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    Hi Scott, Great video! Thanks for posting. Cheers Neil
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    DHC-2 Beaver

    Neil_S replied to rgmwa's topic in Aviation Videos

    Brilliant! Loved it.
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    Hi MM, Will try & be there - wx permitting! Cheers Neil
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    Hi Guru, Now you have your pax endo take your missus up for a fly - it might sway the deal wrt $50k...... Cheers Neil
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    Excellent! Thanks for posting!
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    Thanks, Maj.
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    Hi Mauld, Love it! Thanks for posting. Cheers Neil
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    Hi Highwing, Welcome to the forums. Tell us a bit more about yourself - what plane you fly etc... Cheers Neil
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    Excellent videos, DP. Thanks for posting. Lovely planes - nice aileron design (I think they nicked it from my Gazelle.....) Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Mal, Low Performance endo is disappearing, so that's one you won't have to do. Lethbridge do T/W in a Savage Cub. Not sure about 2 stroke! Cheers Neil
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    Hi David, I am used to it! Being small (sorry, vertically challenged if we want to be PC) I have spent my life on the end of heightist "jokes", and....wait for it.... my birthday is April 1st, so for the last nearly 60 years I have had the "April fool" jokes, which people somehow think they are the first to come up with....! In fact the only reason I started flying was so I could finally look down on my friends.... Cheers, Neil
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    Don't disagree - but that situation is common everywhere (and not just in flying circles). It does not justify tarring ALL people/pilots with the same brush based on the physical location of the individual(s) that you disagree with. I am from the UK and was grossly offended a while back by somebody who, on hearing my accent, made the gross assumption I agreed with then UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher because I was from the UK. He was lucky to get away with his head still on his shoulders. The opinions of individuals are just that - individual opinions.
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    Why do you assume this is the opinion of all pilots in Australia????? "People in Aus" - do you know ALL of us? Is your opinion the opinion of ALL pilots in the US?
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    Hi Alf, I had also read that they then swung back to recommending the 50/50 glycol/water again.....We run the 50/50 in our 80hp 912A with no problem. I also bought a refractometer to check the ratio of glycol to water in the overflow bottle, and it does seem to indicate that the mixture will gradually acquire a slightly higher glycol ratio, (ie the water does gradually reduce), but I just top up occasionally with more 50/50 mix, or even a slightly higher distilled water ratio. Cheers, Neil PS Agree wrt antifreeze and pets - my brother's cat died after drinking from a puddle of antifreeze/water under his car. Nasty stuff.
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    Nope - nothing came of it. Great shame.
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    Hi Mauld, Brilliant video, brilliant sound! Was that at Duxford? Cheers, Neil
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    Nice video - thanks for posting. There was a Brisfit flying at Warbirds over Wanaka last week, along with a Sopwith Triplane, Airco DH5 and from the Germain side a Fokker Triplane, Fokker D7 and Pfalz D3. Great stuff! Good to see these brilliant old aircraft still flying. Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Andrew, Shell Advance VSX 4 is pretty easy to get from motorbike stores. We have used it for years in our Rotax 912A. It's on the list (2 different viscosities - I am pretty sure we use 15W50). Cheers Neil
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    Skyfox AD

    Neil_S replied to metalman's topic in Skyfox/Gazelle

    Hi Matty, Speaking on Mick's behalf - yes it is! I have flown in a number of times. Let me know when you plan to go there and I will try to get there too for a coffee/chat. Best to choose a day with nil wind or northerlies as there are tall trees at the northern end of the strip which can make landing southwards a bit tricky. Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Buzzard, I don't fly a trike, but I have found the Mini G iPad Mini Kneeboard from Sky High Gear to be really good in my Gazelle. No frills, just a solid kneeboard with adjustable elastic strap. It was also considerably cheaper than some of the alternatives even after postage was included. Worth a look IMO. Cheers, Neil
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    Congratulations, mate! My better half and I will be celebrating 30 years next year.....happy wife, happy life..... Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Beefy, - tell us some more about yourself - what you fly, how long you have been flying etc. Don't be shy! Cheers, Neil
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    Both videos are stunning! So much we arrogant humans have yet to learn! Cheers Neil
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    Hi Dan, Congratulations on making the decision to learn to fly! You will not regret it. I also wished I had done it earlier than the age of 54, so you are ahead of me. I would agree with what the others have said, ie a lesson a week if possible, and ask your instructor what the next lesson will be so you can read it up in the books beforehand and have a better idea of what you are doing (and why) when you come to each lesson. Learning is fun, so just take it one step at a time, and don't expect to remember everything first time - you won't! Enjoy your learning, and keep us all posted with your progress. Cheers and good luck, Neil
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    Hi, Excellent documentary - very interesting and very matter of fact commentary. Thanks for posting! Cheers Neil
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