planedriver

I've just had my water supply bill come in and it's over $150 bucks.

Oxfam can supply a whole African village for just $2 a month so i'm told.

I think I need to change my supplier:crying:

Welcome Ben.I am now on a spouse-enforced break from flying.....something about family responsibilities, money, blah, blah, blah....

Welcome Ben, good to have you aboard.

 

Just be patient, the family will quickly grow and after the weddings and other expences your situation should improve.

 

Many years ago when I was close to purchasing a property with it's own airstrip not far from Sydney, my spouse went cool on me and the funds were mostly then donated to the smiley solicitor.

 

Keep her on the right side, but don't suggest she gets a job both nights and weekends so you can fulfill your ambition.

 

You'll get there in good time, and hopefully sooner.

 

Rgds Planey

Mick's probably has an OS engine and digital-proportional remote controls, but don't let that put you off, they are a great aircrft, so don't let that put you off

My guess is timing 180deg. out, or thereabouts. While valve clearances are important, if you have fuel and a spark even somewhere close to the proper setting, it should start and run, even if it runs a bit rough till timing is tweeked up properly.

When checking for spark without plug inserted in cylinder, make sure you have piece of wire around the body of plug and connect it to a good earth on the engine, otherwise the mag probably won't like it.

Spark MUST BE ON COMPRESSION STROKE as already stated, otherwise all you'll get is the occasional pop and fart like you originally described, but it won't run.

Should be easy enough to sort out with a timing light.

Taipan is the name I think you were looking for Oscar.

As Nev says, they can be lots of fun starting, especially when they have a small race prop. The backs of your fingers can wind up looking like the inside of a fishes gills, and you never need to waste your money buying a pair of nail clippers. You do wind up having a feeling for motors though, or should read as a result of them:yikes:

OOps,. . .sorry M6. . . . wrong name.. . . . .note to self "Must pay attention"Phil

To say nothing about the tug driver who's no doubt looking for a similar new job.

I'd sooner be picked up in your old CT or the Gazelle Ian.

It's always an advantage to know you can stop before you run out of concete:yikes:

That looks real pretty in the air Mick.

I know what you mean about Xtreme Hobbies, most people i've met are of the same opinion. I gave after 6 months for some parts I needed and wound up getting them from China in less than 10 days.

Fatulence-free flights, always seem to contribute to safer landings.

Either way, he was a lucky boy!

And don't overfill the engine oil and blow the seals. My son had his Subaru taken away for scrap about a month ago for that very reason.

Prior to that, it was running like a charm.

Well done Robyn:thumb up:

That's so sad to see, yet encouraging on the other hand.

I can't believe that the firewall has separated the way it has, yet the cockpit has remained so much intact.

Despite what comments many (including myself) have said about what drives the fan, the structure of the airframe has to be admired, and i'm sure the poor felow with the cut leg would agree.

When you stand next to a Sabre, you can see it has some curves to it, probably the way the wing has been blended into the fuselage by flattening the round profile slightly and adding fillets around the wing roots, the Migs are very much as someone described the BAC Lightning previously. Not my cup of tea, but often the beauty is in the eye of the tea-drinker.

OK, dank je wel. Het ziet er heel mooi uit.rgmwa

I used to work for British Airways at Heathrow for about 10 years, and no matter what else was going on, or how many times you had seen it, when Concorde took off everyone just stopped what they were doing and watched. An awesome sight, and sadly missed. I was fortunate enough to fly from Heathrow to New York on it one time. Brilliant.Neil

I was heavily involved with the automation of the then new freight terminal at Heathrow. It was BOAC and BEA back then before the the name change. Over 10 miles of automated conveyors under one roof had it's initial problems, but I was pissed off when the rotton Dailey Mail had headlines which read "Goldfish for Amsterdam, end up in Cairo"

Blame me!

Nev, I have an old tape somewhere? with a guy giving facts and figures about Concorde to bankers , tower controllers etc; at an aviation function.

I'll have to see if I can revive it and burn it to cd. You'd love it!

He explains that the floor is made up of a series of discs, and because the airframe expands about a foot in length at mach 2, if anyone see's daylight through the floor, please advise a cabin attendant.

The nosecone is lowered for taxiing so they can see where they are going, so they don't stick the pointy end into a hanger.

The final comment was that he could never understand why they had frosted glass in the toilet windows. At 65,000 ft, who cares if people get a quick flash at mach 2 plus.

If I can locate it and restore it to a digital version and post it on here, so many would get a real good laugh.

I was a bit involved with the engine test beds at RAE Farnborough and yea those Olympus engines made you take the battery out of your hearing-aid.

Kind Regards

Planey

How could you go past the Boomerang?

For the older set-----------some may remember, that Charlie Drake had one, but encountered problems with the return flights.

Not seen it before Andy, but thank goodness there was no post crash fire.

If it had been a Robbo, i'd need a bigger set of nuts to be so close and to help the pilot out of it.

Pilot was lucky to walk away from this one.

Bet he's glad he wasn't flying a Robbo.

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I like this one..

rgmwa

They had so much grunt.

Around that era and post WW2 period the Poms designed some truely great aircraft.

They didn't worry about noise so much back then either.

As a kid i'd spend many a day alongside Heathrows boundary fence and loved it when a VC10 took off. The ground seemed to shake and the ear-splitting roar from it's engines seemed to crackle and made ones hair stand up on your back.

Living between Henley and Biggin Hill, I used to see dozens of Spitfires and Hurricanes flying low overhead and that was awe-inspiring for any boy around that time.

The real fun starts after they switch off the fan, but it sounds as though thats something you know more about than many of us:kiss:

Just love your enthusiasm huggy, its infectious, and if I was in your position i'd no doubt feel the same as you.

Good luck with your training mate, stay safe, and post more on your progress you Pommy B, just like me. We'd love to hear about it.

Looks like a real nice aircraft, and from what you've already posted, the all important temps are in control.

From memeory, someone flew one fom the UK to Oz some years back, but not sure about the return ticket:plane:

Kind Regards

Planey

We all know you must have been simply itching to make that post Alan:whisper: