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  1. rgmwa
    Very sad. The owner of the helicopter and presumably the pilot on this flight was well known in the Jandakot flying community.
  2. rgmwa
    They're all excellent reasons. Nice work. Should be a hit at the shows.
  3. rgmwa
    Can't help feeling it's a lot of work just to listen to some jet engines, unless he has plans to make it do something else like being able to taxy it around. An impressive effort though.
  4. rgmwa
    I initially considered building a Kitfox but ultimately decided on an RV-12. Sounds like you got a great buy on a very nice looking aircraft. Looking forward to the videos. That was Mike Seager doing your transition training wasn’t it?
  5. rgmwa
    The Mustang was designed by Edgar Schmued.
  6. rgmwa
    ... before 🙂 and after ☹️ adding postage.
  7. rgmwa
    Yes, but which two?
  8. rgmwa
    It would be shortsighted if they knocked back home builders from the hardware rebate because they couldn’t produce an invoice for the installation, but it is the government after all so anything’s possible. They may think that someone could buy the gear, get the rebate and then sell it at a profit. An invoice and certification would prove it had been installed.
  9. rgmwa
    Did you get an answer on this? I also have a Dynon and would be doing the installation myself as the aircraft builder,
  10. rgmwa
    We have three windsocks at Serpentine, all usually pointing in different directions. Glad this incident finished well.
  11. rgmwa
    ... don't know what happened there. Tried to edit my previous post.
  12. rgmwa
    They said the trailing edge angles were put on to increase stick feedback and won't be on the final version. The front of the stabilator is also removable so they can experiment with different nose sections. The whole thing is a flying testbed for their ideas and still quite a long way from a final design.
  13. rgmwa
    Seems there was a fair degree of interest...
  14. rgmwa
    Yes, total confusion the first time. Trying to remember and do everything at once, and achieving very little. It got better though.
  15. rgmwa
    Correct Nev. All I’ve proved is that I can do it under certain conditions unrelated to a reall emergency.
  16. rgmwa
    I’ve practised it at height enough to know that I can do it pretty well …. at height when I’m practising.
  17. rgmwa
    It's on the to-do list.
  18. rgmwa
    Some of you have probably already seen this, but for those that haven't it's an interview with Rian Johnson, Vans CEO and chief designer about the thinking and development of the RV-15. It's clear that the current aircraft is about testing their ideas rather than a pre-production aircraft. Also interesting that they've been mulling over the idea of building a high wing for about 20 years now. They are putting some solid engineering and marketing thought into this plane, and I think it's going to be successful aircraft for a variety of customers, although probably not me unfortunately. They are also planning to develop a trainer version which may mean they intend building it themselves as they do the RV-12. Homebuilt aircraft have come a long way in the last 50 years.
  19. rgmwa
    I averaged A$1.00 to US$99c. Friends did really well and bought their full RV-12 kit just as the rate hit A$1.00 = US$1.10, but today A$1.00 will get you just US$0.69. The exchange rate has a big effect on your build cost.
  20. rgmwa
    I suspect it will be up there with the RV10 in cost, but I don't think RV's are overpriced for what you get in terms of kit quality and aircraft performance. You can also add a lot of extra cost to the basic kit by your own decisions. For example, most RV10 builders seem put enough avionics in their panels to pay for a decent used Cessna. A US$40-$60k panel is pretty average. What really hurts builders over here is the exchange rate and freight. My RV-12 cost $96k finished and flying in 2015. Today it would cost me at least $140k.
  21. rgmwa
    Here's a pretty comprehensive Kitplanes article on the design that should answer a lot of questions: https://www.kitplanes.com/vans-rv-15-on-top/
  22. rgmwa
    Link to RV-15 prototype photos for those interested. https://dougreeves.smugmug.com/RV-15-Engineering-Prototype/ They flew it to Oshkosh, although haven't released any performance details yet. Wingspan is about 35' and it has a 215hp engine, so a pretty decent sized plane for a homebuild. Should be a successful plane for Vans, but you will probably need deep pockets to build one.
  23. rgmwa
    Methusala, I object to your claim that Bob Dylan can sing.
  24. rgmwa
    Methusala, I think your research into the ‘facts’ is leading you down a lot of rabbit holes. The bottom line is the Ukrainians want Putin to mind his own business and get out of their country.
  25. rgmwa
    I'm surprised they said as much as they did in front of a camera. Most even called it a war.
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