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Thank you. I am assuming that the Pegasus wing has the fibreglass inner battens? After a ten year absence from flying (divorce) I am looking at an affordable Trike. The situation is that it has a Streak Wing, with an estimated stall of 35kt, and I lost my old strip in the settlement. The rest of the Trike is perfect for my wants. The strip I have access to now is short, 250m with 100m downslope in the middle. I used to run an Edge wing (similar to a Pegasus I believe) with a 28kt stall. I think that the Wizard wing with a est. 23kt stall would be a lot safer considering terrain and pilot experience (or lack of). I have found that my credentials as a Trike pilot and Inspector still exist with SAFA (was HGFA). Apparently a BFR is all that's required. Cheers.

Back in the 1970's there was a polystyrene 'kite' called a Rotorplane that worked on a similar principle.

Relationship advice in a similar vein:- Attractive Intelligent Sane Pick two. :-)

A wise man told me once:- Lighter Faster Cheaper Pick two.

In the Automotive world they are considering 'String Batteries'. These pre-charged Strings are 'poured' into a tank in a similar time to liquid fuels.

Thanks for all the thoughts. I've had to perform a few go-arounds due to Kangaroos and Cattle on the strip. It has taken up to 3 low passes to get the blighters to clear off. If a noisy Aircraft going a few feet over their heads doesn't motivate them, perhaps a horn might not either. I guess it depends on how deaf/dopey/Darwin(award) the creature is. It's still worth a try though, and I do like the idea of a simple lightweight whistle deployed into the airstream. Perhaps something like a spring loaded 'Shoo-roo' with several lower (audible) pitches? I wonder what the engineers among us could come up with? Cheers.

Most terribly sorry for any misinformation. I was merely adding to the story of the recovered practice bombs with my (obviously limited) memory. I questioned Temora? as the final base. It was in fact Narromine. My mentioning the book was to encourage further (more accurate) research into a fascinating chapter in OUR history. As for the Coral Sea, the 618 certainly missed the boat (pun intended). :-)

The 618 Squadron was based in Australia, (Temora?) until the end of the war. As the above article said, the Highball bomb was designed for large ships. The Japanese Navy had been terrorising the Pacific and the 618 (with their highly modified Mosquitoes) were dispatched here to help. The battle of the Coral Sea took place before they were able to engage the Japanese Carrier Fleet. I think the book was called "a most secret Squadron".

When my kids were younger I discovered a different blue pill - Phenergan.

Hi Lizzard. Er... Could be a good reason not to buy oil from a back alley in an industrial area. Never mind. :-) I suppose we could then think about how long ANY oil sits around before it starts to separate or just 'go stale'. This could be in a shop or a warehouse. An old friend advised me to store oil and fuel on a wooden shelf where possible. This may be an old wives tale. However, I have noticed that you don't get the same condensation as you do on metal shelving. Cheers.

If you make a woman angry you'll never hear the end of it. If you make a woman REALLY angry you get the silent treatment. Sometimes it's worth the extra effort.:-)

Many years ago there was a pharmacy in Tamworth owned by Messrs Howell and Krapp.

My son, about 12 at the time, was heard innocently explaining about "Kongdongs". His elder brother (smart alec 18) asked "was he walking bow-legged?"

In my experience men generally get on well with their mothers-in-law because they are happy to see their daughters married. However, the man's mother rarely sees the wife as good enough for her son. I suspect that the mother-in-law jokes could be based on sarcasm. Or not.:-)