning glory " , heading west from Weipa, Cape York to Darwin , you could turn off your motor & coast the 745 mile trip . But to answer your question , Ask the 'ballooning ' fraternity. They Will know . As that's their specialty. Three days Perth WA to the east coast ! . Faster than a speeding Jabiru . LoL And , Propane powered . spacesailor
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    " Queens " . A female cat that's desexed , before having kittens is called a , QUEEN really, google it ! . spacesailor
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    BUT my " stanley plane " is too heavy to fly . And My electric " rotary plane " is too short on the cord . LoL OH , to fly my HummelBird , & Soar like an eagle. " Such is life " . spacesailor
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    But , were oh were , is that U T City ? . We all know that Greenwich is in London England ! . And is marked into the floor , But why is it 'Mean ' . spacesailor
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    CASA' s lawyerspeak is sending me ! CRAZEY Will that no., 2 medical fix me up. OR is it just B S , that means more Money to friends in higher places than me . spacesailor
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    C C '' Just search for UTC on your phone clock. This is a simple way to confirm local time to UTC particularly around daylight savings changeover. '' If we all use UTC ! , Then we ALL have our clocks are set WRONG . and those ' school hours ' will be costing us Big $ fines . So I'll keep my clocks on local standard & winter time to stay in bed longer , on those cold winter mornings .😃 spacesailor
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    But , I , as an RAA student DID learn P & O ! . We have to know how far the fuel we put in the tank , the take off weight , L p hour fuel use, weather ( MET ) at next stop .Which includes N A V , Oaks / Mittagong / Kiama coalcliff / Mountannan & back to the Oaks . AND I FAILED ,! . C & E ! . We just called it LAW . Had to know ALL the Rule's & Regulations . SO you say it's just our Vocabulary, you don't like ? . spacesailor
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    Did you say " Casa didn't make " those rules we live by ! . Like enforcing the ' wing load rule ' in 95-10 . I don' see that rule on any other aircraft ! . Only the old AUF models. spacesailor
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    Doesn't have to be , '' going pear shaped '' . Howards (rotovator ) Parramatta . was given a substantial $ incentive to move his premises . a new Bridge over the JamesRuse road . is occupying the area now. He then retired to the country . I Almost worked for him , But found the premises locked, when I arrived for my 1st days work, in this country . '' “I started with Howard straight out of school as an apprentice at the Northmead site in 1972,” says Robert Balzarolo, who still looks after Howard products today in his role as technical and warranty specialist. '' spacesailor
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    It Is something to do with ' the inclined angle of the wing ' Plane = Angle of attack of wing ! . spacesailor
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    AND !,, What would we do without the ' news ' toilet paper . Go back to wiping with ' Dock-leaves ' , remember they wither & go crispy with age ! . LoL spacesailor
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    That goes all the way back to ' horse & carriage days . Your driver sat at the front to control the horses, the Gentry sat under a roofed canopy. Chauffeur ! when the driver was a professional in His Tailored Livery & not the stable hand. Even the first cars had no cover for the Chauffeur, the windscreen was behind the driver . So he ( alway a male to control big horse power ) could use the ' whip ' . spacesailor
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