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  1. Thruster88
    It definitely does if th VH aircraft has a MTOW less than 1500kg, that was covered in the first and second email reply.
  2. Thruster88
    I may be one of the pilots operating with an expired BFR. On two occasions recently RAAus have emailed me stating my BFR has expired and I have emailed back x2 the proof I would produce if ramp checked that my AFR is current for the VH and RAAus aircraft I fly. The RAAus record is still showing an expired BFR. I guess my crime is doing last BFR in aircraft with instructor not a member of RAAu$
  3. Thruster88
    I may be one of the pilots operating with an expired BFR. On two occasions recently RAAus have emailed me stating my BFR has expired and I have emailed back x2 the proof I would produce if ramp checked that my AFR is current for the VH and RAAus aircraft I fly. The RAAus record is still showing an expired BFR. I guess my crime is doing last BFR in aircraft with instructor not a member of RAAu$
  4. Thruster88
    Will have to check it out. RFguy and I are going this year, another bucket list item done. The Thruster T500 that I have owned since '90 was demonstrated at oshkosh in '88.
  5. Thruster88
    The method of repair depends on how you want your engine bay to look.
  6. Thruster88
    Only solution is a new piece. My observation in GA maintenance world is that it is quite durable. Make sure the hard pipes have no sharp edges. Support hose onto any fixed structure with silicone. Don't over tighten the clamps.
  7. Thruster88
    Aero clubs are another option. Cowra aero club rents the brumby 610 to members for $140 per hour wet. Forbes Parkes and Bathurst aero clubs have LSA and GA aircraft. Spoilt for choice in this area.
  8. Thruster88
    Nice one. Let me know when you are having the next fly, would love to sample the other half of your fleet.
  9. Thruster88
    Grade 5 and even grade 8 unc or unf nuts and bolts are easily machined with tungsten carbide tooling, I have done this many times. I guess they could be locked in the same way as most nuts and bolts on any engine.
  10. Thruster88
    If you are talking about the 2023 TL ultralight sparker that costs 500k it has the same performance as my RV6a that cost less than a quarter of that. One can never have to much performance. Also no reason a Cirrus cannot be flown for recreational purposes, plenty of people do just that.
  11. Thruster88
    Hi Damien, we have a group on Facebook, Thruster Flyers group Down Under. You are welcome to join and ask that question there. I did see one post from WA a while back, unfortunately a bent Thruster.
  12. Thruster88
    Anyone with a lathe could part of the thickness you require from the full size nut. Just buy three nuts and find a lathe.
  13. Thruster88
    I see there was an unfortunate incident on one of the taxi ways at tooraweena recently. 19/5/2023 OCC3272 Tooraweenah NSW Jabiru J160-D Jabiru 2200B STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot was going to go for a short... STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot was going to go for a short fly around the Tooraweenah area and was using the marked taxiway to enter the runway, there was an old drainage pipe underneath the taxiway which was broken and had formed a hole around 30cms wide and around 15cms deep. Taxiway had been freshly moved and hole was not visible and encountered a propeller strike with the ground. Because of the broken pipe the front wheel went into the hole and front wheel just stopped causing the prop strike. Front of plane was lifted off the ground when the propeller hit the ground.
  14. Thruster88
    I have no knowledge of this engine, just experience and knowledge of how hydraulic gear pumps and motors work. Air or oil they are just fluids. The roots supercharger is just a type of gear pump.
  15. Thruster88
    As described above if it only has the turbocharger it would not start or even be able to idle. It is a 2 stroke however the crankcase is not used to pump air into the cylinder like a Rotax 582. The other advantage of the turbocharger is to "unload" the crankshaft driven supercharger at high power setting, this fixed displacement pump would become a fixed displacement motor when the turbo comes on boost giving greater fuel efficiency. The supercharger would then drive the crankshaft like the power recovery turbines in a super constellation.
  16. Thruster88
    Volvo made some excellent vids about 20 years ago showing what happens to unrestrained drivers in truck crashes. It is a long way to the other side of a truck or bus. Education is the key. A sensor system will just be a PIA for the driver, a new way to have fun on the way home.
  17. Thruster88
    Skippy your logic that if less motorcyclist wore helmets, the state would be saved ongoing health costs is flawed. Minor crashes that with a helmet result in no head injury would become in many cases result in serious on going trauma. We see what happens when people are punched and fall backwards on concrete, very sad. I am guessing there are many times the number of minor crashes v major.
  18. Thruster88
    Propellers on GA aircraft are nearly always made of metal so no problem. Rain will strip paint from the leading edge fairly quickly.
  19. Thruster88
    That POH looks like the Australianized (and more shit) version of what the manufacturer would have provided. When I bought my Beech23 in 1996 it came with the legal "Australian" POH and the beautiful manufacturer POH. Some time later.... we were able to APPLY to casa to use the manufacturer version of the POH. I kid you not. Weight and balance. Upon acquiring my trusty Beech23 in '96 I did all the possible weight and balance scenarios as others above have mentioned. Max 140lb in the baggage and just skinny me with full and low fuel, no problem. Load from the front and don't exceed to 400kg useful load no problem. I have not done a weight and balance since then. Know your aircraft.
  20. Thruster88
    At work to isolate a cylinder ignition problems on Lycons a spray of paint on the exhaust headers 5 cm from the head, run engine in defect mode, left or right mag etc . Have someone watch the paint start to burn off. Stop engine,the defective cylinder should be obvious as less burned, colder.
  21. Thruster88
    Interesting that the super connie had power recovery turbines helping drive the crankshaft. In 1953, R-3350 Turbo-compounds were made available for civil use. Lockheed incorporated them into the L-1049C, which first flew on February 17 of that year. The R-3350-972-TC18DA-1 turbo-compound engines on the L-1049C had a new turbine system, the Power Recovery Turbines (PRT). Each engine's exhaust gas flowed through three turbines, increasing power by 550 hp (410 kW).
  22. Thruster88
    These guys have a turbocharged 2stroke. https://www.rotax.com/en/products/rotax-powertrains/details/rotax-850-e-tec-turbo.html
  23. Thruster88
    My guess is the air doesn't go into the crank case like a regular 2 stroke so it needs an external air pump at all times. Super charged for starting, turbo for altitude performance. Super chargers sap horsepower so that needs to be kept to the minimum required.
  24. Thruster88
    I really like 2 stroke engines. It might be a turn off for some potential buyers.
  25. Thruster88
    Mooney's are fast for their 180 or 200hp engines. An RV with the same engine is significantly faster, back seat, who needs that. Lancair 360 with 180hp even faster. The fixed gear RV is hard to beat. Van's total performance.
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