Garfly

Did you catch Bertorelli on dodging meat bombs? (He has a little sting in the tail for we of the "perfectly good aeroplane" brigade ;- )

The man on the Clapham bus thinks the same about anyone who goes up in one of them little aeroplanes; jumping out looks like the safe option.

Or ....

It won't stop the Sports Ladderers, though. They thrive on the thrill of going that one rung higher.

Good you're still here to tell the tale! (Did you post a video? ;- )

Climbing up ladders is far more hair-raising to me. (Look what it did to poor old Molly Meldrum ;- )

Hey OK, I just use Googles "translate this page" function. Seems to work well enough most of the time, if you can interpret the Googlish. LOL Ah, here ya go. Found it: It still may be hard to find. You have to scroll down to January 29 in his blog (link copied again below) to find the 'hood flap' or 'bonnet flap'. You also may have to refresh the Translate this page request in your browser. https://speedjojo-blogspot-com.translate.goog/search?updated-max=2019-02-01T18:21:00%2B01:00&max-results=2&start=27&by-date=false&_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_sch=http

Yes, I think we discussed that here some time ago. It's his own design; it opens automatically on the ground to let some of the heat escape from the engine bay. He writes about it in his blog somewhere: http://speedjojo.blogspot.com/p/accueil.html

I think it's safer than many I've seen in PNG. A go-around even at the last second is always available; no mountain wall, just plenty of air and gravity assist. Turning base and final in and around ridges is very PNG-like. But at least La Salette offers the opportunity to bug out left or right if the sight picture is looking crook on final.

Yes, Nev, but that kind of flying - those kind of skills - is your ordinary day at the office for pilots flying, say, Level 3 charter in PNG. They're skills which must be obtained by new starts before they're let loose on the Owen Stanleys and similarly challenging terrain. But many private pilots too, can and do fly the mountains safely. As Peuzin says, you need to be methodical in your risk management, starting with an "in-depth knowledge of flight mechanics" as Google puts it - and which kind of covers it.

Yes, no wind in that last vid. from 6 years ago. But did you see the second film in the original post? It's called "Cross-wind at La Salette". But then Peuzin, himself, commented to camera after that circuit that he didn't think it "prudent" to have another go. In another of his La Salette films he admits to being a bit obsessed by its challenges. However, for those of a mind to label his videos "irresponsible" he mounts his own defence in the Description: [Per Google Translate] "I do not wish in any way to contradict the academic message of training from official organizations nor to “push to crime” by the supposed bad example given to young pilots. I think everyone is big enough to know their limits. Finally, although I am a captain in commercial aviation, that does not make me a reference for mountain flying. I just want to shed new and perhaps questionable personal light, based on my experience of mid-mountain flight on wheels (snow on skis is another matter), my in-depth knowledge of flight mechanics and finally the management of the risk that I practice daily as an airline pilot. This first video presents the best example of my "neurosis" by its spectacular aspect, but it also shows the methodical nature of the approach. My next videos will be less spectacular, they will stay in in an educational register to expose my theory on the main and subsidiary risks by land and how to manage them." (This has no subtitles but we get the picture.)

Yeah, I guess you don't ... you just settle in for a leisurely glide down to one of the valleys below. ;- ) But Fred Peuzin, the pilot owner of the Jodel (and airline pilot by trade) is well used to this strip. His uncle even gets into La Salette, without problems in his little Skyranger. This vid from 6 years ago shows the strip in nicer WX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db4C3-wZr20

Neil, I'd have guessed that the Ping being IN-only would not qualify for the rebate. If that's the case, then I suppose you may as well go for the SkyEcho2 because you get IN and OUT for a similar price. (with the rebate). You can always switch off the OUT function when needed, plus, the SE2 being portable could come in handy when you switch to another aircraft, for instance.

With english subtitles: From the channel's 'About': "The light aircraft in question in this blog is a Jodel DR-1050 MV Sicily Record F-PKPL, powered by a 100 hp Continental O-200 driving a Ratier propeller. Although this plane was designed in 1959, it still performs very well today, since it can reach a cruising speed of 210 km/h (factory plane). It is a 2+2 seater, with an empty weight of 460 kg, and a maximum take-off weight of 780 kg. It was built by Pierre Peuzin between 1985 and 1993.... The rest of this presentation on this link: http://speedjojo.blogspot.com/p/accueil.html"

Here ya go!

To me, it's interesting that big investment continues to go into new alternative-fuel ICEs just as unleaded petrol is coming online. I wonder at the business model but it must make sense, somehow. According to the article "according to the company" there's significant interest from the military and also from "kit builders". It'll also have to compete with the new similar sized, similar priced (?) turbines using the same fuel - and maybe not all that much more of it per mile.

DeltaHawk Gains Type Certification on Jet-Fueled Piston Powerplant - FLYING Magazine WWW.FLYINGMAG.COM The ‘upside down’ DeltaHawk DHK180 piston powerplant set to run on jet-A has gained FAA type certification.

Meanwhile, back at birds, it's a lot of fun when our fellow flyers are friends not foes:

You're young enough to wait for universal ADSB to become a thing. ;- ) BTW, how's that anti-collision app of yours coming along?

And, just to be sure, the BRS as well. ;- )

Unfortunately, I've never had cause to think that one through. Do you have both an AP and BRS, CC? What are your current strategies?

Yeah, I also have a small placard in front of the pax seat with very simple reminders of the 2 step chute procedure. Red switches OFF. Red handle PULL. But I'd also make sure they know how to call for help and certainly how to operate the PLB. And, yes, I'd expect them to be able to keep the blue side up until they're ready to pull.

Yeah, they might be. But any pax aboard a non-certified with a senior(for)captain does well to be a bit more prepared and capable than otherwise. Even RPTs have extra briefings for Exit Row pax which could frighten the faint hearted.