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On 02/10/2021 at 9:09 AM, Ian said:

As someone who recently went through the process if getting their pilots licence and buying a plane there's a few things that you might want to consider.

• Find an instructor who you're comfortable with and do the training from start to finish in one or two runs. The whole couple of times a month doesn't work as you need to constantly reinforce skills and life gets in the way and suddenly you're back to square one.
• Do the theory and exames first, it might give you a clue about your ability to complete the program.
• What the mission, do you want to cover distance, visit family, fly with your partner, fly over mountains and oceans, short field operations or hard long strips.
• Do you want to go further with your qualifications IFR, night operations, fly above weather

I ended up going down the path of a centreline twin, experimental as I have a family dispersed around the country, run a business where I sometimes need to travel to rural areas at short notice, and wanted the reliability of twin engines without the problems associated with asymmetric thrust.

Flight schools may push you towards longer training periods however that's to suit their cashflows and resource constraints rather than your needs.

 

Personally I think that the experimental pathway is a much better approach simply because it's the part of the aviation industry that's thriving. I would have preferred to buy a commercial offering however the industry is moribund and overpriced and sells decades old technology which isn't fit for purpose.

There should be a vintage airplane licence and any plane which doesn't have a completely automated engine management regime should be classified as vintage. The theory about how to manage fuel/air mixtures turbocharger wastegate operations, carb ice, detonation management etc should be relegated to this category.   

 

What plane did you get? 

6’4” Foxbat is fine. Sivana was not fine at all. You can order a foxbat with cutouts for knees. 

On 25/09/2021 at 11:40 AM, CT9000 said:

Remembering that it is generally easier to get weight off the pilot than the aeroplane 

Only if the pilot has bariatric surgery. 

9 hours ago, Keenaviator said:

Poor Stewart has stacked his pride and joy and forum people want to carry on about the island’s name!! Strewth…..

Poor Stewart stacked his pride and joy and forum people want to carry on about posts about the island’s name!! Strewth…..

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11 hours ago, Vertical said:

I’m feeling like I just got a huge spoon of cod liver oil-of-humility!   I guess I’ve been paper flying from the armchair - much easier than shoe leather.  I’m really

glad I stumbled in here, halfway around the world.  It’s early on in the process; I’ll make some adjustments henceforth.  Thanks for shooting straight… . 👍

You might want to train in a Cessna 152 Aerobat. It has tricycle landing gear, so it is easy to land. It is inexpensive. It is aerobatic, so you will be able to get the thrills you desire. I don't think you are obliged to be humble, to be honest. It's not like you said that you could already do stuff already. 

On 26/09/2021 at 6:15 PM, Flightrite said:

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edited...mod   . How people come up with goals is they see themselves doing something that they would like to, work backwards and work out where to start from. That's what everybody does. 

On 24/09/2021 at 12:26 PM, facthunter said:

People get motivated . It doesn't apply to inanimate objects.. Nev

Personification is a legit literary device.  

12 hours ago, nomadpete said:

It was repeating a fully acrobatic manoeuvre. So was obviously breaching Recreational flying rules. It was something between a chandelle and a loop but he repeated it precisely and gracefully. I think it was the adolescent offspring of the pair that nest nearby. Just being a typical show off.

Sounds like he was playing, as young animals do. 

Net says: “According to Poiseuille's law, the flow rate through a length of pipe varies with the fourth power of the radius of the pipe.”

So, if your new pipe’s radius is ⅔ of the old pipe’s radius, the new max flow rate is 1/5 of what it was. You have two pipes, so the max flow is 2/5 what it was. (assuming the same length pipe). Based on that (not other things) the answer is no.  

Disclaimer: have never built an aircraft. Have built a tree house.

I would just make sure my ASI was in good order, and that you can fly safely without reference to it (attitude, wind noise). The wingbug seems like a nuisance: expense, drag, needing to open an app - in a semi emergency when you should be flying by attitude - to use it, struggling to read the ASI on the app, replacing the battery every 12 hours. REPLACING THE BATTERY EVERY 12 HOURS. 

Disclaimer: I have a massive 134 hrs. 

11 hours ago, RFguy said:

we're talking CHT, not oil

Do kindly refer back to your original post. 

The author’s arguments against wing-down landings were 1) crossed controlled is not how you normally fly, 2) the aiming point changes, 3) descent rate changes and 4) that’s not how aces/full-time/pros/airline-pilots/he does it. Those are the worst arguments ever. What a toss pot, referring to himself as an ace.🙄

The author neglected to mention that airliners cant land in a sideslip, so airline pilots don’t have to worry which method is best. 

