skippydiesel

My understanding is once the 24 aircraft engine exceeds TBO (engine hours or calendar) it can not be used for hire or reward ie no third party commercial use. A new engine would restore its status.

42 minutes ago, jackc said:

I was speaking to the Aviator who designed that portable hangar a few days back.

He is a retired engineer and has had many Enquiries on it, even from overseas.

People also wanting plans etc.  I suggested he market the plans on his design etc.

However, he said he is well and truly ‘retired’.   It’s a great concept 🙂 

If you have an easy to remove/replace/folding wing aircraft - I briefly looked at his "hanger" . One design point in particular did not sit well with me  - single axle on such a large "box" - having towed quit a lot of boxy shaped light trillers (& few full sized semi's)  I would always have a double or triple axle, to aid in directional stability when the inevitable side wind is prevailing or  buffet  from passing trucks impacts on the large "sail" area.

27 minutes ago, Bosi72 said:

This is what happens when taking off close to mtow at high density altitude..

https://youtu.be/OVM3RRd1vf0

MG!!!! what was the pilot thinking ? He must have known, erly on, that his aircraft was not climbing out of ground effect , while he still had all that time/runway to abort on.

So there are worse drivers clogging up the roads & economies of other countries-  so what? does that in any way diminish my argument(s).

The reality is that the driving tests are a joke, our drivers are appalling and the authorities seem to be completely indifferent to the cause of the" disease" only interested in a few narrow revenue raising symptoms, the main one speeding, is like treating a dying man for dandruff.

Oh! and I have driven cars , trucks & motorbikes in the UK, Canada, USA and a few other unlikely places - who cares about better or worse experiences ? In this matter its about Au drivers and how they damage our econamy and kill innocent people on our roads, all with the connivance of the authorities..

Bad driving is not just about accidents - the general failure of Au drivers  to keep left, except when overtaking, very poor use of indicators, lack of road curtesy  and poor understanding on how to use a traffic circle , leads to traffic congestion that must be costing the country billions of $$$ in unnecessarily increased travel time and fuel consumption.

Well I have always been a bit of a "Jack of all trades Master of none"  - a factor of  my personality (love a challenge and will give almost anything a go) and environment (mainly worked in agriculture, where its not always economically viable to get the services of a trained person - so give it a go).

I have found that with a bit of research (was books, now Google), a dab of common sense, confidence (possibly too much ) - it is possible to achieve a satisfactory job/result in almost any practical area that the farmer is presented with - the possible exception being an understanding human behavior/motivation.

Being educated is not the same as being trained, however you can be both. Neither of these qualities "open doors" as well as connections (who you know). The only "bad" education is the one that seeks to indoctrinate rather than educate, promote propaganda/faith over logic & science.

Fair comments Kasper - unfortunately this sort of regulation may be acceptable to the majority but a minority (like you ?) suffer.

I have no particular interest in the airspace under discussion, however if there has been a significant increase in air traffic density, I can see the logic for adopting technology that may improve safety in this changed situation.

Of course we often see the authorities implement rules/restrictions, with little or no logical foundation - just bureaucratic miss use of power. I would not be surprised if you told me this was one of those situations.

On 22/01/2021 at 7:38 PM, jackc said:

Soon you will need a low level endorsement if you want to fly anywhere 😞.  Will be interesting to see a press release from RAA on this proposal?  They should be all over this like the Black Plague......

Fully aware that a transponder is not a required instrument in RAA aircraft however I fly out of the Sydney Basin (lots of air traffic) so have always had a transponder - basic safety!

47 minutes ago, Thruster88 said:

Because the induced drag is less at the lighter weight the aircraft can fly at a slightly higher angle of attack for a given climb speed so yes a little more lift is produced.

I see that a reduction in weight can improve TO - yes angle of attack, also acceleration (reduced ground role) however for a given wing, engine, prop, density altitude, the lift must surely stay pretty much the same - it is the weight that the lift must act on that has changed ???????

11 hours ago, old man emu said:

.................................................. the Lift generated is much more.

