Tell us about your last flight

[danny_galaga]

11 hours ago, BrendAn said:

its labour taking over farms for net zero rubbish.  there are piss off samsung signs around Warragal. there are plans for a big battery site on some of australias best farmland.

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[Thruster88]

Can we please stick to the topic TELL US ABOUT YOUR LAST FLIGHT. There are other places for people to argue about politics. 

[Garfly]

2 hours ago, Thruster88 said:

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 ... TELL US ABOUT YOUR LAST FLIGHT  ...

 

Okay, then.

 

My last flight was absolutely fabulous; chief passenger aboard the trusty thrusty of our (above-mentioned) aviator mate, Thruster88.

 

On Saturday, we rose up, elevator style, from the plane's home dirt near Gooloogong, NSW, . We were on a mission to check out the new farm strip of a mutual friend 25 miles distant..  ('An ideal sector length for type', said the captain.  I could see what he meant given that the cabin heat and seat warmers seemed to be broken ;- )  Our T88 sure loves this long time ride of his, this original blue rag n' tuber.  And he knows exactly how to be as one with her; sensitive to her every tendency.  He might have been a bird in another life.  In any case, he's keen to spread the good news through the entire shire.  He's notched up a good half-dozen Thruster converts within a 50 mile radius, that is, within a half a day's flying in type.  (Ha, ha ... just kidding!!  It goes faster with a breeze at its back. Heck, there were even some slow trucks we could keep up with!)  And finally, it was back to the X-rated Gooloogong pub for a hamburger, customary for these flighty excursions.  All in all, a great morning up and away over the Lachlan!  And a reminder of why we, the afflicted, (still) obsess over these (still) amazing flying machines.

 

Thanks again, Stuart!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(P.S:  Our Thruster88, it should be noted, is also a fan of heavy metal machines like his Beech Musketeer, and that speedy, efficient, RV9A tourer of his.  Luckily, all those craft survived the tornado that tore by the homestead just a few weeks back demolishing sheds, silos etc and destroying trees all around the house).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Thruster88]

Thankyou Gary for the kind words and a very nice day out.

[BrendAn]

10 hours ago, Thruster88 said:

Can we please stick to the topic TELL US ABOUT YOUR LAST FLIGHT. There are other places for people to argue about politics. 

 

red can remove my post. 

Edited August 10 by BrendAn

[BrendAn]

2 hours ago, Thruster88 said:

Thankyou Gary for the kind words and a very nice day out.

had a thruster question but that would be off topic . Will ask in another thread.

 

Edited August 10 by BrendAn

[skippydiesel]

First really nice day, in about 10 , so took the opportunity to go on a nice little jaunt, The Oaks- Cowra,  this afternoon.

Some initial lumpiness, but once on the western side of the Divide, smooooooth. 

Approaching Cowra had this unusual haze/mistiness, a little further to the West- nothing major.

Landed Right Circuit on 15 (a year or so back, I did a standard Left, even though I had highlighted Right - go figure?).

Except for one Sunday visit, every time I have arrived at Cowra, it has been jumping with activity - not today.

I was only there long enough to make use of the "facilities"s (can almost park outside).

Aside from rows of parked aircraft, only a Piper ? Cessna 172 and a turbine Ag plane were actually moving.

Return leg, even smooooother. Climbed to 5500 ft over scattered cloud, which eventually gave way, to almost no cloud - spectacular views.

Sydney Basin also not very aviation active - must be a half day Friday or something

Landed on 18 Left (the Eastern strip is my favorit, smoother, but a bit shorter than the West) with a very slight tail wind. Let the Sonex run on, with just a little added power, to my turn off to the parking area - great flight, 60 minute's each way. "Wouldn't be dead for quids"

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[danny_galaga]

Took a friend, visiting from Newcastle for a fly around Boonah today. He has a ppl but hasn't flown in nearly 20 years.

[johnm]

ruffly - specific gravities:

 

fuel - 0.7

water - 1

steel - 7.85

gold - 19

[skippydiesel]

8 hours ago, johnm said:

ruffly - specific gravities:

 

fuel - 0.7

water - 1

steel - 7.85

gold - 19

Que?

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[facthunter]

To deter you from making your plane from Gold, I suspect. . Unobtanium is not Listed. Nev

[ClintonB]

 Bit like the minis full of gold in the original Italian job move, the floor pans would have been dragging on the floor.

[Moneybox]

We're planning on a road trip north to Running Waters region in the East Pilbara so I decided to get a quick flight in first.

 

I decided to add a bit of maintenance in because I've been holding off to get the plane into a hangar. I have a problem with the fuel changeover valve because I'm never sure where it draws fuel from. I removed to lift pump outlet and directed it into a jerry can.

