spacesailor

I believe the Swedish use highways for their airforce.

spacesailor

I wouldn't mind seeing more chopper's landing at reasonable sized parks, who knows might get kids interested in other things than what interest them now! (whats the landing fee for a chopper at anairport)

(larger area to allow frightened parents to get out of the way)

spacesailer

Insurance, It is both unnecessary & necessary at the same time. It does nothing to the actual cost of flying.

spacesailor

Hi

I sent a copy of my spreadsheet back to the author (m,holland) , don't know if or what to get in reply, but received nothing yet, But the initial aircraft outlay shouldn't be on the yearly input as

most owner's keep them at lease a couple years.

spacesailor

Even if it's the same plane, merely rearranging the landing gear to gain more speed. At least the HummelBird can be either nose or Tw.

spacesailor

WHAT!

No bites about throwing a couple 6 year-old kids into the trailer to nip down to the shops. Do they (the kids) have to have seat-belts or any other safety gear, in the trailer?.

spacesailor

AND the biggest cockup law-wise is children in poorly designed trailers (plural).

spacesailor

QUICK DO IT NOW

Chinook wt11 ultralight for sale $1,800,

Bay item number:262591436334

Needs paint & rego You can't buy cheaper than this!.

spacesailor

How about a NEW, NZ , "Duke" 5 cylinder engine. Looking good at the youtube showing.

spacesailor

But a hella of price increase over the $5,555 with a motor, for the SportAir aircraft.

spacesailor

Hi Gimballock,

Here's a very neat one for you, at the price it's a steal.

SportAir single seater

In our classified

spacesailor

And that was the attogram that broke the camels back!

spacesailor

Not by me Rick, good argument for ownership.

Gimballock! the Hummelbird's too small for you but the newer ultracruiser will fit your size, you'll have to check the hummel websight, or w3.flyhummel.c for the plans to suit.

spacesailor

Hi Bruce T

The 61mpg hummelbird is an American, has the standard two cylinder motor, hence the low fuel consumption, VNE is 140MPH cruise about the 100 mph,the three Wheeler's are a bit slower of course, but when you've learned to handle it with ease, it can have the main's reversed & remove the nose wheel to go tail drag er.

spacesailor

Searched but to no avail. Any chance someone taped it?.

spacesailor

I have used a lot of Absorbed-Glass-Mat batteries & find they don't last very long at all, before the Mat has had the electrolyte dried out,

used to say it was gravity pulling the water down the cell. The Flooded cell batteries cannot survive being over discharged many times.

spacesailor

WELL.

I didn't have a fat gut, before my collapsed disc, & i didn't have an accident either!.

Have to say I've got that fat gut Now, And it gets harder to live with as weight gets higher.

Possibly wouldn't be this weight now if I had a goal to aim for.

spacesailor

G.G.

My doctors all say "Don't lift anything/ Don't push anything, and to my wife's dismay, Don't carry the shopping or push the the Bloodi shopping trolly".

Iv'e a spur tickling my spinal chord!, & one push the wrong way, I'll be sitting in my wheel-chair.

spacesailor

I did my back at work "lift 35ks from the right machine, weigh it, then do the same from the left machine, I lasted 7 years, "Lift and twist is real bad".

When the back plays up I get on the inverse machine hanging by the feet, then do soft exercises upside-down.

spacesailor

Thanks Allan

Not many flying HummelBirds in Australia, So very hard to get an estimate. Had sixteen on my builder's list at one stage, but the "wing-load" has decimated it.

Now they have Factory made aircraft on the 51% built 19 class registration, so they can and do what they like.

spacesailor

Hi Gimballock.

Just my Hummelbird , but a lot of the information is from the other flying Hummelbirds .

Like the one that has 61 miles to the gallon (4litre's) written on it's side, My own static run, consumption of twenty minutes per lite.

But have no idea of the price of an annual inspection, guessed the fuel price of $2.00 a litre,($1.89). no paint or canvas as it's polished , no hangar fee's as trailered.

spacesailor

Hi Allan Just a quicky?

Whats the price of av-gas LL100 at the moment $ litre

Also the cost of annual inspection.

Its for another post but I've no idea on the subject.

spacesailor

Top pic has "wing-loading " problems, the next had noise problems, LoL

spacesailor

Hi, I hope gimballock & |Roundsound have received my post to you?.

Always thought a do it your-self home handy man type approach would be far better to to get a understanding of how things work,

Even chop my own prop's, just because I can afford $50 of wood + the cost of good glue, if it's no good it's not a $500 throw-away.

spacesailor

Hi Roundsounds

I've just had a quick go with the spreadsheet, I think I'll try to send it to you as I don't fly, but put the known facts in, also don't know the cost of an RAA inspection/

It makes this the cheapest that I know of.

spacesailor