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Why they keep the Crowd back
farri replied to Flying Binghi's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
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Thanks again Pete, I appreciate it...I`ve been doing it since the late eighties...Just as a point of interest! Last year I took up backpackers from, Germany, Italy, France, Ireland,England,USA, South Korea and Columbia! All young people looking for something exciting to do in Aus! If flying Ultralights isn`t kept simple, exciting, fun and of course safe,the young guys of today won`t want to do it as there are many other exciting things to do these days. G`Day Peter, It`s what Ultralight flying should be all about and what those of us who started flying Ultralight`s back in the early day`s of the A.U.F. set out to achieve but I`m not sure that`s what it is these days. Those of us who started back then are no longer "Spring Chickens" , it`s now up to the younger guys to take recreational flying in the direction they want to go and it appears to me it`s going ever more in line with G.A. and G.A. style aircraft. Frank.
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Thanks Pete! I intend to keep flying for as long as I`m able....If you`re ever up my way come in and say G`Day, who knows, we might even be able to go for a fly.....Cheers. Yeah Nev! When we got back on the ground, Marty was very impressed (most people are) he said and I quote, " Brilliant! it puts a completely different perspective on life, I want to do it again", My answer, " Now you know why I continue to fly the Drifter".Frank.
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This is Marty Hind, one of our locals here at Deeral...Marty`s birthday today so I took him Drifter flying...First time Ultralight flight. This is Russell Heads at low tide...Russell river on the left, Mulgrave river on the right...The area below the red dot is our property and where I fly from. Frank.
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Flying the Drifter this afternoon, with the sun going down over Mount Bellenden Ker!
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Two dead after helicopter crashes on Barrier Reef pontoon
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I`ve spent the last 2 days driving the excavator in the mud, doing what I should have done before the flood! Flood water all gone! no rain and some sunshine today, so it dried out enough to take the Drifter and the X-Air back to their shed, but not before a fly around in the Drifter to see the result of the flood...Gees that fly felt good! Frank.
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German Surfer having fun in the skies ..
farri replied to bexrbetter's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
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The water`s not all gone off our property but it`s all gone off Ross Rd, out to the Bruce highway...The flood water was the highest we`ve had in several years but it never made it to highest ground, here at home...Life goes on! Frank.
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G`Day Steve, I havn`t had anything to say, absolutely OK though! Fran and Me are here on our own and flooded in, probably for the next couple of days, but that`s nothing new and we `re always well prepared; we can get out in the Tinny if we have to, plenty of water around to float it in... Alison, Sam, and the kids are in Innisfail until Ross road is out of the water and they can get back...The Drifter and the X-Air are tied down, up here at the house, brought them up on Thursday afternoon...Strip 2 up here is well out of the water. Frank.
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How many hrs has the pump done?
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A long time ago, lousy memory but the name rings a bell! I think so! I recall someone down south making it up for me. Frank.
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Wikipedia. Design and development[edit] ARV Super2 aircraft, with the first prototype flying on 11 March 1985.[10] The factory used some novel manufacturing techniques, including British ALCAN's "Supral"[11] (a superplastic aluminium alloy), adhesives (to reduce the number of rivets and thereby save weight), and a bespoke new British engine, the Hewland AE75. These innovations gave the ARV an empty weight 40% lower than the Cessna 152,[12] making the Super2 both cheaper to buy and to operate. Frank.
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This is the timing belt reduction drive I chose...At the time there had been a number of Rotax B type gearbox failures so I reasoned I could inspect the components of the belt drive, at preflight! from memory, it did around 130 trouble free hours before Cyclone Joy damaged my AC and I stored it.....It`s held to the engine by 2 pieces of Aluminum angle and the adjusting arms are attached to those...It`s been sitting in a box since 1990. Frank
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Steve, When I built mine back in the mid-eighties I expected to be able to do it for $3000, in fact, it ended up closer $7000 and I had no expense on tools as the only tools I used were what I had in the shed at the time. So far I`ve made 1 set of skins for my home built and 3 sets for my Drifter! each time the cost of materials went up! from memory, the last set for the Drifter cost me between $800 and $900 for materials alone so I reckon if I do another set it will be well over $1000... At the moment, with the value of the Aus $ it would probably cost around $3,500.00 for a set of skins, for the Drifter from America. You can`t just get any engine and put it on an Ultralight! with high revving engines, you need a reduction gearbox, then you need to be able to drive a prop with it, Rotax`s are popular because they have a purpose-built gearbox, with mine, I used a Robin Fuji 440 engine and chose a timing belt reduction drive. If you want to build a 95-10 single place Ultralight, as I understand it, you can pretty much choose the materials and the engine you want but I can`t see how anyone would be able to build a safe to fly Ultralight, for $3000. You might find this site interesting! Rotax engines, Rotax 377, 447, 503, 532, 582, and Rotax 912 aircraft engines, parts & ultralight aircraft accessories. Frank.
