danny_galaga

Apparently survival rate landing into trees is 80-90%. Id rather hug a tree than spin at 500ft

How about all those bozos that disable all that new fangled crap on their land cruisers and land Rovers just so they can blow HEAPS of smoke? Because, you know, it's more manly. Let's see them laugh it up when their kid gets asthma , tools...

Yuck, I hate diesel particulates. You wanna add MORE to the mix 😄

So I've read through this whole thread now, as I had joined half way. I've learnt from here that the 12v to 5v USB chargers use a buck converter, not a linear regulator. I hadn't realised these would cause so much interference to the radio although after reading through all this it makes sense. But I do know that you can get a pretty dirty voltage from cheap buck converters which may not be good for your expensive electronics. How dirty? Check out this article on wall warts http://www.righto.com/2012/10/a-dozen-usb-chargers-in-lab-apple-is.html?m=1 Granted, these are converting high AC to 5v DC so potentially have more problems with 'noise' but you get the idea. As Sully used to say - Oils ain't oils. Check out the oscilloscope readings for noise and voltage sag 😲 I have a cheapo USB in my panel already. I will keep it because it also has a voltmeter in it. But I'm going to experiment with an LM338 as per Kyle's post. That will be dedicated to my iPad/galaxy. I notice genuine LM338 are not cheap. But I figure a cheapo one should still be good for 2 amps.

That often crosses my mind. RFguys answer covers this case but I suspect quite often it will be someone who has gotten really good in flight simulator. That would get them off the ground easily enough

I like this post, but wouldn't you consider wind direction in the navigate category?

Gotcha. So for cars and planes, it's not really the wasted energy that is the problem per se, but the hassle of dissipating the excess heat? I first learnt something about the two types because I was fixing my Commodore 64 power supply. The old linear regulator would certainly keep your feet warm on a cold day 😄. But they were prone to going full voltage if they failed and instantly and silently killing your machine. I replaced it with a good quality USB charger.

I know just enough about electronics to look generally ignorant- why is it they are using buck converters instead of voltage regulators for 12v down to 5v? I know buck converters generate really high voltage to do the conversion so it seems like a good way to create interference whereas the old solid state regulator should be quiet I would have thought.

You guys have the mad skillz. Me, I'll be happy just pootling around burning 3 litres an hour more than I should 😄

Hmmmm, maybe I'll leave things as they stand then. No VSI 🙂

Thoughts on the VSI for flight testing?

Geez, I meant VSI! sorry guys, yes I do check the ASI and I believe it's a legal requirement to have it

I've designed my panel around that thought process. I think we may have discussed this before. I virtually never even look at an asi. But I figured I might need something temporary for flight testing. What are your thoughts?

Well my habit of dragging my feet seems to have paid off. This looks interesting, and it includes an artificial Horizon. I haven't found out what the exact dimensions are, but since I first posted, I've noticed another spot I could put this, I think. Price is good too. Good enough fort my ultralight 🙂

Ok, there is always a different angle that can show the incorrectness of the statements I'm talking about. Let's forget about race and creed. Instead, let's say what you saw is a kid in a Collingwood Jersey swinging off the wing. And that's what you tell us. Oh, bloody Magpies we all cry because, let's face it, no one likes Collingwood (go Cats!). But now instead of thinking about the actual misdeed, we are instead thinking about those bloody Magpies. Shoot the lot of em! They shouldn't be allowed to play! Why do they get to always play at the MCG?!?! And don't get me started on that bloody Eddie McGuire! And yet, one of the guys I get along most with at work is a Collingwood supporter. He didn't climb on anyone's wings. I try and take each person as they come. People are people. This is all a part of what we call logical fallacy. I always forget which are the correct terms, but you can put it down to simple irrelevancy in this case. The football code that kid follows should not affect how you feel about them swinging on your wing. It could well be you really do dislike Africans/Collingwood supporters. I can't stop you thinking that. But I can tell you it is wrong headed. I doubt I myself would change anyone's way of thinking on this matter on this forum. We are strangers. What would be good is if you tell all your real friends about this asshole on the forum who has been picking on you. Maybe one or two of them will say to you 'actually, he's got a point'. Just one more thing. We all have a quaint idea of what an Australian is. Let me tell you it is changing pretty quickly, and it needn't be a bad thing. For those on this forum lamenting the dwindling numbers of new recreational pilots, that new demographic is your target, not middle aged white guys. If you make those people feel uncomfortable or unwelcome, then the dwindling continues.

If you don't see what I'm getting at, your are part of the problem. Right now I bet a lot of people reading this are thinking 'bloody political correctness' . I agree PC can go overboard. What I'm talking about here is not PC, it's just C. To paraphrase Martin Luther King, judge someone not on the colour of their skin, but of their actions. In this case it's a bad action- an unsupervised kid swinging on a plane. But if the first thing you think is not about that action, but what creed that person is, then that is a biased assessment.

I don't think you understand. If the issue you have is with someone interfering with your aircraft, then race or nationality is irrelevant. By saying someone from race X did you a disservice implies that your objection is more than the disservice, you also object to that person's race or nationality, else why mention nationality or race at all? All you had to say is 'a five year old kid was swinging off the pod'

I'm not familiar with the different specific gravitational distortions that different nationalities incur on aircraft structures. Could you list them from least disruptive to most disruptive? I assume the least gravitational disruption would occur with what ever background you have. So a kilo of red750 has negligible effect swinging off a learjets underwing pod. Would that be a fair statement? How would the rest of the list go? Maybe Irish Scottish Welsh Swedish These nationalities would clearly cause only a negligible amount more harm than red750. Further down the list might be Italian say. Because we all know that a kilo of Italian hanging off a learjets underwing pod would cause a lot more damage than a kilo of red750. Swing a kilo of nigerian on the learjets underwing pod? Forget it! The plane would probably explode, skyscrapers would collapse and I'm pretty sure somewhere a dog gets kicked...

Oh, what nationality was that?

Mate, just saying someone who has done something silly or whatever is of a 'flavoured' nature is offensive. It's just not necessary for your story. Think about it- would it have been ok if they weren't 'flavoured'? Did their act bother you, or their 'flavour'? Use your head.

Welcome aboard!

The point is, you dont just place the strut/s where you get the best view.

Seems to me the best place for a strut is right about where the spar is. Anywhere else make sit more complicated and heavier. Structural integrity is more important than a lovely view.

Sorry I stand corrected! I voted Greens and Reason Party by the way 😇

Are you all confused? Labor is governing with a majority. They don't have to placate any other party, unlike the inbuilt placation the Libs have had to do since what? The 70's?