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Maybe we are being over-cautious. The iPad uses a LiPo battery, which can get warm while being recharged.

Most iPads seem to be encased in leather or plastic, which must almost totally prevent heat loss thru the rear surface, which is a major cooling area for Apple notebooks. When I've mentioned this to Apple staff they point out that about 200 million iPads have been sold, and almost none have cooked.

... Avoid the cheaper chargers. Also, avoid using a car type cigarette lighter socket. These are not reliable.

Oh dear , sorry DS , blxxdy IPad again . Now removedBob

$3 a day for 10 years is over $10K. Save that now and you will be able to do all your flight training and then some, in one go, in ten years time. Not like me

The following is supposedly an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.

Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant.

One student, however, wrote the following:

First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving.

As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell.

With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added.

This gives two possibilities:

1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.

2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.

So which is it?

If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, "it will be a cold day in Hell before I go out with you", and take into account the fact that I went out with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over.

The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore extinct . . . leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being, which explains why last night Teresa kept shouting "Oh, my God!"

THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A".

Marty, I'd normally caution against taking too much notice of SDQDI- but this time the cheeky bugger is bang on. Sounds like you wouldn't get a better airframe than the J 230, and adding a CAMit engine should make it a very reliable machine.

Where else can you get a good solid, safe plastic aeroplane that's undergone mobs of testing - and is locally made and still heaps cheaper than the imports?

I'd love to see a STOL version of the Jab- maybe based on the J170 with a CAMit 6 and no front wheel. Then again, that would require a whole new round of development, particularly of the empennage.

The "horror stories" about Jab engine are a concern, but the vast majority have had a good run. Maybe the engine is best described as "delicate" and in need of thoughtful management. I'm quite happy with mine.

Flying over the top end at jet altitude is amazing. I'd love to get a closer look.

[Murphy says:] Except when you REALLY need one!

...clearings covered in deep bladeygrass which hides the rocks. Lots of small paddocks (cleared as dairying country) with rusty old fences everywhere. Gee, that sounds a bit negative. Maybe it's great paraglider country...

I actually felt quite comfortable. As the country below got a bit rougher I went higher. At no stage do I feel that I was unable to glide from where I was to a safe landing spot. Obviously I was aware of what was below and always on the lookout for reasonable outlanding sites. It was really a case of making sure you can identify something ahead of you before leaving the last one behind. There are actually quite a lot of large open areas to be found when you start looking.Cheers Geoff13

It's spectacularly beautiful country and my life's ambition is to fly over it. First I have to do everything I can to improve engine reliability, shorten my landing roll and reduced drag in case I'm suddenly flying a glider.

A few pix from Gove Airport, where E.G. Whitlam was based:

No worries Bill. It's nice for a beginner like me to be able to give some small assistance to a fellow aviator.

Who'd-a-thought-it. Just a few short years ago, as an enthusiastic newbie I happened upon Ian's forum. It's taught me mobs about hairyplanes, Jab engine and lots more. It's enabled me to vent about things that p1ss me off and argue the point with people I've never met. Where would we be without 'puters? It's a long way from chasing cows in bare feet and following a horse-drawn plough. We old bast@rds can adapt to almost anything. Who says the Millenium Generation has it all to themselves?

... I typed Fly Tornado into the good old anagram solver....

...The choke jet needs to have a bore of about 1.2mm...

Sorry Bill, but all my searching hasn't dragged up the thread about this. About two years back a member from (I think) Broken Hill, with the word "Bush" in his handle, posted a detailed explanation which I followed. I am a continent away from my plane at the moment and have only a hazy memory of the procedure, but it took me less than an hour and I used a 1mm drill to open the tiny pilot hole. Seemed to make a difference.

This might help:

http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/hope-i-have-fixed-it.10971/page-3#post-109559

Hi AllI have got 8 and a bit years out of my Odyssey and had no problems with it ever.

Cheers

I fly around that area all the time.

...then on via Boonah and Woodenbong to Warwick...Cheers Geoff13

Couldn't find a single error, Geoff.

Hi jetjr,As I believe -- the cold start kit you are 100% correct. I think part of it has a current feed. (Does not change the spark timing.)

 

Thank you for the Fullriver information, they got me interested. I was looking for some one who has tried them.

 

Regards

 

KP.

Thanks for the updates, Maj. It sure makes a difference to able to put a face to a name.

No comment:happy:But on a serious note if you compared your handwriting elsewhere that was done while not in the plane maybe a diary or the likes you might be able to see a pattern.

I fill in my paperwork while sitting in the cockpit as the engine warms up. Going back thru my flight plans shows that lately the writing is getting increasingly wobbly. Is that an indication of balance issues- or old timer's disease?

These blokes didn't have a BRS:

Just in case, Herm: has your "choke" been drilled out to the larger size? A couple of years back that modification was solving the winter start woes of quite a few Jab engines.

Herm, if you haven't already done so, do yourself a favour (as Molly used to say) and fit Jabiru's Cold Start Kit. Not pricey, takes an hour or so to install, and allows the engine to fire up at slow revs.

For years I just got by with a Deca 120 CCA absorbed glass matt lead-acid battery, which weighs 3 kg.

After replacing it with the 180 CCA version (4kg) I have no problems.

After not flying for 20 years, I'm starting to restore a Skycraft Scout for static display (unless I get game enough to fly it) . I'm in the "Top End" of "The Outback" "Down Under". Any input greatly appreciated..