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  1. Thruster88
    I use same Samsung charger/ cable that is used for my tablet and phone. SkyEcho2 can take about 5 hours to charge.
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    Stuck valve relief?
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    Are you sure that carburetor heat muff is a genuine Rotax part? The parts books I have looked at do not show one. The last Rotax 912 annual I did was a Foxbat A22. It had air cleaners inside the air box so no dirt or shrapnel can ever enter the engine regardless of hot or cold selected. Good engineering.
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    Hard to understand how this can happen in a two pilot aircraft equipped with stick shaker and stick pusher. Runaway trim?
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    I have a premium subscription, worth every cent. Only ads are those presented by the creator, example Trent Palmer will talk about square space in his videos.
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    I must be doing something wrong. Just tried ozrunways with SkyEcho2 at home on my new Samsung phone, have mobile coverage but can't get oz traffic and adsb traffic at the same time. Knowledge base has no info for android on this issue.
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    I have a 5yo Samsung s3 tablet, ozrunways and SkyEcho2. Has always worked. I do lose the ozrunways telstra delivered traffic when the tablet is wifi ing with the SkyEcho2. Suspect this is due to age of tablet not being able to do both?, it is a 3g unit, old.
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    Runaway trim is a MEMORY item. Not a 737 pilot but I know the location and function of the 2, yes two, trim cut out switches that have been fitted every model of 737. We have nothing to fear flying in a jet in Australia.
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    Flow rate through an orifice will be dependent on diameter and to a great extent the length of orifice. The 0.35mm carb jet would have minimal length and could have a similar flow to a 0.5mm drilled hole that is say 2 or 3mm "long". Only a flow test will will determine actual performance of any orifice in the system.
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    There is avgas available in all directions 60nm from Tooraweena. Mogas is available at wings out west 60nm south of Tooraweena. I WOULD NOT BE PUTTING FUEL IN EX CHEMICAL DRUMS. Have heard of some not so good results.
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    Rylstone has some. https://rylstoneaerodrome.com.au/ Cowra is Hangars only. http://www.cowraairport.com.au/airport-project
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    It's a cessna 172 apparently so pilot could have night VFR or instrument rating.
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    It has been said this aircraft had only been flown twice in the previous 12 months. Why? If that is true, why the pilot flew in the heat with a passenger in a direction/height that would result in a tree landing if the engine failed is probably the more important question. Alot of RAAus accidents are the result of poor decisions.
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    My 2 cents worth. Clear pics on Facebook show glassy water in all pics indicating light winds. There is a fire truck about 100m behind the aircraft, most likely on the end of runway 35, so takeoff to the north on the shorter runway, could be wrong but seems to fit the pics. Runway 26, 1400 meters, has no obstacles to clear. Always do a pre takeoff briefing to self. Both runways are sealed now.
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    Maybe Ec130 heli is flown from left seat single pilot.
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    If only they had kept the cockpit doors locked before 911.
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    Yes however they will be coming from every which-way to the initial "approach point". Aircraft could be going head to head as they turn towards the airport. Then there could be over taking on the confined approach path. It will also add to radio calls required and they will no longer be standard. With normal CTAF circuit procedure everyone should approach with the runway on their left and only turn left as they descend into the circuit All the Nat fly, Ausfly, Old Station etc events have used standard circuit procedure.
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    Most likely it was the Freedom Formation. 11 Van's RV aircraft lead by a Yak 55? out of Wedderburn. Totally awesome.
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    I personally think you should just use the standard CTAF procedure. Having aircraft converge at some other point away from the runway will not make it safer. There is no liability on you if standard CTAF procedures are used.
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    One of the more bizarre incidents involving an Anson aircraft. Was down at Howlong a few years back on a job and came across the road side display at Brockelsby. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_Brocklesby_mid-air_collision
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    The trouble with those light weight early ultralights is they are a little tricky to fly. My ex Holbrook single seat Thruster always has my attention while flying it. Light weight, very low inertia and high drag. Non linear response to throttle inputs. I don't think it is a club aircraft, Could easily end up damaged. The rotax twin cylinder two strokes 377, 447, 503, 532 and 582 from 35 to 65 hp could be considered similar to the VW. In my experience they seem more reliable with almost no tinkering required. They are a great engine for the money.
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    I think you are mixing decimal, with degrees minutes and seconds. Yes the calculator agrees. Google maps is a decimal representation.
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    The middle light will flash when on the ground indicating it is in ground mode. The minimum airspeed of your aircraft is one of the parameters in the setup. Hope this helps.
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    There was a also boorabee?
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    In the other parallel universe, A CASA Pilot license (have one) is perpetual. Haven't flown for 8 years😥, (not me), no problem, do the Aeroplane Flight Review, AFR, successfully you are good to go.
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