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Yes Planey...you got that right ..all the money lost to the govt for excise and GST on the fuel.

Marty do you really think the current both sides of politics only have the election in mind all of the time and how they can stay in or get in? Dont you think if one party has a idea or a process the other has to be diametrically opposed to it?..tell me when other than a humanitarian disaster when either party has actually said..yeah thats a good idea lets both run with it. I am no Ji Ji ping but the system is so failed at the moment a benevolent dictator would do a far better job than the collection of no hopers we have in the past 20 years. I am no commy either but I am pretty sure my approach to all of these issues would be quite different to what he are living with now. Yeah yeah well why dont you change it you say...well thats all good in theory but the media bias either way in this country is huge..its all got to be a scare shock horror way of reporting to make sure you grab the "news cycle"....money runs the politics and if you dont have any or can get access to any then you may as well be pissing in the wind....so dont get me started...now I am ranting. No problem is insurmountable it just takes foresight, money and a resolve to get it done...and of course the right people in the right places and positions but the current system is not structured to be able to implement it

The trouble is the other team of prospective drivers are just as bad..they are all tarred with the same brush We need a complete clean out..too much old useless dead wood

This country has the ability to tell every other nation to get stuffed...we have everything here to make our our stuff ..as Old K says we lack the will to do it...too much namby pamby woke crap here Whitlam could see the writing on the wall even though he was a raging commo but he had the foresight but was chopped off at the knees for it. Mind you I am not a lefty at all but he had the right idea. All these others just want to keep themselves in the obscene wages and super schemes they are in and pander to the minority..who ever yells the loudest they go to not what is actually required to be done This country has a lot of stuff that needs to be fixed

As I said it has to happen...but to get it going within the next 5 years is fantasy..just the refueling infrastructure for hydrogen and the current cost of making it also the battery tech is still no where near it should be and wont be for quite a while. As one other said before..there is already massive copper shortages and it has gone up almost 75% We cant even get a bloody decent road system in place certainly here in Qld. As far as charging goes the infrastructure for the power grid be it coal or renewable cant even handle the solar input charging coming from houses...how the hell is it going to handle the charge rates and power required to charge all these EV vehicles. I read an article recently about what needed to happen to a largist building....not a skyscraper just a big block of units the upgrades required to just the internal power system and mains input to the house was enormous just to provide a charger for half the parking spaces let alone the distribution network out in the street from the power authority...and that was just one building...not a suburb. Nah I will probably be pushing up daisies long before all this even gets close Sorry KG but this is the reality. I spent half my life in the electrical distribution industry and I know its limitations

I havent seen anything so far that gives me a woody at all...sorry its soft all the time. There is currently nothing available for the 45K I paid for my new Triton ute to be able to tow my 10x5 2 tonne capable trailer up to my farm and back. There is a DC charger in Childers but why would I want to line up with the others waiting to get my 10 min charge that doesnt even come close to recharging the battery properly. A charger at the farm???? sorry i would need to buy a new transformer thats on the pole to be able to take the charge current I have no doubt it will all come because it must... but I think you will find 2022....ya dreaming

Yes maybe so. Its not hard to fabricate at all

Not that I know of Bob....I would think Peter Gillespie would have the IP for it when he bought Aerokits from Reg. Whether he is getting them made though is another matter. I need a set for Mabel but will probably make my own as it is pretty simple

Norway is also the size of south east Qld barely

The trouble is Marty not everyone lives in a smallish place in Australia like you do. For me to drive the 300km to the farm towing a trailer drop off some gear then head back...can not be done...and some times we dont have any power when we get there due to being on a SWER line...so that dirty coal fired power station up the road is no good to us. I would have to start my diesel generator to try to charge the car long enough for the return trip home. EV cars are only practical for small travel distances and just carrying passengers...until there is a mega major shift in performance...it wont happen in this country. Most of us travel too far and too wide

Yes I concurr with all that Bob said...I did exactly the same with all mine

I had one of Reg Brosts door locking system and it worked a treat..it was not hard to operate at all and I am 185cm and 107kg The only was to get a good seal is use a sealing tape and when you make the doors you need to bend them to fit better..also where you mounted your ball hinges for the doors makes a big difference Everyone who has got a Eprop loves them 🙂 Was speaking to a customer today he has a Excalibur (opposite rotation) 4 blade he ordered and fitted to a Aeromemntum 120hp powered RV12....almost 10 to 15 knots better in cruise..fully loaded at MTOW he has over 900 ft a minute climb and 1200ft/min at normal ops..WOT 5450 rpm he gets 130kts straight and level ...VNE is 134kts he can now cuise at 120 kts at a far lower rpm than before

Yes its been a long haul this one. Especially seeing I have a brand new kit here I havent even started thats been sitting here since Oct 2019 And I havent had a aircraft to fly since mid last year since the Girlfriend has gone. There is still a bit to do of course but once the paint is finished then the last run home shouldnt take too much longer. My engine should be back in a week or two after its big bore upgrade and ready to go on.

