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    Old Log Book

    rgmwa replied to IBob's topic in Military Aviation

    The 622 hours was brought forward from his No 2 logbook, and gained mainly on fighters and bombers (almost half in Sopwith Camels). By 1927, he presumably had quite a few more hours up. Pretty impressive. rgmwa
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    Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose Single-Seat, Twin-Boom Fighter Prototype Aircraft (United States)
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    SAAA also produces an aircraft logbook: http://www.saaa.com/Products/ProductDetails/tabid/590/ProductID/22/Default.aspx
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    Yes, unless it's been sold in the last few weeks. PM me if interested. I have some information and no doubt Poteroo knows about it as well.
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    I use a couple of suction cup sunshades in my RV-12, and they work surprisingly well to provide shade and keep the sun off the iPad I also bought a Koger sunshade but have never bothered to fit it. The cheap shades are removed in cooler weather. I usually taxy with the canopy slightly open in hot weather, otherwise it gets very hot very quickly. The side vents work very well in the air and the cockpit stays comfortable, but on the ground in hot weather with the canopy closed and no shades it's a very different story. rgmwa
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    Marty is right. I meant it probably wouldn't cost a lot more to build one you could fly yourself, although I agree a Vulcan might be a bit ambitious, rgmwa
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    Hard to pick a favourite. They are all works of art and some of the flying is almost unbelievable. Still I can't help thinking that for all the effort, time and expense that must go into some of these giant models, I'd rather go the next step and build a 1:1 scale version. rgmwa
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    Vans Aircraft recently did that for the RV-12. Even though the 912iS seems quite similar to the 912 ULS, it still required significant firewall forward design changes, a redesigned fuel system, and a lightweight battery to compensate for the additional engine weight. Why do you want to install a bigger/different engine in the CTSW? They seem to fly very well with the 912S. rgmwa
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    You should ask Flight Design, but I would expect that going from a 100hp S to a 135 hp iS would at least require redesign of the engine mounts, cowls and fuel system, and probably strengthening of the airframe as well. Also the 915 weighs about 185 lbs and the 912 weighs only about 125 lbs, which will have a major effect on weight and balance, and reduce useful load capacity. The extra power would also make it much easier to exceed Vne. There is also the question of who could carry out such a modification legally. In summary, it is probably possible, but would be difficult unless you have the resources and expertise of the Flight Design factory engineers. rgmwa
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    You may have to try another angle of attack.
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    ... and also "Missed Approaches". rgmwa
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    No, not in any on-line groups. Only this and one or two other forums. rgmwa
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    Nice... but this one looks like even more fun: provided you have a spare $330,000 or so burning a hole in your pocket.
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    By scanning the boxes along the track you should quickly get a pretty good feel for average wind speed and direction. A 500 mm stage in our small aircraft would probably be broken up into shorter legs for planning anyway, so you'd do an estimate for each leg. I daresay your estimate would be no worse and probably better than the old Arfors values we used to use.
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    The smaller grids may give the impression of great accuracy but the forecast winds are still just that - forecasts. For manual planning, wouldn't you just pick an average wind for the track and altitudes you wanted to fly at and use that?
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    A one-litre garden spray bottle from Bunnings works well. You can pressurise it which will pump the fluid automatically.
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    Yes. George Aldrich's Nobler I believe. Pretty famous in its day, along with Bob Palmer's Thunderbird. rgmwa
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    The new style gives me all the search options in one box all the time - simple. Currently there are two different boxes depending on where you are. As I don't use the search function often, I like the simplicity and consistency of the proposed change. rgmwa
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    You might want to have a look at this site. Works on Android phones. http://members.iinet.net.au/~ninelima/efis/ I use an iPhone and have no connection to the author but it looks pretty good. rgmwa
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    Impressive, although I wonder how many drones didn't survive the practice sessions. I also doubt that the railway company that owns the train would be very impressed. rgmwa
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    Maybe others can do that reliably, but I need to glance at the ball to make sure my pants are reacting properly.
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    Yes, ASI and the little black ball in the turns. rgmwa
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    Brought back some memories
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    Well designed and carefully manufactured kits like RV's are usually well built because builders typically take a lot of pride in their work and build the best aircraft they can, but you can also find plenty of examples of poor and sometimes dangerous workmanship on the forums. Sometimes the defects are obvious such as misdrilled holes and poorly set rivets, but there are often apparently minor departures from good practice that only a trained eye would spot. I would be more wary of a scratch-built aircraft, because the opportunity for deviation from the plans is greater, not necessarily because the quality of workmanship is inferior. I think the best assurance to to have the plane inspected by an experienced LAME, L2 or SAAA tech counsellor or AP familiar with the type. rgmwa
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