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  1. jackc
    Sometime ago I purchased one of these units. Now time to try and use it, after reading parts of the 250 page handbook I am trying to work out some of the basic features that maybe of use. Will need to download some kind of VFR Chart database as a starter? Anyone find this unit is useful in Australia? What features are of benefit? Any useful hints and tips for me to get stated please? Has a yoke mount, which I would rather use in preference to panel mount, since it’s not a big screen?
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    Good reason WHY a BRS is useless in an onboard fire, drift slowly to the Earth, while you burn to death. 🤢
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    Battery banks for phones, thrown many out when they swelled got hot, 2 Telstra 4g wireless routers, 2 DJI drone batteries, overheated in flight, had to jemmy them out with difficulty.
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    That is why I use AGM batteries, Even Lithium jump starter packs are bad, I have had 2 that nearly caused a disaster 🤢
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    I am waiting for YouTube to become a recognised standard, in Pilot Training 🤩🤩
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    The Internet giveth, but it also taketh away, in the form we used to know 🤢
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    Well, I try to make sure I open my mouth with the right info, but like everything today, complexity brings differing interpretations. And even specialists can be wrong, to certain degrees? Fundamentally, its hoped with the pooling of knowledge should mean we have some kind of a correct answer, in general. I guess a full investigation, is hoped to realise an accurate outcome? The media? Forget that, there is no pride in media accuracy, anymore?
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    Nev, are you hinting I have come unstuck?
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    Want to study this stuff? Go here: https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Space_Weather
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    Yes here…. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1989_geomagnetic_storm GPS systems can also suffer, so don’t forget your Whizwheel 🤩
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    I was in radio communications for 30 year, I had IPS software for calculation the effects of Solar Flares, because it was part of my job. Now, blame Solar Flares all you like BUT, produce peer reviewed data at time of alleged Aircraft control failure where Solar Flares are suspected to impacted an aircraft? Show me the Solar Forecast on day of incident? Just blaming a possible cause, without backup date, IS just b/s…….
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    I would go as far to say b/s on this ??
  13. jackc
    Thanks for that info, looked up your link and had a good read. I see there are many models, but the X15 looks great. Made me reevaluate my whole idea that Apple Watch may not be my answer? Need to see IF my Aera 660 may connect to it as well, probably no advantage but will check.
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    Maybe this latest incident may bring an airframe end of life determination ? Which will see the early models end up out of service?
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    Thanks, Brendan 🤩🤩
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    When I first saw that the rear engine was mounted on the vertical stabiliser, that was the start. I knew nothing about aircraft back then, and I don’t know much more now. I had visions of what could go wrong but millions of flight hours later, between Wing pylons and cargo doors, they have been reasonably reliable BUT, when it goes wrong it seems to result in a major disaster. I still have visions of major real engine failure, destroying the aircraft. I have seen too many instances of poor engineering, in my life. My 24 reg Jabiru has one, and I am not allowed to fix it. 🤢
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    Those things are a crap aircraft, the moment I first saw one…….was enough for me. Yes, a crap design that flies BUT ??
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    I will hurry up, and WAIT with a large bucket of Popcorn 🤩
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    You want the bad news? Now or later? Avdata will build a BIG database over time.. Organisations will look to them for the information they want. You will need to register with Avdata to fly to any populated place, they will hold,your insurance details, your ASiC plus any other data they can scavenge up, even your licence details, endorsements. You call up ATC? A few keystrokes and they will have it all 🤢 Councils will have it to check your insurance, before they allow you to land at their Airport? NO insurance? Landing rights denied? The linformation could be limitless, over time 🤢 All these organisations wanting information, will pay a big fat subscription to Avdata. Please, tell me I am wrong? 😨
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    Just wait until RPC holders can access Controlled Airspace? They will see the money and ask for ASIC, for anyone wanting that access?
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    One lost a motor, and crashed not long before I was due to take my trip, killed all on board. I never liked the look of the design, that crash was simply a decider for me.
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    Probably comb Social Media pages, looking for adverse posts, to rate an applicant’s suitability to be granted their ASIC?
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    Never liked those machines, in 1979 I was due to fly Air New Zealand on one. I cancelled the flight and changed to Qantas 747. Based on published incidents about ‘78, ‘79?
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    Title says it all 🤩 for sometime now I have been eyeing off getting a Apple Watch, which will have quite a few possible benefits for me but I’m also interested in the aviation aspect of where the benefits could be so that I can justify myself. It’s worth spending the money on and I will get a decent one. Probably an Ultra 3 which seems full of features, has cellular and even satellite? I think if that’s any advantage to me for aviation purposes and anything else along the way. So I’m interested in people‘s experiences with them and then I can work out if I can justify spending the money. I don’t think it’s worth going for the cheaper line of anything if I want the features and need them I’ve gotta pay for them.
  25. jackc
    Hope it’s not the one from Longreach?
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