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  1. BirdDog
    PS - I have posted on the GoPro forum - days gone by - no response. :(
  2. BirdDog
    Thanks man... OK... Basically here is it in a nutshell.... I know the DATA is good - In Quik, it works fine. If I try to load it up in Dashware, it loads the video file, but no data. I have followed Dashwares tutorial. The one that states to start with "Quick Project" It load the video file, and the tutorial states it should punch out a CSV file - but that does not happen. If I try and start a new project and load the video file, I get an error stating "No Data Extracted" Not sure what else I can tell you. I have spent probably 3 hours on it, and I am no numpty - I know what I am doing. Tried a dozen or so files - same result.
  3. BirdDog
    Hi Scott, Yeah man - Been there and done all that. Following Dashware's own tutorials, it fails. GoPro actually stores the data INSIDE the video file, and Dashware is supposed to extract it - yet it doesn't. It's driving me mad!
  4. BirdDog
    Hi Tyson, Yeah - I am thinking of finding another way to capture data, as the GoPro is proving problematic. Even in their own software Quik, it gets out of sync etc. So might have to do some research.
  5. BirdDog
    Yeah, but my rig is all setup for the Gopro - through the intercom etc. :(
  6. BirdDog
    No - They are all standard GoPro footage in 720 and 1080. What happens is this... If I use Quik, they work. The gauges are crappy, but they work. So I try to use Dashware, following the tutorials, and it fails. If I use the "Quick Project" it imports the video, and the gauges look like they are there, but no data, and not all gauges. If I start a new project and then go to import a video file, I get an error stating No Data Extracted. For a company the size of GoPro, the lack of support is amazing! Might be time to dump GoPro and hit up a Garmin Virb.
  7. BirdDog
    Hey all, Just wondering if anyone here has any experience with Dashware with files captured with a Hero5 black. It's doing my head in!! Cheers John
  8. BirdDog
    WOW! I really noticed it when I moved my plane. She was down the coast - 34ft elevation. :) Then when I moved her up on the deck, I could feel how the plane reacted differently when it got hot. There are some really cool apps that will assist pilots. If they don't know, or can't do the crazy calculations, these apps will go a long way to letting you know what you might be in for. Right now my home strip has an AD of over 4000ft. 2000ft more than it should be. Makes a big difference!! Especially if you are weighted up!
  9. BirdDog
    Same here mate. I am always looking at DA. My bird currently sits over 2000ft elevation, and when it gets hot, the DA goes up very quickly!
  10. BirdDog
    Hmm... Does that "personality" come out late at night? ;)
  11. BirdDog
    We use Page 2 of this document, and it stays in the logbook. Then replaced when it's all full. We keep them all in the logbooks. https://members.raa.asn.au/storage/maintenance-form.pdf
  12. BirdDog
    ahahah! Yeah Nev.... The boat when it's hot, the plane when it's not!!
  13. BirdDog
    I actually prefer not to fly in the heat. I went for a scoot yesterday and basically got bashed the whole way out and back. :(
  14. BirdDog
    Thanks Nathan, Yep! My Motor RPM has direct connection to how fast my prop spins. Might is not constant speed. Just the pitch is adjustable. Cheers John
  15. BirdDog
    Thanks Nathan, Great info. I have been talking direct to ROTAX and they have been a great help, and he put more emphasis on making sure I kept the motor RPM around the 5300 mark. I guess, if as you say, the prop RPM falls with an increase in pitch, so does the motor RPM fight? Hence the need for more power (more throttle) Roger (Rotax) has recommended 5300 RPM on motor, with 26-27 on the MP. And that's pretty much where she sat last flight, but had to back off, as it got too quick for the conditions I was flying in. It was not full pitch nor WOT, so not sure what she would actually do at full beans! LOL!
  16. BirdDog
    Yep - Same. My Maintenance Release is kept in the binder with the logs on a separate sheet, and is looked after by my LAME. :)
  17. BirdDog
    The sequence would be... Take off - Full fine - After climb, reduce power to bring the RPM back from max (Say 5300rpm) Increase prop pitch a couple of clicks. This will bring RPM down as it courses up. So increase throttle to get RPM back in range. Repeat and rinse! Then once cruising and you want to come down.... Decrease throttle, and reduce prop pitch. As the prop is reduced in pitch, the RPM will increase. Repeat and rinse! Take off = Full fine. Landing = full fine. Cheers John
  18. BirdDog
    Yep. That’s what the rotax guy told me. Get up and into cruise. Backing to get stable, then course the prop, increase throttle, then prop, then throttle etc etc until ten desired result is achieved.
  19. BirdDog
    Ahaha. Yeah. I like to be organized.
  20. BirdDog
    No probs. If you want the raw Excel let me know. Happy to share.
  21. BirdDog
    Hey @cscotthendry, Thanks for your example. I took some ideas and came up with this. Fits my binder like a charm! Thanks for sharing Sportstar Logbook.pdf
  22. BirdDog
    It's all good lads. Like I said, Evektor are coming to the party. I have spoken with them and the Authorisation should be with me next week. :) I agree with illegal mods - just frustrating - hence why I have gone to Evektor.
  23. BirdDog
    Yes it. And yes please that would be great. Do you need an email address. I can PM to you. Cheers John.
  24. BirdDog
    Nice! They look good! Capture all the bits you need. I am thinking like you, that I will make my own up. More flexibility that way! Thanks heaps for that!
  25. BirdDog
    @NEV - My prop adjustment does not have a row of lights. Just a BLUE for full course, and a YELLOW for full fine. There is no indication in between. @Bruce Tuncks - I am with you on this. Ok... if I was making a modification the bird that was major, and would change either how it flies, or how one flies it, I could understand. The manuals speaks of the RPM gauge, but it does not speak of where that gauge exists on the dash. If my LAME is able to completely remove the engine and replace it, without much fuss, why in gods name he can't move the RPM to the left is beyond me. Anyways... I have an LOA on the way from Evektor, so my problems will soon be over. :)
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