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  1. Reynard
    The 912 is used a lot for glider towing in Europe and that is when they will run hot. Some designs incorporate a pilot operated blind on the oil cooler.
  2. Reynard
    Flying directly west from Sydney presents few options to avoid tiger country…..or houses or a dam.
  3. Reynard
    Fortunately there’s no houses in the middle of the Tasman so they can’t get bigger.
  4. Reynard
    What’s wrong with Aeroshell Sport plus 4. @ $16/L ?
  5. Reynard
    Private operations, as defined by CASA. What is the private aircraft ownership trend ? Up, down, static ? I don’t know. But from the turn of the century in Australia I would be surprised if it paralleled with pop’n growth. The next question(s) would be how many of the GA PPL/RPL holders actually have a medical that is current and how many of the 11,970 SE aircraft on the register have a current maintenance release. I understand those numbers may be hard to find, but would be a true measure of current private GA activity.
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    I don’t think many people on this recreational flying forum are particularly interested in commercial GA activity. What would be a more interesting statistic is the number of private GA movements over time. This is where the doom and gloom is. I know these numbers are not separately available, but the peak of private GA activity and private GA aircraft ownership in Australia was probably in the late 70’s early 80’s. The average GA training aircraft also dates to these times. RA-Aus is possibly seeing a resurgence as a more affordable option but I haven’t looked at their aircraft ownership and pilot number trends. Also, foreign airline student training at some of Australia’s regional airports, would contribute a significant number of movements particularly before Covid. This is fine for the airport operators and the individual flying schools but it’s not necessarily adding to Australia’s private pilot pool.
  7. Reynard
    “Over two-years’ worth of development, forty tested variations of fluids, 20,000+ gallons of aviation fuel and 12+ fired engine tests led to the final formulation” From BRP.
  8. Reynard
    XPS aviation oil
  9. Reynard
    Door popped open on a Bonanza I was in once - no big deal. Top latch above your head wasn’t closed properly from memory. Quick diversion to Coonamble to shut it and then back on our way to Lightning Ridge.
  10. Reynard
    Aaah yes, that is how you tell the difference between Cessna and Piper pilots - by the bruises on the forehead.
  11. Reynard
    The high wing, low wing thing goes all the way back to the Wright brothers when they couldn’t decide, so they went for both 😜.
  12. Reynard
    Yep, phosphoric acid, which you can get at Bunnings. For chrome moly it acts more as an anodic inhibitor.
  13. Reynard
    The Traumahawk had a reputation for ‘wagging’ its tail which resulted in an AD to inspect the vertical fin attachment plate for cracks.
  14. Reynard
    I dunno, but you could try these guys to get a rough idea- they’ve got the contract I think. https://www.northernconstructionsgroup.com.au/contact-us/
  15. Reynard
    https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/regional-airports-program-round-3-successful-projects $2.35m grant from latest round.
  16. Reynard
    Resolution advisory alert from the TCAS
  17. Reynard
    Safety features: Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP), provides safety through redundancy for its passengers and/or cargo. DEP means having multiple propellers and motors on the aircraft so if one or more motors or propellers fail, the other working motors and propellers can safely land the aircraft. Autonomous pilot allows for a safer flight. From an earlier article. Apparently it will be initially piloted but will have autonomous capability.
  18. Reynard
    Found the article. Easy to say, tad more difficult to do. “Depending on whether the plane is in good condition and structurally stable, then we can lift it to the surface and hopefully restore it," he said.” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/deep-sea-vision-team-claims-amelia-earhart-plane-found/103407718
  19. Reynard
    I read somewhere it was in 5000m of water (or maybe ft) and there was talk of raising it. That would be a fair effort. I’ll try to find the news article.
  20. Reynard
    I guess they don’t use choppers to dry cricket pitches in Canada and Texas though.
  21. Reynard
    What do you need to do, to be ‘authorised’ ?…..and anything below 1000kg MTOW is free ?? Also, video requires prior approval - so keep your phone in your pocket ?
  22. Reynard
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-29/inquest-mouth-beauty-plane-crash-victim-matt-farrell-death/103399628
  23. Reynard
    If the instruments need to be TSO’d, won’t that automatically exclude a very large proportion of the RA-Aus fleet ?
  24. Reynard
    FK9. it states…. ”Stalls (especially with power on), spins and all manoeuvres with zero or negative g-load, must be avoided under all circumstances, these manoeuvres may cause a fire, especially when using Rotax engines with carburettors.” It goes on to state “aerobatic manoeuvres, including spins, bank angles greater than 60 degrees…..are prohibited.“ Despite this, all FK aircraft have also been tested regarding their spin characteristics. ……” flying into stalls on purpose must be avoided and recovery procedures have to be performed immediately” It clearly makes sense to abide by the POH, but during demonstration, the aircraft has very benign stall characteristics.
  25. Reynard
    The POH of my aircraft mentions the potential risk of fire in carby Rotax-powered aircraft from spinning the aircraft.
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