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  1. Marty_d
    Any advice on the necessity / tools / process of pressure testing the cooling, fuel, oil systems?
  2. Marty_d
    Not a good look for CASA. Approving a flight which they knew was going to land on the racetrack when the only possible direction to land in took the plane into a no fly area.
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    160m
  4. Marty_d
    You don't need the deci- and centi- words. Works better just with the thousands. 1 litre =1000 millilitres. 1 kilometre = 1000 metres. 1 metre = 1000 millimetres.
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    You pay extra for that.
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    Jeez he'll be tired when he gets to takeoff speed.
  7. Marty_d
    The prop is technically clear...
  8. Marty_d
    This seems like a viable product - given they have $9b in pre orders for 2000 aircraft, the market thinks so anyway. Not a true electric as it uses a small turbine to recharge the battery. Home | Electra.aero WWW.ELECTRA.AERO
  9. Marty_d
    Are you required to tell them?
  10. Marty_d
    Beautiful aircraft. I love the look of the Ryans, especially polished aly.
  11. Marty_d
    Question for the brains trust. What type of tubing can be (or is generally) used for brake line - and where can I get it? As per the photos my U/c is off a Sav. There's a threaded fitting which looks to hold a tube about 6mm od, around 5mm I'd. Marking on the stub of tube I pulled off the cylinder says PA12 DIN 73378. It appears to have a flange at the end but I'm not sure if manufactured that way or formed by the clamping action. Been googling but no luck. Any thoughts?
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    Brilliant. Add a bit about Ian as the founder and how he runs the whole thing out of the goodness of his heart, and you could ship that straight to RA-AUS.
  13. Marty_d
    I think we need an essay.
  14. Marty_d
    I think there's been a bit of a problem with both this site and Social Australia for half the day, I don't think it's yours. And ignore Microsoft.
  15. Marty_d
    There's half a dozen Trump threads over in Social Australia, guys. Thanks Ian for taking those steps!
  16. Marty_d
    Wouldn't there be a rolling group of say 40-80yo's making the bulk of members? So as people fall off the perch on one end, more 40 / 50 / 60yo's get to a financial situation where they can start living a life long dream.
  17. Marty_d
    I reckon the skydivers hanging from their seatbelts were calling him f...... Luke.
  18. Marty_d
    How did he miss the panels behind but not go over the edge in front?
  19. Marty_d
    I assume there's still a fair amount of runway after the piano keys before you hit the sticky stuff. So if someone landed on it, they were landing very short.
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    Why hasn't every runway that takes RPT got this? https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/03/queenstown-completes-installation-of-aircraft-stopping-safety-beds/
  21. Marty_d
    I like that they were so optimistic about it that they installed retractable gear.
  22. Marty_d
    Have a look at @Kyle Communications build logs, he did the four hose/tap into one manifold method and I believe he's very happy with it.
  23. Marty_d
    Hi Bob, I got my 8GTH from Hardy Spicer. They may have a NZ presence under "Spicer" - not sure if it's the same company or not.
  24. Marty_d
    More on the story. Bloody great job by the shearer. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-06/avalon-airport-man-firearm-incident/105019482
  25. Marty_d
    Inspirational, thanks for sharing!
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