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  1. Methusala
    Too much nimbyism for that to happen.
  2. Methusala
    Was in Tumut this weekend. Lying forlornly in the field 300m north of 35's threshold was a Foxbat. It had declared an oil pressure related engine failure. Rotax 9 series engine I would suppose. So, they don't all run like the veritable Swiss watch. I'm certainly not attempting to bad mouth the pilot who suffered a little physical shaking but otherwise unharmed. Any engine can fail. Don
  3. Methusala
    Would insurance cover private landing grounds?
  4. Methusala
    I was thinking of the Fouga Magister jet but it has an upright V tail.
  5. Methusala
    The Kitfox 1 we owned was equipped with flaperons. I quickly learned never to activate the 'flap' feature on this plane. Roll control suffered to a frightening extent and it was never necessary to modify the final approach path anyway. It virtually landed itself in normal into wind conditions.
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    For 20 years I powered an Icom A20 in a couple of simple aircraft using exactly the setup as described by Glen. Absolutely safe, just mind the polarity. Don
  7. Methusala
    They land on the grass, just another outlanding🤣
  8. Methusala
    Serious thread drift🤔🤔
  9. Methusala
    For many years I've thought that flying x country exercises, say Bankstown to Bathurst, is unnecessarily risky. I recall a particular case where a well own pilot nearly perished after ditching in Warragamba dam from the Oaks.
  10. Methusala
    Anybody who has the impression they are invulnerable should take a seconds reflection. At the least this person has imposed on genuine people an unwanted insurance cost.
  11. Methusala
    I travel 200k to Tumut to fly the clubJab. I could take a more direct route over the mtns on a very 3rd rate goat track. Why not? I Don't want to die. Flying over unlandable terrain is Russian roulette, a game only played by lunatics. The pilot should be charged with attempted manslauter. IMHO
  12. Methusala
    Why did the (in)competent pilot pull the panic string ( and ruin a perfect plane)?
  13. Methusala
    But you wear tyres on every arrival
  14. Methusala
    See how it works in Amerika. So much better than Russia tsk tsk.
  15. Methusala
    Mate of mine with a Tigermoth said,"Rubber is too expensive to land on bitumen."
  16. Methusala
    Did someone say Boeing ...again? RIP
  17. Methusala
    Early in my time with the Volksplane I landed at Wagga for fuel. It was about 34deg with small thermals popping off the strip. I ve4ry nearly groundlooped with one wing lifting as the bitumen grabbed one tyre. Since then i carried an aversion to bitumen and landed on the grass.
  18. Methusala
    Could this be a result of brakes locked on touchdown?
  19. Methusala
    The great Aussie knockers are in full cry. How many are potential buyers, who knows?
  20. Methusala
    Crosswind - plant the into wind wheel and keep it planted till the wing is done flying then plant the tail. Keep on the rudders.
  21. Methusala
    Never needed to do a 'wheeler' on any Thruster. As Extralite says the flair requires judgement and a conscious pull back on the stick to plant the tail. I was a member of TOSG but found very little good info came from it. Was mainly interested in the Swift pod.
  22. Methusala
    Save us from the Experts! Below are 2 pics of the wood pile constructed within 2m UPWIND of our house. At a time when we were being warned about probable 'CATASTROPHIC' fire conditions to come, we asked the local fire authorities their opinion of the risk. Out they came with a 20 ton fire appliance and 6 men. The grand Poobah, complete with name tag informed us that he saw no possible risk from this pile. Further he said that a car parked in the drive presented far greater hazard than this dry pile of very flammable firewood!!! Almost unbelievably, the owner decided he'd had enough of living with such hysterical neighbors and sold up! We have almost become believers. Best regards Don Ps. Sorry for getting well off topic.
  23. Methusala
    Airmate.
  24. Methusala
    "All things being equal..." My point is valid, no doubt.
  25. Methusala
    My point bring that in order to change airspeed following the addition of thrust (power) a change in stick position is required. Otherwise speed won't cha ge, only altitude.
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