old man emu

Can I ask why Ian? Special Project?

He's restoring a D-Day Auster, changing the colour from Cub Yellow to original.

 

Ian,

 

You have to remember that the pigments used back then may not be readily available now. Also, I think that there could be a difference in formulation between RAF colours and RAAF ones, for much the same reason. If I were you, I'd be looking for some component that would take any gloss out of modern dope, and be satisfied with that. I know that you want museum quality, but you might have to bear with 'close as possible". It's the curse of restorers.

 

OME

 

 

I then recalled what I created the site for and the site objectives from day 1 were always:

1. Increase our flying skills through information exchange

 

2. Help each to perform correct maintenance on our aircraft

 

3. Improve our flying safety by exchanging information about our own flying experiences

Ian,

 

These three may have been your reasons for creating the site, and good ones they are. But we've added our own objective and have made the site a social club, as well. Due to the tyranny of distance, we can't gather together physically as one might in a local pub, or club. This site gives us a chance to overcome that tyranny. Most of us would not know, face to face, the majority of members if we tripped over them but we know each other by what we write about and how we write.

 

Sure there are differences. There's Libs and Laborites; atheists, agnostics and the Faithful. Strewth, there's even Poms and Kiwis amongst the members. The good thing is that we can all put in our two bob's worth; engage in some leg pulling, and argue the toss in relative polite ways. We all know that if we get nasty, we cop a ban. Isn't that what happens in every local pub or club? There's even a chance for us to contribute to your three original objectives. If we can haul ourselves away from the bar.

 

The site has been like Topsy. It just growed. It might be the 6000th most popular site in Australia, but are those other popular sites non-political, non-sectarian or non self-aggrandising? I reckon this site is further towards the top of the list of special interest sites.

 

OME

 

 

What it is Yenn is that if you are wearing your ASIC at a major airport like Tulla, Sydney, Canberra etc and buy a coffee from one of the vendors you will most likely get a discount on the price

 

And good for 10% off Duty Free at AUS/NZ International Arr/Dep ports.

Talk about the $100 hamburger! It would take a month of Sundays to recoup just the cost of parking at Sydney Airport, let alone taking a flight from there.

 

 

Here you go:

 

Cessna C336 C337 Aircraft history performance and specifications

 

CESSNA 337 Super Skymaster - SKYbrary Aviation Safety

 

 

It's not the one of the main gear wheels. They swing down from from the leading edge. The process is shown well in this video.

 

 

 

Still a lot of force exerted on the crankshaft through the bending of the blades. Actually if you look at the frames around 0.02, you can see the spinning blade hit the ground and then it stops.

 

OME

 

 

The Sunrise people spoke to the originator of the course and put up a list of schools in New South Wales which are providing the course. It is an approved course going towards the award of a Higher School Certificate. The course content must have been approved by the Board of Studies, so one could say that the content is sound.

 

A participant also appeared and said that he was doing the course with the hope of becoming an RAAF pilot. Poor boy! The ability to fly any aircraft remotely has no intrinsic value in flying an aircraft that you are sitting in (See thread "Simulation ruined my actual flying). Perhaps this young fellow could look towards a career in the Army, where the used of drones would be more applicable.

 

Personally, I'd much rather see Driver Education being a compulsory course from Year 7. That might put an end to incidents involving rookie drivers like this: Allegedly drunk teen crashed ute into Sydney house and car

 

OME

 

 

That's a bulk strip on the engine for starters

 

OME

 

 

....and for your information a Lighthouse is one made of cardboard. Alan.

If tin whistles are made of tin, what are fog horns made of?

 

OME

 

 

Here are some links that might help with the research:

 

Wartime Camouflage Colours | Patrick Baty – Historical paint consultant

 

Foliage Green - A Brief Discussion by Gary Byk and Peter Malone (This is a site for model plane builders, but the background information could be useful)

 

OME

 

 

You are all getting carried away...there is no one saying that it is flying that I have read..it's probably some old piece of crap lying around in someone's hangar long forgotten...settle down everyone..get some facts first.David

I agree with David that the aeroplane is most likely to be an abandoned love child. That would account for the visible corrosion; fabric damage and what appears to be hangar rash to the brake fluid line.

 

Let's look at the story on the assumption that the aeroplane has been sitting unloved.

 

1. If it has been sitting for years, as the corrosion suggests, then its maintenance release would have expired. Therefore, it needs a thorough inspection before being released as airworthy.
    
    
   
2. As a result of the inspection, the many faults recorded in these photographs would be rectified - some with a wire brush and paint, others with component replacement.
    
    
   
3. The worst failure I can see is the way the safety wiring has been done on the prop bolts. Upgrading the skill set of the person who did it should only take about half an hour, including theory, demonstration and practical.
    
    
   
4. There are bolts missing from the wheel hub - maybe they went off via a Midnight Spares incident. The function of the safety wire on the axle is indeterminate.
    
    
   

 

 

I agree with robinsm that it looks like it would be a good restoration project.

