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  1. Student Pilot
    Originally for training, now for hire and reward. Big market in joy flights, something like 5 flying in England?
  2. Student Pilot
    There would be a Market if they were cheap enough but the price is something like 100k US. It is a pretty aircraft in the Miles Hawk sort of classic Deco style.
  3. Student Pilot
    When everything old is new again? Seems a lot of problems of this subject has solved many times over. Fadec is talked about in newer aircraft, the FW190 from a couple of years ago (80) had a single lever throttle/propellor. The mighty Constellation had a very complicated engineers panel that involved all sorts of trickery to delay detonation on the Wright compounds. Water injection was involved in a lot of WW2 aircraft to delay detonation at higher power settings. Even lean of peak is not a new thing with Lindberg teaching rookie pilots how to get more range from Pratt 2800's in Corsairs during the pacific battles.
  4. Student Pilot
    On a warm summers evening, somewhere in Cyprus
  5. Student Pilot
    Aircraft Nev, they are Aircraft not planes 😜 A few aeronauts I have known speak highly of the 727, that and the Dreamliner as the nicest aircraft to fly.
  6. Student Pilot
    There are some fellows who seem to think you must be challenged for everything you say Nev 😂 Don't know what their problem is, there's always something to learn in aviation. Maybe admitting they don't know everything would be a start? Don't let the hostility worry you, some of us are stilling willing to read your contributions and learn stuff. Stuff is good and aviation stuff even betterer, keep up the good work Nev 👍
  7. Student Pilot
    Seems different priorities these modern times. Now people have 3 TV's on the dash, cluttered with every conceivable bit of information including the buzzbar oxidation rate. As well as a blinged out full 3 axis auto pilot. Personally like steam gauges, fewer the better. I do like a GPS though, great bit of kit. Most homebuilders now spend three times more on avionics and instruments than a brand new 172 used to cost. GA going the way of the Dodo.
  8. Student Pilot
    There were maybe still is some concrete domes on the coast in England that were made to listen for incoming bombers
  9. Student Pilot
    In some circles yes, I have heard of it being done once or twice.
  10. Student Pilot
    "Tailwheel aircraft have less directional stability on the ground due to the location of the centre of gravity behind the main wheels. They are more susceptible to the effects of crosswind and the tail can have a tendency to swing sideways on the ground. They require more active input to maintain directional control and any yaw needs to be corrected immediately as it can quickly lead to a large swing and potential loss of control." Is this for school kids?
  11. Student Pilot
    I think Oz is more litigious than the US now
  12. Student Pilot
    Those figure will be contracting. With some dodgy operators (more than you think, GA as well as AG) not logging engine time reliability suffers. An engine that might be up for an overhaul at 3 to 4000 hours might have an actual working time on 10,000+ hours. So when that engine fails through componts being just plain worn out the engines reputation will suffer. The poor old R1340 P+W has suffered because of this with a terrible reputation for failures.
  13. Student Pilot
    Flying AG aircraft one doesn't "maximise the length of the takeoff roll". Every loaded take off is as soon as you can, as soon as the aircraft flys. Accelerate in ground effect and climb at your best rate which when loaded is eight tenths of buggar all. Whatever the aircraft it's usually loaded to its max capacity, full available power is used for every loaded takeoff, conditions and job dictating. 1700 HP is still not enough with an aircraft that weighs 3T empty (AT802) and carries 4T with fuel and load on a 35 degree day. One track, that pic is a 402, with an 802 usually try to keep spray speed below 125 IAS. Air Tractors come with a variety of powerplants starting at a dash 11 or 15 PT6 (550-600HP) in 402's through to 1700HP PT6 -67F in some 802's with all sorts in between. Don't see many Radial 3/401's around these days, pity.
  14. Student Pilot
    With the current price of P+W PT6-67F being close on 3 million US, Air Tractor are turning to an old solution of power plant. Air Tractor 803
  15. Student Pilot
    AT 402
  16. Student Pilot
    I bought a flight computer when I started flying. Used it for study and com subjects. Used it for ground speed checks when I first started flying for a living then stuck it in a draw. In the last 46 years I have never felt the need for such a device. GPS have made things so much easier since they appeared. I am a simple person, I like the KISS principle with the emphasis on the last S with me.
  17. Student Pilot
    A concept used by the Ligeti Stratos
  18. Student Pilot
    Still no cause of the accident. Why so long? With the data recorders being sent to America you would think there would be some indications of what caused the accident? The naive cynic in me thinks there could be political interference in this investigation. If it's proven to be Boings fault it would be disastrous or possibly the end. With massive repercussions and the known corruption of the American leadership a coverup seems to be one reason why there has been no reasons for the disastrous accident yet.
  19. Student Pilot
    The PIC was an ex F18/ Lear pilot, he would have known the possible hypoxia outcomes. The aircraft had been operated for years with pressurisation problems. Flick me a PM if you want to know any details about this companies modus operandi.
  20. Student Pilot
    They had been operating pressurised aircraft for at least ten years, Aero Commanders and Citations. The full final report has history and detail of company operations.
  21. Student Pilot
    There seem no consequences for continually flouting regulations and workplace law, the way whistleblowers are treated in this country doesn't help the issue. There is a real fear (justified or not) of making complaints of law breeches and disregard being turned against the whistleblower/reporter. If there are consequences they are delayed, deferred or diffused. Appears the longer a prosecution can go the more the waters are muddied the more chance of justice not being served. Is that just a revenue raiser for the defence? Seems contrary to truth. Truth is a casualty in trials with obfuscation and duration seemingly being priorities.
  22. Student Pilot
    The company has changed hands since, will the previous owner/management personal still be liable?
  23. Student Pilot
    There some information around on the net about earlier problems with quality control and workplace pressure. There was an exposé a few years ago with whistle blowers and the treatment they got from Boing. One of the complaints/problems was machining swath not cleaned before electrical harnesses and wiring were installed. There was a batch of aircraft directly affected, most of those went to Air India. One of the whistle blowers was found dead a few days into giving evidence into a senate inquiry I think it was. This is very serious, why have we not heard more of this?
  24. Student Pilot
    There has been comment about the ram air turbine being extended, that usually only happens with multiple failures of systems. In the original video the noise of the RAT (sounds like a Harvard prop on take off) is heard. I have also seen mention of possible software failure. With so many 787's flying you would think they will work out pretty quickly why this accident happened.
  25. Student Pilot
    I call inbound (usually 10 mile, 160kts) then joining the circuit crosswind/downwind/base or straight in whichever leg suits depending on active runway and direction inbound. If there's traffic then slot in or modify the circuit joining to fit with other traffic.
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