RAAus shuffling positions

[BrendAn]

1 minute ago, facthunter said:

You are Just listing types that used to be flying and haven't answered directly anything I've said . What's the wtf also.? Surely that's not acceptable in a discussion on Ian's Forum?  Nev

All those I mentioned are still out there being flown . Why get so cranky every time you are wrong. 

 

[T510]

9 minutes ago, facthunter said:

You are Just listing types that used to be flying and haven't answered directly anything I've said . What's the wtf also.? Surely that's not acceptable in a discussion on Ian's Forum?  Nev

Just because you don't see 2 strokes flying in your extremely narrow field of view does not mean there are not plenty still out there.

 

Once again you show your inability to accept other peoples experiences without making disparaging comments. It is a sad case when you can not learn from other people and only push your owned flawed opinions.

 

Your insistence on forcing your often inaccurate opinion on others and attacking people who disagree with your fiction makes it hard to want to contribute to this forum.

 

 

 

 

[facthunter]

I'm not cranky and I'm NOT wrong either. That question is like "Have you stopped beating your wife". I just want FACTS so don't  assume it's MY problem. I've been to Natfly and Holbrook plenty of times  and flew and instructed in plenty of 2 stroke Powered aircraft and rebuilt Many two stroke engines, including Rotax. I first flew a Thruster at Mangalore Airshow in 1986 with Plenty of onlookers with my flight the day prior being PIC of a B727 which is a bit different.. Nev

[BrendAn]

8 minutes ago, facthunter said:

I'm not cranky and I'm NOT wrong either. That question is like "Have you stopped beating your wife". I just want FACTS so don't  assume it's MY problem. I've been to Natfly and Holbrook plenty of times  and flew and instructed in plenty of 2 stroke Powered aircraft and rebuilt Many two stroke engines, including Rotax. I first flew a Thruster at Mangalore Airshow in 1986 with Plenty of onlookers with my flight the day prior being PIC of a B727 which is a bit different.. Nev

You are wrong. Do want me to drive around and take photos of every ultralight for you.

A mate has 5 quicksilvers , 3 trikes and a flight star. All 2 strokes.

Another has a thruster Gemini.

The xair.

I know 3 others flying xairs. 

Thruster88 has 2 thrusters.

Another friend has a 582 drifter.

They are out there.

Jack C as well 582 xair and thruster.

 

[facthunter]

You have never said one good word about any of My Posts, T510 and ATTACKED Me Unmercifully from your first Posts Here, So you are a hypocrite. . Lots of People have Lamented the Reduced activity of the More basic types. But somehow, if I dare to comment there is a predictable Pile On by the easily Self-identifing usuals. T510,YOU would be close to the top of that Pile. THAT IS a Fact. Nev

[BrendAn]

3 minutes ago, facthunter said:

You have never said one good word about any of My Posts, T510 and ATTACKED Me Unmercifully from your first Posts Here, So you are a hypocrite. . Lots of People have Lamented the Reduced activity of the More basic types. But somehow, if I dare to comment there is a predictable Pile On by the easily Self-identifing usuals. T510,YOU would be close to the top of that Pile. THAT IS a Fact. Nev

So what do we call it when you insult anyone who dares disagree with you.

This thread was going well .

[BrendAn]

I can't see 2 strokes disappearing

Until there is a viable 4 stroke replacement that is affordable.

 

[facthunter]

I'm  VERY MUCH for such craft and there may be some AREAS OF ACTIVITY. But it's NOT what it was wayback is all I'm pointing out and somehow that developed into another $#!t fight where I'm being made out  to be  the Problem. Nev

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[T510]

9 minutes ago, facthunter said:

You have never said one good word about any of My Posts, T510 and ATTACKED Me Unmercifully from your first Posts Here, So you are a hypocrite. . Lots of People have Lamented the Reduced activity of the More basic types. But somehow, if I dare to comment there is a predictable Pile On by the easily Self-identifing usuals. T510,YOU would be close to the top of that Pile. THAT IS a Fact. Nev

Calling you out for posting your own made up truths is not an attack.

