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danny_galaga

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  1. As far as I'm aware, blades coming off in ultralights is pretty rare. But it was in the back of my mind when I went for my good old fashioned laminated single piece wooden propeller ☺️
  2. No. Was just looking at prices now. I was keen on a Sensenich, because they have a really neat system for adjusting pitch. But then I looked at Bolly and it's probably going to be about HALF the price of the Sensenich 😯. At that difference, I can live with a slightly fiddlier setting up stage 📐 😄 And of course Bolly are Aussie ☺️ If only they made a wooden prop - it would be a Bollywood 😃
  3. Would love the right propeller in wood. They look lovely ☺️ But I can't afford to play around with several different propellers until I hit the jackpot. So I will probably go ground adjustable. But no rush. Not much change out of three grand for a prop now. When I bought this prop about six years ago, it was roughly $1600. Not quite sure what you mean by direct drive. Rotax 912 has a gearbox. It's not really an option.
  4. I think down the track,once I want to actually go places, my lovely wooden propeller will have to go 😞 . Cruise right now is 70knts at 5200 rpm. It can easily redline during takeoff. I'll get something ground adjustable to tune it. But for now there's no point since it's not going far for a while...
  5. Dunno if you can cast duralumin. Happy to be corrected on that.
  6. Part of the air traffic control transcript has them asking one of them if they had the other sighted. It is amazing this can still happen with all the tech in airliners and especially military aircraft. Plus control radar.
  7. 60 passengers and crew on board. Not sounding good. Pretty much the coldest time of year. https://www.9news.com.au/world/washington-dc-flight-plane-crash-helicopter-what-we-know-so-far/f23953ec-1c5f-4954-88d9-cf9f57f0d41b
  8. Damn you. Now I'm thinking about wig wag lights and painting the undercarriage
  9. Yep. Great little airfield. Great town too. 🙂
  10. Fibreglass parts were painted at the factory - 2018 Mustang Gold. The fabric is just black and white, again from the factory. And I added the vinyl checkers and flames and rego numbers 🙂
  11. I went today. I'm so relieved, it was so different to my last attempt. Plane flies very nicely. Mahl understood what I'm trying to do. Area is of course busier than Boonah but nothing to worry about. On the wall, I noticed that Dave was watching out for me. Mahl couldn't remember exactly where it came from. We both went to Dave's service and I don't remember this flyer. I'm taking it as a good omen ☺️
  12. Nope. I'm tired of working on it. If it's safe, I'm flying it as is 😄
  13. I have the endorsement, but only got about five hours practice before the Savage Cub the school leased got sold. Doh!
  14. Booked for this Sunday. Fingers crossed 🤞
  15. I was flying a P96. The P92 flies nicely I take it? The Savannah I flew last time really was not my cup of tea. Maybe it was the flaperons. Redcliffe is a different airfield and it's a different plane, but I guess it's worth a punt
  16. Down the track, I agree. But I just need to get my confidence back up. The wacky plane I flew at Caboolture a couple of times made me feel like I'd never flown before! Ideally same plane, same airfield for me. Having said that, it doesn't seem likely I'll get the same combo
  17. I've been in a bit of a funk. I haven't flown for ages, and my BFR has come and gone. There's no flying school at Boonah anymore. Nigel still has the tecnam I used to hire, which I can still hire. Is there anyone around I can hire to get me up to speed again and do my BFR? I feel my best bet is to fly something I'm used to, in the area I'm used to, to get me back on my feet.
  18. Phew! I was beginning to think I'd picked an expensive hobby 😅
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