pylon500
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If running a twin carb two stroke, you really need a dual EGT to see what's happening. A two stroke MUST have an EGT, it's as important as an oil pressure gauge on a four stroke. Also check that the carbi's move the same.. If the aircraft feels a bit sensitive than last time, have you lost weight? Are you the same weight with a now heavier engine? I know many sapphires with lead in the nose... Stick extension may work, but it's more likely an underlying warning of something else out of whack.
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And this thread drift is fixing the RAAus website how exactly?
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What, FT has a partner?
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"Oh toss!, my bolour supplement just flew out the window." < very silly walk!!
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Just had another attempt at the RAAus site, no luck with Safari (I'm on a Mac), and only a very basic page (no pictures) with Firefox. Had an email from Apple today offering to upgrade my Operating System to the latest OS10.11.1, but will wait till I've spoken to my Mac guru to see if it's a good idea....
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Sort of figured that's what you meant.... (no I can't edit it for you) The A-32 is supposed to have the option of a Y stick, which I prefer from experience with the A-22L. The throttle position in the Y stick A-22 is not a problem getting out, more a problem getting in, and then forgetting to check it's position before starting. That said, most students do it at least once, and after the flurry of throttling, steering and breaking, they tend not to do it again. Note to Instructors; always make sure student/Foxbats are aimed towards a clear area! As for deal breaker, I can't see why a yolk version couldn't be arranged to have three throttles, one each side and one in the middle? Solves all problems (although as said, I prefer the feel of the stick over yolk).
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Fitting a simple trim tab may help a little although what's really needed is an adjustable 'Anti-Servo' tab to give better feel and stability. The 'Stock' Sapphires I have flown usually have a tendency to pitch down in cruise if left 'stick free'. There are various stories of people losing items from the (open) cockpit after such 'bunts'. An anti-servo tab will cure this problem.
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Was talking to Peter Harlow last week, he could see the interest coming and put in an order for five ASAP, has two left !! Time to order more....
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Hey, thanks for that, it actually worked, all the way from the home page to the .pdf forms page. Yes, the forms have been changed, wonder if they will knock back submitting old forms?
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Thanks for the offer, I have a BFR booked for tomorrow, but I think I've got a blank form. My point was that the site isn't loading (for me) either with my original bookmark, or the links in the emails I've had from the office. I'm assuming that the new site is using the original web address [https://www.raa.asn.au/]. Can't even find a backdoor via google.... OK, think I've found the problem, this is a NEW site, and no-one has thought to make it backward compatible.. I can't update the operating system on the Mac I'm using, and the Safari browser I use often gets "Your browser is out of date", mainly from the flash players. Just loaded via Firefox, and (more or less) got the site (no colours?) Gonna have to get a new Mac soon... ps, Looks like they've changed the form again..
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I'm surprised there hasn't been an update to the charts..........
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21:25 Friday, and I'm not getting either the old page or the new one, has it crashed? Bit annoying if I want some forms for tomorrow...
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Meanwhile, back at the 'Firewall forward' thread, there is a Rotax Service agent, with manufacturing capability, that has done one conversion with another coming. This was a J230 fitted with a standard 912ULs and 3 blade Sensenich ground adjustable prop. Depending on pitch setting, cruise speed is similar or could be a little faster, but the real improvement is awesome climb rate and about 15% better fuel economy. Wasn't game to ask the conversion price, but the customer was quite happy.
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Pipistrel Virus pulls chute
pylon500 replied to fly_tornado's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
It also suggests that Pipistrel thought about reasons why one would deploy a chute, and ripping the wings off must have occurred to them, thereby deciding to attach the chute to part of the airframe determined to stay intact after ripping off said wings !! Good thought for all designers out there........ -
260hp? Most seem to have missed that 914's are only 115hp for 5 minutes... = 230hp. Also, from a design view, he's probably loosing/absorbing 15~20hp countering the very high thrust line..? A motor on each wing would give him even better performance, but at the cost/risk of an asymmetric engine failure. Everything is a compromise.
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Guess it could be either. General feeling is 'Fan - Jet', means a fan (shrouded) turned by a jet engine. 'Ducted Fan', usually implies a shrouded fan turned by a reciprocating engine. Very few people use the term 'Shrouded Propellor', as propellor usually refers to a largish (in proportion to the aircraft) airscrew of up to five blades. I say this, as once you go to six blades, people tend to refer to them as fans again. So ducted fan implies five blades or more, inside a shroud. ps; if you want a ducted fan to work, you really need to put flow straighteners behind the fan...
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These should be our own photo's but I can't resist;
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Is that a large prop, or just a short(er) plane? Don't you like gliding clubs?Fun to fly, but a maintenance nightmare....
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I had thought of getting involved with that, but figured it would probably jinx a day of flying, plus I'm not on facebook... Having said that, had two flights today; first cross country with an early solo student, and a refresher flight with a guy that hasn't been able to fly for about six months. 1.7 hours total in a Foxbat.
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Believe it or not, not everyone is on facebook! If the photo's on your computer, you can upload it via the button over there
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Australian camouflage;
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Maybe both of the above, with some experiments into zero G 'entertainment' ?
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Well, he didn't land on bitumen, so it wasn't the ass'fault.
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Check this out for hanging off a prop!
pylon500 replied to DrZoos's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
I've picked up lots of pieces left from 'real' pilots that thought they would easily be able to fly a 'toy' -
Check this out for hanging off a prop!
pylon500 replied to DrZoos's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Oh yeah, they're getting there.... Many of those guys also fly RC, to experiment with new moves.....
