Marty_d
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For a man of your talents, a tiny paintbrush and a tub of radioactive paint and the Traser will be good as new!
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Every time I see this plane I just want one. Even more now I've seen the factory. That folding wing is a great setup.
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Brought down the wings and hung them from ratchet straps. All my toys together 😊
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From a mile high? You've got good aim.
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Aircraft down East of Perth 24/06/2024
Marty_d replied to tillmanr's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Pilot dies in light plane crash in Malabaine near Northam, north-east of Perth - ABC News WWW.ABC.NET.AU Police say a light plane crashed in Malabaine on Wednesday morning, with the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft... Condolences to the family. -
Something didn't seem right about this. Empty weight of 100kg yet it has a range of 500km? Which it does in 3 hours, making the cruise speed upwards of 170kph, for something that's basically a powered glider? Turns out that Wikipedia and AI are wrong here. If you go to the website (link below), there's 2 variants - 1 person or unmanned. The unmanned version has a 180kg battery, the manned version a 90kg battery. MTOW for both is 410kg (not 300kg), empty weight for the manned version, including battery, is 270kg. Cruise speed is 90kph. Elektra One Solar - Elektra Solar WWW.ELEKTRA-SOLAR.COM
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Like your colour scheme Danny. Very nice.
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Hey Brendan, waiting til I finish. I have my PPL from many years ago (restricted) - only 45 hours or so on C172s, so I have a lot to learn/relearn. Thanks Nev, guess it's all relative, I'm 54, pretty much the same age Baz is. Building and flying are 2 different things. @Builds By Baz you're obviously very capable of building things to a high standard and I'm guessing you like doing so, otherwise you wouldn't spend years doing so. They're right though, it's a good idea to do a TIF at least to ensure you like it before committing. My only point is that if you enjoy the process of creating something, then you'll probably enjoy making a plane.
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Everyone's circumstances are different. Flying lessons don't take all day and neither does building. If Baz has both time and money (lucky man!) then there's nothing to stop him doing both. If not, well then choices have to be made. It's taken me 15 years to almost finish a plane because I work full time and have 3 kids (a 2yo and a baby when I started building) so had neither money nor time.
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Baz, I have a friend in Canberra who has built 2 Zenith CH-750's from scratch. If you want I'm happy to ask him if it'd be ok for you to contact him for a chat. Having followed your Viper build I am confident you have the ability to build an aircraft.
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I know. Just being silly.
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If you wait another 48 weeks he'll pay you $5k to take it 😄
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I didn't find the key switch all that expensive. $50 maybe.
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She's home again 😊
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The answer to their concerns? Simply delete the flight's cockpit video recording when the plane is safely stopped at the gate. That way it can't be used for anything except serious incident analysis.
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What's with the double undercarriage? Almost looks like AI slop!
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True, but again, changing the design is not something that's likely to happen. Plus the vinyl is heavier than paint and has to go on a painted surface. The 701 also has rounded pop rivet heads all over it so that's probably not good for vinyl either.
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While I get where you're coming from, my father-in-law had a saying "temporary becomes permanent". I don't want a wholly white plane and I don't want to paint it twice, so I'd rather decide on a scheme and carry it through.
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On the weekend I bought a second hand inflatable spray booth. This saves me from having to build my own inside the shed the plane is in, and I should be able to resell it for about the same price. This means the plane is coming home again - which makes it easier to work on than jumping in the car and going up to where it is, only to realise the tool I need is still at home... Anyway - I know we're going into exactly the wrong time of year for painting, but I figure by the time I get ready it'll be summer again! Started off today by doing a couple of tentative colour schemes on some printed out 3 views. I think I'll end up doing 3 colours - white, "Marker yellow" and black trim. Idea attached. Also attached is my son's preference, which seems a bit complicated for me...
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Seven years on - I was scrolling through this thread last night looking for inspiration on painting. How's everyone doing with their CH701's?
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Did you miss "check wings exist and are firmly attached" on the preflight?
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I don't rely on AI, in fact I despise AI. That was an illustration of how AI is completely untrustworthy. I don't know about you, but I find the Rotax manuals incredibly hard to navigate especially as they're usually in PDF with no direct navigation links. Therefore I don't think it's unreasonable to Google "Rotax 912uls check oil level hot or cold" in the hope that there's a link somewhere to a reputable source. Unfortunately all the user groups - Rotax-owners, Vans air force etc - have opposing points of view on the issue.
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Haha - I decided to Google whether it was better to check oil level when warm or cold, because I'm sure I read somewhere that it's better to check warm. What this did do was confirm my belief of never trusting AI - check out the highlighted bit:
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Will do. I think I was nervous about rotating the prop when the engine is warm (even though the key was out of the ignition and the kill switch off).
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Hmmmm not sure if I fully burped. It was still very warm when I checked the level so the prop would only have stopped 5 minutes prior.
