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  1. Thruster88
    Tail boom separation about 300mm aft of the bolted join, approximately where a tail rotor drive shaft bearing would be.....
  2. Thruster88
    The best way to pressure test engine systems is to run the engine. This is what we do on all new or overhauled engine installations, aircooled lycons or liquid rotax. Have a second person double check all connections. First start cowl off have an observer. Stop engine check for leaks, repeat as necessary.
  3. Thruster88
    The initial rapid yaw appears to be to the right, this would occur due to torque driving the main rotor with a boom failure. Main gearbox jammed would result in a yaw to the left?
  4. Thruster88
    It looks from the vid that the tail boom failed first, the fuselage turns through about 90° very quickly, main rotor with gear box still attached separated after that.
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    Let's take a look back at the wonderful moments of the first day at #AEROFriedrichshafen2025! Spotlight: CA550TI, CA510I, CA510 &CA500I engines redefine aviation efficiency with high power-to-weight ratios & ultra-low fuel consumption! Integrated with electronic fuel injection, they dominate the light aviation sector & are trusted across Europe, Americas,and Southeast Asia. Visit B1-403 to explore our high-performance solutions! From their Facebook post today. Something not quite right there, or are they talking about Rotax?
  6. Thruster88
    Well that answers the question I had at the time, "how did this get approved ". The performance of the responsible casa FOI was somewhat lacking.
  7. Thruster88
    Perhaps to much reliance on the radio. This is from the report. Visibility was limited for the pilot of VH‑XKQ (departing helicopter) by restrictions on manoeuvring at the park pad and the angles of closure of the helicopters. The pilot of VH‑XH9 had sighted VH‑XKQ on the park pad and discarded that traffic as a threat, expecting to be alerted by the taxi call if that condition changed. Neither pilot had further information to target their search for the other helicopter.
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    Imagine taking a very good and useful aircraft like a Beech Kingair 350 or Cessna SkyCourier and adding batteries and motors to "help" the PT6 engines, the result would be a dog.
  9. Thruster88
    I know someone who moved a newly purchased 19-xxxx aircraft back to VH. It had previously been registered VH experimental. Not sure on cost but for him with a PPl and access to maintenance it made economic sense to not become a member of RAAus.
  10. Thruster88
    I think it is a FACT that no member of RAAus individually or in a group will be able to change any legal process that might happen. Life and sport&recreational flying will go on in one form or another. I have two CASA and two RAAus regulated aircraft, not concerned about RAAus future. We could be like New Zealand, just one regulator.
  11. Thruster88
    Not sure on Q1. Q2, at the moment only CASA license holders, RPL (with controlled airspace endorsement) or PPL or higher, with a current medical, can access controlled airspace. RAAus is working on it but it may be 1 or 2 or more years away.
  12. Thruster88
    High g stall, very lucky to survive that. Why push the limits?
  13. Thruster88
    It is an experimental amateur built aircraft.
  14. Thruster88
    It is important to get the correct tube, the wall thickness has to be right for the connector to work. The nut squeezes the tube against the inner piece on the caliper or master cylinders. Look up the type of brake system you have, Matco, etc, they should have the tube type listed in the parts. Also important to use the correct fluid for your system. Most aircraft use red hydraulic oil or ATF. Some use automotive brake fluid. The seals are not compatible with the wrong fluid.
  15. Thruster88
    A Rotax 915 would do the job at $69k aud or the 916 at $81k aud. Less the jabiru engine price it is not much more to add for a premium performance personal transport machine.
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    I see jabiru are releasing the 432 twin jab with 2x 2200 80 hp engines. Engine cowlings are now somewhat easier on the eye than previous examples. Specifications are on the Jabiru Australian site, cruise speed is only marginally better than a single 230 at 125knot TAS and fuel burn is much higher. Single engine performance is not mentioned? With fixed propellers and under carriage I don't see this as a viable twin trainer even with VH registration. What is the market? Put that same 160hp but in one engine, a turbocharged Rotax 916, in that excellent airframe and then you would really have something that people would buy rather than maybe a Sling tsi. An expensive premium model. The drag from having two lumps out there compared to one engine in the nose will not fly in the market place as I see it. What say you all?
  17. Thruster88
    Maybe they blocked you, you have said in the past sonex don't want to know about your non standard build. this is an attempt at humour.
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    One thing is certain, the lawyers won't lose (any money) https://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/blog/public-place-injury/is-it-safe-to-fly-licences-being-issued-despite-inadequate-training/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1IS4xXSAwBmd48tdZQ-PUzO1jwnxIeeW9XZUQpz8epeaSNkiDYbtEpdQc_aem_ms8G6BXbR-i5xS5PQSsjIA
  19. Thruster88
    I had the alternator field CB pop a few times recently in the RV. Turns out the over voltage protection grounds the field circuit if high voltage is detected, this then causes the CB to pop. New bosch regulator fixed it.
  20. Thruster88
    I think it is the realization in light of recent accidents that RAAus is a regulator of aircraft, nothing more nothing less. The good old days of She'll be right are gone. Be interesting to see if a Thruster Gemini / 582 can get a marup given the long history of safe operation.
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    I installed a uAvionices tailbeaconX ADSB transponder to the RV with the gov rebate. Have a SkyEcho2 for the IN bit and use in the other aircraft IN and OUT. ADSB transponder + SkyEcho2 is a great system as it allows constant monitoring as you fly that both units are working correctly.
  22. Thruster88
    This is one reason RAAus active aircraft fleet is in decline. Lose the aircraft lose the member.
  23. Thruster88
    No update that I am aware of. I have two flying Thrusters, a t500 and t85 single both un modified. IMHO Thrusters do not require any mods. Replacing an unserviceable propeller with a Bolly will now require a MARUP.
  24. Thruster88
    All the rotax 2 stroke gearboxes, B,C and E have helical gears, they still chatter if idled to low. Straight cut gears must be used for a reason in the 912. The big Continental GTSIO-520 producing 375hp has straight cut gears also. Probably the engineers choice rather than a cost of production thing.
  25. Thruster88
    If you look closely Onetrack, there is damage to the edge of the hangar over about 2m. In a nose high (stalled) attitude it would only require a small hit on the lower rear fuselage to start buckling. Possibly the left gear leg or wheel hit the fuselage. The nose gear is in a relatively small hole in the roof and appears straight less the nose wheel and fork when it was removed. At normal flying speed the aircraft could not stop that quickly without more damage. At normal flying speed the aircraft would be controllable and the hangar could have been avoided is my pilot thinking.
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