Captain

Others less fortunate ......

...... have never experienced unbuttoning a WRAAF tunic or overall, nor have they had the fun and excitement of a Vic. Police Commissioners uniform (& in this case there are lots & lots of buttons), but ......

Is this going to be an issue for me address?

I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it Ben.

In my case, and I'm sure in most others, I would just leave 30 minutes earlier and drop in to Swan Hill on the way in & out.

The main thing is that attendees just need to know.

No worries.

You would be better spending your time arranging the dancing girls and the free grog.

Regards Geoff

Fuel was covered earlier in this thread.

Ben

I can't find anything about fuel earlier and there is nothing mentioned in the ERSA.

Will AvGas be available there or should we refuel in Swan Hill when coming from my way?

Regards Geoff

For yez info, I have a recent quote for a white painted Sensenich prop for my 230 of $US845 + shipping and 60 days lead time.

I thought that price was pretty good.

Regards Geoff

So Master sat down with his favourite book in Nohopetown until his mum came into the room and caught him, when she said .......................

"Fancy doing that while reading the RAA Monthly magazine".

"No mum" he said. "I'm not the only one who does it each month when they get the magazine. Lots of these forum members do it when they read the advert section". "Some of them over in the southern highlands even do it over a photo of a Sierra with spots on it".

"Hang on a minute" said his mum or as well as going blind, you'll ...............

moderated into the next Millenium" by the Master

"I wonder if hihosland is talking about me" thought one of the forum members, who's real name is Master-Cate, although Master () and his wife Master-Piece were thinking the same thing (not to mention our aerian forum member Master-Race).

Look at that idiot, thought Master-Mind. He doesn't even know how to spell aerian.

So Master sat down with his favourite book in Nohopetown until his mum came into the room and caught him, when she said .......................

(jeez guys will ya givus a hand... PLEASE)

....young Bendova (Nohopetowns famouse frizzby frower of 2006) I will summon all avaiators that live in this sunburnt land (well, within a few hundred miles maybe) to come to our aid........

 

egads

(I wasn't game to reply, Pete, after you stuck it up me in post #141 . Does the following help at all?)

....... and we'll have a fly-in.

"That is sure to make it rain" said Bendova, I'll change my name to Benskylark, BigPete will change his to PeteJab and Ian will become Ianium (that well know element on the periodic table).

But hang on thought Ianium. If Ben dova's and Pete gives him a jab, I'll have to ban them both (and stop LittlePete from reading this stuff).

If only ......

Hi Geoff,Jab is RAA. Alice have a tower but no radar. Just phone them and get a prefered time to land, they are very helpful if you tell them that you are new to the area. In any case report on tower freq 45 miles out with height and heading, they will then advise what to do from then on, just make sure that you repeat all instructions. You will need to have a Visual Teminal Chart. It's a good idea to highlight the various waypoints on the VTC on your track as they could ask you to hold over one of them. Fuel and tie down area no problems, ask for directions when clear of runways. Must have ASIC. All info in the ERSA. I did enquire about fuel at Bond Springs, no luck and was told no problems to land at Alice as it's a remote area and only fuel available.

Cheers,

 

Phil.

Regards Geoff

Phil

Is your 230 VH or RAA?

Either way, I noticed that you came back through The Alice and would appreciate your advice on how difficult it is for an RAA aircraft to get into there for fuel? Do they still have a tower there?

Regards Geoff

Thanks for the post Phil.

That is good data for us other 230 people.

Regards Geoff

This issue of oil pressure sender failure has been mentioned a couple of times here in various threads.

Mine is just how Jabiru fit it up, however it is interesting that in Dynon's instructions for their instruments they state that the sender should not be direct mounted to the engine, and should therefore be mounted remotely to get it away from engine vibrations.

If mine plays up on the 3300 I'll be putting a flexible pressure line between the engine and the sender to try to solve this issue as identified here by others.

Now .

Ken

There was a bit of a discussion of this subject here previously, but you'll need to convert from kPa to psi. See http://www.recreationalflying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9369

Regards Geoff

I've been in discussion with Shell about the use of their single vs multigrade in a J3300 engine in our summer ambients of say 20 - 40 C.

They are clear in their recommendation of 15W-50 for both our winter and summer and I post their reply below for the benefit of forum members. If you have any questions I suggest that you give Murray a call or post any further observations here:

Quote:

Hi Geoff,

Yes the Aeroshell W15W50 is perfect for your Jab in both cold and hot climates. That is the beauty of the multi-grade. The 50 part of the name says that it meets the SAE 50 viscosity requirements at 100 degrees C. In aviation naming we refer to an SAE 50 oil as 100, such as in Aeroshell 100. This oil is actually SAE 50 oil. What that of course means is that at 100 degrees, the W15W50 and the 100 and W100 have the same viscosity. The extra benefits of the W15W50 is that it is around 50% synthetic base oil and is therefore much better able to withstand high temperatures without suffering from oil oxidation, which is a chemical process that ruins the lubricant. The W15W50 also contains anti-wear, anti-corrosion and other good additives that help with the life of your engine.

If you need any more information, please contact me.

Regards,

Murray Wilkes

Aeroshell Technical Support and Sales Manager Oceania.

