old man emu

Sounds like it's a suck it 'n' see proposition.

So when you see videos of ground crew pulling through the prop of a big radial engined WWII fighter, are they priming or clearing a possible oil pooling problem?

Why do you have to burp Rotax's?

Three mates had a hard time finishing the 19th. By the time they did the club had an albatross - 3 under par.

3 hours ago, facthunter said:

I think the "Jokes on the Jab" is a bit done to death

True. Repetition kills the wit.

Let's make jokes about Rans.

20 hours ago, flying dog said:

I think - to be fair - the stirring the pot emoji did kind of give it away that was a bit of a "piss take".

 

C'mon you guys! You know me well enough to know what the Jab jab was. A bit of urine removal.

Where are you starting from? Don't forget to plan to get to Tooraweenah on 20 May.

Aren't Rotax engines used in things like jet skis and those three-wheeler bikes with two wheels at the front? Maybe you could source the nuts from a motorcycle shop.

A Jab wouldn't break up like that. 

Gee, I'd like to contact him and see if he can drop in on The Event in May

I think that creating a database of equivalent parts is a great idea if you own something that is a bit rare.

I have a 2005 manufactured car, which is still in good nick at 185,000 kms. However, I find it difficult to source consumables like brake pads, and may be even brake discs. This morning I have to go into town and get my mechanic to whip off a front wheel to pull a brake pad so it can be measured. There are two sizes (lengths) listed for my car and it's useless to order them from my supplier in Sydney without knowing which size is correct. 

19 minutes ago, danny_galaga said:

I give up on the oil hose. I'll just pay through the nose for the 'real deal'. I need to finish this stupid project before I set it on fire. Tired of all the road blocks...

Now, now! Just put the tools down and go outside for a breather. Patience is a virtue, and you like to be virtuous, don't you?

In New South Wales, the Dept of Fair Trading has been extremely helpful towards organisations wanting to associated under the relevant legislation. To assist those organisations adopt a constitution, the Dept. has gone through every paragraph of Act and written a draft constitution that covers every line of the Act. All an organisation has to do is run a "Find and Replace" through the template document to insert the organisation's name to make the an approved constitution. Since all the work was done by the Dept. there are no mistakes and it is accepted without review during the registration process.

Things like the expulsion of members is dealt with, taking into account all natural Rights we expect to have.

Keep egging them on for more!

44 minutes ago, cscotthendry said:

In every field, people are retiring and businesses are struggling to fill the expertise shortages.

So true! So true. 

What does the Government do? Pour money into apprenticeships in the construction industry, but not a brass razoo into trades that keep things going. 

Virtually every sector of the aviation industry is dying due to practitioners reaching retirement age and no replacements coming on. Replace "aviation" with any other industry and it's the same story. 

18 hours ago, Jabiru7252 said:

sovereign citizen

This is an example of an oxymoron.

One of the meanings of "sovereign" is  acting independently and without outside interference. This meaning is usually applied to a Nation. Australia, we hope, is a sovereign nation. But since it interacts with other sovereign nations, those interactions affect is absolute independence. That a fish on a completely different bicycle.

The commonly used meaning of "citizen" is a person who, by place of birth, nationality of one or both parents, or naturalization is granted full rights and responsibilities as a member of a nation or political community. So citizenship both implies and demands positive interaction with some governing body, even to the extent that the governing body might be a criminal gang.

Citizen also has the meaning "an inhabitant of a particular town or city" which could be extended to include a geopolitical area - a citizen of New South Wales.

So a person cannot act without independently and be a citizen at the same time. 

2 hours ago, FlyingVizsla said:

Last trip we drove and stayed in a motel

Do you w ant me to send you a list of motels in Gilgandra where you can stay when you come to the Event in May?

15 minutes ago, Garfly said:

Look how long it took for the safety benefits of GPS tech to be accepted - and finally embraced (well, by most, anyway).

Touche .

There's a time and a place for fun flying and other for being damned serious. Carriage and use of radio was a great safety advance. The modern digital stuff is probably even greater.

QUESTION:

Can helicopters operating from a helicopter pad just buzz off anywhere they like, or do they have to fly in some sort of regulated pattern as fixed-wing aircraft do when landing and taking off from a runway?

41 minutes ago, KRviator said:

he Traffic Period - which is 2 hours before ETA to 2 hours after ATD of the RPT

Now the cat is out of the bag! Now terrorists will know that if they arrive 2.5 hours before the RPT they won't need to produce an ASIC card. They can just hang around airside until they can put their nefarious plans into action.

Bulk strip on the engine. Remove the CSU. Replace wing tip bows and recover the lot. $50 - $60,000 restoration bill?

One thing I just remembered. Australian petrol is the worst in the world. It is of such poor quality that the European manufacturers of cars don't bother to wage major campaigns her to see their cars.

9 hours ago, AVIDSteve said:

In my experience premiums don't go down unless there is competition.

A sad fact of Life. 

Used to fly as navigator in a TriPacer out of Dubbo. It was also used as a glider tug at Narromine in the mid-70's.

 One thing I hate about Pipers in general is that there is only one door. I hated getting trampled by the evacuating pilot.  Cessnas spoiled you with their independent toe brakes.

There's one in need of a double helping of TLC at The Oaks. It's got a CSU, and wood rot. If wishes were .... you'd see an emu fly.

14 hours ago, skippydiesel said:

the RR (Continental) owner who went through 2 engine recons

That is most likely explained by the fact that Continental has only begun fitting hardened valve seats in recent years. Pre-2019 engines would not have them. What information do we have about ULP in Lycomings? But then again, when did Lycoming start fitting hardened valve seats? 

This Mogas/Avgas question has two prongs - the effect of removing TEL on exhaust valves and valve seats, and the effects of surface tension on evaporation of the liquid.

The effect of removing TEL has long since been solved. Just look out at the traffic passing by. Almost all the petrol-powered light vehicles you see are using unleaded fuel. When I had the engine of my 80-year-old motorcycle reconditioned, I had hardened valve seats fitted and run it on 91 non-ethanol fuel.

For aviation, the problem is the difference in surface tension between the two types of fuel. Surface tension determines how readily a molecule in a liquid will cross the boundary between the surface of the liquid and the atmosphere above. In general terms, a less dense liquid has a lower surface tension that a denser one. Mogas is less dense that Avgas, so it has a lower surface tension and will evaporate more readily when subjected to the same conditions of temperature and  atmospheric pressure.

The more people who insure with a particular company, the more the premium should come down. This is imply due to the fact that your premium is going into the pot to pay what claims arise. If ten people pay one dollar to cover a ten dollar risk for one year, then at the start of year 2, the pot contains $10 if there have been no claims. Therefore the insurer might be able to set the premium at 95 cents for year 2. The amount set as the premium is the insurer's odds that a claim won't be made.

I've said it before. After the Robo Debt enquiry finishes, the whole Public Service should be examined to root out the culture of disservice to the Public.