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  1. rgmwa
    No need to apologise, Skippy. I understood the methodology and your logic is as sound as usual.
  2. rgmwa
    So you have warmed the oil and returned it to the tank before doing the oil change, despite not seeing the point of warming the oil. Defies logic - no offence intended.
  3. rgmwa
    I’ve checked it both hot and cold. Seems to work fine either way. I would check it cold if I thought it needed topping up which it rarely does. Warm the engine before doing an oil change.
  4. rgmwa
    It takes fewer rotations both when the oil is warm and if you move the prop slowly. Don’t trust Google for advice but you can ask it where to download all the Rotax manuals for free.
  5. rgmwa
    What a soul destroying way to make a living being on a human assembly line like that and working in those conditions while the factory owner is probably doing very nicely.
  6. rgmwa
    You've done an amazing job on the Viper and it's truck and trailer. You must have a lot of money and time tied up in it so I hope you do really well financially out of displaying it, apart from the satisfaction of seeing people enjoy your creation.
  7. rgmwa
    The Australians redesigned it with a different engine and made it much better.
  8. rgmwa
    Good news. Hope they can turn things around and make a go of it.
  9. rgmwa
    Not a demo this time but a very useful discussion.
  10. rgmwa
    You wouldn't want to outland in this.
  11. rgmwa
    Outer SE suburb of Alice Springs,I think.
  12. rgmwa
    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.
  13. rgmwa
    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.
  14. rgmwa
    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.
  15. rgmwa
    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.
  16. rgmwa
    Have you got control locks?
  17. rgmwa
    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.
  18. rgmwa
    I reckon he’s still in Northam.
  19. rgmwa
    Didn't see it. How did it go?
  20. rgmwa
    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.
  21. rgmwa
    Here's one for Nev...
  22. rgmwa
    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.
  23. rgmwa

    A380

    rgmwa replied to BrendAn's topic in Remote Control

    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.
  24. rgmwa

    A380

    rgmwa replied to BrendAn's topic in Remote Control

    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.
  25. rgmwa
    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.
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