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  1. Jabiru7252
    Well, we had a guy at the club that was pretty tall. He sat in a Foxbat, Savannah and Jabiru. I think the Jabiru J170 was his best fit, but still had his knees around his ears.
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    To fly angel flights, I think you have to be IFR rated and current. If this guy took off in the conditions that existed at the time and was not IFR rated then he would be a king of fools. Somehow I think this is not the case.
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    Not being a spitfire pilot, I won't make out I am. Just wouldn't want to be stuck under that thing if there was a fire. The spectators were brave, that's for sure.
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    hello. Do you wear two headsets when flying?
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    In 1990 I was in Rapid City (South Dakota) and hired a 172 and pilot for some flying over the Black Hills and down to Sturgis. I was 'in command' for the entire flight and the pilot just sat there and asked me lots of questions about flying in Australia. It was great fun. He had sighted my licence (PPL) and logbook and was happy with that. The impression I got was that he would have let me go out again without him on board if I wanted. I chose to attend a boozy lunch with some locals instead.Things were so much easier before the 9/11 crap, that is for sure.
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    auger in?
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    It's sad how some folks come across on these forums.
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    A guy has flashing LED lights on his plane and he is visible for miles before you see the plane. Much better than the halogen crap I have.
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    "Which at 110 knots is plenty really, that's still a long way between fueling and a lot better than slugging away at 90 and a lot cheaper than a Cesspool 172. " Well, it depends. I fly because I like to fly, so 90 knots is great. If I flew to get from A to B in a hurry the 110 knots would be better. Having said that, you'd need to fly at about 135 knots to make any real difference in time unless the distance was greater than (say) 300 nm.
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    But at the higher fuel burn, the range is limited - maybe 675 nm?
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    Well the range depends on which way the wind is blowing, but my Jabiru J170C, at 15 litres per hour and 135 litre tanks you can get 9 hours at 90 knots = 810nm. That's Adelaide to Brisbane in a straight line, no wind.
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    I traveled around Australia off my face back in the seventies.
  13. Jabiru7252
    Hmmm, density of soil and human brain are pretty close - no wonder we have 'dirty minds'.
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    Well, when you pass over South Australia, thank about calling into Gawler. We are a friendly bunch, lot's of LSA and gliding activities, nice club rooms etc.
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    Interested in what you folks use as a jack if/when you end up with a flat tire out at some remote strip. I'm trying out a few ideas for my Jab. Need something that can be carried in the plane without too much weight or bulk yet be safe and easy to use.
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    And no proof he hasn't!!!
  17. Jabiru7252
    Speaking of alternators. A mates alternator (see pic) failed. It's from a Camit engine. The diodes, slip rings and brushes are all good. The fault is two wires have broken off deep inside the stator winding. When I was a lad stuff like this would be repaired at a reasonable price. There were two motor rewinding shops in my suburb back in the 70s. It seems a pity to chuck the unit. Any suggestions?
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    Wow, I thought Dave Allen would be in his nineties by now!
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    I would have killed the engines saving them and the props but it seems nobody does this. A while poking fun at news readers, one recently said the Cassini probe that's currently annoying Saturn was traveling at 110 kilometers an hour. A truly fearsome speed I must say.
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    I haven't cut my filter open yet. I have not found any specks of metal in previous filters. Maybe I'll run one of my super magnets through the oil. If you're at the club this weekend I'll bring the gear and we can have a look. (Then do a leak down test?).
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    Just a standard light microscope, subject illuminated from below using diffused LED light, hence, bright field illumination. I used 100x and 400x and couldn't see anything. Microscopy is a hobby going back 40 years, but I make no claim as to being an expert.
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    I decided to have a close look at the oil I drained from my Jab this weekend just past. It's done about 12 hours. By close look, I mean really close so I dragged out the microscope. I examined a drop of oil from the oil filter and a drop of new oil. Nothing to be seen, not a sausage. Both looked the same. Now we're talking about an engine that's done < 150 hours, still in diapers so to speak. I'll do the same at 500 hours (at the rate I'm flying, that will be 2057) and see what the oil looks like then.
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    termoniligy?
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    That's a lot of flying. Jabiru or Rotax engine?
  25. Jabiru7252
    I inspect/adjust/clean the plugs when they come out for the leak-down test. And, I change the oil and filter regardless of hours.
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