old man emu

FWIW Link opened when I clicked on it in your quote OME. Strange things happen.

Don't know what's wrong DP. The link just opened for me.

For Victorian readers, here's the line to the coverage in The Age. The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) - 23 Mar 1931 - p7

There are some good pictures here:

https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=8&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjWktLL5KDTAhULwrwKHeQWCHUQFghRMAc&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fnews%2Fvictoria%2Fthe-southern-cloud-crashed-killing-eight-but-it-took-27-years-to-find%2Fnews-story%2F3689cd85055eb0db81cd1bd662e23448&usg=AFQjCNG4qwNoYah2iXhgb9YkbOUFUr0tLg&sig2=KV5BGCj6k-ilvrCiHY3jWQ

Australia's first airline disaster was the crash of the Australian National Airways Fokker Southern Cloud whilst en route from Sydney to Melbourne on Saturday 21st March 1931. The aircraft was operated by a company set up by Charles Kingsford-Smith and others.

If you are an aviation enthusiast, you probably have read later accounts of the disappearance of the plane, and its subsequent accidental discovery near Cabrumurra on 29 October 1958. However, to get a sense of the initial drama of the incident, you should read the contemporary news reports.

Use this link The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) - 22 Mar 1931 - p1 to start reading the story. Just a short notice that the plane was overdue. When you've read that, hover your cursor over the navigation icon showing the date of issue of the paper. A drop down menu will appear. Click on Next and the next day's issue will load. You can click on the arrows adjacent to Articles from page .. to go through the paper.

A short weather forecast is here: The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) - 21 Mar 1931 - p2

I couldn't fine a digitised newspaper reporting the discovery of the wreckage on 29 October 1958, but in November of that year, the Women's Weekly did a two page story which dramatises the event.

The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) - 12 Nov 1958 - p4

The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) - 12 Nov 1958 - p5

You might like to use Google Maps to identify the locations of alleged sightings of the Southern Cloud on the 21st, and compare them to the location of the crash

Of interest is an item in the Sun on 21st March 1931 describing an award to Smithy.

The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) - 21 Mar 1931 - p1

Old Man Emu

11.30pm EST on 10/4/17. ABC will bradcast a show called "Who Flew First - Challenging the Wright Bros."

OME

My dipstick is about 250mm.

Try Air Ag at Bankstown. Phone 02 9796 7181 and ask for Tony.

They are CASA approved etc, etc. You would have to send them your originals, unless there are manufacturer's drawings or other data for each cable.

OME

Something to think aboutCessna 152 Fuel Gauge (Standard 12 Gal. Tanks)

Material for the tube:

Glass tube - bound to break by about the third refuel.

Calibrated stick - the boundary between wet and dry is often hard to read, and eventually fuel will seep into the wood and darken it.

Plastic tubing - it has to be clear, and rigid (or made rigid)

This is the best idea, I think:

Best solution - glue (two pack glue) a clear plastic tube along the fuel stick - dip tank - put thumb over top of tube lift out - no argument on level of fuel. Suggest all do this as it is fail safe reading, also solves problem with multi tanks from having a "wet stick".

Here's a dumb idea.

Get yourself a suitable length of straight aluminium tubing and a small, clear container such as a pill bottle, or even a disposable syringe.

From empty, fill your tank and record the quantity required to fill the tank.

Insert the tubing to the bottom of the tank

Seal the end of the tubing with your finger (like you would do with a drinking straw).

Remove the tubing and deliver the fuel in it into the container.

Mark the level of the fuel on the side of the container.

Measure the depth of the fuel in the container and then mark of the distance that represents 3/4; 1/2 and 1/4.(This is where a graduated syringe would make the job easier).

Since you know the quantity of fuel you put in to fill the tank, you can correlate the fractional levels to the quantity of fuel they represent.

Old Man Emu

I don't believe that would ever occur, a Harley rider wouldn't have the balls to do that unless his gang was with him.

It might be true of a drug running Eastern Mediterranean Nightrider, but a real Harley rider, steeped in the history of the marque would not hesitate to do all possible to save a child.

Bikers Against Child Abuse Australia

OME

Instead of bagging Pauline for everything she says and does, why not lobby her with our concerns about the problems of those who engage in aviation for non-commercial reasons.

A lot of her political ideas might not be your cup of tea, and that's OK, but Pauline is not the Federal Member for an electorate. She is a Senator representing the State's Rights of Queensland, although this function of a Senator seems to have been forgotten by most of those with bums on red leather.

Aviation is vitally important to the well-being of the economy of the State of Queensland, so she should be enlightened by us about aviation matters in Queensland. If she can kick things along for Queensland, then there will be a flow-on effect for the other States and Territories.

Remember, brown snakes aren't completely without merit. They do keep the rats and mice numbers down. The same applies to radical Senators.

Old Man Emu

Actually, Ian has been hiding the truth from us. He got a BOGOF deal from his ISP, so he decided to buzz the nutcases off onto a site he has to pay for, and is keeping the recreational flyers on the freeby which has the advertising. Increases his profits.

And all the nut cases have fled to the other site

Sound like despite doing the right things, accidents happen. He'd probably hand swung that prop a million times before.

As an aside, after looking at the satellite photo of the strip:

Google Maps

CAUTION! Tree induced wind shear near the keys on Rwy 13.

OME

It has been a strange week. Maybe it is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius?"

Welcome to the Recreational Flying forums, and to Sydney in advance.

If you are going to live south of theHarbour/Parramatta River, then you would do best to suss out flying from The Oaks, in the far south-west. If you are north of the river, come across to Bankstown.

Old Man Emu

Have you noticed that all the nut cases, loonies and would-be comedians have abandoned Recreational Flying and gone to What's Up Australia?

That's one way to clear out the hangar.

Old Man Emu

Reporting on the ABC today suggested that, following vibration, the pilot had actually shut down the engine and feathered the prop before it fell off. Or is that not relevant to your point OME?

Sorry to get back to being all techno an' that, but doesn't a prop feathering mechanism work by applying oil pressure to the blade movement assembly, causing the blade angle to change? Further, isn't the default, no oil pressure position of the blades the "fully feathered" position?

If I'm correct, that would explain the blades being in the fully feathered position when found. However, I does not explain the lack of oil contamination on the engine nacelle after landing. Unless there was some cleaning up for the cameras.

OME

Maybe you could apply to the DSS for a NewStart Allowance.

Saw it at Dent's last week. I bet you are glad that you got the colour match done.

Go fly! Be free!

Don't worry, Ian. All sites go down, usually on Sundays, for routine maintenance. My wife tried to get onto a Federal Government site on Sunday and it was down. I bet the ratio of down:up time for this site is miniscule.

We just have to bitch about its being down. It's what we do. Especially on a Sunday when the weather for a lot of us is socked in.

OME

:whistling:Everything old is new again:whistling:

Woman won't leave her airport home - The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) - 14 Feb 1951

Where's Darryl Kerrigan when you need him?

What about the Heathrow expansion?

The village facing destruction to clear space for Heathrow's expansion

OME

Can anyone of you bring up the radar track for this aircraft? According to the news report, the loss occurred 16 kms from ASSY which is about 8.5 NM. I reckon the prop is in the Holdsworthy Army Firing Range.

Damned lucky that the prop spun towards the wingtip, otherwise it would have severed the forward fuselage right off.

OME