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    Trick I was tought with the electric flaps was to simply count 1.2.3.. That will help when you have a high workload. :) From 'memory' it takes 6 seconds for full actutation. I do agree the flap switch placement sucks. I am a pretty big bloke and any movement in the cockpit is painful. I've taken a couple of jabs for a spin with the switch placement modification and it's much better. Not having to take your hand off the trottle can only be a good thing. Rudder trim would also be a nice feature and shouldn't be to hard to knock up a cable based system. It's amazing the work out my right leg gets keeping constant pressure on the rudder.
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    I now know where the ex-manager of MacAir went to work...... Brought back some horrible memory's of a flight that took four days to get from Windorah to Brisbane back in 2008. Macair spent more on Motel rooms, charter bus hire and meals than the actual ticket cost. lol Thanks to Qantas for managing to get me on a Full flight from Charlieville. Best Hosties in the world. Gibbo
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    Covering the Jab 170 wing area in photovoltaic cells would give about 1.3kw in perfect weather for about 7 hours per day (when new!). It would be good for a range extender / recharger only. How how about a 1/10th scale version of a B-36?... Six pusher electric motors with rocket assisted takeoff.
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    Works a treat with the waypoints.. Only problem is the 72 does not have enough waypoint memory so I needed to reduce the points down to a usable size. Dont head over to WA very often so out they went.. 5mins to reload the waypoint data so it will become a backup for those 'moments'. Thanks Tony,...... G
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    Used Oil in the high traffic parts. Needs to be burnt in. Piece of railway track to drag the strip.
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    I thought it was the fact that I didn't need to compensates with a BIG car. lol People, Self development and the fact that every day is different with a new learning experience thrown in for free. (and the mental timeout from other people's crap!) Gibbo
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    Oven cleaner and a scourer works a treat on alloy. Penetrol afterwards. G
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    Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I have a Garmin 72 that would be very handy as a backup GPS when I fly out in the sticks. I recently had a GPS fail 300nm from the nearest licenced strip and had to resort to the old map and compass headings with very few landmarks (Tanami - Gibson desert crossing). Need less to say the workload increased as well as my heart rate... I did have the sat phone GPS to help out but the features are very 'very' limited. I am not a fan of the AVMAPS to say the least. Is there anyway of loading the main airstrips onto this GPS? There have been several comments about using standard car GPS's for this purpose - Has anyone done it with a 72??? Gibbo
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    Nothing gets the heart pumping faster than a couple of splutters halfway across St Vincent Gulf on a cold windy day... G
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    Just remember.. It can be proven that 50% of all engineers are below average. :thumb_up:
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    I would take a 160 anyday compared to a 170. I have 260 hrs in a few 160's and at least 110 hours in a couple of 170's. Yes the 170 is better on short landings BUT I have found you really need to be careful in turns coming into final when the speed is starting to drop off. The longer wings also mean a reduced turn rate. Longer wing also means that the aircraft *may* stall the wig tip a bit faster when completing a sharp turn. Very unresposive in high xwind landings. Happy to make a 20kn xwind in a 160 (if pushed) but the 14kn limit on the 170 MEANS 14kn. For the record, my best xwind in a 160 was a certifable 26kn landing at Ceduna during a storm back in August and there is no way I would do that in a 170. 160 is a heap better in rough flying conditions... Another rant is the Glass cockpit problems that every 170 suffers from. Gibbo
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    If you have a closer look it's got dual controls. :thumb_up: mmm Melb -> Windorah in a day.
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    Out of Interest.. What are the weights and runway distances? Looks like it could be a viable option to a Jab with similar handling?? Gibbo
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    RAAus?

    Gibbo replied to a topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion

    Second that.. Cost would be huge but it would be a great investment for US.
