ClintonB

Bushbaby 500, I would like to get sorted in next few months, nearly finished moving my Business 250km East now and able to live at home instead of workshop. got recover of tailplane to go, change tyres to real ones (lawn mower tyres were straining axles in a SB) , then check SB's and see if any new ones exist. Hopefully a couple of good weekends of assembly and a test run of engine. I need a BFR now 2 years and no flying is bad for the soul. cheers

will do

I’m still fixing stuff to make my RAAus plane safe and airworthy even though it had one of these and a 100hr ( we flew it home 15 hrs, but lots of poor bushings, Suss bolts etc when got into it) a totally independent professional will save you money in the long run.

There is one in Gunnedah, hanging in a guys shed with wings off. just trying to think of his name, I did a job for him. had been out of air for 15 years or so.

And a longer one, TWM was a pain in the butt to move on your own, tucked under the prop with the short alloy one. i made a steel one long with an acme thread on one ide with hollow tube to wind onto the spigots. Left it in the hanger to use at base and only had the alloy one for trips in the luggage area.

hopefully we can find out why a deployed chute did not save this aircraft. Most people would assume that this safety device can get you out of a sticky situation. We wondered why the cirrus near Canberra last year, didn't have its chute deployed i.e. very sudden onset of medical episode. extreme structure failure? it might help someone later if they know limitations in a practical use situation or whether to save the expense and just put more $$ in the church tin on Sunday and accept this is the end.

On a technically, you should not be draining your system that far. 10.6 v is pretty much 25% left. Most items in a modern caravan will not run below 11.5v like Hot water systems, tvs, fridge control boards etc. 2 panels of 200w and 2 by 120Ah batteries will keep most going satisfactory. It is when they add a few extra batteries on the same charging system, and try to run inverters that it becomes an issue. i have to spend half of my days fixing up these kind of muff ups.

Working in the caravan industry I see this all the time. People are caught up in the hype. If you are an occasional weekend user I cannot see the sense in spending $8k on a complete lithium change for bugger all gain over lead acid batteries that work well if looked after. Some I look after have had batts for over 10 years and still working fine. if a caravan is that close to its weight limit that a 40kg Saving on 2 batteries is the least of its problems. some have even got the idea that lithium and solar replaces their generator to run the AC on and inverter. This is not good for the batteries lifecycle.

Were these the aircraft that had an ordinary spin characteristics as a problem for a while?

The “aviation experts” they had on claimed it was a cirrus on 7 news. regardless a sad day for all involved and their families

Was that a flat.spin? I didn't see any forward motion. Any idea how a commercial aircraft gets in that condition.

John Cadogan (everybody’s favourite internet dude) has just done a video about damaged cells causing fires. how many times do we drop something battery powered without any thought if it works still. i do have extreme drop proof cases on iPads and phones, maybe this helps. i have dropped a lot of tools off jobs at different times, I will be more cautious now

Nice to see some good weather somewhere on the east coast, been a bit ordinary lately down south

I bought tickets in the cirrus and helicopter draws. The promotion on mainstream media and the charity side swayed my decision. would be wishful thinking if any one receives money back.

A mate was staying in a hotel overlooking the take off area only 2 days before. When I showed him this, he showed me the pics and video from his stay. He was fairly shocked at the sight of it.