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    This was entirely weather related. All that other stuff is peripheral speculation.. Nev
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    Yes I heard that mentioned at the time. . IF you are doing a charter you tend to GO till you can't. You will feel you have to give it a try for the sake of the customer. WHERE to draw the Line is what experience helps you with.. Nev
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    You get away with it for a while and become complacent. IF you are above freezing level you'll rapidly get ice in cloud when you enter it. Nev
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    facthunter commented on Area-51's article in Articles

    Only Unconscious people would ride in it... Nev
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    Fog can form very quickly and you can get hail in clear air. Learn as much as you can about weather. I found the best info was from Glider related data much of which was Northern hemisphere based, but you can adjust that if the take the appropriate factors into account.. Nev.
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    facthunter commented on Area-51's article in Articles

    I'll believe it when I see one operating in gusty conditions, The only way to get extra lift is to increase rotor speed. Too much lag in that to give precise control.
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    I think time has shown that Canards are NOT the answer, nor are pusher props. They are in disturbed air, Nev
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    ITS HERE!!!

    facthunter commented on Area-51's article in Articles

    I think the cooling fan is bigger than you need.. Shy Cancel will never approve that. THEY are the only ones allowed to take people for a ride and they do it in SLOW motions.. Nev
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    Wasn't funny the FIRST time skip. Like the Sun is higher in the sky there as it IS in QUEENSLAND. The EARTH is a ball. The HOT bit is in the middle. Nev
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    Weather conditions played a big part in this accident. Most cross country's are not done in Marginal conditions. Where does a student get the experience from? Any pilot who flys enough will encounter weather issues. Nev
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    There will always be risk takers. That shows most when they are let loose. The bloke who should get another hobby is pretty obvious to an experienced Instructor though under confidence could be the problem. I don't think there should be a competition for the lowest hours to solo Baron Manfred Von Richtofen wrote Off at least 2 planes during training.. Nev
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    It really does the same thing a different way See the slide as a variable venturi that rises as the depression ( suction) increases slightly. The needle acts as the fuel flow adjuster for the bigger aperture... The delay in the dashpot responding acts as an accelerator Pump. Have you found the small passages that get the depressed force to the top go the diaphragm and the IDLE passages for the initial fuel provision.. Missing is the idle speed adjustment stop. . and the choke mechanism. Nev
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    As to experience counting, I took a mate of mine up in a Tiger Moth at Broadmeadows (District Park) Newcastle and he was a very accomplished Model plane Builder and flyer and I reckon I could have soloed him in about ONE hour..Nev
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    The state Police in the location of the crash have the authority to investigate and always have. AUF or RAAus have never had such authority. ATSB can elect to but have limited funding so only get involved in the ones they give priority to. ATSB and the Police are INDEPENDANT. The CASA and RAAus aren't as they are major Participants in the "Game". THAT Report misrepresents the situation. Nev
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    The position of the diaphragm is controlled by the throttle position AND the engines ability to pump air.( LESS at high altitudes) IF you load the engine and thereby reduce the revs it will be very limited in the POWER it can produce. Look at any Torque, RPM and HP chart produced on a dynamometer. There will be a MAX torque RPM and well above it a max SHP RPM as well as a never exceed RPM. Nev
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    IF the system includes a governor It will maintain a SET RPM regardless of the Airspeed of the aircraft. The pitch will adjust to keep the RPM constant.. In a dive as the speed increases the pitch will become coarser. In a climb as the speed reduces the pitch will fine off. In Flight adjustable is when you decide what the pitch will be.. Nev
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    ITS HERE!!!

    facthunter commented on Area-51's article in Articles

    PSSst He hasn't lifted the Lid. Nev
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    facthunter commented on Area-51's article in Articles

    Be OK when you get the Hang of it. Single Pisstin and flies? Nev
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    I think HE posted here a few times. RAAus doesn't Investigate RAAus planes. The relevant STATE police do. Nev
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    You sure Ain't going anywhere without a TAIL ROTOR.. Nev
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    Drive and control mechanisms for tail rotors are complex. Nev
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    That's probably AFTER it contacted something. Nev
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    Move to Cowra? Nev
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    They never DIE gracefully.. That could have had something amiss with the tail rotor. We always assume the pilot mucked up.. Nev
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    I'm only talking about Saphire's. I have NO knowledge of the Streak shadows etc. Nev
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