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Outer SE suburb of Alice Springs,I think.

Do pilot and passenger headsets both do the same thing? If only one, then maybe start with checking the headset jack connections. Just a guess.

I agree, and the plane on the blurb is another giveaway. It's nothing like a P47. More like a collection of spare parts. As far as I know, only the Russians had female fighter pilots.

That was one of the issues that contributed to Van’s recent problems, although management, cost control and supply chain and increasing costs combined with a flood of orders (paradoxically) during Covid were the major factors.

Haven’t seen that type of lock before but as long as it works and doesn’t damage the rudder. I assume the ailerons have locks or the control stick is secured in some way too.

Have you got control locks?

I think the technical term is scud running. Good to know you made it OK but it’s risky when you’re dodging low cloud, rain showers and strong winds. I got caught once going the other way along your route. Never again if I can avoid it.

I reckon he’s still in Northam.

Didn't see it. How did it go?

Yes, I thought I'd lost my plane tied down at Meekatharra overnight in a really bad storm one year. It survived apparently undamaged, but it clearly had moved around.

Here's one for Nev...

I think he means that the canard is designed to stall before the main wing does which drops the nose so it starts flying properly again. Hence the safety feature label.

It would still be interesting to know what they spent on it. Also how they designed it. It’s big enough to have needed some serious engineering.

I wonder what it cost. It weighs as much as my plane and is bigger as well. My plane’s wingspan is 27’. This model is about as big as a C152.

I built mine and I’m confident it was done to a high standard and with care and attention to detail. It was also inspected several times during the build by my SAAA tech counsellor and obviously again by the CASA Approved Person before it was given its special certificate of airworthiness. It’s as airworthy as any commercial aircraft despite the warning sticker on the instrument panel and the ‘experimental’ banner on the rear bulkhead.