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NO we don't !

Not that long ago , a Australian royal navy Person was chastised to keep on the heading Ordered,!.  even when In-sight of the rocks they eventually HIT.

All nicely hushed up at the hearing, OR court-martialing.

(Lord-Howe Island or somewhere close by).

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I too am guilty, When ORDERED by my very first car driving instructor, I Never even queried  " Drive straight through the roundabout"

DUMB Dumb

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RED

Hang in there as the future has a habit of giving us Hopeful's a sudden Miracle.  Mine was Dr Flemming s Penicillin.

Before that the death rate for Osteomyelitis was 100%. OR amputation,

I  & for that matter "No-one " thought that I would make 2019" lasting well am I.

Hope I will be walking again,This year.

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HEY.!

Can we make use of the ADANI coal mine site.

What is lost from The mining could be a godsend to queensland.

" Queensland could generate 4000 space industry jobs over 20 years."

We lose " $16.5 billion for the Australian economy", from No ANDANI. coal.

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Working OK on win10, (twinui)

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" but I think it's about 3500 rpms for an engine"

Makes Stan Sainty's motor look good, No Great !.

" “The more fuel you can burn the more power you can make but if it spins the tyres and revs up too much it will hydraulic and blow up. If it has too much load on it, it will be lean and blow up. At wide-open throttle the engine will use 65-80 gallons per minute. That’s two 44 gallon drums per minute.”

I tried to get max RPM,  I know it's out of this world, more so than the 6000 hp output. (I think over 2,000RPM, But I could be dreaming)

So a quick look at the best Australian motor to date, ( with a son-in-law )

And to see it Run !.  Sainty4.7seconds.html

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IF, you are an amphibian aircraft owner, I expect, You could use the Maritime customs service that yacht's use to leave Australia.

I don't know if there's a customs service in Bankstown airport, ( couldn't even find Bankstown in my old ERSA book.)

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Why haven't any of the 2000 odd new members in the last year acquired aircraft ?

Aircraft builder have to  compulsory join to get the RAA cert to fly their machine.

I know we can join other organisations, But only one gets a none PILOT certificate.

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" , the road rules that apply to everyone else, apply to him, too - and that he was effectively riding through an exclusive pedestrian area (same as a footpath) - and he could have easily mown down a kid, a dog, or a senior - and come a cropper himself, as well as injuring someone. "

NOT every one has to abide by the road rules !.

CYCLIST, Can have passengers in a trailer legally, No license, Rego, Warrant of fitness for the road, or insurance. Can ride on the opposite side of the road, (facing oncoming traffic ), No lights or reflectors at night.

And the list goes on into infinity.

Do not have to read the "Hy-way code book or abide by it.

Yes I have a pushy.

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Many thanks,

KASPER.

In two weeks I have the "RUSTY" hip inspection, so will hold on your Marvelous offer until I know what the future will hold for me.

At the moment I can't get my leg over a push-bike to exercise, Now weighing in at 98Kilos.

and feeling FAT.

The extra weight is putting my back out as well as my right ankle.

   "Same with Brian Gabriel’s Hummel."

That's my gripe.  RAA knew we were building But Never said a word, I could have had the Final inspection a couple years previous to the date I was (shocked), to be told its No good, & No inspection because of the New rule,

That we weren't told about until too Blooody late.  Sixteen Builder's left out in the cold and not one had correspondence from RAA.

PS The reason for my delay, was to do the flight training (pilot certificate) then I would be all set to soar like an Eagle.

Please bring on the "New Organisation".

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it’s grandfathered in"

Registration number's were issued.  affixed and stamped all over the aircraft parts. Data pack was paid for, The final inspection was when told. NO GOOD,!

The "wing loading farce is only to remove aircraft from the 95-10 register. It was on the register with a few other HummelBirds, but the last time I checked My rego was removed.

How many HummelBirds HAVE been registered in ANY registration, ? since that time. there was over a dozen in the build stage when I started building.

Dave King is the only 95-19 rego I know.

Remember V H experimental, If most of the folk on the 95-10 register, go to V H E, CASA will not be too happy.

Hopefully Another organisation will take us orphans in. ( flex wing: Gyro: Or powered parachute.(Two of which beats that Wing-loading rule)).

