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  1. Flightrite
    It's not over yet, there must be drivers out there driving around with a spare seat next to them, tap into those M/T seats:-) You can still fly just not on yr own:-) Power to the inner drive within all of us:-)
  2. Flightrite
    Fantastic:-)
  3. Flightrite
    Apart from the costs and different operating requirements it's always been difficult to design, produce & market a small GT in the 200HP range, that size powerplant is already well & truly entrenched in the industry with time proven cheap (compared to GT's) workable designs. The Allison 250 series GT's have been very successful in the low 300's to mid 400HP range but costs are way beyond most light A/C operators budget to equip or re-equip their planes/fleets. Saw just the other day replacement compressor sections for same around $50-85K! Ouch! The two biggest "ouch's" for GT's are FOD & hot starts! Ive got more hrs behind GT's than I care to remember, just glad I wasn't paying for them:-) I'd love to see a 200 HP GT and maybe I will before I hang up my flying boots (hurry up please I ain't getting any younger) but for now $$45-55K is still doable for a recip that any donkey can operate:-)
  4. Flightrite
    Good luck, wish you well:-)
  5. Flightrite
    The best way to improve perf is thru airframe improvements, DRAG is our enemy! You can F&ck around with the donk till the cows come home as long as it runs within it's designed parameters then look elsewhere !
  6. Flightrite
    Paul whilst I somewhat understand your frustration there one has to remember that this is a public forum where anyone who is a member can reply. ALL threads on many forums tend to wander off on a tangent especially when there is little actual/factual info that can be added after the first few replies, see it all the time on numerous forums I visit from time to time. Like I've alluded to before if there was 'free' HP that could be extracted Mr Jab would have done it, as they say there's no such thing as a free lunch:-) I operate 8 Jab cylinders & accept the power output as final, and I sleep well at night too:-):-)😉
  7. Flightrite
    Many people have tried to make a commercially available GT donk in the 200 gee gee range but cost & FF have always been the stumbling block otherwise the market would be flooded with such machines, be interesting to see how you manage them.
  8. Flightrite
    Well that was 24 mins of BS that I wont get back of my life! The fear & hysteria continues on!
  9. Flightrite
    Remember ya gotta come back too:-) I would not drive over the high terrain of Vict in winter in any light weight flying machine, one has to ask what's yr life worth?
  10. Flightrite
    In answer to yr original question seeing as you are angry...NO! Mr Jab would have done/tried plenty of ways to gain more GeeGee's but he hasn't & for probably good reason!
  11. Flightrite
    Bang for buck ya cant go past an RV. Occasionally you see a part built kit for sale, being all metal is an advantage.
  12. Flightrite
    Ive watched quite a few of this guys Vids, apart from putting my feet to sleep with his monotone drawl they are interesting:-) The way I look at VG's is that if you need them to get in & out of a particular strip then ya gotta ask yourself, do I need to be operating at the high end of the risk scale? Short field Ldg's are all about energy management, most never practice them as 99% of the time as yr average GA driver has no need too.
  13. Flightrite
    I think most have experienced turb of some level or another, goes hand in hand with aviators desire to leave the surely bounds of the Earth:-) I've had more nasty turb experiences than I care to recall from industrial green puke (someone else's all over me!) to busted bones & big $$$ to check airfarmes/engines these days I only drive my planes in fair WX & light winds, no longer do I have to perform like a circus monkey for someone else:-)
  14. Flightrite
    You do know that a condition report is just that? NOT an airworthy report! Buyer beware as they say. I too bought an RA plane with a condition report & the LAME who issued it mentioned what I wrote above, I found numerous items that needed addressing. I perform my own work on my RA machines and most of the work on my VH machine.
  15. Flightrite
    Remember Airshows are targeted at the general public, not so much a bunch of grumpy old men:-)
  16. Flightrite
    Like all these weaselly idea's they flounder round like a fish out of water till its dead! At least this goose is entertaining😁
  17. Flightrite
    When I jumped into the pool of the RA world having to do 5 hrs I just grit my teeth & did it, its a rort!
  18. Flightrite
    Oh the corrupt Govt & grubby media will milk this for all it's worth to keep the fear & hysteria alive!
  19. Flightrite
    Personally I believe 600kg is fine, the whole concept of AUF/RA was for basic cheaper flying. Where do you draw the line? I operate several RA machines and am happy within the limitations due being simple and cheap, if I need more I drag out my VH time machine and play within those rules:-)
  20. Flightrite
    SOE is a very dangerous tool for the grubby lunatics in charge! We will need to change our national anthem soon, remove the 'one & free' bit, we are now a very divided nation fighting each other no longer 'free' but living under draconian tyranny heading for social destruction!
  21. Flightrite
    What's a "whiz wheel"?😉
  22. Flightrite
    Not gunna get into a debate on this but yr comment ' you should not be looking inside in a 3 axis when turning" is pure nonsense! With over 42 years driving planes from basic stuff to heavy metal my eyes are on swivels inside & out during any maneuver performed visually & manually flown!
  23. Flightrite
    Flyboy that's very true, we do live in a litigious world these days sadly:-( Many years ago I came across a VeeDub that had just rolled on a country road, I pulled up the same times as another guy coming the other way, we dragged her out well away from the car after crawling in & turning the ignition key off first due the strong smell of petrol. She was hysterical & yelled at us for not wanting to crawl back in to get here bag!
  24. Flightrite
    I think most people know we are talking about conventional A/C here when it comes to coordinated turns!! Your 'point' was more antagonistic than anything else!
  25. Flightrite
    Very tragic:-( If only he had the piece of mind to pull the power off or reduce it, hope they get to the bottom of this awful event:-( I'm not surprised few raced to the accident scene initially, shock, confusion & not wanting to get involved in something you have no idea how to behave, humans aren't all built the same!
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