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  1. ClintonB
    I’m hoping to convince the better half that flying to the dinner in2021 will be a good idea.
  2. ClintonB
    Is that at Armidale airport? would the storms have done that last week, we copped A beating in Moonbi from it, big hail too.
  3. ClintonB
    I think it is paint- was polished originally, some of the ADF gear, cb, hf, internal coatings all just adding up, but it does eat into payload. I was once told if you can shut the doors it will fly, but not something I want to try.
  4. ClintonB
    My 182 has gained 79kgs from its original POH and last annual, the strangest thing was the guy who weighed it this time, did its initial weighing.
  5. ClintonB
    Kind of makes the helmet obsolete from that height.
  6. ClintonB
    Pretty poor friends to endorse such behaviour, he appeared to be playing up for the crowd. with bad results. This is where you want mates to pull you up before something stupid kills you.
  7. ClintonB
    I was hoping there was going to be a model crash when i seen JW hobby in the top corner, not a full size job, what a waste of life and plane.😢
  8. ClintonB
    Your part of Oz is so amazing to look at from up there. Would love to try it if we are ever allowed back to QLD. cheers clinton
  9. ClintonB
    Would be a good one to fly the little yellow plane from a few posts back through, would get the ATC smiling
  10. ClintonB
    Just saw reminder about postage by 25 th this morning. Walked down and sent my ballot in at lunch time. I would have missed it if I didn’t see the reminder.
  11. ClintonB
    I watched his you tube vids over and over again before my check ride for rpl, next day I did some of my best landings ever consistently. The timing of the flare using the width of runway expansion was very useful. I should do again as they are getting untidy again.
  12. ClintonB
    Buy or borrow a large enough paddock To land in all directions just like some of the WWII fields, takes all the hassle out of it.😁
  13. ClintonB
    I had a spare cut for 182F from local key and shoe man, being older it may have been a more common blank, not much good though as security, a local opened it for me in about 30 seconds with a lock pick one day when I left key at home, hence spares now in bag. Nice looking 182 in your pic Country Flyer. Cheers Clinton
  14. ClintonB
    First time in 182 i was guilty of trying to taxi with the steering wheel. DOH! moment Homer.?
  15. ClintonB
    I think duracell and eveready are both made by American carbide, so when they make their claims of being better than the competitors they don’t get sued. Bulk buying packs are best value with the long shelf life available now.
  16. ClintonB
    Their happy hour usually would make that more hazardous, but more work for me with all the carnage, mmm ideas
  17. ClintonB
    caravans are the same, who designs a window cutout at 914mm by 565 mm or 280 mm by 1524mm. Doors are 622mm by 1823mm/1750/683 high. awnings are sold in feet measurements, alloy cladding covers 254mm deep (10") good fun when trying to get customers to provide an awning length the correct way when they dont want to come in first for me to check.
  18. ClintonB
    Cessna works well, 172 or 182 with long range tanks. Load good, space good (in the 182) speed 120kts is decent normally. Sids is biggest downside. I use a farm strip at moment which is unimproved and works with big wheels 8" and no spats. Pretty hard to break undercarriage, I have tried?, not deliberately.
  19. ClintonB
    I like the cable along ground at airports. They seem to be anchored quite well, and the tension on cable pulls ropes taught with some spring if require. I don’t know if the claw set I have in cessna would help in high winds. I do have some alloy star posts and dee shackles to put in kit
  20. ClintonB
    Nothing a good buffing shouldn’t fix? it is a shame this one is broken like this. when you look at what some of the restoration projects start out like, there is hope for it.
  21. ClintonB
    What’s your rego no on that one, is a 19-xxxx ?
  22. ClintonB
    2 bottles of red later this still hurts my brain to think about.?
  23. ClintonB
    Set it at what is published for airport or area and we should all be ok, without the headache And at worst case look at your iPad or phone and go with it.
  24. ClintonB
    Speaking of Bex, does anyone know if he is OK and where his build is up too.
  25. ClintonB
    Had a short run from Somerton to Baraba today, took a NZ farmhand for his first light plane ride. I aborted my first take off when I wasn’t accelerating enough, first time doing it for real and didn’t stuff it up, I was just off the ground and not gaining speed. I know what my error was, a little too keen to get airborne with back pressure. My passenger took it well and didn’t ask to hop out. I went back uphill to the start, held the brakes a bit longer and was correctly airborne in half the distance. the rest of the flight went excellent. Nice walk into Baraba for a coffee, then a run around the mural on the silos, Manila at 1000 feet agl over Lake Keepit from one end to the other at around 700 agl and onto the farm strip. a great day and a new friend made.
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