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  1. facthunter
    Fair chance it IS a spring pin. Rolled strip of spring steel. Best to press out??? Nev
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    You'd have to worry about oversizing the hole. Nev
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    I'd need some picture of it. Is it possible to press it out with a modified Small but strong "G" Clamp? Nev
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    Could be one of the Holes in the swiss cheese that makes accidents. You are taking a KNOWN problem in to the air where there can be plenty of unknown problems already. Careful pilots make OLDER bones. Nev
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    Carefully with a hard drill or a flat disc to cut it. Preserve the Aluminium. Don't get it hot Take your time.. Nev
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    It's said we all came out of the Primaeval slime. I've had motorcycle tyres deflate with those "fixes" and I know at one stage they were made illegal.. NOT inclined to go for them and if the Plane is so light and slow that I'd risk it I would just as likely stuff it with compacted dry grass..The only Light aircraft flat I've had is with the tailwheel. Nev
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    You can only be offended by people you respect. It takes TWO to Tangle. Nev
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    I have High standards. Nev
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    Any club that accepts me I wouldn't want to belong to. Nev
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    Some would. Nev
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    Inner tubes often TEAR. so sealant is not likely to work. You must also be able to Jack the wheel up safely. . Nev
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    I'm pretty certain there are various models on the bike. When that happens they often make a few different gaskets to cover all the possibilities. The needle is modified on the aero one to make it (sort of) altitude responsive in mixture. I don't like the Carb that much. and wouldn't take chances. It's ON an AEROPLANE. Nev
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    A cheap simulator is going to be of limited value beyond getting the Procedures right. Without "MOTION" you can play with it but there's no "feel" and you can "Play" the simulator with practice, same as any game.. Anyhow this thread is primarily about visibility in turns , is it not? A Biplane is often the worst of all in that regard for forward view. Nev
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    Your RAAus "Certificate" is worth Nowt overseas.. Its just exemptions. Nev
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    You can ALWAYS come back if you want to. It has to give you "bang for your Buck." to justify it. Nev
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    Lockwire done correctly is common in that location. Nev
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    There's issues regarding ICAO compliancy. What's in it for CASA if you tangle with a big one? Nev
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    If you don't feel like flying don't do it unless you have contracted work to do.. You don't forget how to ride a pushbike. You always have to be prepared for something to happen that's never happened before no matter how many hours you have under your belt. If you stop flying life goes on.. Nev
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    You've made a fair bit of use of it space without much risk to your person.. Nev
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    The possibility you identify CAN be the CASE. Be interesting to find out. . Nev
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    It's not really worth arguing this one out. Your rate of survival in the case of a plane is low. With a helicopter at night it's miniscule. Any fool can drive a car and you can stop without falling fatally fast . and there's lot's of cars compared to planes. Nev
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    The Rotax ULS is not particularly fuel efficient. Put a sender against the gearbox and have a listen to it in flight. Flat 4's have torsional vibrations to handle that are pretty bad.. Some engines have dynamic balancing. . Many have" don't use" RPM settings You don't want flexible pipes and hoses everywhere. if it can be avoided. You are entitled to use what you choose, but it would be better if you weren't so condemnatory and insulting of people with a contrary view.. Nev
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    The Wacket was grounded sometime in the 60s, because of failure of the casein glue used in the wing. The Warner Super Scarab Radial was used and was underpowered but was all that could be supplied at the time.. I think Newcastle had two but the suspect wing deterred me from flying one. The Wirraway become the cropduster/sprayer of choice at the time with a version called the "Ceres" Being developed. There were some Edgar Percival's EP9 with Avro Anson motors fitted about also. Nev
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    Some are buried with Live ammo etc to discourage retrieval. Buried stuff won't be in that good condition. Nev
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    Having ailerons on all mainplanes would be an advantage as well as Brakes When brakes are fitted to the DH82 you have to move the wheels further forward which makes them LESS nice directionally. Canadian built ones had them as well as an enclosed sliding cockpit. and a tailwheel. . Nev
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