Are you sure? Seems to me the lift (when the instructor leaves the aircraft) is the same - its the weight that has reduced so TO performance is improved

2 hours ago, Tex said:

Happy to give them a try but no good without the details. Who are they?

The suppliers ? - In my area I use  https://www.bolt.com.au/ Bolts & Industrial, Smeaton Grange, Narellan, NSW.

On 22/01/2021 at 10:08 AM, FlyBoy1960 said:

for a start, you can fly over the aircraft maximum takeoff weight. It is there for a reason ! DUH

 

secondly, there should be graphs in the POH which show you the different calculations for density altitude and from this you can calculate your ground roll for temperatures above standard atmosphere and the climb rate to be expected.

I do not believe that there can be any legally acceptable reason for exceeding the permissible max take off weight. Should you do so and crash your insurance may be null.

I have only flown 4 RAA aircraft, of which I would only consider myself experienced in one. Quite a long time ago I experienced a few different Cessna 172's . The C 172's have (by RAA standards) anemic take off performance ,so the effect of density altitude is quite marked. The one RAA aircraft I have experience in (10 years and some 400 hrs) has a TO role of  under 100 m, on short grass and will climb out strongly, 1500 ft/min in almost all weather conditions -The highest strip I have used was 2,140 ft and on rare occasion have experienced 40C take offs  (try and avoided anything above 30C) with little obvious reduction in TO performance. With excess performance like this, it is clear that the aircraft may be able to lift significantly higher loads (above the legal limit) however the airframe, when so loaded, may not handle hard turbulence or other in flight challengesl.

Okay! So you can get a RC glider to go incredibly fast AND develop painful whiplash at the same time - that's truly talented (hope the health fund covers self inflicted injuries)

It would certainly be a boring world, if a few of us didn't come up with some quite extra ordinary pursuits.

1 hour ago, spacesailor said:

skippydiesel

Why did we have to go with the French metric !. When Germany ( din ) and Japan were metric, way before degaul  got a bee in his bonnet, against England !.

spacesailor

News to me - I dont care what metric system is used as long as it's intuitive, linear and constant  - basically everything the imperial system(s) are not.

9 minutes ago, Thruster88 said:

Just because it says 8.8 on the head may not guarantee that much nowadays. The wrong grade of Chinesium could have been used. With AN hardware one can be reasonably sure you are getting what you paid more for.

Propaganda!

10 hours ago, spacesailor said:

You can get that size & standard from other suppliers.

BUT

not to aircraft specifications.

I use " Lee,s Brothers " at the nuthouse Parramatta. Seem to have anything l need

That certification ticket is MONEY IN THE BANK to aircraft specialist suppliers.

spacesailor

I have minimal experience in this area, however when I need to replace a metric bolt/nut/screw/washers, of a known standard (ie one already fitted to aircraft) I can find the identical fixing at my local specialist (not aviation) nuts & bolts retailer. The fixing suppled do not just look like the original , they are exactly the same, tensile strength, diameter, length (overall & thread) and thread pitch. The only change I have made is to use upgraded lock nuts in critical area (I am not a fan of the ubiquitous "Nylock" in these areas).

To me, (a simple sole with limited brain capacity) American sourced aircraft/parts are a nightmare of multiple measurement types  & systems - why anyone wants to hang on to imperial (US or UK) measuring systems is a level of lunacy that can not be explained by any logical process.

This is one of the many reasons I prefer to fly European (metric) aircraft - most "fixings" of the appropriate standard, can be acquired through any half decent nuts & bots supplier.

Am I missing something here: This would appear to be the second time, in just a few weeks, when a Forum member could be thought to be confession/advocating the deliberate breaking of the rules covering the operation of an RAA registered aircraft.

Its bad enough (completely nuts) that such an action is being mentioned, in print,  but then good people (Forum members) start to discuss the merits (there are non) of the  action is mind boggling.

Get real people, this is how the authorities not only investigate/prosecute the "offenders" but may also take action against the Forum that allows such debate to take place.

I am all for free speech, responsibly conducted but am appalled at the risk that would seem to be being taken both by the initiator of this topic and the Forum .

