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    John and Marguerite Chesbrough flew London to Sydney via Perth in Mooney N6201D in 1982/83. They started in Houston originally and crossed the Atlantic to North Africa and Europe before that. John was a member of SABC at Serpentine until he passed away a few years ago. They wrote a book about their journeys called `By Compass and by Consolan'. Consolan was a long range radio navigation system similar to the beam systems the Germans used during the war. The Chesbroughs used it to navigate across the Atlantic. /../../favicon.ico Consolan - What Is It?, March 1961 Radio-Electronics - RF Cafe WWW.RFCAFE.COM During World War II, the Germans developed another kind of radio directional broadcast system called "Sonne," their word for "sun," because of the radial antenna pattern it generated (see plots)
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    Ah, yes, Alan Bond. Shared a lift with him once when he had an office on the top floor of our building. Was also was fortunate enough to set up Australia II for display (and all the other exhibits including Jon Sander's yacht Parry Endeavour) at the WA Maritime Museum. Interesting times, but well in the past now.
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    If it was my choice I’d prefer something with floats but unfortunately you’ve got to work with what you’ve got. He did pretty well in the circumstances.
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    Losing one life is bad enough but losing three is a tragedy under any circumstances. That’s one reason I generally prefer to fly alone, especially if the passenger is a trusting non-pilot who is relying on your skill and your aircraft to get them home safely.
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    Well equipped instrument panel. Not the typical RV12 setup.
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    A bit long-winded but what an achievement.
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    I got mine from Liquid Containment in Qld.
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    Completely full would be OK because the liquid won't expand. When partially full, I just squeeze the bladder a bit before putting the cap on to reduce the volume of air in it. Even without doing that, I'm quite confident the bladder would easily handle any pressure differential at the altitudes we fly, and probably a lot higher. I can recall seeing a video of a full bladder being drop tested onto concrete from something like 30m from memory, so they are pretty tough.
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    I have two of the foldable bladders and have carried fuel in the plane but don’t like doing that. In my experience they can leak if the threads on the cap are dry. I didn’t have a problem after I put some lube (Inox) on them, but I only use them now to carry fuel to the plane. They are great for that because they pack away easily. I would use them to carry fuel in the plane if I had no other option. Because they are flexible, they can cope with air pressure fluctuations. I wouldn’t carry fuel in a plastic jerrycan in the cabin.
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    Makes sense.
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    Practising ground loops?
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    I get mine pre-pasted from Bert Floods as well. NGK is good enough for me.
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    ... and a jet truck cranking out 36,000 tons of horsepower?? Confusing but sounds impressive!
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    Removing the wings is quick but re-installing them is a lot slower and is a two-person job because the tolerances for the two retaining pins are very tight. Using a pipe expander is the best way to align them and pull them up tight against the pressure created by the wing root seals. I would not trailer an RV-12.
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    An autopilot is great for long trips, however as the turbulence gets worse the autopilot wants to fight the plane by trying to hold altitude and heading, so you are often better off hand flying if it gets rough. Hand flying long distances is tiring though.
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    I do agree. I wouldn't wear wings either, even if I had them. But that's not what the original post was about.
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    That's irrelevant. If someone puts in the time and effort and qualifies as a pilot and the aero club wants to award wings to acknowledge that, then why not? Nobody says you have to wear it or buy a uniform or epaulettes, unless you're planning to fly your weedhopper overseas in which case it's probably a good idea.
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    That's nonsense.
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    Which flight school are you training with? Planning to do a concentrated course or stretching it out a bit?
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    Flying seven hours in a day on a commercial flight/s is tiring enough. Why would you do it in a light aircraft? I know plenty of people do, but it’s not my idea of a good time. No doubt age is a factor. I’ve done 3-1/2 hour flights, but after landing, tying down, organising fuel and accommodation I’m ready to head for the bar for some lemonade.
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    Yes. Great product. Free periodic software updates. Does the job. Of course Garmin does too, but I think Dynon is better value for money.
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    I have a Dynon two-axis autopilot in the RV-12 (standard for the 12 kit). Can't see the need for three-axis. The two-axis works fine.
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    The OP asks for information regarding private airstrips around Taggerty, Victoria. Also mentions Coldsteam and Lilydale. How much more information do you need in a post? Seems clear enough to me where he meant even without checking an atlas.
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    A few of us built and flew control line models enthusiastically from about the age of 14 before times moved on and we went our separate ways. Stunt and combat were the favourites. RC was in its infancy and way beyond our means anyway. The big event of the year was going to the Nats and drooling over all the ‘big stuff’. Casterton one year (the year the Beatles arrived in Melbourne), Warrnambool another time. Against all the odds one of our group never stopped building and flying control line models. I paid him a visit in 2020 and we took a couple of his models to the oval for old times sake. I hadn’t flown one since about 1968 but just like the full size ones you don’t forget how to do it. It was good fun turning back the clock all those years. Not sure what the local kids thought of two old guys going around in circles.
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    Martin Mars and Piper Cub

    rgmwa commented on red750's gallery image in Other Photos

    Martin Mars and Piper Cub
    Maybe a Lunatic
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