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I note that Rotax is now re-branding and selling EarthX LiPo4 batteries.

2.1 g/cm3 WACKER CHEMICAL-54764_60003095-ENG-SDS_VD.pdf

https://www.recreationalflying.com/forums/topic/31091-aircraft-syndicates/ a brief earlier discussion on topic a few years ago.

Oh, and this bit too…. • Extend existing subsidises for the purchase of ADS-B OUT equipment. Existing funding programs will be extended to 30 June 2027 and expanded in scope to include upgrades of equipment to ADS-B IN capabilities in some circumstances.

Relevant extract from White Paper……… • Keep the skies safe by reducing collision risk between drones and crewed aircraft. We have established a cross-agency working group, involving the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, CASA and Airservices Australia, to advise on implementing a universal ADS-B mandate, across all Australian airspace, for both visual and instrument flight operations. The working group will report to government by late 2025.

I hope they have deep pockets. I wonder who’s financing them ?

Might be worth reading the Aviation White Paper released today. There is a suggestion that ADS-B may be eventually mandated for all classes of airspace, with an extension of the rebate to 2027. But as we all know, nothing happens in a hurry, so no need to rush into a purchase decision just yet.

Yes - blade ADS-B antenna underneath fuselage about midway to tail.

GPS antenna installation like this ?

But no one really cares about carrying a pressurised highly flammable product in their aircraft……?

I’ll just revive this thread for a moment….. By chance I was in an auto parts store on the w/e and looked at a pressure pack can of SCA tyre repair stuff retailing for $7. I noted the contents were up to 60% Butane, and it came with a warning to not expose the can to temps greater than 50C. In the aviation world, that’s interesting. Am I too paranoid ?

Can anyone confirm that Goldfren AD904 brake pads for aluminium calipers are a drop in replacement for Marc Ingegno 010203109 Rev0 pads to suit a P92 Echo or similar ?......and if so, where best to source Goldfren pads ?

....and now the latest from "Australian Flying" magazine....... CASA to reconvene Part 103 Working Group - Australian Flying Glaciers move a lot faster.

Allan at Murray Bridge had a Skyfox trailer - make some enquiries via Sport Aircraft Club of SA.

As in Axel Foley ??

My poor choice of words - the initial subject query should have been titled ‘rubber protectant’, not lubricant.

SGM, Try ‘Plan, Land & Stay’ on Facebook, (Farcebook) if you get no joy here.

The summary…… Siloxane containing products appear to be the most common go to material for vulcanised rubber protection. Lanolin based products should also be ok, although lanolin has a relatively low melting point, so it may need to be re-applied if temps under the cowl are consistently hot. Don’t use Vaseline.

As a youngish naive and foolhardy tourist I went for a ride in a hot air balloon in central Australia back in the eighties. I recall how the young pilots were joking around a lot with the girls and snorting nitrous oxide out of party balloons to make their voice sound squeaky, all in the name of tourist entertainment. I think there had also been some joking talk of performing a mid-air balloon ‘kiss’ , where one balloon is manoeuvred to rest on top of a second - but nothing like that eventuated. The balloon flight was great and uneventful, but we sort of ‘crash’ landed - that is, we were told to crouch low in the basket and hang on tight. We hit reasonably hard and the basket was dragged sideways along the ground taking out some low scrub for about 50m or so before we came to a stop. We all got out a bit shaken but without a scratch, and assumed that was how ballooning worked. Then it was off for a traditional ballooning champagne breakfast and to share our adventures. Some years later, I understand a central Australian balloon operator was involved in the deaths of 13 people when a balloon ascended underneath and collided with a second. The basket of the top balloon snagged and tore a large hole in the lower balloon. Looking back on my tourist experience now I’m older and hopefully a heck of a lot wiser, it still makes me curious how that kind of mid air collision may have occurred. In my mind it seems clear the pilot we had on that day way back in the 80s was a complete cowboy, but I have no idea if the same pilot or the same operator was involved. I’m sure the fatal accident was thoroughly investigated by the experts of the day, and the causal factors rightfully identified. I don’t wish to cause any anguish to anyone through inference. For me personally however, it still just makes me wonder. I think there was another thread on here somewhere about the normalisation of deviance. Im sure I still have the central Australia hot air balloon experience ‘certificate’ somewhere.

Is it common practice to smear a bit of Vaseline onto rubber engine mounts to stop them drying out and cracking ?

A 99% chance of continuing to live whilst flying is far more comforting.

Ultimately every activity carries risk and it’s up to us to assess and effectively manage the risk. Otherwise we would all be sitting inside a bunker wrapped in bubble-wrap. ~ 1% chance of dying every 1000hrs sounds about right for GA, although it is a little sobering.

Interesting. Given the number of portable electronic devices carried in aircraft these days, many powered by external Li battery packs, it’s surprising there are not more incidents. I guess that means they are generally safe, until they’re not.

14 years ago on this forum……

Just wait for magpie nesting season.