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    Battery Life

    Steve Donald replied to jcruffle's topic in Jabiru

    Just replaced 2 battery's Odyssey PC625 on 2 aircraft here 8 years and 9 years and they just got a bit slow, you cant complain about that is about $ 28bucks a year good solid units just make sure your charge system does not exceed 14.8v or damage will occur cheers
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    NEXT FLIGHT PLEASE
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    2L GIVES YOU ENOUGH TIME TO TEXT ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND SAY GOODBYE AND SAY SORRY TO YOUR INSTRUCTOR FOR NOT PAYING ATTENTION IN CLASS.
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    Hiya guy's yep the cards are a waste of time as when they change it is toooo late they react at 300 ppm, i have an electric unit which is self powered and goes off at 30ppm , which has gone off when taxing behind other aircraft that are running if my vents are open,scares the crap out of you but they work great gives you plenty of time to descend from altitude and land b4 you are affected adversely.
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    HIYA SCOTT, hey just fly in to YPAG for fuel no card no worries, sensible operators here, avgas and jeta1, if you need some ulp give me a ring on 0428812422 or land at Stirling Nth i can take you to the servo in the car, cheers Steve
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    I agree David but some like not to conform to dirrections ie car seat-belt wearing until they or the passenger departs the vehicle via the windscreen, sad but true, we need to remember Aircraft are under constant development and mods occur for safety and best performance we should embrace this concept.
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    Hiya Guy's, yep it is all a bit much i think Jab are now saying at any overhaul or necessary repair time, to upgrade to the new engine specs, which acknowledges a weak point, I would have thought an offer from the company would offer the conversion for engines sold over the last 3 years many only have 200 or so hrs, or at the least at cost only, b4 a catastrophic failure of the engine occurs which as we know can lead to various outcomes, i am not sure of the cost involved with doing the full conversion completely to the new specs, but hell it would be nice to have it done for that added piece of mind especially when you have your kids in the passenger seat, it does make a bit of a mockery out of the pre flight check, when you take off knowing there are these low hr failures, i do wish something can be done b4 lives are lost.
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    Hi the listen watch on the area freq is maintained and from time to time you may hear IFR traffic or VFR traffic reporting to Center position track destinations and times, they may be advised from center no reported traffic known in your area, unaware of your aircraft, this is a good time to transmit a position and intentions as well as updating your QNH in the process as well as having your transponder on 1200 at all times switched to ALT , most radios have duel freq listen so use this for monitoring CTAF and AREA Freq, remembering to change area freq as you travel and the different CTAF freq FOR CERTAIN AIRFIELDS, i like to highlight these as a reminder easy mistake can happen like Bundy heaps of pilots have flown into there thinking hec these fellers don't talk on the radio ha ha.
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    way off track for Cooberpedy and it sounds like the motion lotion ran out, no liquid gold on board Jesus are they lucky. man that is hard country out there could end up like Captain Lancaster find you many years later with your last words scribbled on your safety section of ERSA
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    thanks for all your help guy"s, merr Xmas and a great new year to you all, Cheers Steve
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    thanks for your help i will check it out.
  12. Steve Donald
    hI CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF YOU CAN STILL BUY BROLGA BLADES, I AM HELPING A MATE OUT WITH PUTTING A GEARBOX ON HIS 277 ROTAX SINGLE SEAT CHINOOK, HENCE HIS BROLGA PROP IS NOW THE WRONG ROTATION DIRECTION IT IS 3 BLADE 54 INCH X 14 DEG PITCH THE PROP ID IS ULTRA PROP MOD 103P AND IS 54IN WITH 14 DEG PITCH BLOCKS, IF ANYONE CAN HELP IT WOULD BE VERY APPRECIATED MY CONTACT DETAILS ARE 0428812422 OR [email protected] thanks all merry xmax
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    hiya guy's i have owned both currently fly high wing, i find the high wing the only choice in the heat and if you go bush a lot, High wings taxi through farm Gates easy, very important feature, low wings just go crunch and block the gate , underwing shade and camping much better, but like everything pros and cons for both, but in the bush in summer cant beat a high wing in my opinion.
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    stopping the prop Hiya not so long ago whilst fiddling with the air tap i had just fitted to my leak down gauges, i had the prop fly around and smack me fair in the nuts, man never again will i stand in such a posi, voice is ok now, on the serious side yep real danger be careful cheers :black_eye:
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    It is not about rough surface the slightest *****le thorne sharpie will have you landing with a flat tire, on those 120 tires and these were new tires i flew with 2 spare new ones in the back, quite a few pilots who have flown their new 120 home from Bundy have had a flat on the way home , as i said they have no structure a new tyre for the 120 can be screwed up like a rag in one hand, this is not about how good a 120 is flown the fact is if the tyre is flat you are on the disk with a stock tire, add a cross wind to that good night dick had to edit the tire that failed on me was new and there is not enough thickness for wear marks like i said a school at bundy used em for that reason, hec nice to have a reasonable chance of not having a flat when you land, i had 5 punctures on stock tires 0 on the new ones plus i could do circuits on flat tires now if i wanted to, Nose wheel is not an issue no weight and is never on the ground much still steers flat, but it has 2 tubes in it since it went flat heaps of jacks out bush.
