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  1. Moneybox
    We can get it here in desert, too dense to drive sometimes in a winter morning. It really surprised me because there's no surface water.
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    Yes, good reviews so hopefully a good lifespan as well. It's half the price of the big name brands with the same options.
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    I did it, took a punt on a set of BH ANR from Canada. I don't know what's going to happen when they realise they've only taken US$15 for freight. 😏
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    Keep in mind most of the information we receive has been filtered, modified or constructed by media and government authorities. There's not a lot of fact filtering through especially if the Yanks are involved. One of the craziest things I read was that Ukraine was not allowed to use certain weapons in their defence against the Russian invasion. Who makes those sort of decisions, certainly nobody in the front line.
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    Yesterday morning I took a trip out to this station airstrip. Even though it's located on a station it's meant to be maintained by the Sire of Cue as an emergency airstrip. There are three dirt strips, two crossing 12-30 and 10-28 and one leading to the homestead 17-35. This sock seems to still work however the one meter hole seems to extend all the way through, perhaps there's a bit worn off the end. Of course I picked to worst time to try to fix it with the wind at 30kph. It might not look too high but from up there it feels like there's a gale blowing it it's a very long way down. I've got my hands on a new used one so this morning I'm busy with repairs. Man, these things are big, 3.5m long and a meter at the mouth. I thought I'd repair it with the sewing machine but that's not going to happen. I'm using a rubberised paint to glue the new material over the holes. It might hold, it might not. Meanwhile while the paint dries I'm running the grader over the airstrip, just 17-35 because the creek is washed out between here and the other airstrips.
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    I'm looking for a second headset. I was lucky to pickup my Bose A20 set for $600 but don't think that's going to happen again. I'm after reasonable quality ANR earphones without spending $2000. Does anybody have suggestions of a model they've actually tried. Litespeed Sierra are $1300 but are 4oz heavier at 16oz. The Faro G3 are $1165 and only weigh 9oz. Have you tried these?
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    How about the time taken to recover from the spin, almost instant recovery.
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    I think it's a bit like driving without a license. If you're in a remote location and doing the right thing then it's just a case of gaining the necessary skills and nobody needs to know about it. When we were kids we had two miles, over three kilometres, of dirt road to travel to school. We used push bikes or walked until we got to high school age when my grandfather gave us his old Austin A40 panel van so that we could drive down to catch the bus. Obviously nobody had a license but we travelled safely for those couple of years until my oldest brother got his license. My family were law abiding citizens but this little misdemeanour was overlooked for the sake of convenience. The use of drugs and alcohol changes things. We never experienced either when growing up. I'm talking 60 years ago so I guess some things have changed a bit.
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    Skippy, If it's meant to announce traffic, don't you have anybody nearby you could spend some time in the air with and sort out your ADSB, Traffic etc?
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    I visited a guy repairing his plane in a hanger at Northam. It was powered by an alloy Chev V8 but suffered from a belly landing when the gear wouldn't deploy. He said the rubber band connecting to the gearbox saved the crank when the prop struck the tarmac. I'm surprised Honda haven't got into producing aircraft engines. I used to fit out some of their early imports like the 360cc two cyl Zot and 2 speed Civic. They've built some absolutely bullet proof little engines over the last 50 years.
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    We have seen some crude machinery come from the USSR but they did win the space race and they've built to monster aircraft.
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    Single blade propellers are often used in our constant air dryblowers. Bellows type dryblowers create fluctuating airflow but constant air flow needs vibration. The single blade produces quite violent vibration separating the gold from soil. It would probably separate your aircraft components in a similar manner.
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    The Yanks did a similar thing when they produced the HMMWV. It was only ever designed for a quick sortie into hostile territory and back again. Then it was due to be refurbished. The limited life of some of their components was revealed when AM-General Corporation released the Hummer for civilian use. The HMMWV and Hummer were produced on the same assembly line in the old Studebaker factory that forked sending each opposite directions to be fitted with their minor differences. We serviced the civilian version and although it was a magnificent offroad vehicle, some components, those not borrowed from existing production vehicles, wore out after exceptionally short lifespans. They were built for outstanding function over a short dash and never intended for regular onroad use. I had to redesign some of those components for our RH drive models because we were responsible for the warranty of anything RHD. Why spend time money and materials on something you might never see again once it heads into battle.
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    RAAus offers an owner operator maintenance pathway that puts control in your hands. By completing an online training course, you are issued with a Level 1 Maintenance Authority. This authority allows you to perform maintenance and repairs on your own aircraft, always within the defined boundaries of the RAAus Technical Manual. The authority must be exercised in accordance with the general competency rule, ensuring members only carry out tasks when they have the knowledge, skill and currency to do so safely. That's good enough for me. 😉
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    It's a factory supplied and approved replacement. 😇
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    Yes with my L1 I am allowed to maintain my own aircraft.
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    Once they had noise vibration and oil smell it was obvious they needed to put it down. I think I'd have chosen a decent landing while I still had engine power. I can't say I've ever seen a golf course I'd like to land on.
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    I know there's nothing like the real thing but what about doing the spirals and spin recovery in a simulator?
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    I don't think that test quit compares to the fully loaded pelican that went through the Jabiru windscreen a couple of years back. You'd need to add a few fishbones to your gelatin to get an accurate result.
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    Yes I've been trying to keep that little detail under wraps. 🤑 We're trying to design a new house at the moment and we want digital door locks front and rear. I fitted a Samsung one in Capel and it was so much more convenient than everybody having to carry a key.
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    I was tempted to just pay the $634.70 but I weakened and ordered the part from Evektor.
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    Yes 24-4149 but running the Rotax in MYRAP due to it's 20 year age.
  23. Moneybox
    How does a water heated intake manifold have any effect on carburettor icing?
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    How meticulous are you at using the correct components when maintaining a certified aircraft? I want to replace my Sportstar throttle cable. The original is fixed in position until the release button is pressed to allow fore and aft movement. It does have a fine adjustment by rotating the knob but it doesn't work in all cases. If on full throttle, pushed all the way in, the knob just spins without releasing the cable. The fine adjustment only works after the cable has been released from the full throttle position. I did a little research. The McFarlane cable pictured below is US $307.88 in the US. I can purchase it from Aircraft Spruce in Perth for $634.70. I decided to do the right thing and email Evektor. They replied with a part number for the cable and a part number for the two grommets where it passes through the firewall. I have to buy through the Australian distributor. The cable is available here, the grommets have to be imported. I said forget the grommets, I have plenty in stock. The cable price is $1488.30. If I play by the rules this is the price I must pay.
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    My prop is a Kaspar KA-1 set at 11° fine pitch. I never tried maximum revs at standstill but it appears too fine. A couple of notches towards course should prevent easily over revving the Rotax.
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