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  1. Marty_d
    Jeez he'll be tired when he gets to takeoff speed.
  2. Marty_d
    The prop is technically clear...
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    This seems like a viable product - given they have $9b in pre orders for 2000 aircraft, the market thinks so anyway. Not a true electric as it uses a small turbine to recharge the battery. Home | Electra.aero WWW.ELECTRA.AERO
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    Are you required to tell them?
  5. Marty_d
    Beautiful aircraft. I love the look of the Ryans, especially polished aly.
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    Question for the brains trust. What type of tubing can be (or is generally) used for brake line - and where can I get it? As per the photos my U/c is off a Sav. There's a threaded fitting which looks to hold a tube about 6mm od, around 5mm I'd. Marking on the stub of tube I pulled off the cylinder says PA12 DIN 73378. It appears to have a flange at the end but I'm not sure if manufactured that way or formed by the clamping action. Been googling but no luck. Any thoughts?
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    Brilliant. Add a bit about Ian as the founder and how he runs the whole thing out of the goodness of his heart, and you could ship that straight to RA-AUS.
  8. Marty_d
    I think we need an essay.
  9. Marty_d
    I think there's been a bit of a problem with both this site and Social Australia for half the day, I don't think it's yours. And ignore Microsoft.
  10. Marty_d
    There's half a dozen Trump threads over in Social Australia, guys. Thanks Ian for taking those steps!
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    Wouldn't there be a rolling group of say 40-80yo's making the bulk of members? So as people fall off the perch on one end, more 40 / 50 / 60yo's get to a financial situation where they can start living a life long dream.
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    I reckon the skydivers hanging from their seatbelts were calling him f...... Luke.
  13. Marty_d
    How did he miss the panels behind but not go over the edge in front?
  14. Marty_d
    I assume there's still a fair amount of runway after the piano keys before you hit the sticky stuff. So if someone landed on it, they were landing very short.
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    Why hasn't every runway that takes RPT got this? https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/03/queenstown-completes-installation-of-aircraft-stopping-safety-beds/
  16. Marty_d
    I like that they were so optimistic about it that they installed retractable gear.
  17. Marty_d
    Have a look at @Kyle Communications build logs, he did the four hose/tap into one manifold method and I believe he's very happy with it.
  18. Marty_d
    Hi Bob, I got my 8GTH from Hardy Spicer. They may have a NZ presence under "Spicer" - not sure if it's the same company or not.
  19. Marty_d
    More on the story. Bloody great job by the shearer. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-06/avalon-airport-man-firearm-incident/105019482
  20. Marty_d
    Inspirational, thanks for sharing!
  21. Marty_d
    Winner! Great outcome Brian. Fantastic news.
  22. Marty_d
    Jeez Skippy, that might be encouraging for him but it's not for the rest of us...
  23. Marty_d
    Without knowing the exact situation it's hard to know whether the landing path is unsafe or not. Many airfields have houses up to the boundary fence, I remember the first time I flew into Adelaide (passenger) being shocked at how low we approached over the rooftops. And that's 90 tons of metal, meat and fuel travelling at 135kn, not 600kg doing about 50. As a father I can also understand your concerns about your kids safety. You're doing the right thing by getting information. With forums like this you'll get some different views. What I can agree with others about is that good communication with your neighbour is the most important thing. If you take a friendly approach, express interest in his aircraft from your engineering perspective, maybe he offers you a flight... then that's a good starting point to discuss your concerns. Maybe he can allay them, maybe you can work out a system where he lets you know his estimated arrival time so you and the kids can be out of the property while he lands... something like that. One thing is for sure, if both parties get upset and angry - you because you think he's callously putting your kids at risk, him because he thinks you're selfishly stopping his hobby... then no one wins and it'll be hell living next door to each other.
  24. Marty_d
    I remove the plugs, spray Inox in the cylinders and turn the prop to get the Inox around everywhere. This happens once a month. I also had a pet bed heater under the motor in really cold winters. No it's not the 80hp, 100hp ULS. ??? Not quite sure what you mean there Nev.
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    Not a new engine by the way. Ex training Foxbat, changed out at 2000 hrs.
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