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    This is one great site, (thanks Ian). mates helping mates. You can also give them a bit of cheek from time to time and that's priceless .
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    Can't agree FT Why don't you try to apply that same logic to driving schools? Many local councils would love to have fewer training facilities, as it gives them more ammunition to justify closing airfields because they are no longer needed, However, developers could make good use of them. It would be a good thing IF ALL who are responsible for making decisions that affect us, were pilots themselves. Sadly this is not always the case. Like so many politicians, it would appear that some are more interested in their back pockets, than the interests and well being of those they supposed to represent.
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    That was my thoughts too Steve. If there's megabucks in it, i'm heading back to pre-school to train as a highly paid livery-designer:ecstatic:
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    Good on you Don. Looks like the build is coming along nicely. Quite a classic old design. I know a number were powered with a Continental motor A-40- I think, but many used a converted 1600 Vee-Dub motor. What will you be powering yours with? Saw a few of them in my younger days. A cute little single seater, and a good progression from the models in the background of your photo's.
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    Personally, I think it looks terrible. (just my opinion). The original colour scheme is as Aussie as, and one we have all come to know and love. I wonder how much money was wasted on the design of the new livery?
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    Cockpit view with port wing low. What on earth was the pilot up to?
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    JabSP6 .Sounds logical to my way of thinking. If the exhaust valves are a tad too small, the CHT would surely run a bit higher which has been a bit of an issue with some Jabiru installations especially in pusher configeration, apart from the normal required airflow to assist the cooling of the engine. It will be interesting to know more about the mods the NZ guys come up with. Improving gas-flow can only improve the situation and engine efficiency. Gas flowing and ironing out the lumps and bumps do more than just restricting an engines output. ie temperatures.
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    Sorry if i misguided anyone. just put on tv and saw a guy in uk with his xair, but there was more to the program. Just thought others might have been interested and didn't want you to miss out.
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    CH 9 Sydney now if interested Microlights/ light sport
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    All taken approx 6 km's from where I live. I often take a drive around near the old control tower and see many spotters there with camera's poised. I just need a bigger lens for my Canon for some of the more distant shots.
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    Great pic's Peter:thumb up:
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    It looks to me like the damaged area was a composite material. not quite sure where that would be on a 738
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    Geez! It sustained some damage, but you can't expect it to stop on a rupee especially if was doing around 250 clicks near the boundary fence. It could have been a total tragedy for all on board. [/url] Vishnu Som ✔ @VishnuNDTV [/url] This Air India Express Boeing 737-800 which rammed into the boundary wall and clipped runway ILS instrumentation would have been hurtling down the runway at about 250 kms ... Its a miracle it flew and a miracle that there were no casualties. 5:45 PM - Oct 12, 2018
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    The only one made, I think.
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    What a brilliant model, skillful piloting and perfect weather. Phil, this might interest you http://www.modelenginenews.org/drj/taplin_mk3.html Should have hung onto your Taplin Twin as they fetch good money these days. Hindsight is a bit hard to come by also.
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    Well done! Your smile says it all.
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    This is a BBQ Cooking with kero?
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    Surely that's not really the Tom Jones? No, it couldn't be, but welcome anyway mate. Where did you do your training in the UK? When I was a young bloke and couldn't afford to fly, I conned, no, that's not really the right term, or is is it? that I wanted to be a pilot so over a period of a year or so, booked trlal instruction flights with 11 out of the 13 training organisations operating at the time at Biggin Hill. I'd already done my first flight training at Shoreham in a smelly Auster J5 which nearly made me puke, but being a bugger for punishment came back for more. Maybe you suffer from the same affliction.( or is that affection? Kind Regards Planey
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    Hope Wagga Wagga Council feel the pain for their blatant greed, and the decision makers also. Where's that big boot smilie when you need it?
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    Crazy video man, but i loved it.
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    I love hearing about these blasts from the past. Keep it going guys.
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    I'd say fly in GPS mode to start with till you get the hang of making it go where you want it to go, also great for taking aerial photos and videos. It should be limited to max altitude of 400ft anyway in the software (most are), so no cloud dancing stuff or danger to low flying aircraft. Once you have the hang of controlling the thing, you can gain a bit of altitude as a safety buffer in case you stuff up in the controls, then switch to sports mode which takes out the GPS hold feature. It is then generally guite a bit faster and it will fly more like a R/C model. If it gets away from you, you can always switch GPS back on and it will stop where it is until you give the TX some input to bring it back home. Set the home point before every flight to be on the safe side. My son flew one of my DJI Phantoms out of visual range on one occasion and I thought the thing was gone forever. I simply switched the transmitter off and because it's home base was set up before flight, it then climbed a further 60 ft and then flew straight back overhead to where it took off from. Many can auto-land, but I simply switched transmitter back on and landed it myself. Now a bloke with all your flying experience Captain Phil , should be able to manage that out at Cannock Chase without giving too many people a free crew-cut.
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    Buy one with GPS mode Phil. You can then take off and hover, put the remote down and wander off to make a cuppa and it should be more or less where you left it when you get back.
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    Thank Guys. I was prepared to drive down to Taz to help the lady to construct a winch to get her pride and joy into her hangar over the hump outside. I have all the gear needed to construct something to make life easier for her. And after 50 yrs plus with automatic gates and automatic hangar doors it would have to have been easy to construct something motorised to operate at the touch of a button. I would really have liked to be able to help her.
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