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The ENAC, responsible for all flight rules including VFR, has banned all VFR flights, local, regional or (inter-)national, to prevent people (even if they fly single) to meet others on or outside of their airport of departure and so to spread the virus. It is even forbidden at the moment for everyone without a very strict and documented necessity, to move (afoot, by car or otherwise) from one city or community to another (even if that could be just 2 miles along the road). Heavy fines, and even imprisonment could be the consequence. Food can only be purchased inside your community, and only if (again) strictly necessary: a guy who bought 3 bottles of wine and a packet of pasta was fined Euro 300, as the "vigili" (=local police) considered the wine not an absolute necessity (although their chiefs might have disagreed with this). STAY HOME is the motto.

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Sorry for any mistakes, but in my nautical experience the rule means that for any 60 units (km, Nm, miles) that you fly with 1 degree off course, you are then 1 unit off course. So after 30 units flying, you are 0.5 unit off course. Please correct me if I’m wrong. At sea (and flying) without straight visible lines the ‘normal’ accuracy of hand steering is +/- 5 degrees, nowadays easily corrected by electronics/ gps. Greetings from Italy

Well, here we go again. The Halley KFT (check on Google) from Hungary produces the Apollo DeltaJet 2 (and other), using NEW BMW 1200 GS engines , engine specific Trijekt electronics and a gearbox made by German Take-Off GmbH. Mine has now some 230 hours, I had it just maintained and checked (new oil, plugs, filters + gas cable adjust per vacuometer). There's no carburettor hassle. I don't know exactly how many they have produced since 1996, but it must be hundreds (before 2010 they used the BMW1150), mostly sold in Europe, including Russia. (BTW the REVO looks like a copy of the Deltajet 2 with some minor improvements; that one seems also available with BMW engine, but appears sold mostly with Rotax 912 or 914) I haven't had a forced /out-of-engine landing so far (only doing some exercises). The whole combination weighs some 230 kg. (see my picture). As a delta wing it has a sink ratio of about 1:7, maintaining a general speed of 80 km (even better at 70km). So far, after some 80 hours of flying (I bought it secondhand from one of my fly-instructors) I'm (still) a very happy user. (Comments of the garage guy who did the maintenance: the 1200 GS is a very reliable and durable machine, having twin sparks and the twin cams). Life expectance of Take-Off gearbox at least 1000 hrs, major check at 400 hrs. Engine rated at least 2000 hrs (no forced BTO). (It does say somewhere that it is not an official aircraft engine, hence less specific obligations). But here in Europe all trikes flying 'BASIC' are considered experimental aircraft per definition. Hope this helps (-:)

Don't know if anyone is still interested in the original question; my Apollo DeltaJet 2 with BMW 1200 GS engine, TakeOff reduction and Trijekt engine management /electronic injection has of course different characteristics from a Rotax 912/ 4 cylinder, or the 914, but is a jewel to fly with low vibration and low consumption (8-10 ltr/hr at 90-100 km/h). Propellor kicks in from 2000 revs. Downside (?): it only has one magneto, but so far that does the job. Can recommend the combination even if the total weight is on the higher side. Needs a good, around, airflow (oil and air cooled, with oil radiator, no water), like all engines.

Did you try to put on a ferrite on both ends?

Ryanair's, Micheal O'Leary, arrives in a hotel in Dublin, he goes to the bar and asks for a pint of draught Guinness. The barman nodded and said, "That will be one Euro please, Mr. O'Leary." Somewhat taken aback, O'Leary replied, "That's very cheap," and handed over his money. "Well, we try to stay ahead of the competition," said the barman, "and we are serving free pints every Wednesday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. We have the cheapest beer in Ireland." "That is a remarkable value," comments Michael. "I see you don't seem to have a glass, so you'll probably need one of ours. That will be 3 euros please." O'Leary scowled, but paid up. He took his drink and walked towards a seat. "Ah, you want to sit down?" said the barman. "That'll be an extra 2 euros. You could have pre-booked the seat, and it would have only cost you a Euro." "I think you may to be too big for the seat sir, can I ask you to sit in this frame please?" Michael attempts to sit down but the frame is too small and when he can't squeeze in he complains, "Nobody would fit in that little frame". "I'm afraid if you can't fit in the frame you'll have to pay an extra surcharge of 4 euros for your seat sir." O'Leary swore to himself, but paid up. "I see that you have brought your laptop with you," added the barman. "Since that wasn't pre-booked either, that will be another 3 euros." O'Leary was so annoyed that he walked back to the bar, slammed his drink on the counter, and yelled, "This is ridiculous, I want to speak to the manager". "Ah, I see you want to use the counter," says the barman, "that will be 2 euro please." O'Leary's face was red with rage. "Do you know who I am?" "Of course I do Mr. O'Leary." "I've had enough, What sort of bar is this? I come in for a quiet drink and you treat me like this. I insist on speaking to a manager!" "Here is his E-mail address, or if you wish, you can contact him between 9 and 9.10 every morning, Monday to Tuesday by dialing this free phone number. Calls are free, until they are answered, then there is a talking charge of only 10 cents per second." "I will never use this bar again!" "OK sir, but remember, we are the only hotel in Ireland selling pints for one Euro."