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  1. Marty_d
    Did you say "Ok, then can I have a gyro?"
  2. Marty_d
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-07/today-in-history-january-7-first-solo-flight-over-the-tasman-/106185272
  3. Marty_d
    Hmm. Ugly and the most boring name ever. Wonder why it wasn't a hit?!
  4. Marty_d
    Yep, experimental Otter. This article explains. https://torontoaviationheritage.ca/dehavilland-canada-stol/#!
  5. Marty_d
    Update - looks like it happened during tow https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/tas-glider-crash-was-during-launch-phase/106184430
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    Passenger killed, pilot seriously injured. Not much more detail yet. Tasmanian woman dies in glider crash at Tunbridge, pilot airlifted to Royal Hobart Hospital - ABC News WWW.ABC.NET.AU A woman has died and a man has been taken to hospital following a glider crash at a private airfield in Tasmania.
  7. Marty_d
    Well, not ALL the problems... It ditches valves, most of the gearbox, has lower torque twist and vibration. Plus the presenter kept it interesting. Not sure how many pilots would want to fly behind a Knob though. Someone didn't do their "does this name mean something rude in English" check.
  8. Marty_d
    I like it. Seems like less to go wrong.
  9. Marty_d
    Garmin Emergency Autoland deployed for the first time | Flightradar24 Blog WWW.FLIGHTRADAR24.COM Garmin autoland was deployed for the first time in an emergency, safely landing Beech B200 Super King Air N479BR in Denver. Details a bit thin, but apparently it worked - good to see
  10. Marty_d
    Thought it may have been "Das Ugly Stik" - older RC builders may remember that plane
  11. Marty_d
    It would be worth getting one of those just to be able to say "I fly an F-15"
  12. Marty_d
    Could have been very bad.
  13. Marty_d
    They're just unnatural. Never seen a bird with a tail at the front.
  14. Marty_d
    For example Tail end of a winged keel (ie 1.5m of 100mm uPVC filled with FCR) I made for a homemade sailboat competition last year. Whole thing has warped sideways as well as the "wings" now warped.
  15. Marty_d
    PLA is extruded around 190-230 degrees (I use 200) and I've seen printed products left outside warp from normal sunlight. Definitely wouldn't be using anything made of PLA in a warm place. Even dishwasher parts at 60% infill warp in heat and pressure.
  16. Marty_d
    Lucky the rego on the bottom one doesn't end in an H
  17. Marty_d
    He might be a useful bloke to hold on to in the event of a "water landing".
  18. Marty_d
    What if the drone is big enough to carry a person, and the operator is sitting in the drone and controlling its flight with the same controls as he would use from the ground? Is he then a pilot only when in the drone and ceases to be one when on the ground? I think it's a fringe argument. Who cares?
  19. Marty_d
    What I don't understand is why Qantas and Virgin Australia weren't affected? Virgin perhaps because they only have 5 in fleet (according to their website which may be out of date), but Qantas has A319s, A320s and A321XLRs, but it's only Jetstar on the news.
  20. Marty_d
    That's what I first thought too when I saw the drawing.
  21. Marty_d
    On the positive side, if he filled it with those styrofoam beads just like a normal Amazon package, it'd be pretty safe in a crash!
  22. Marty_d
    Love the struts. She'd certainly make a unique sound in the air.
  23. Marty_d
    Contra rotating props? Seems like a difficult solution.
  24. Marty_d
    Looks fantastic! Well done.
  25. Marty_d
    After dragging the plane in and out of the shed a few times, I decided to construct a tow bar to make the process a bit easier. Bent it up out of some 0.064" scrap, attached an old Bunnings table leg to it and put a cross piece on the end. I thought it may have been too short, but just tested it and it works a treat. Because it slides over the axle just inside the fork, it's easy to turn the plane too.
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