 

What you see as a "Pile On" is people calling you out for poor behaviour. You disregard other peoples experiences and attack them when they show you are wrong.

 

You need to work out the difference between a fact and your opinion because until you do you are the problem

[jackc]

25 minutes ago, BrendAn said:

I can't see 2 strokes disappearing

Until there is a viable 4 stroke replacement that is affordable.

 

People in the U.S. are doing a lot with Briggs and Stratton V Twins?  Not big horsepower, but useable for some? 

[facthunter]

T510. You are still at it .My stuff is based on facts and I recognise and acknowledge them when they are there.. You chose to ATTACK me from your first days here because you thought I needed cutting down to size. You came straight out guns blazing ant attacked EVERY aspect of me you could find. Go back and read it and republish it or  stop your incessant attacks. Why  would I not try to DEFEND myself from People such as you. I value My reputation. YOU are intent on destroying it.. Nev

Edited 18 hours ago by facthunter

[skippydiesel]

No reflection on the changes or the personnel moving in/out, up/down in RAA.

 

In the last 50 years or so, the concept of a trained /professional manger, has almost completely disappeared.

We now have people, in management roles, who have trained in some other discipline altogether (eg Flight Training, Aeronautics, etc).

It is assumed that because they have excelled or at least met their performance expectations, in their origination discipline, they can just move seamlessly into management.

True, sometimes the aspiring manager has taken a short course or two in management. Unfortunatly this is mostly "window dressing"

What has this got to do with RAA?

Simply - If you want an cost effective organisation, it must be run by a professional manger(s).

Only managers have the holistic skills to bring together all of the facets in a well run organisation/business.

While it helps that a manger has some understanding/empathy for the bushiness, this should never be the primary selecton criteria (all too often it is).

Note: In almost every in every profession, there are those who would seem to be born with the skill (talent), while others, who have been trained seem less skilled. This does not change the basic premise.

 

I have no particular insight to the running of RAA, however will say that over the many years of my membership, RAA seems to lurch from one crises to another, interspersed with periods of calm. Unfortunately the perception of a self serving bureaucracy, seems to have deepened. I would question - "Does RAA represent its membership at all"

 

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[facthunter]

 There's other than Briggs Too Jack, on ride on Lawnmowers.. The Motor in the New  single seat all metal monoplane is on the Mark. Vee twins have  the advantage of not having two pistons stopped at the same time,so less torsional vibration issues  and a much shorter stiffer crankshaft .Nev

[T510]

15 minutes ago, facthunter said:

T510. You are still at it .My stuff is based on facts and I recognise and acknowledge them when they are there.. You chose to ATTACK me from your first days here because you thought I needed cutting down to size. You came straight out guns blazing ant attacked EVERY aspect of me you could find. Go back and read it and republish it or  stop your incessant attacks. Why  would I not try to DEFEND myself from People such as you. I value My reputation. YOU are intent on destroying it.. Nev

I was here for 2 years before I called you out on your made up "facts". I then suffered your usual attacks when I dared question your opinion you presented as a fact.

 

I don't try to cut you down to size, you cut yourself down to size with your made up facts and the inability to construct a sentence with correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. I only challenge your poor behaviour and spreading of misinformation, it is not an attack on EVERY aspect of you.

 

You are doing a great job of building a reputation for spreading inaccurate opinions as fact and attacking anyone who disagrees with you. 

 

 

[skippydiesel]

Be careful T510, you may be being lured into a "Troll" trap. 

 

The temptation to respond in kind, may just result in censure from The Administrator.

 

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[BrendAn]

52 minutes ago, jackc said:

People in the U.S. are doing a lot with Briggs and Stratton V Twins?  Not big horsepower, but useable for some? 

Most of our planes need 50 HP plus.

