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  1. ClintonB
    yesterday afternoon was near perfect weather along here, very sad.
  2. ClintonB
    I have to blow everything up to read it now. Still spot a bug in a tree a hundred yards away, bloody words at 10" and I'm stumped.
  3. ClintonB
    I remember Eugene and Chris in Tassie telling me about using the mattresses in the wings when I first tarted flying in thrusters 30 years ago.
  4. 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
  5. ClintonB
    will do
  6. ClintonB
    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.
  7. ClintonB
    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.
  8. ClintonB
    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.
  9. ClintonB
    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.
  10. ClintonB
    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.
  11. ClintonB
    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.
  12. ClintonB
    Were these the aircraft that had an ordinary spin characteristics as a problem for a while?
  13. ClintonB
    The “aviation experts” they had on claimed it was a cirrus on 7 news. regardless a sad day for all involved and their families
  14. ClintonB
    Was that a flat.spin? I didn't see any forward motion. Any idea how a commercial aircraft gets in that condition.
  15. ClintonB
    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
  16. ClintonB
    Nice to see some good weather somewhere on the east coast, been a bit ordinary lately down south
  17. ClintonB
    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.
  18. ClintonB
    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.
  19. ClintonB
    Couldn't load the video of take-off, But some of the views.
  20. ClintonB
    Does this count, wasn't at the controls, but was at the pointy end of an A380 for the best commercial flight I have ever been on. We treated ourselves to business class for a holiday SWMBO won to the Maldives, second part was in A330 which was just as nice. Coolest part though was the twin otter seaplane ride to the island, 40 mins of the best views at 3000ft. Wife didn't like the noise and smells but I was in aviation nirvana 😀
  21. ClintonB
    Had the bejeezus scared out of me on final one day, I dropped an inside wing turning final from lack of airspeed. only thing that saved me was a little voice screaming at me in my head don’t use the ailerons, full opposite rudder, I saved it and landed on that go, I don’t think I would have made a circuit from nerves. I then went and grabbed an instructor, told them what happened, discussed the causes and had them com out with me for a confidence building flight. it make you take notice.
  22. ClintonB
    On Monday I am having my first A380 flight, looking forward to checking it out. Get a ride in A350 the next day.
  23. ClintonB
    Is he capable of thought?
  24. ClintonB
    My Cel fi runs best on 3G,I had coverage 99% of the drive from Tamworth to coast. When my phone died new one couldn’t use 3G, signal now poop. New Cel fi is $1400 for 5G model only 18 months after buying last one. 1st one when into my shack and went from no signal to internet on 4 or more devices at same time, it too will be obsolete when signal turned off. makes you sceptical why they can’t just be reprogrammed or reconditioned to work on new signal.
  25. ClintonB
    Cessna 40 degree flap go arounds are not easy, even with an instructor sitting next to you, every move has to be thought about. Pretty easy to stuff up. 20 months without flying I need an instructor soon, bloody asic almost due and not even exercised, bfr are out on both RPC and RPL. I need some time, anyone got some spare to sell.
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