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    Just an update, CASA contacted me and do not condone what happened here, they assured me that very appropriate action was taken, as i said it was strange because CASA has made huge steps forward in recent years as far as open communication with Aviators providing safety forums and they recognize the benefits of good relationships to be far more conducive in providing safe operational practice for all aviators. The incident that occurred was out of their hands, it was outside of policy and regulations, so there you go Great to see we wont get this sort of thing happening, any concerns they encourage you contact them, cool hey cheers all
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    Hi Ian, the tyres from ******* 8 ply are aircraft grade 8 ply and dont change anything, the standard tyre is as soft as a rag and when it blows will leave you on the brake disk which is not round believe me a real handfull to keep on the runway, a phone call to Jab would surely accept this as the stock item is a safety concern the replacement tyre will hold section and keep the disk off the ground and roll still the stock one will not you will have a wheel pant on the ground as well as roll on the disk, there is no substance to the tyre, it is not aircraft grade a flying school at bundy is using these tyres as well for the same reason, that is where i found out about them, as for regs and safety, like see and avoid so is any other obvious safety concern with the stock tyre you stand a very good chance of losing control on landing with a flat or blow out, i would not wait any insurance company would agree and so would most 120 operators perhaps a joint request of approval, the tyres that Kevin sugested are great as well and i must reinterate no changes are made to wheels or fittings its just a heavier tyre.
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    virgin doesn't like ul's that's a shame i like virgin
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    Bigger wheels NO ISSUE HERE, the factory supplied tyre is like a rag, they blow on coarse bitumen and most owners will know puncture all the time, you learn landing with a flat real quick, yep change them, Kevin used the fergie type i used 8 ply aircraft tyres from the aero shop in the Mag, same rim size no change to the wheels nothing aircraft grade and stamped, excepted as a high performance aero Tyre, even when you let the air out they hold form ie the wheel pant is off the deck and the plane still is controllable..... the factory Tyre when flat will not roll also the brake disk is on the ground it is not round and it is it that you roll on and it is designed like a 50 cent coin believe me a real handfull to land when flat it happened to me at St George i had to get the mobile heli pad out to the runway taxi was out of the question, stock tyres are bloody dangerous and disbelieved them being approved. **** em off any CAR3 will agree.
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    GOOD ONYA FLIGHTYGIRL, your a legend and you nailed it with your last 4 words, and so wise, YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, so true yea gooooo for it
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    spot on Hiya Ben, yes the so called security is a joke, like you say the Ambos lost valuable time just like the Fire truck at Bundy, couldn't get through the gate hence the aircraft was a total loss by the time it got there, it wont be long before this system causes loss of life, who will put their hand up for responsibility then Hmm. Also any of us when on route can be called on to assist with a SAR this may cause you the need to enter a secure airstrip for fuel due to your assistance with the SAR, you may be the hero of the day you spotted the search target and now a Council worker or CASA dude gonna fine you 500 bucks, gee thanks mate.i_dunno
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    Flying is still cheaper than a steady drinking and smoking habit, or sucking up to your woman, give all that stuff up and fly ya brains out, or just thought get a woman that owns a plane, yep that's the way email her first make sure you sound real cool, then ask her to send you a picture of her plane. that's gota work, well that's it for my life improvment segment for this week. next week will be first aid.
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    bolts hey hang onto them the rest of the Airplane might rock uo next week. lol:keen:
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    carriage of documents Yep thats right it is compulsory and has been for as long as i can remember maps and ersa data relevant to the flight, this must include alternates WACS OR IF A VTC area OR VNC AREA ERC, i carry the VFR nav on pc THEN YOU HAVE national cover of all maps including ERSA and is approved by CASA, I HAVE OUR OPPS MANUAL ON IT AS WELL saves a lot of room the whole flight planing and documentation in one small pack, i print off an A4 map pack for the trip in case the gps goes bunta, and mark off each ten mile so i can go dead rekoning instantly and play the whiz wheel if needed.
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    xc lightwing Great stuff hec what good fun that would have been i just love those LIGHTWINGS ALWAYS GREAT TO FLY, our club has one now and the guys here are learning some new skills on a fun tailwheel Aircraft tough as a truck, i was rapped when i was asked to fly it home from Vic, really bought back memories, they just have a feel of their own, and those wicked side slips they can do, yep i had a play, well enjoy your next adventure cheers Steve.
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