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  1. rgmwa
    Yep, typical pilot...
  2. 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.
  3. rgmwa
    That would be quite a challenge, even as a kit.
  4. rgmwa
    Plenty of builders here. What kind of aircraft do you have in mind?
  5. rgmwa
    Nice plane!
  6. rgmwa
    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
  7. rgmwa
    Best way is to contact a flight school in your area and ask. They will tell you what's involved.
  8. rgmwa

    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?
  9. rgmwa
    The company I worked for used SAP. I once asked the IT people what it stood for and was told `Sorrow And Pain'.
  10. 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).
  11. rgmwa
    Don't get a cheap flaring tool. I have a decent quality tool (Imperial brand I think) that works like the one on your Amazon link, but even then found it tricky to consistently get good flares. That could just have been my due to skill level of course. The Rolo tool seems to be the best, but is pricey.
  12. rgmwa
    CASA would pull the plug on that tub and probably scrub the pilot's licence at the same time.
  13. rgmwa
    About 14 seconds, Shafs?
  14. rgmwa
    Currently available from Amazon (UK) if you Google it.
  15. rgmwa
    We've all seen plenty of Spitfire documentaries, but this is about the best I've come across. It goes into a lot of interesting detail covering the plane's full history. Some of you will have seen it before, but it was new to me. rgmwa
  16. rgmwa
    Well spotted Nev. I've often wondered why it ended up lying under a bush where dad found it. I've imagined it being dropped in a skirmish with the local miners in 1865 or maybe lost during an inter-tribal conflict, but perhaps the simplest explanation is that it was an experimental boomerang that was thrown away because it didn't work.
  17. rgmwa
    My dad found this one near Old Halls Creek in 1983 while metal detecting for gold. He took it home to Victoria and it's been hanging up on his workshop wall ever since. He passed away in 2016, and we've decided it should be returned to its place of origin, or as best we can, so we're handing it over to the WA Museum next week. It's about 60 cm long, very weathered and quite fragile. They think it's about 150 years old.
  18. rgmwa
    Well, you can always put it back SDQDI. At least we'll know who was responsible ... or should that be irresponsible?
  19. rgmwa
    Agreed. I've edited the Wikipedia entry to delete the reference to `Regulations' and cancelled my VH-RET reservation. Case closed. I just hope you guys are right! Cheers rgmwa
  20. rgmwa
    SDQDI you may well be right .... It is the internet after all. "...weighting less than .55 pounds (0.2495 kg)" may also be a clue that all is not quite what is seems despite Trump's undeniable ignorance. However, just to be safe I've reserved VH-RET to make sure I get it back. rgmwa
  21. rgmwa
    Trump wouldn't know that.
  22. rgmwa
    Well, you and I might think so, but here's the source: Boomerang - Wikipedia
  23. rgmwa
    Just came across this while idly perusing the Internet: On December 12, 2017, US President Trump signed into law a rule that requires registration with the FAA when using boomerangs outdoors in the United States that weigh .55 pounds or more. Indoor use or recreational use of boomerangs weighting less than .55 pounds (0.2495 kg) do not require FAA registration. People using boomerangs for recreation which meet the weight standard are considered "pilots" and the boomerangs are considered "model aircraft" under the rule because boomerangs utilize lift when flying through the air. Boomerangs must be marked with the FAA registration number when using them outdoors and there are special rules when using boomerangs near airports. The rule was implemented as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.[22][23][24] Those using boomerangs of any size commercially (for money) are required to obtain a commercial UAS pilot's license. Anyone have a boomerang? Have you notified CASA and got it registered as VH Experimental or maybe got RAAUS 19-xxxx rego. And do you have a licence to throw it?
  24. rgmwa
    Edit: Oops!. Posted about Mark Albery below, but from deanfi's post I see it's a different Beech 18, and RV-8. My mistake, however I'll leave the links as it's an interesting story. What are the odds of getting the wrong RV-8 and Beech 18 combination? There's a background story to this. Mark Albery flew his RV-8 from the UK to the US in 2017 accompanied by a Beech 18. See: Puddle Jumping 2 - The Sequel - VAF Forums Scroll down to post #48: http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=150455&highlight=rv-8&page=5 And here for more photos: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPidnfSUo9okaximxJ9uYuRDmq-BC8GtPxSiQDFtgHKqNyuJEDZWhuUSfTfTENw9g?key=MWx6UmZ4SmkxZzhsZHVSU0lRWHZjTXBWUUlRWHZ3 Fantastic trip.
  25. rgmwa
    .... except for the stripes.
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