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  1. kgwilson
    I am constantly amazed at many of these oddball one offs etc as to why they were actully built. Many are just butt ugly and that never leads to production and sales. It is that old saying that they only flew because they were so ugly the earth repelled them.
  2. kgwilson
    That is a pretty beefy looking front mounting plate. What does that weigh?
  3. kgwilson
    In this case that is not relevant anyway as the engine has fuel injection
  4. kgwilson
    I think you said this before Nev. A cup of petrol with the right oxygen mix is enough to blow your house up.
  5. kgwilson
    That doesn't fill me with confidence to fly in a SR20. It is like saying "If you can't land this aircraft you can't fly with me".
  6. kgwilson
    Towering CUs (if there were any) are extremely dangerous. Vertical winds of over 200 mph have been recorded in them. If one was entered inadvertently and at the airspeed of a Cirrus it would be at the core very quickly & at that point there is nothing that can be done if it is a powerful system. The system has control and structural failure the likely outcome.
  7. kgwilson
    Veryt sad. Grandfather and 3 grandchildren. Condolences to the family and friends. ADSB data shows a steady climb out with fluctuating speed indicating some turbulence. Based on the photos of impact scene I think it will be very difficult to determine the cause.
  8. kgwilson
    A WORLD FIRST!! That's an indication that CASA has been asleep at the wheel. UK pilots have been able to self declare since April 2016 for any GA aircraft up to 5700kg. Once up to the age of 70 & then once every 3 years after that with no upper age limit. UK CAP 1397.
  9. kgwilson
    I had to look up what a tight end is as it sounds very uncomfortable.
  10. kgwilson
    The term ultralight is not a recognised name anymore. The restriction does not specify that RA registered aircraft are not allowed. I'd like to know what their definition of "ultralight" is. Many RA aircraft have transponders and ADSB in/out and better avionics than many old GA aircraft and almost every modern aircraft from powered parachues and up is far better than old Tiger Moths and Austers.
  11. kgwilson
    You couldn't hide an airtag on a small item like a SE2. At 32mm x 32mm & 8mm thick t's the first thing that would be discarded and left where the SE2 was stolen from.
  12. kgwilson
    The hexadecimal code provided by CASA is linked to the serial number of the SE2 so if the robber tries to use it it can be tracked. They cannot get another code for it and by deleting the code it will not work so it will be completely useless to the robber. You should report it stolen to CASA.
  13. kgwilson
    I still don't know why anyone would turn the radio volume down to do a runup. Even with ANR you will still have some (even if only minor) engine noise and anyway you are looking for RPM drop and if the engine runs rough at runup you will feel this. I'd really like to know the reason for doing it. There are holes beginning to align with decision making and communications but the proverbial straw is the Cessna taxiing across the runway intersection without communicating this intention and the crash happens as a consequence of this.
  14. kgwilson
    There are sometimes comments like the nosewheel is a training wheel etc. I don't know why. As FH says the tailwheel is inherently more directionally unstable on the ground so tailwheelers are good rudder users especially in crosswinds. Then the same can be said for castoring nosewheels. Virtually all commercial and military aircraft are nosewheel types but there is still a lot of tailwheelers in GA and of course they come in to their own in STOL aircraft. Nosewheels are generally the weak point in the undercarriage with wheelbarrow landings causing nosewheel collapses often after a series of porpoises. Horses for courses I reckon and personal preference but one is no better than the other. Once in the air the aircraft fly pretty much the same.
  15. kgwilson
    Only the US & the UK use MPH & a few tiny places like Jersey, Isle of Mann & Guam. The Metric Act of 1866 decalred metrics to be lawful in the US for all business dealings and court proceedings. The US metric association was formed in 1916 dedicated to the adoption of the metric system The US passed a law to voluntarily metricise their measurements in 1975 & in 1988 this was amended to declare the metric system the preferred system for US weights & measures for trade and commerce. Typically some people threw a hissy fit and politicians jumped on the bandwagon declaring metrics to be un-American. They are unlikely to change given the size of their internal market place even though their military uses metric measurements. There is little hope for any place that can elect a President like Trump. Sportpilot is an Australian publication and should have used measurements appropriate to the Audience. The Risen is Italian so all the measurements from them are metric and have to be translated for a US audience, It is only historical that we continue with Knots and feet in Aviation and with imperial measurement due to the source of a lot of hardware. Would you be happy to return to miles, gallons, fahrenheit, fractions, etc? I wouldn't.
  16. kgwilson
    If the article in the latest Sportpilot written by Michael Halloran, the new CEO of Jabiru aircraft is how the future of Jabiru pans out, then the business is in safe hands. Whether Rod and Sue have any shareholding in the company is not stated but Michael has been associated with Jabiru and Rod since the 1990s. There is a photo of him with a Jabiru taken in 1994.
  17. kgwilson
    So, Who owns jabiru then?
  18. kgwilson
    The cost of a new Gen4 3300A is $25,850 according to the website. I bought my Gen 3 new in 2013 & it cost $18,633.88 & that included the airbox & filter, carb heat muff, ram air ducts, an extended prop flange, engine mount rubbers, exhaust muffler system & tachometer & sender, oil temperature and oil pressure gauges, CHT gauge & sender and freight. The basic engine was $17,325.00. The only extras I asked for were the instruments & extended prop flange. Everything elso just turned up. With the current exchange rate an installed 912 ULS with radiator & all the bits as above would be well North of 40k.
  19. kgwilson
    They have sold 6 times as many engines as aircraft. Despite what Rotaxophiles think the Jabiru engine is well established with continuous improvements, is very well priced and has an excellent reputation everywhere except with a few disgruntled people in Australia. Both the airframe and engine need to continue production and improvement over time. Aviation is a small market and overcapitalisation is a very real threat. Hopefully the new owners are motivated by their dedication to the aviation industry rather than profit only.
  20. kgwilson
    The way CASA treats people who do the right thing and declare every medical event in their history requiring a myriad of additional tests after the Pilots DAME has given their OK it isn't any wonder that many lie or refuse to divulge information about a past issue. There have been quite a few threads on this subject in the past where pilots have had to spend $10,000.00 or more to try and get through the CASA brick wall, sometimes to no avail. That expenditure was to try and satisfy CASA after their DAME had given the all clear.
  21. kgwilson
    The number is likely to be miniscule. The study completed in the UK before their decision to scrap medicals for GA pilots in favour of a personal declaration found no deaths at all that could be solely due to medical misadventure.
  22. kgwilson
    At most airports the grass is smooth and mowed often and in many cases is an alternative to the seal as it is at South Grafton. Our runway is 50 metres wide with only the centre 8 meters sealed. Funny thing is that we have had 2 wheels up landings in the past 18 months & both landed on the seal & messed up their bellies substantially. I land on the grass as a matter of course. My tyres thank me every time.
  23. kgwilson
    And if you drink Gatorade you will die. Nobody gets out alive.
  24. kgwilson
    A couple of things. Why not land on the grass? That would minimise underbody damage & why keep the engine running? Surely windmilling would stop when close to stall speed and minimise prop/hub damage. Then again maybe the pilot isn't the owner & insurance will pay anyway.
  25. kgwilson
    I have to sit on the front edge of the seat in the 172M to do a full/free yoke movement if the seat is right back. One of the girls in our club at the time had to fly with 2 cushions behind her back with the seat fully forward to be able to reach the pedals and yoke. She was a very good pilot and 1 year with another female from the club got a 3rd in the round NZ air race.
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