RFg - start up time? Mine stays on all the time. Never turn it off. Battery life is extraordinary. I check PPM history every now and again - rarely shows anything very much. Well sealed cockpit with good fresh air (when required) and quite long exhaust seem to do the trick - never any exhaust fumes.

can be found for $30 (Australian)

37 minutes ago, Yenn said:

Skippy I agree with you. I was not doing anything other than point out that we consider driving is so easy that we can turn our brains off when we drive. Flying is still too new to us to be so blaze about it.

I would disagree with your remark about teens being too young to drive. I reckon kids should be taught to drive as soon as they are big enough to control a vehicle. I started early and by 18 years old was driving massive vehicles as well as small ones. I did get one big lesson, when I was caught drifting a five ton truck around a corner and an old bloke dobbed me in. I was hauled over the coals by my C.O and that lesson has stood by me for fifty plus years.

That was the same as the watch this statement by pilots.

I dont think I made any comment relating to "teens being too young to drive" - I was behind the wheel of a car at 15 years old - supervised by my father, my two siblings & I got to develop some control ability on a disused airstrip, "bending" around cardboard boxes, we threw out randomly, in forward & reverse. I actually think that those European /Scandinavian countries that have driving as part of the school curriculum, starting children before they can drive, are way ahead of us.  I started my children  in a "paddock basher" in our paddocks . The paddock basher was great but I do not think parents/relatives should be allowed instruct their children on the public road - bad habits just get passed from one generation to the next - all too often I have seen L platters hogging the right lane(s) tail gating, making swan necked turns, forward parking, improper use of indicators, stopping for no reason on traffic circles, etc etc all under the guidance of a family adult.

8 hours ago, cooperplace said:

In the 70s when I was young and stupid I rode my Ducati 900 Adelaide-Perth, cruising on 200kph, using a black visor daytime and yellow at night. Once, after dusk, I stopped to change visors, and looked back to see a guard of honor of hundreds of 'roos lining the road I'd just been doing double-digit speeds on. I hadn't seen one. I think I was going so fast they didn't have time to jump out in front of me. While I survived, I don't recommend this strategy.

Naaah! Correction: You were young and bullet proof (testosterone loaded) Its a natural condition in the young the males of our species. Essential for our continued survival (unfortunately at the expense of those that are "culled" in the process) A characteristic that society seems to want to deny

Maaate! if spending big bucks makes a tool/instrument better - go for it.

My Bunnings Aerospace (can get from a lot of other suppliers), about the size of my small hand,  digital read out, is a self contained (replaceable batteries last at least 18 months ), CO alarm (sound & visual) that records  max PPM, that you can recall. Placed it near the floor of my foot well (CO being heavier than air) in a relatively draft free location. From memory, cost $32.

Soooooo much better than one of those short lived CO patches and seems to do pretty much all I would want and more (bought a couple for the house and one for the kids caravan).

1 minute ago, SplitS said:

While it is true there is always two side's the flying school should have been more professional after all that is what they get payed to do. Build confidence, encourage more people into aviation, etc,etc the fact that they have someone walking away disgruntled in a relatively small community is not a good look.

I hope they both sides learn and move on and New2flying does not give up on their dreams.

Not saying I know the circumstances in this case however having been involved with customer relations, at frequent intervals throughout my working life, I can tell you that sometimes a customer just doesnt like the polite, measured, unbiased advice/recommendation you might give, to the point of doing the proverbial dummy spit - who knows what may be going on in their life to cause such an unreasonable disproportionate reaction  - it just happens and its very uncomfortable.

I was in Woolworths the other day - this guy just starts slinging off at one of the staff. She tried to explain, very politely & in a calm low voice,  that she supervised the self service , he very loudly and aggressively demanded that she serve him. To keep the piece she endeavoured to do so, all the while having to attend other customers with problems at their self serve. He loudly complained every time she was called away. He eventually departed with his groceries, telling the poor lady he would lodge a formal complaint about her lack of service. While he was still close by, I made a point of complimenting her on her patience & professionalism - got a very  filthy look from the man. Apparently he comes in every week or so and goes through the whole bullying act - not nice!

Story above not in any way related to this Thread topic - just illustrating that service providers sometimes have to put up with very difficult customers.