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    Lilydale is a great spot and the aircraft are in pretty good nick. I have done a couple of work trips in the Jabs are they perform without fault. The circuit can be fairly busy at times and is a good experiance to be interacting with the GA world if you are a fresh pilot. Jono runs a good shop. The only thing that holds me back from using the aircraft for a bit of personal freedom is the trip there. 1 1/2 hours each way makes it a long day but as I only live 10mins from the Tooradin strip I tend to hang around there. Coldstream always looks busy when I head over the top.. There is not much in the way of time / distance differance between the two if you are coming from the eastern Suburbs. The strip looks fairly narrow.. Might try a few circuits to see what it's like next time I head up the valley for a 'spin'. Gibo
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    Nothing but absolute praise for the office staff.. Maybe a few CASA (and other public servants) could do with a dose of the 'RAA staff ethics' rammed down their throat. Thanks guys and please keep it up. Gibbo
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    Would just like to know how many here have actually been tested? On a single trip in August I was tested twice. Alcohol and the 'weird crap'. G
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    Having a PIC line inserted into your arm will also throw a spanner into the works. I was not allowed to drive while it was present as it sat in the artery leading out of the heart. Specialist was happy for me to exercise etc but rules are rules. You go in for a simple day surgery on a cartlidge and come out of hospital none months later with thirty other problems. Grrr G
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    The Thuyana Sat phones have some great GPS functions. Works by sending a SMS automatically every X minutes and can also post SMS messages onto the website. SMS rates are fairly cheap and website is free. Sends Alt, TGS, Heading and speed with a historical record. I set mine to every 20mins and when travelling in remote areas get a family member to check it every hour or so. Some of the Nokia Nav phones can also do the same tricks (nextG works nearly everywhere when above 5500' .) By the way.. Kinda stuck with the outgoing cash cow. Tel$tra
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    You could become a nerd and get an iPhone and learn to suffer from the iGroan when you see the bills.. The iPhone has some really good aviation app's such as moving map GPS (fully featured), Flight calculators etc. Everything in the one package and you get to look like a knob at the same time... Think of the iPhone more as a very portable netbook. (another option good option!) Another option may be a couple of of the windows CE based products. I use a Sat phone when flying to both 'remotely' track my movements (and alert on the web map to detours from flight plan etc) and also provide some verification against the Avmap when crossing very remote areas. Works everywhere.
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    Can be done. :black_eye: With a big thermal under you.. Got bounced from 6500 to 10300' in a J170. The ride on the other side was interesting to say the least. -1700' pm @ 70kn and 3000rpm.
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    I used to call the refueller before I headed in and get them to escort me to and from the aircraft without many diffucultlies. As for while you are taking off and Landing you 'could' still be escorted as long as you are under the direct visual supervision of a ASIC holder. I have never been cornered except in Mt Isa where the arrangement was 'disapprovingly' accepted by the operator as it was obvious that I was under supervision. RAA only took nine days to send my ASIC card to me. Gibbo PS. The Mt Isa operator / manager is on the ball and WILL check for an ASIC card. One of the few that do.
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    I was taught a great lesson in my mid teens learning to drive trucks on station tracks in the NT.. "Only ever drive as fast as you can see.... If you can't avoid something around the corner your going to fast" I Now have have over a Million K's up of a mixture of country and city driving but I am yet to damage a car in a accident, other than a cleaning up a couple of roo's and being hit rather hard from behind while stopped at a set of very red lights in a brand spanking new car. I do admit to having several very large speeding fines! Speed doesn't kill, A idiot behind the wheel does. Gibbo
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    If Wagga goes to Class D airspace then I am really starting to get worried about access to Fuel. Yarrawonga has lost the shell depot.. Wagga locked out. What will happen if the wind is way in excess of forecast and I need to get fuel. Long way to go out there for a bit of juice.. Wagga council take note - I use Wagga at least once a month and stay overnight most times. Fuel - $100, Room $125, Dinner and breakfast $50, Taxi $30, Few drinks $30 and it soon starts adding up. Wagga will lose thousands of dollars over the next few years just from myself. How many indirect job losses will occur if they go to Class D! Emerald shire (qld) acknowledges that having an open access airport is worth at least $300 per night per pilot / passenger that takes the overnight stay option. I would help employ at least 20 people in town. Oh and it will make it hard to see my wife's family who live about 500m from the gate.
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    Sorry guys but my rant is applicable in this circumstance.. The problem we have is that the public servants are serving themselves and ensuring that they have a protected future. The title does not mean a thing now. I have seen a couple of cases where the local 'water' authorities 'servants' are lining themselves up for a job after the money runs out by servicing the equipment they have approved for installation. They are deliberately installing equipment that requires a high level of maintenance so their retirement business plans are fulfilled. Graft / corruption sucks. None of this work is being put up for tender... Nice way to spend $350 mil of someone else's money keeping your best mate in $$ and then jumping ship at the end. When we have a series of governments that are serving themselves and not the people their meant to we are all in the poo. Self governance does not equal jobs for the boys just a real system that works for the people that use it, hence the CASA attitude. Gibbo
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