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" If over full it's spat out the vent pipe, that's why I aim for 2/3 rods as my max. Cheers "

Why over fill to above the max, if you throw oil over that lovely clean aircraft,?

This usually takes the cold level, to slightly above max on the dip stick. In 50 hrs it will drop to max. "

Just throw a few Dollars into the coffee/biscuit tin. LoL

If you start with just a little less oil, it could be Added at 25 hours IF needed.

So 2.75 litres into the motor & a bit for the oil-can,

Several rotation's of the engine, ! TRY the 1/2 VW, 30 rotations to pump the oil pressure up to readable . then put the spark-plugs back in. When people watch, you just say, "winding the rubber band".

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Possible the surrounding trees contributed to the formation of a vortex ring.

The Down-wash fans out to the edge of the lake then moves up to go over the tree-line.

At the hight of the trees tops it could be sucked Back to the Skycrane.

It would leave No time to maneuver out of difficulties.

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Not voting But very Happy with this site.

It's great as is and If you need to do improvements,  It will be DIFFERENT ,

But still Happy.

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"  IF you are enjoying your flying  let us know. You can be  assured we constantly actively pursue  our  time honored goals"

NO

If you get rid of that "Wing loading rule" I & possible a dozen other's could start to pay RAA contributions.

We all started out looking at other HummelBirds's flying, With legal registration, only to be told After the fact of build start, that we are now Illegal.

You are fighting "tooth & nail" to get exemptions to the Weight increase, but nothing for 95-10 registration.

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I don't know how you would organize it But i witnessed A fly in to,

" Dalhousie Springs

Witjira SA 5734 "

Flew from Brissie over the big red, had a great swim at Dalhousie, onto the Pink-roadhouse, for top up fuel, then return over the Lake Eyre, back to Brissie ( Redcliff).

Dalhousie is a National park and has an airstrip.

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The same "Group" that takes heli-flights at tax payer's expense. LoL

Poor Bronwyn.

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" vortex ring  "

Just googled it, Fantastic experiment with two colliding rings in a "fish tank".

I had thought about vortex rings when looking at big jets taking off,

But the idea of those big rotor's on a "Sky-crane" having No lift when hovering, is remarkable.

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"s when the sea level rises. Make it into a submarine base? Nev "

Longer Snorkel's required. The sailors will get a bit Wet boarding the subs under-water.

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Hoping you can get out of the Airfield, tour around the local area.

"Rylstone to the NW  is a lovely private/open to fly in, airfield."

And not far away is a beautiful spot called "Dunns swamp" It;s not a swamp but a Dam, in the National Park.

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FLAPS

Not all planes have them.

How do they manage

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A little Gem I found out about !.

The dipstick has only two mark's on it, if your level is around the bottom mark you have Minimum oil, (and things get hot as oil is used for cooling)

And Don't fill to the top mark  as it means MAXIMUM,do not exceed.

3/4 should be marked, but isn't, so keep it between 1/4 and 3/4 OR the "Half" 1/2  mark that's not there !.

A lot of people are going to oppose this as they've always filled to Maximum, giving longer time to an oil burning engine, between Topups.

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Many thanks IAN,

The best site I know of.

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PS. I've noticed my spelling has NOT improved. So, THANKS for the spell checker. (makes me look good)

Hi IAN.

Please enlighten,

If I see an add in EEEbay or FFFacebook. or any auction house.

That would be of interest to members, am I in the clear to put it in the forums.

IE aircraft, portable Fuel tanks, Or my last one an aircraft kit from America (BD5).

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All motor engines when sat idle for a length of time, will allow All the oil to drain down to the bottom sump. Also hopefully NOT, emptying your oil-filter.

Once run for a few seconds, lots of said oil is coating the inside walls & underside of the piston's, thus lowering the dipshit level.

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Farri.

I hope this Big wet doesn't do anything bad at your place.

Can you send some of the excess water over the range, & down to the Darling river ?.

We will try & send some warmth up from Tasmania, They are all hot under the collar down there.

NSW doesn't know what the weather should be 35c one day, 25c the next day, can't send that sheet !.

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