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  1. pylon500
    And that's only the recent list of 'upper echelon' movements. Some of the movements from the 'workface' level are worthy of note as well.....
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    Can you find a link to the news item?
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    That's an interesting date, if it ties in with an event in October 2011, then that is actually fairly quick action by CASA. I think maybe the magazine glossed it over for you....? I'm sure there's some clues here...
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    I guess that should read, 'A pilot with too much money is soon flying a plane with a handle' !!
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    Something about 'A pilot and too much money is soon flying more plane than he can handle?'
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    Why does the thought "WE'RE SCREWED keep running through my mind? Aircraft tally; 1 x '24' (non LSA) aircraft still flying till April, 1 x '25' aircraft just expired (two weeks, no news), 1 x '25' aircraft under rebuild with lapsed rego (twelve months), but probably still wont be finished for another six months, 1 x '19' aircraft being re-engined so will need rego updated, 1 x imported '?' which may need some interesting paperwork (or become a lawn ornament!) and 1 x '28' restoration project that will be modified, hopefully before I die of old age. How many others out there are actually grounded/waiting for rego at the moment? More to the point, has ANYONE been re-registered in the last two weeks? I think the fuse may have been lit somewhere around October 20011.......... And the initials SB may have something to do with it?
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    I think I found my first issue of this back around 1999, and after reading 'Kitplanes' and similar US magazines most of the time, this magazine showed a whole new list of aircraft NOT being sold from the US ! The 1999 issue, Covers a wide range of flying machines, not just Ultralights...
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    There was the gynaecologist that built a CH-200, and registered it VH-POX
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    That tends to reflect my cynicism somewhat after reading a popular science fiction series.....
  10. pylon500
    Going from a 1600 Jab to (I guess) an 80hp rotax must have felt awesome!! What was the feeling when you went back to the 2200?
  11. pylon500
    While I was still building my 503, 'Little Racer' seen as my avatar, I was planning on calling my prototype "SCREAMAPILLAR" Simpsons watchers will get the drift.
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    Now, now, we don't do things like that.............
  13. pylon500
    So much for having things up and running again Tuesday week ago? Now I have an aircraft that's expired, and contacting the office today (Wednesday), I'm told it may go back on the backlog list after Friday? I say let LSA, older GA pilots and CASA's RPL all go off under CASA, and we restart the AUF for 95:10 and 95:25! Thrusters, Lightwings and Drifters were only built to basic standards, but they got a lot of us to where we are today with very little problems, and acceptable cost.
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    Brumby 610

    pylon500 replied to stevron's topic in Brumby

    Uhm?, the implication of my comment, is to say the above mentioned Brumby is the first production Ultralight, just not the first Ultralight overall, to be fitted with the -233.Sorry if I confused...
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    Not usually, and sometimes they get some little 'wakeup' calls in flight, ie EFTO's, LOTS of stall training , and the odd comment on how well they are starting to park their car
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    I often find I get a pretty good first assessment of a student by the way they park their car, the first time they arrive.....
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    Actually, if you look closely, you will notice the Airbus is registered HB-JIY. That is a Swiss rego, not the New Zealand (ZK-) rego, which does not need to be displayed on aircraft staying in NZ. For more Ultralight registrable biplanes, have a look at this thread; <http://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/aircraft-design-aerodynamics-new-technology/1913-best-ultralight-biplane.html>
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    Brumby 610

    pylon500 replied to stevron's topic in Brumby

    There is a connection here, that 233 now in the Jab, was used by the Goards to make up the mounts and cowls for the Brumby (so I'm told...) It's an impressive looking Jab, and gets along pretty well, unfortunately it still only handles like a Jab.
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    Tailgating, or being sucked along by drag, is not going to be a very effective way of saving fuel. However, if you can reduce the amount of power used to generate the lift (which induces drag) by flying in a continual updraft created by an aircraft in front of you, then you can save some fuel. Like I said "Geese, Swans, Ducks etc have been doing it for centuries........" Arthur.
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    Brumby 610

    pylon500 replied to stevron's topic in Brumby

    Well actually the first 'Production' aircraft with an 0-233, there's been a 200 series Jab taildragger flying around up here for about 6 months. Arthur.
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    Geese, Swans, Ducks etc have been doing it for centuries........
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    Interesting.... I've found that most Lightwings prefer to be flown at their rearmost CofG, (I can hear all the experts getting ready..) which is still only at 22% on some of the earlier models. The LSA models can run to 25% and will three point better, but then you have to really be ready with the rudder because of the main gear dynamics. Rearward CofG's will help to reduce induced trim drag when cruising but can lead to pitch sensitivity in short coupled aircraft. Fortunately the strong pitching moment of the flatbottom section on the lightwing is countered by the reasonable amount of Decalage between the wing and tail. OK, so 'Please explain...? Arthur.
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    Might have to move there, looks cheaper than Taree... They changed from the annual blanket fee of $500 per year for private owners, to buying blocks of 'movements' Work out to around $9.50 per full stop, for 100 flights, then you have to buy another lot....
  24. pylon500
    So, how's the prop going?
  25. pylon500
    Presence and piloting are two different things.
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