spacesailor

My comments, were about RAA tests being more for GA aircraft than a mere circuit pilot.

All pilots do circuits, before updating to Cross country endorsement.

Even those Smart Alec pilots that go out to the Training area, Don,t do Straight in approaches

On returning.

spacesailor

PARACHUTE 

Sounds the go,

FLY OVER HOME, DROP THE WIFE !.

Fly over strip, drop the doggy, do circuit, land & put your toy away, pick up doggy, home & dinner,s ready.

GREAT

thats how Life should be.

spacesailor

YES

BUt

IF RAA,  ( sport aviation  ), continues to put civil aviation in their examination,s we will have to learn, 

" How to fly all aircraft " including that grounded MAX AIRLINER.

When talking about " Icing ",

I would have thought, it would be pertinent to Our little planes not jumbo,s ,Almost in space.

" what causes Icing " . Answer : moisture in the air : 

Even CASA has the "veturi efect " , down pat.

How much education should we need to just fly a circuit? .

After all, the best of us started with Less than they have now with experience! .

spacesailor

Hey !, I might do that email, to my old flying club !, as I did Not get my logbook filled, after that disaster flight.

AS a matter of fact, the same thing happened for my first entry,  every one to busy to SIGN my log book.

So the first entry is not signed.

spacesailor

Jerry-Atrick

Yes , I keep thinking I should,

BUT

If I can,t pass RAA test, there,s not much hope getting past a higher test.

Yes, Iv,e been looking at flying since I was 15 .

Bad education stops most things in this world.

spacesailor

Sounds like you Need a control Dog to keep your runway  clear of Native fauna .

spacesailor

If using GPS, it will show a differance against your pito air speed.

NO IT,S NOT GROUND RELATED AS IT ORBITS EARTH.

spacesailor

When ground Running my Hummel Bird, I have a red flashing light on !.

AND

No Dogs Cats or Kids, around my Spinning at 3,000 RPM ( WOT )  prop, even I shudder at the thought of flesh getting chopped up.

spacesailor

You don,t have to do, or say anything, people take Dislikes for No apparent reason !.

Just move on somewhere else.

You could end up Happy.

It happened to me also.

spacesailor

Of course they,r allowed !.

Didn,t you read about the pilot ( with sunglasses ) walking a blind persons assistance dog to the plane.

spacesailor

Perhaps the current unrest of RAA, with the max weight, dragging on, plus the price of fuel,

Also Bureaucratic red tape on everything aviation won,t help either. ( sixteen HBbuilders will tell others ).

It may make would be owners think of lesser sports, drift cars, ( 2 ), 4x4 touring. ( 8 in my family  ). Even. to throwing their money into that Big hole in Water, (Boating That is ).

spacesailor

Like a powered Sailplane, best of both worlds !.

spacesailor

And now I have them asking for " renewal fees " , not too bad,

BUT

Iv,e never used them, even when instslled on "new PC ".

spacesailor

Diesels are not smupposed to be left idling as it Glazes the cylinder,s.

BUT

turbo diesels have a timer to let the turbo bearings cool down !.

spacesailor

ENGINE HEATERS! .

Not only do heaters warm your engine, it Will also stop condensation, inside, as well as outside your motor.

That was the uptake from, lots of happy car owners when they, Chopped up mums electric iron, to use on the sump of the car, one very cold pommie winter.

Doen,t look used a lot. Like mine was 40 odd years ago, !.

spacesailor

  I would expect.

Aileron's further out towards the Tip, would roll quicker than the same Wing, with inboard ailerons, !.

ALSO the size/percentage of ailerons to that same wing span would also change the roll rate.

I'm just an Old balsa & tissue modeler.

spacesailor

who ordered 90d turns ?.

The instructors of course. " make your turn when the  end of the runway is 45d ".

What don,t you do all at once !, " BUMFISH ".

spacesailor

" If someone prangs because of something I didn't explain well or even teach "

virgin galactic rocket plane disintegrated, because the crew were Not told of the consequences of doing something when at speed.

the wing rotating lock was pulled too early, to give the pilots more time for the next job .

with all their training it happened.

spacesailor

Just a thought, on electric !.

If an electric plane runs out of juice, would the windmilling prop produce a little power back into the battery.

Just enough to get power to flare on landing ?.

spacesailor

Nice !.

spacesailor

They ( boffins ) designed lots ( books of them ).

You can design your own, not too hard, just have to know exactly what the final wing will be used for.

The new designs are all a composite,s of bits to do things a single wing can,t, flaps , extensions both leading & trailing.

Sailplanes have the most efficient airfoil, not much good on the high-lift slow, low powered planes, in 95-10 caturgury. 

BUT

Why try to make a new WHEEL .

spacesailor

YES.

My instructor is great at showing the right way to slip that extra hight off.

I rearlly enjoyed my traing at the Oaks.

spacesailor

On one aircraft . HBird, the fuel tank is over your legs, Nose heavy on take-off. ( full fuel )

BUT

tail heavy on landing, ( fuel used )

No-ones said anything about that, but it must make some difference when on finals.

even if the CoG is still within tolerances, ( forward on take-off. Rearwards on landing )

easier to stall with empty fuel tank in the front.

spacesailor

BUT

That But is always lurking !.

Untried aircraft with low, LOWER, hour pilot.

Any problems will I get it right immediately , or do the wrong manoeuvre with dire consequences.

it happens when lease expected !.

spacesailor