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  1. skippydiesel
    Maaate! Your unquestioning apathy is beyond reason. The Governments knee jerk response (ASIC for private pilots wishing to access regional airport) to Sept 11, way back 25 years ago, was completly over the top. This, combined with changes in technology (drones) has rendered the whole concept moot/without merit (not that it every had any) The failure of the Federal Government to modify (remove private pilots from the requirement) this ridiculous piece of legislation is a crime against its own people ie charging for a nil service I suspect the authorities know how ineffectual it is, as evidenced by their farming out a security system to the commercial sector - go figure !!! 😈
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    Hi Reynard, Wow! One, EGT, in four , 25% loss, compared with my 50% loss (1 in 2) . Unfortunately my Dyone "yells" at me when the EGT (or anything else) is exceeding preset limits or gone RS - very disconcerting, especially in the landing phase. Can turn off but returns a few minutes later. Wet and very windy weather, has given me the opportunity to replace the (assumed to be) defective EGT prob - yet to fly. Will advise, if remedy correct, in due course. Forgot to mention: Hobbs 230 hrs, so EGT defect not out of line with many other reports. I would have thought technology would have delivered a longer lived prob by now. 😈
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    You have to be sure which thread type your Rotax has (most in Australia will be 10mm stright)😈
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    Did my PPL long before iPads / GPS. When the above started to come in, I combined GPS (hand held) with traditional paper flight planning and flying. Its taken quite some time but I now fly the "magenta line", print out maps of the flight In addition to Ozrunways, I have two GPS systems & a whisky compass for old time security. I have always enjoyed the flight planning process - probably fly (imagin) the rout at least 3-6 times before the actual event. I print out the ERSA entry for all airfields (including alternates) along the rout. My flight plan chart is printed with additional space for enroot notes, eg differences from plan in heading, altitude & ground speed. Often include a satellite view of an airfield, for better visual concept of taxi/ parking/etc. I still use a home made knee pad and pencil (on a string) to make notes. 😈
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    I am not sure what you mean by "ASIC is not government issue" The requirement to have an ASIC , to access certain airports, is absolutly a Federal Government requirement and the steps to get an ASIC, are Government mandated. It's only in fairly resent times, that the Government, in their infinite wisdom, have delegated the issuing (administration) to commercial contractors. The flow on of the ASIC insanity, now delivered by a commercial supplier is higher cost to us for a service without benefit (to private pilots wishing to access regional airports). Would this be classified as adding insult to injury. Can the Federal Government be taken to court for contravention their own Consumer Law, which protects the consumer (pilots) from being charged for a bogus service (ASIC)?😈
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    "The 4-20mA units are proving more reliable. " Hi IBob If not VDO who might be the supplier of the more reliable sensors? 😈
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    Hi Danny - There is a bit of a difference between an oil pressure sensor & a temperature sensor. Don't think the era has much to do with it - the receiver (read out) is likly to be the deciding factor (along with thread size). My read out is a Dynon Skyview Classic 😈
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    Dynon PN. 100405-001 for Rotax ULS, $66 from https://horshamaviation.com.au/product/egt-probe-hose-clamp-1-00-2-25-lyc-cont-sup/😈
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    Possible replacement Oil Pressure sensor for Rotax 9 engines - VDO 360-081-030-017C
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    Nice! All you need is a hanger/house & your set up or aviation. Wish I could find such a nice (unowned) airfield in my area😈
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    I always understood that dihedral was not such an issue with high wings - the fuselage acting as a pendulum.😈
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    Only two EGTs on #3 & #4. Swapping EGT's on my installation, is technically a "no brainer" but unfortunately very time consuming - I had hoped that someone else may have had similar symptoms of a failing thermocouple. Does anyone find it interesting that the two EGT's have every diffident resistance readings? 😈
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    Hi, I have a Rotax 912 ULS. / Dyon Skyview Class SV-ADAHRS-200, SV-EMS-220, with 2 Dynon EGT K Type Thermocouples/Probes PN. 100405-001 Today, on start up my EGTs were working fine. Taxied out to runup bay and Number 1 EGT readout went blank & I received an EGT warning. As I prepared to return to hanger, the EGT came good. Went for a fly. Engine running just fine. About 30min into the flight , EGT No 1 went blank again. Also had very brief/flash readings above Max EGT. Retuned to airfield. In situ, visual/external of EGT's leads/connections all look normal/good. Connections nice & firm. Check resistance /continuity with multimeter. Both EGT's have continuity. No 1 resistance significantly higher than No 2. Unable to do a full check as engine still hot. Will return tomorrow to do a ADAHRS diagnostic download & test Probes with heat gun Do I have a EGT, Probe or ADAHRS problem?😈
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    Unusual - Thanks Its not a pissing context, just pointing out that aircraft in the far northern hemisphere, operate in these sorts of conditions every year. The only unusual thing about this is that it was an Australian crew - big deal! 😈
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    Me thinks you have just repeated my suggestion, in another way. With the door closed, the "draft excluder" will be largely hidden - whats the aesthetic problem? 😈
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    Not wishing to be to much of a curmudgeon - There was nothing particularity unusable about this flight. The conditions are similar to those, that are regularly experienced by aircraft / crew, in the far northern hemisphere, every winter season. 😈
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    Seems like years, that I have been "banging on" about the irrelevance of ASIC , for private pilots accessong regional airports. One of points against ASIC has been the changes in technology - drones!. I think I also mentioned, that in the pre drone era, in N Ireland, the IRA mortered an airport, from outside the security fence. My point being that ASIC will do sweet F...A... to stop a casual, let alone a determined, terrorist. 😈
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    Are interested in performance/results or just asthetics?😈
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    Not that I am aware of. Why do you ask? 😈
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    Fun challenge - See how easy it is to find the Landing Fees for Canberra, our National Capital Airport 😈
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    You could use two lengths of closed cell same or diffrent thikness; Use the most common thickness/gap fill and where the gap is wider put a length on the other side. eg 6mm all round on, say the airframe side and then targeted 6mm on the door where needed =12mm. Alternately vary the thickness of the gap seal, as required.😈
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    I accept your assessment of the situaton however its quite diffrent from my experince of using closed cell, available in a wide range of thickness & width.😈
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    As I read it the petition (which I have signed) is focused on the cost - not on abolishing ASIC for private pilots accessing small regional airports.😈
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    The time is well overdue for private pilots banded together, to appose the continued requirement for ASIC, access to most regional airports. NOTE: I support enhanced safety systems at major airports. 😈
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    "A used tautliner or curtin side truck trailer side would make an excellent hangar door." One one of the reasons for the light duty structures, photos I posted, is that being open, they present little résistance to wind. Start closing them in and you will need a considerably stronger structure 😈
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