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  1. rgmwa
    This guy used what looks like strips of black cloth. Good luck! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-p-gy6NBFI
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    Yes, there will be a lot of bi-axial bending and torsion on that connecting spar that would have been greatly reduced if they'd just connected the tails together, but no doubt they have good reasons for doing it the way they did.
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    Volksplane
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    No point. The poll result would be zero.
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    I was 59 and pleased to admit to being a working younger person according to the criteria
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    I comma but lately to this thread in good faith, but sadly leaveth, never to comma here again.
  7. rgmwa
    Here's the story: Robert
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    Antarctica: The Coldest, Driest Continent on Earth
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    Maybe Ian could stock them at Clear Prop. I'd buy some if they're that good.
  10. rgmwa
    ... if you can get it in. They're easy enough to get into soft sand, but then they don't hold much. Pretty hard to screw into dense soils.
  11. rgmwa
    Avweb did some tests:
  12. rgmwa
    Yes, I sure wouldn't risk my neck in it.
  13. rgmwa
    OK, thanks Riley. Maybe someone should expand on this article then to set the record straight. It was the only reference I could find to the design, and we can't let the Brits claim ALL the credit. Thruster T600 Sprint - Wikipedia
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    I just did the same. It's an entertaining read. In the book he says the Thruster is an Australian design, but these days they seem to be made by Thruster Airservices in the UK, who also claim the design - or the design of the T600 Sprint anyway. Is the Thruster an Australian design? Just curious. rgmwa
  15. rgmwa
    Which model of iPad and iPhone?
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    Yep, typical pilot...
  17. rgmwa
    It would be an Amateur Built Experimental (AB(E)) with VH registration. RAAus is out as it's too heavy. If you contact SAAA in your area, they will be able to fill you in on all the rules and regulations and assign a technical counsellor to oversee your project. It should be straightforward as far as the rules and regulations are concerned, just a lot of time and effort to put it together, particularly if you decide to scratch build rather than buy the kit. The Wikipedia entry says the build time for a kit is 2,500 hours, which probably means that 3,500 to 4,000 will be more realistic.
  18. rgmwa
    That would be quite a challenge, even as a kit.
  19. rgmwa
    Plenty of builders here. What kind of aircraft do you have in mind?
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    Nice plane!
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    I wanted to be a `real' pilot when I was young, but then life went in a different direction. Now I'm just an average amateur pilot and while that link is probably overly pessimistic, I'm glad things turned out the way they did. rgmwa
  22. rgmwa
    Best way is to contact a flight school in your area and ask. They will tell you what's involved.
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    G'day

    rgmwa replied to a topic in Just Landed - Welcome

    Very nice indeed, but what do you fly when you want to go low and slow?
  24. rgmwa
    The company I worked for used SAP. I once asked the IT people what it stood for and was told `Sorrow And Pain'.
  25. rgmwa
    If you want an RV that is LSA compliant, then an RV-12 is probably your best choice. Register it as ELSA or experimental, whichever you prefer. You can shoehorn an RV-9 (or even a 7 I believe) onto the RAAus register with a 600kg weight limit, but not easily (and maybe not anymore these days either?), and certainly not without some compromise in speed and/or payload. The current RV-12 kits give you a choice of ULS or iS engines. Vans say the iS is significantly more fuel-efficient than the ULS (30% or more).
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