The author also ignored that airliners have a larger mass to surface area ratio and therefore will be blown sideways less than light aircraft. It’s not like they have to tie them down lest a gust blows them over. 

And that airliners dont get damaged if you land in a crab. 

The argument against crossed control flying is particularly bad, because crossed control flying is associated with danger. The exception is sideslipping, where crossed controlled flight is perfectly safe. In other words, crossed controlled flying while landing is safe. 

The article also didn’t bother attempting to answer the important questions: when do you straighten the nose? How do you stop yourself being blown sideways?

The problem with the Foxbat is that sideslipping, one can run out of rudder when the cross wind is not too strong. 

It doesn’t look like Air Facts is what it once was. Wasn’t it started by the guy who wrote Stick and Rudder? 

Isn’t 90C max for too cool for oil because the water does not get boiled out? 

On 10/09/2021 at 11:24 AM, facthunter said:

 Maybe to the OFF topic section for your Humour. It's certainly got nothing to do with the thread topic. Nev

As far as I can tell, it is not possible to post to the off topic forum. Besides, I enjoy the off topic comments. 

On 12/09/2021 at 11:17 AM, RFguy said:

Will be single tilt door.

I have heard bad things about tilt doors and wind. I suppose you should see an example of the door you plan to use. 

I have know idea how you all know these things. 

1 hour ago, aro said:

That doesn't take away the requirement to have the permission of the landowner. It just means you are not breaking aviation regulations.

That is true. I should clarify. I was talking about landing where there is no strip at all. 

On 05/09/2021 at 9:20 AM, walrus said:

By definition, PPR can only apply to marked strips contained in ERSA or suchlike. If it’s an unmarked, undocumented strip or just a paddock then there can be no argument that you didn’t land without permission, unless the law says “you can’t be anywhere without permission” which it doesn’t. It’s a bizarre situation.

 

Furthermore the i closed lands act looks to me as a device to keep drovers out of other peoples properties(an issue during drought) and also out of events and public facilities like hospitals.

 

‘’The fact that something is inclosed begs the question of whether it is legally inclosed as well. There are fences everywhere in the bush for all sorts of reasons, some legal, some not.

 

To put it another way, you would have to be unlucky in the bush to find someone who objected to a request or even a landing after an attempt was made to contact the owner. Most people understand the concept. of “a fair go”.

I can't remember which regulation it is, but it seems that it is legal to land anywhere it is safe to land. So, if you land safely, that was legal. If you land and crash, that was illegal. 😀

On 07/08/2021 at 11:58 AM, Bruce Tuncks said:

But do not be fooled by "lead-acid equivalent" amp-hours which means nothing except a rip-off.

I am no expert, but isn’t lead-acid equivalent relevant because lead acid batteries have better cranking current capacity, relative to Li  batteries, if they have the same Ah’s? 

Hopefully, 35 m wide and 19 m deep. Either way, you will fit a lot in there. That will be great. 

Hi. As RossK said, there are plenty of LSA's that will be fine with you weighing 275 lb. An Aeroprakt Foxbat/Valor also has good useful load.  As Facthunter said, you won't actually save time. I had a lap band and then I had gastric bypass. I weigh 220 lb. So, there are shortcuts. I admire Bosi72 that he could lose weight.

On 25/08/2021 at 2:58 PM, skippydiesel said:

Really!!!!!?????

 

I guess it takes all sorts - give me function over form any time.

You would get much better function if you hired someone to fly you where ever you need to go, be it in a Cessna or on Virgin. Cheaper, faster and you would have SO much extra time. (Of course, if you have very specific circumstances, like flying to muster or commute between two rural properties, then this post is me being wrong.) 

On 02/09/2021 at 1:42 PM, SSCBD said:

 

 

 

 

What problems can you get in these days being sooo PC  with  landing a RAA or single engine VH on an airstrip where permission is required.

 

For example -  your honour - flying along happily for about 2 hours and my passenger had the urge.  We had about another 45 mins to fly but underneath was a lovely looking grass strip and when I  looked it up it was permission required.

 

It was an uncertified airfield called Ashford Cawdor YASF - it's 1000 metres long but we were not in a position to call the owner.

 

Don't get me wrong I have landed many many times on strips in the back blocks without asking permission for natures calls without any problems.

 

What can they really do about it if you had a reasonable excuse to land.

 

anyone's thoughts

 

If the strip is unserviceable, you might have  undercarriage-violently-removed trouble.