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  1. johnm
    ............. contact Peter Stanton 0403 865 474 experienced senior instructor RA Aus - wants freelance or permanent work (Peter asked me to post this on his behalf)
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    ............... interesting developments for flaps and ailerons coming your way soon ? - no mechanics or hinges see link below - this one is part 1 - there is a part 2 if you go to time 17.34 you can quickly get the gist of a particular facet - great looking stuff
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    Some of the C182*s (maybe the older ones) ................... seem to have a banshee whistle to them - which i think is more pronounced than the engine noise - from the ground when they fly past Might be the wing stuts
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    we have a multi subject conversation going here ............. flying and politics sticking to the more satisfying and interesting subject of flying - it will be good to determine if the plane is being used for REC use and also nice to see a polly using an ozzie made Jabiru (can't be bad for Jabiru)
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    ............................ well put octave
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    see link below - its to do with a rigger and a rope used in lifting / positioning a load ..................... Crash pilot wants answers
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    Dont forget perserverance, enthusiasm and dedication - (disregarding the expense) its a long road - but strangely rewarding ......... all at the same time
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    Looks like you are going the full monty ian - hope you kick some goals If so ........... consider a classified section ...... you can make a bob there Cars, houses, second hand fetish equipment etc
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    I could put informative FH but its a good cautionary message you convey .... particularly for the numerous Jabiru ...... so i gave your message a caution
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    I was at a party / drinking hullabaloo over 30 years ago - a person I knew (we always had a talk (not a close personal talk though but as new friends do)) as I approached him he said off the cuff .................. 'look at me John standing around here like a stale bottle of pi55' I don't know if I was supposed to understand the seriousness of the comment or it was a yell for help I did not hear - I never actually considered it until much later days later that he left this world by his own hand his sum total would have amounted to a lot and all would have said that - a nice bloke ................... I think now - if only I had of listened
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    can someone summarise the $ numbers for this plane (rubbery numbers below) roughly - $ 17,200,000,000 (17.2 $b) purchase cost - divided by say $ 95,000,000 / plane = 180 planes ? may be each plane flys say 150 hours per year @ $ 40,000 / annum = $ 1,080,000,000 (1.08 $b) ? seems like a bargain
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    my dad had +10000 hours in tail draggers including a lot in the DHC2 beaver - I did many hours sitting with him as a 25 kilo copilot I first took him up in a 152 and on take off he turned to me and chuckled ............... like, is this thing going to get us off the ground - never thought about engine power till that point :) then say a year later when I was in town he took me down to the aero club and there was only one plane available - a piper cub but it only had a stick in the front. It was a perfect day and he said you fly it son and i'll sit in the back (to instruct) - so off we went for half an hour. Its the only tail dragger I've actually ever flown - even till now some 30 years later - a great memory of the old boy
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    greetings also fellow earthling
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    One month late might be a bit severe ..... how about ...... ? In any case its a bit like putting fuel in the tank ..... there no economy or excuse for running out of gas - dont stop passing the pennies
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    .......... pure conjecture but I'll risk it ................. and confirm all passenger (s) out of plane - pilot probably, has vacated plane as well
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    .................... nice one cscott
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    and I assume no drill swarf floating around with laser manufacture ? ............. which I think would be a good selling point ?
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    True groundhog ................. but the story appeals to a rebelious nature - even if it could not be true ............ a lot hope it is
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    there's a helicopter Co at Cooroy Qld ? McDermott Aviation | McDermott Aviation, Helicopter, Aircraft, Sunshine Coast, plane, air charter, Medivac see if you can get in as ground crew ? .............. looks like plenty of staff
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    I think there is another flying Corsair in NZ ?
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    The purpose of the flight should also be considered - you might stumble there to Only simple one I can think of: ........................ If each person has a chocolate bar that would be OK - of there was 100 kgs of chocolate int back - that might not be OK
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    Recentli purchased a radiator cap for a 912 - $ 75 ! - plus post - an impressivde price By comparison i rang jabiru - they'll check parts and get back to me with a price
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    another recent power line fatality here - and pilot probably was allowed to be there (ag work) but took out the power lines (and their lives) Gisborne plane crash deceased named
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    wikipedia - could be true .................... some have mentioned these reasons - sounds fair to me 'wiki quote The extra weight provided by the water ballast is advantageous if the lift is likely to be strong, and may also be used to adjust the glider's center of mass. Moving the center of mass toward the rear by carrying water in the vertical stabilizer reduces the required down-force from the horizontal stabilizer and the resultant drag from that down-force. Although heavier gliders have a slight disadvantage when climbing in rising air, they achieve a higher speed at any given glide angle. This is an advantage in strong conditions when the gliders spend only a small amount of time climbing in thermals. The pilot can jettison the water ballast before it becomes a disadvantage in weaker thermal conditions'
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    Remind us oscar ..... whats the water ballast for? Whats the forward lhs cockpit lever .... pilot slidind it fore and aft ? Thanks
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