The paint is AkzoNobel Aerodur 3001 and 3002 It is the std paint used by Airbus and others for commercial jets etc Virgin Airlines changed their colours slightly and they got rid of the paint they had. WE managed to just get in on the tail of it. It was sold cheaper than we could get good paint for. It is a basecoat system and clear. The only issue is you have to get the clear on no more than 72 hrs from painting the base coats. It is beautiful paint to spray. I am using a special 2 pack undercoat that was recommended by the paint gurus here for alu ..it cost more than the paint. It was $500 for 5 litres but it will do at least 3 aircraft as it covers extremely well and doesnt need much at all so it remains very light

Finally some parts back in the hangar

This is getting unbelievable now

My trusty old Iveco van is literally made for transporting wings of a savannah 🙂

Hi Marty Yes because its a basecoat system the paint covers extremely well so its easier to do these surfaces like that as there isnt a huge amount of red. The clear over the top is the heaviest coats. The fuse is mainly red but the red covers unbelievably well so will do the white but will paint past the masking line then can mask it an hour or two later and do the red...I do have a dark grey on the bottom and it will go over the red I am picking all this up tomorrow morning and I will take the wing off the cradel and put the other wing on for painting...all the painted parts you see now will go to the hangar tomorrow. As soon as the last wing is dry then the fuselage goes over so maybe by the end of next week it will be back here so I can get all the other stuff done to it

Mabel is getting some dress up today. paint finally going on. This was done about 2pm and the clear was about to go on. I will be picking all that up tomorrow then loading the other wing onto the rotisseri so it can be painted. Then hopefully maybe sunday I will be picking that up and it all will be going down to the hangar. Then the fuselage will go over for painting probably monday or tuesday not sure but it will be done sometime late next week. The fuselage will come back here for engine and avionics and controls to be done. Finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel

I have a ARN but I didnt get that email...I am on the CASA mailing list as well

I have been getting stuff together to make the airband voice recorder for Caboolture airfield. Its been a interesting time looking at all this stuff. if most of it was arduino based it would be a lot better for me because the Pi stuff I dont like at all. Its all ok for you software gurus but it just doesnt stick in my head

Cant do it n UHF cb either...ch23 is for data only but must be in selcal format

Well its been a while since I posted here. Poor old Mabel has been in a waiting game for a while. Too many things happening around here. Building a house at the farm and all the dramas that come with that, CDI modules going out the door faster than I can get to make them due to the world wide shortage on parts, Getting all the special bits made for the throttle bar setups...sorry to the people wanting them but they are not far off. The wings and tailfeathers went for painting about 4 weeks ago and they should be back on this Thursday hopefully. Then the fuselage can go over to get painted. The engine is currently getting the big bore fitted but a small snag today reared its ugly head and cost $280 bucks from our best friend at Floods. At some stage the engine must have been sitting for a while...maybe when it changed from the original owner at Blackwater until it went to central NSW. Looks like a inlet valve got stuch and when the engine was started the piston got a bash on the top. You can see it in the picture.. Of course I am not using the original pistons and cylinders but the valve isnt bent but I dont want to use it so I have ordered a new one for it. The engine should be finished in the next week or so ready for when the fuselage comes back from painting. Another issue was both axels on the UC were bent. None here in Australia and will be a long wait for some so I got 2 new ones made by a mate of mine out of 4140 which are better than the originals anyway. I have to totally clean and refurb the brakes yet. Once the fuselage gets back here then its mount the UC on then the nose leg and then the engine. I will then mount and wire all the avionics and fit up the twin sticks and get all the controls done. Mabel will be ready then to go down to the hangar for the final assembly Getting there a lot slower than I had planned but at least its a lot closer now Mark

Not sure you will be allowed to do that Glenn. I dont believe data type signals are allowed on the band