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Hey Steve! You offend me??? Never! You`re the only one on here who says nice things about me... Nah! Not everyone! only the members who view it. Frank, Ps, Great to know that you`re doing well, keep it up! Pps, Bit hot up here so I went flying in just a pair of shorts again, this afternoon!
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After some consideration, I thought this statement of Steve`s worthy of some comment and possibly some discussion on my points. Boring!..."Boring" is the last thing I want out of my flying or for those who want to fly with me! The ultralight (rag and tube) movement was started primarily as a fun, affordable way to fly for those who didn`t want to or couldn`t afford to do it any other way, me being one of them. Fun!... The fun bit comes in when the pilot knows how to make the flight fun and ends it with a smile on their face and if carrying a passenger the passenger is smiling too. Safety!...To me, safety is "No Accident!", not how you achieve it!...I might make it look to others that I`m taking it casually but in fact, I take it very seriously and everything I do is calculated in advance! when I`m flying, I`m always well ahead of the aircraft. Daring Maneoveres!...I don`t consider any of the maneuvers I do, "Daring", I consider the ability to perform them absolutely necessary for my safety. How to fly!... I`ve learnt what works best for me and my situation and at this stage, i`ve no intention of doing it any other way! Frank.
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Am I the only person without a mobile phone?...My wife has a mobile phone but it doesn`t often get used, it sits in the glove compartment of our car, in case of an emergency when we`re out driving. Fantastic device and it certainly is a benefit to society in many ways! Like a lot of things, it comes down to how the individual chooses to use it. Police officer’s leg amputated after crash in western Sydney Frank.
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Hey! Steve! I got a real pleasant surprise and a good laugh when I read your post! Fran and I are both pleased you enjoyed your time here with us and we hope to see you again! The Drifter`s here to fly if you come back with your qualifications. The flying? Well?... That was pretty normal for me! just me being me. Have you got over that feed of Oysters?...Guy`s! I`ve never seen anyone eat as many live Oysters off the rocks, as Steve. We had a fairly bad thunderstorm here this morning, it`s now cleared up beautifully though! I`m finished repairing the ride-on mower, there`s still plenty of fuel in the Drifter so I`m now going to do some Drifter-ing! Frank.
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Watching my wife go through flight training...
farri replied to NT5224's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
G`Day Alan, I take it she`s flying a "Real Plane"?... ...Good on here and all the best with it! If you eventually fly together, don`t fight over the controls! After landing on her first solo, a lady I instructed, got off the Drifter, layed down on here back, did a little dance with her arms and legs in the air, squealed for joy and said, and I quote, " If only my mother could see me know!"...I also instructed her partner and they flew together for several years, firstly in their Drifter then in their LightWing, nicknamed, " The Yellow Peril "...There are probably some on here who would know who I`m talking about. I got so fed up with Frances`s anxiety when she was with and I was driving that I came to the conclusion, it was better to let he drive, if I was in the car!... ...Works just fine! I don`t have any anxiety with her driving! We`re off to Cains this morning and I`ll just sit back and watch the world go by. Frank. -
Well, I`ll be! As a bike rider, I had my idea about 40 years ago, forgot all about it till I read the post from jg3...Thanks! Frank.
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Maybe not overkill but I wouldn`t recommend it! just something else to go wrong. I created a forced landing in my home built by mistakenly turning the wrong tap and cutting off the fuel! Once should have been enough, but no! I had to go and do it again! Second time at 1300` agl, this time I quickly realised what I`d done, no problem methinks, plenty of height and electric start, I turned the engine over a few times, didn`t start and the battery went flat! I forgot to prime the Carbies! Now I was committed to land. Frank.
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Goodonya! I`d prefer the engine behind me and nothing in front to obstruct visibility, though. Way back when! I came up with the idea of attaching a suitable trail bike to the airframe, underneath the wing. The AC would be powered by a pusher engine and could be flown conventionally from the sitting position on the bike. At the destination, the bike could be detached and provide transport. It would be classed, Experimental. With the right design, I reckon it would fly, what do you reckon? Frank.
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