I think the Briggs would be ok on part 103 aircraft

[T510]

1 minute ago, skippydiesel said:

Be careful T510, you may be being lured into a "Troll" trap. 

 

The temptation to respond in kind, may just result in censure from The Administrator.

 

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Thanks Skip,

 

I'll refrain from responding and put him back on my ignore list. 

 

It's just sad that a couple of members degrade the content of what it otherwise a great resource

[facthunter]

Where are these Made up FACT you speak of?. Most of what I write is accepted Good Gen On Aircraft  Nev (Called the resident leftie, amongst other derisive things.)

[Thruster88]

Before I moved to Cowra 10 years ago there was zero Thrusters within  50km radius, now there are 8 active flying Thrusters here. I promote them as simple cheap fun machines. They will not often be seen in public as they mostly live on farms. There is currently no viable 4 stroke 65hp engine available to replace the 582 2 stroke. It doesn't bother me that some people don't like and bag out 2 strokes. I have had zero issues over 42 years of operations with 2 strokes.

[facthunter]

Who are you alleging is Bagging-out 2 strokes?  It's certainly NOT me.  I've also never had a failure with 2 strokes either because I know how to treat them, but a Lot of People just don't like them.  It's accepted their Power to weight ratio is hard to Beat.

    I recall giving a Pre arranged Lecture to some Airline Pilots about the virtues of what AUF/RAAus  has to offer and was booded and ridiculed, even while I was speaking. Rude Eh? for making the effort which I'd researched and was then an RAAus Instructor at Lethbridge. Oh well I tried, at least. But I stopped going to their Dinners. There WERE some good Guest Speakers though.  Nev

[FlyBoy1960]

personally, I think you will find there are more 2 strokes out there flying than what you think there are. Most of these will be on larger properties, flying quite happily, none of them registered because they are just being used for large farm work.

 

The simple numbers don't lie. If they sold 15,000 2 strokes in Australia for aviation over the past 40 years, then you would expect at least 5,000 the still be out there and usable. Let's say one third of these were on aircraft that are still in a flyable condition then you still have well over 1,000 trotting around Australia once or twice every year, some aircraft with hundreds of hours every year.

 

Just because you can't see them out your front door doesn't mean they are not out there and operating unregistered, unlicensed and under no regulation.   

 

You can't say how many old cars are on farms and operating quite happily because you can't see them in the registration numbers!

[T510]

1 hour ago, BrendAn said:

Most of our planes need 50 HP plus.

I think the Briggs would be ok on part 103 aircraft

I think the Briggs is rated at 27hp for the ~800cc motor, A Rotax 477 makes 40hp and is ~5kg lighter

 

I will be looking at a Rotax Rick big bore when my 582 needs rebuilding

[facthunter]

Unreliable  older cars are of little use on Farms because they have to be Maintained and Have little traction when the Place is wet.  Quad Bikes have taken over as well, with the tractor with trailers as it always was. Planes need regular inspection more carefully performed than Many other things do. Nev

[FlyBoy1960]

12 minutes ago, facthunter said:

Unreliable  older cars are of little use on Farms because they have to be Maintained and Have little traction when the Place is wet.  Quad Bikes have taken over as well, with the tractor with trailers as it always was. Planes need regular inspection more carefully performed than Many other things do. Nev

sorry but there you go again. I can see why the other members are taking offence to your replies. Nobody needs to reply to anything that you write, and nobody needs to comment as an individual because you will finish the conversation with the last comment every time. Just the way you are wired!

[facthunter]

What is Offensive about that?? I can't say anything here without being condemned. I did OWN a Vineyard for About 10 Years and Have a Nationally  Acccredited Qualifications to Manage a Vineyard. I also Inherited a six cylinder Cortina  with the farm that I Got running and the Kids used to tear around in the Mud for Fun. Unfortunately there's a lot of saliniity Involved with Irrigation and any cars used that way Rust out very quickly, and become worthless.  I've also owned 3 Planes. Nev

Edited 15 hours ago by facthunter