 

To answer NotSo's question ( Just wondering if this is considered a serviceable or unserviceable condition, and common for RAAus aircraft?) Yes it is unserviceable. Is it typical of RAA aircraft? No, the great majority of private owners and commercial operators lavish attention onto their aircraft. However, as in all activities, there are some owners and operators who believe that a machine does not need care and attention to operate forever.

 

OME

 

 

. learn-to-fly Have you guys fly here before?

A very well known organisation. Have a look at the "First Australian Woman Pilot" thread and you will see Aminta Hennesey referenced there.

 

OME

 

 

Millicent Bryant (1878-1927)

 

On March 28, 1927, widow Millicent Bryant from Vaucluse, Sydney became the first Australian woman to gain a pilot's 'A' or private licence. She died seven months later in a Sydney ferry accident. Her funeral, at Manly in Sydney, included a flypast by five aircraft.

 

The ferry accident was the Greycliffe disaster FERRY DISASTER. - GROWING DEATH ROLL. TWENTY-SEVEN BODIES RECOVERED. FIFTY-FIVE DEATHS FEARED. HOW DID COLLISION OCCUR? - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) - 5 Nov 1927

 

Dredging up tragic memories - www.smh.com.au

 

OME

 

 

Who was the first Australian woman to obtain a pilot's licence?

 

AUSTRALIA'S PIONEER AIRWOMAN. - The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) - 24 Jan 1920

 

Although the comments at the bottom of the article howl "sexist:

 

OME

 

 

The problem with RA at a Class C or D airport (Camden or Bankstown) is that you can't fly solo unless you have a PPL or RPL.

I think that there is some arrangement, or permission given to RA students undertaking their training with the likes of Gostner to fly solo at these airports. After all, the RA and GA students would typically have the same number of dual hours in the circuit before being sent solo. Technically, a solo student is flying under the surveillance of the instructor. Good instructors monitor their students when solo, and often have the ability to communicate by radio in the event of a situation.

 

OME

 

 

Green.

 

 

Gostner Aviation at Camden has VH- and 24- registered Jabs, plus flying either you get experience in flying in controlled airspace.

 

OME

 

 

This is the mob that Dent Aviation gets their paint from: www.bccoatings.com.au .They can mix the colours you want in 2-Pack.

 

I got the paint for my bike from them, too.

 

OME

 

 

It's worth an email. I don't suppose these things sell like hot cakes.

 

OME

 

 

That question is going to lead to some very interesting discussion.

 

My first Google search lead me to this : https://www.casa.gov.au/sites/g/files/net351/f/_assets/main/airworth/awb/28/003.pdf which talks about aircraft fuel. It's off topic, but interesting.

 

You could try this ad: HODGES VOLATILITY TESTER for sale in Bountiful, Utah - Classifieds KSL

 

See the last page of this PDF for a picture

 

OME

 

autogas_vs_avgas.pdf

 

autogas_vs_avgas.pdf

 

autogas_vs_avgas.pdf

Reminds me of an early scene in "Flying High". The aircraft is loading and a bloke on a ladder opens the nose cone to remove a very long oil dipstick.

 

Ahh! "Flying High", what a movie. Surely it ranks up there with "Blazing Saddles" as cinematic scriptwriting at its best.

 

OME

 

 

One of these was operated by a company which made a film using one of those really big Cine-Max cameras. It came into Camden for servicing a few years ago.

 

Seen from a distance, the Aircam is reminiscent of a 1920s Handley-Page airliner.

 

 

This link leads to side and plan elevations: Scheme Designers - Custom designed aircraft paint schemes for all types of aircraft

 

OME

 

 

I wonder if it is a marker for a landing strip at Tugalong Recreation Park, NSW which seems to have a grass strip. However, the orientation of the strip is wrong for the prevailing winds, which are southwest/nor'east.

 

 

Sorry about the small size. Much larger and it would exceed allowable file size. It's easier if you use Google Maps, then you can get right in on the strip.

 

OME

 

 

Let me flaunt my ignorance; the foam is a fire-retardant NOT a 'soft landing' cushion (True/false).

 

there apparently was an instructor on board and they overshot the fire retardant strip almost completely.

My 2 bob's worth -

 

1. The foam was sprayed to extinguish sparks expected to be created when the metal of the nose wheel touched the runway surface.
    
    
   
2. Fire retardant foam is very corrosive, so the instructor chose to avoid it to preserve the skin of the aircraft, thereby greatly reducing the cost of repairs.
    
    
   

 

 

Sometimes I think that some underemployed firies go over the top in their assessment of potential ignition when transport vehicles collide with things. It is not for nothing they are called "Evidence Eradication Teams" by traffic accident investigators.

 

OME

 

 

Ch7 News just reported it as an emergency landing when the nose wheel failed to lock !They never disappoint !

Spotted that, too. At least they didn't compound the error by giving a make of aircraft. Cessna survives another plummet to earth.

 

OME