 

 

I found that when switched to any position there was a lot of air bubbles coming through the hose. Also it draws almost all fuel from the left wing tank regardless of the valve position so I need to dismantle whatever it takes to get to the plumbing so that I can work out what's been done in there.

 

Anyway I needed to go for that flight because we could be away for a bit.

 

 

I went armed with a little aluminium trim tab that I intended to add to the aileron so that I don't have to constantly hold the stick to one side. I planned to take note of which way I was holding the stick to see where to put the trim tab. Believe it or not, once I took off I forgot all about the trim tab concentrating on my radio calls and touch-an-goes and even now I can't recall if I have to push it left or right. 🫡

 

It's called oldtimer's I think so i never got to fasten the trim tab, next time will have to do.

[skippydiesel]

MoneyBox

 

"I went armed with a little aluminium trim tab that I intended to add to the aileron so that I don't have to constantly hold the stick to one side. "

 

IF?? your flaps can be individually adjusted, you can "fix" the need to maintained/hold aileron correction, by adjust a flap.

Flap up (wing down)is usually aerodynamically more efficient than flap down to lift a wing.

Remember that  an adjustment on one flight control surface will almost always affect another.

Rudder trim will correct most small out of wings level trim.

The aim  should always be to trim so that your Balance Ball is centred in level flight

 

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[Moneybox]

The calm weather is still hanging around even if it is a bit wet so I headed back out to the airport this morning. I've wanted to balance the carburettors since I got the plane so I took the Slack Tube Manometer and a few bits of hose. The whole job would be a lot easier if Rotax would have attached the equalising tube in a way that it could be easily slipped off. Anyway that job was simple enough but I couldn't get the idle mixture screws because each carburettor has a very nicely designed drain tray preventing me getting a screwdriver near the screw.

 

 

Another job was that trim tab I meant to fit yesterday. It's a very thin piece if aluminium that I gave a little bend 15mm on the front edge. I went for a quick trip down over Lake Austin to see which way I had to hold the stick when cruising, it needed to be held left always so I used some double sided tape and adhered the trim tab to the underside of the RH aileron. 

 

 

The first impression on a quick trip around the circuit shows it made little difference but it was a wee bit bumpy up there so it was hard to tell.

 

 

Once over the lake at 4000' I backed the throttle off to idle and attempted a stall. After a couple of minutes floundering about at about 1800rpm and 33kt with the nose poking up I gave up, did a couple of 45° steep turns and headed home.

[Blueadventures]

7 minutes ago, Moneybox said:

The calm weather is still hanging around even if it is a bit wet so I headed back out to the airport this morning. I've wanted to balance the carburettors since I got the plane so I took the Slack Tube Manometer and a few bits of hose. The whole job would be a lot easier if Rotax would have attached the equalising tube in a way that it could be easily slipped off. Anyway that job was simple enough but I couldn't get the idle mixture screws because each carburettor has a very nicely designed drain tray preventing me getting a screwdriver near the screw.

 

 

Another job was that trim tab I meant to fit yesterday. It's a very thin piece if aluminium that I gave a little bend 15mm on the front edge. I went for a quick trip down over Lake Austin to see which way I had to hold the stick when cruising, it needed to be held left always so I used some double sided tape and adhered the trim tab to the underside of the RH aileron. 

 

 

The first impression on a quick trip around the circuit shows it made little difference but it was a wee bit bumpy up there so it was hard to tell.

 

 

Once over the lake at 4000' I backed the throttle off to idle and attempted a stall. After a couple of minutes floundering about at about 1800rpm and 33kt with the nose poking up I gave up, did a couple of 45° steep turns and headed home.

You can adjust the idle mixture screw with a spanner, that's what I do when not possible to get a flat blade screw driver to it.

[Moneybox]

2 minutes ago, Blueadventures said:

You can adjust the idle mixture screw with a spanner, that's what I do when not possible to get a flat blade screw driver to it.

I didn't realise it was a hex.

[Moneybox]

When I jumped out of the plane and grabbed the iPad to see if it tracked me the iPad had overheated. Sure it was sitting on the passenger seat but it's 20°C today. There's no way I'm going to trust my navigation to an iPad even if it has a cooling fan. I've just gone onto the Aircraft Automation website and asked for a price for the SuperEco AP and ADSB in and out.

[ClintonB]

I found everything got hot under a canopy, the C182 was better as the high wing gave shade, good to sit under too.

[Blueadventures]

48 minutes ago, Moneybox said:

When I jumped out of the plane and grabbed the iPad to see if it tracked me the iPad had overheated. Sure it was sitting on the passenger seat but it's 20°C today. There's no way I'm going to trust my navigation to an iPad even if it has a cooling fan. I've just gone onto the Aircraft Automation website and asked for a price for the SuperEco AP and ADSB in and out.

I turn my mini ipad off after landing, conserves battery and place in shade of dash panel on floor.