0427 092 407

Unquote

Regards Geoff

G'day,Most visitors to Oz who wan to see as much of the place as possible no matter what the mode of transport usually land in Cairns and work their way south to Melbourne or visa versa. with the intention to fly you could venture in from the coast and see a bit more. way to many places to reccomend going to but try searching Daintree, Atherton Tablelands, Great Barrier Reef, Fraser Island, inland you can find some interesting towns like Mt Isa, Birdsville, Charleyville, Lightening Ridge and keep working down the map. Remember you miss quite a bit in between the towns if you fly. It may look empty and unpopulated but that not quite true even in the middle of woop woop.

ozzie:thumb_up:

All the rest of us get is Lightning Ridge!?!

Are you the Ozzie that is the Qld Minister for Tourism?

Don't worry Ken. Those blokes are just like Texans .... but more red-neck-er ................ eh.

There is lovely stuff up there in Qld ..... but the other 75% of the country is worth seeing too.

If you want a detailed list of key items to see, I'm sure a few of us will make you a list that you can search in detail.

But if you do decide to just stay up in Qld, bring a 7 iron for the Cane Toads, some Glen 20 for the mildew, not to mention a few tickets to get into the Police Integrity Commission Inquiries. It's all great sport.

I see from the tracking on his website that Jerry is now into Mt Isa.

Bloody good going I reckon. What's that, about 30% of the way around the lap?

Ken

One of my companies had an office in Atlanta, so I did it regularly a couple of time each year until about 4 or 5 years ago.

I'm one who liked the LA to Sydney direct route ..... which involved getting to LA the cheapest way possible, then turn left after take-off and sit there for 14 hours and it is all over.

United did it for me as their schedules, connections & prices usually worked out best back in those days.

I'd recommend spring or fall and you can then have reasonable weather at most latitudes here.

And if you have the right licences and a bit of time, investigate hiring & flying yourself around to really see what OZ is all about. When you preliminary plan that, just think of it as being like the US in dimensions, but with bugger all people and bigger deserts ... and no Rockies to cross. The plains are similar but smaller and not as much corn or as many twisters.

Hope this helps.

Geoff

which just go's to prove that "it's an ill wind" that

....... stops you flying in a fully sealed aircraft.

Drifters and Thrusters are great when you are ill and have wind, as when you are out in the breeze it cools your brow and your .............

These are the units that Jabiru fit for their NAV and Strobe Combo's on the wing tips:http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/doubleMagStrobes.php

You wouldn't think that you would need to mount a spark-plug out there like that, would you? That will add some weight & drag ..... plus I would have thought that it is likely to strip the thread in the fibreglass after a while.

There is one other point I would make on this .... and that is that I do suspect that while a strobe in daylight may well be visibility challenged on a bright day (& under circumstances as described by 430 and bc), that strobe might also become increasingly bright and visible as an aircraft gets closer .... and closer .... and closer, perhaps particularly if the fabric of your machine is darkish.

Just a thought as anything that makes you more see-able might encourage another closing aircraft to turn away just that little bit earlier, and you only need to have them miss you by a little bit to make it worthwhile.

Strobes are certainly not "useless" in daylight in my view.

(1) are they AC or DC? which is better?(2) has it ever caused you grief with interference through the comms or radio or other problems?any info apreciated

Dennis

The Kuntzleman units are a single strobe on the tail that is their "Smart Strobe" which can run on 12 v battery power or direct from the alternator's AC lighting coil. Their dual strobe unit is 12 V powered only.

Have a look for Kuntzleman's (That is definitely spelt with "K" and a "zleman") website.

Ah ....... here it is at http://www.kestrobes.com/

They are considerably brighter than my house alarm strobes.

I can't hear any noise at all thru my radio but have flown other Jabirus that do hiss and fizz a bit. Care is needed on location of the strobe boxes and wiring and a good radio with suitable filters driving good coax is essential.

Regards Geoff

PS ... interesting point, Brent, about the red flashing beacon.

I agree with the four thirty about a landing light, & I suggest that anyone who is interested should also have a look at Claus Grimm's solid state landing light flasher unit that makes them even more visible-er.

Mine works great.

As a matter of interest ... how much electrical load can be supported by the charging circuit of a 582? Do they make plenty of juice?

I understand the point that J is making and there is no doubt that the basic strobes are not as bright as those on a 747 .... but neither is the cost.

I have the usual tail strobe (on a Jabiru, not a trike) and also fitted them onto the wings with separate switching.

They are valuable IMHO in a busy circuit or in dull conditions.

Given the importance of visual sightings & the ultimate fallback for the blame game of "see-and-be-seen", I reckon it is worth the cost and effort to have them.

As an example, on departure from Wagga at 1st light, the strobes are bright cause I can see them flashing on the ground, and it is "nice" to have them on when there are RPT's around.

Danny

This has been discussed a couple of times here in the last 12 months or so and the 10 Ply Trellebords are the way to go in my humble.

I have 'em and would recommend them, and all others that I know with them have had good results

Suggest you search these threads for M & C Tyres Bendigo and have a chat with them. They'll mail them to you.

Hope this helps

Regards

- who was going to save us.....

.... t'was the venerable Techman who convened a committee of the great and good in the RAA, with a mission to devise a way around Butters' new tax, and they came up with the catchy and simple to remember mnemonic "SWAFTSTTSONTFBAMAW" which as all aviators thereafter know, simply stands for "Stand well away from that twisted sharpish thing that spins out near the front bit and makes a wind", so the tax was avoided, but .....

..... the occupants were mortified at the announcement that the Country was grinding to a halt. "What's going on" said Kevin (in mandarin from Japan)? "Everyone is spending their time buggering around with the Never Ending Story and not doing productive tax yielding work" said Julia as she came out of the hairdresser. "Do something about that Forum" instructed Butters (in Japanese from a Mandarin) and while you are at it .....