Student Pilot

I run 98 in all sorts of machinery, no trouble with it going "Off" even after months. With the lower grade fuels it seems to go off very quickly and leaves a green slimy residue in float bowls.

Because they can, free enterprise is charge what you can. If the demand is greater then cash in and profits are greater. The idea is to make as much money as you can, fairness or equity doesn't come into the equation.

I read how the pilot who groundlooped the Kittyhawk did a heroic job avoiding people on the ground. 😆 Was praised for his skill. It would have been incredible to see so many machines up close and flying.

I saw a Paul Bennet interview a while ago, he was on about adrenaline and what a buzz it was doing aeros so close to the ground. Didn't impress. On another subject why all the bullshido with massive explosions and flames at airshows?

The wooden blades shear off with contact. Col was marshalled into a ditch when he got his first one going and broke off the blades. With a smaller engine breaking wooden blades is a lot better on the crankshaft the hitting with a metal prop, not sure about something like a Merlin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane_(tool) An aircraft is an aircraft Nev 🙂 and yes I agree, if it flies it should be treated as such. No matter the size or complexity.

That power setup is a turbine 😁

Yes a canard doesn't "stall", it's front wing/canard stops flying and the aircraft goes into a spiral dive that takes a LOT of height to recover.

That would be 8,000' with a developed spin in a 210, they lose a lot of height very quickly.

1 The ATSB have been known to get it wrong. 2 Yes a 210 will bite but it's hardly the space shuttle. 3 See point one.

It's been reported the instructor involved was known to demonstrate spins in the 210

In most of Asia pilots do what they are told, they do not question the authority of management. Bad enough in the west where whistleblowers are treated badly and even jailed (DoD and tax department). Speaking out about problems and flagrant regulation breaches in GA means you run the risk of being unemployable.

Lower wing loading, shorter span, quicker roll rate (aileron configuration depending). Cabin looks roomy.

Looks a neat design

Air Tractor 802 empty weight 3T, carries a 3 T load and has 1 T of fuel. A lot of AG aircraft can carry their own weight.