ClintonB

Hi Bex,

I was only just wondering the other day how your prototype build was coming along, then found your post this evening.

I hope you are doing ok and getting to continue with it.

cheers

clinton

Does anyone know if the 2 seat will get a bigger jet or 2 of them for the increase in weight of load, and possibly more fuel?

could you build a longer wing and get extra lift Nev is talking about for load and higher flying.

Hi OME

have you solved the DAME thing yet, I only just read forum on this. 
if you have trouble with finding one, Dr Kannerman in Tamworth at Northwest health is good, I was and again are a bit heavy on MTOW, he sent me for a simple test and had no worries about sleep apnoea. I answered questions about falling asleep honestly and it got me a few tests. It seems that working 16 hour days, then falling asleep watching tv in the chair to wind down is a sign of a sleep disorder, not just tired. Doesn’t pay to be truthful on those forms.

cheers

clinton

Wonder if the bear is thinking “ yum, people spam”

80k on Cessna was $4500 pa and always went up each year.

so probably more. Unless risk is less.

21 hours ago, skippydiesel said:

Being very aware of my own fallibility, I find it reassuring to go through the check list, item by item.

In creating the check list, I considered myself first but have also assumed others may, at times, fly my aircraft  so have information for those pilots as well.

I have laminated each section, punched a hole through the laminates and attached them all together, in order, with a key ring loop, so they can be easily "flipped".

My check list starts with the "normal" items from Pre-flight right through to post flight Shutdown, that all pilots will be familiar with but specific to my unique aircraft.  One item of this section "Brief Passenger" requires a flip almost to the back of my laminates, where I have a set of words for my occasional passengers. I also have an emergency list (in red). A list of engine performance parameters, capacities, fuel flow at nominated rpm/MAP settings , and helpful items like tyre pressures, etc

 

 

I had a mini version laminated in the 182, tucked into the bracket of the VHF just in front of door, every time I hopped in, list out, check, flip page. Trying to do from memory and little things get missed, might just be the beginning of hole in cheese lining up.

I don’t think it made me a lesser pilot by using it, I had the landing checks on dash, my local airport diagram on sun visor back and radio frees of all local CTAFS next to radio.

On 18/5/2023 at 1:21 PM, Garfly said:

Jerry, I don't think Onetrack was suggesting otherwise; only that the daily news can be trusted to get the "Cessna" part of the story right this time. 

 

Isn’t the old adage “ a broken clock is right twice a day”

My instructor told me a story of a former student in QLD buying one and wanting to be checked out in it, he was warned about performance and being a bit of a cowboy, put them in a spin they barely recovered from. He told me that was last time he flew with that guy, due to his inability to listen to experienced advice.

On 2/5/2023 at 4:37 PM, Marty_d said:

I put metal fuel line in mine, bought a little beading tool from Aeroflow - AF98-2020 - PIPE BEADING TOOL SUIT 3/8" 

That allows you to make your own barbs at the end of the line,  then hose clamp regular fuel line to it. 

A very good tool to own, I use them in automotive stuff as well.

7 hours ago, Area-51 said:

Read the fine print... enter C word where required...

 

what ever "is not" included within policy wording or PDS is covered and contestable against the underwriter in court or by the ombudsman or both.... but they will first claim insured did not inform insurer in writing at time of policy application... remember the "quality assurance and training purposes" statement on every phone call? 😀👍👍

 

All life insurance policies are null and void since covid vaccine rollout. Read the fine print regarding "medical trial participation".

 

Enter C word again as required. 😊

I had a fight with workers comp over those phone call recordings, I was given help to fill in the forms by their staff over the phone. I gave them times and dates, told them they have the recordings to verify my side of things-oh sorry we can’t find them or don’t have them. If I broke their rules or they had to pay out, I believe they would be found. $8900 dollars later on top of already paid polices - I hat them with a vengeance.

That’s one of the reasons I gave in and sold my 182, it was a big single seater with a thirst for Avgas, I loved taking people flying. My kids got demanding jobs, friends always had something on during weekends.

the few I took loved it and it gives you a sense of pride to conduct a flight well with someone to witness it.

I was annoyed with the news stripvacross the screens this morning, it had something like” light plane plummets 1500 feet after engine failure”

planes do not plummet after an engine failure, maybe catastrophic failure. This bad reporting scares the shit of of families and friends of pilots, the public perception of us all. there should be some sort of standard these journalists have to use in reporting stories.

First buyer took mine, I think I underpriced it a bit, I had a line up of people waiting for the deal to fall through.

even though it was old, everything had been redone except paint and plastics. I figured they didn’t make it fly better and I was always interested on what was outside not in.

Tried a. Few times with instructor, very hard on the arms.

3 hours ago, facthunter said:

Should be able to be repaired The fuselage is all round tube. Hi wing Cessna's have the best flaps in the light aircraft game.   Nev

Mine were like barn doors on the 182, slowed you down real well when applied to 40 degrees.

I do miss TWM, I hope the new owner is enjoying it.

Many don’t believe I am petrified of heights, when I fly planes, I can only use a step ladder, not the tall leaning ones, I don’t like windows or edges of buildings though I can stand on a cliff and look over, somehow I figure it’s been there for a million years or more what can go wrong. I cannot ride show rides, coasters etc. I have done aeros ( with someone else flying) and loved it. My brain knows planes don’t fall, ( unless catastrophic failure happens, then you are just sh#t outta luck) and I treat where I am sitting as zero height.

when I was a kid I couLd climb trees, and we used to walk along the top of the water pipe in the cataract gorge in Launceston from our suburb right into town wheeling our box bikes, fairly high up. It came along later, maybe a health fear of splat!

1 hour ago, RFguy said:

In long grass, and slightly downhill , one TO of mine,  it seemingly took forever  to get airborne....

 

My mistake, or suboptimal method was-at the usual bitumen  nose-gets-light runway speed , IE just pulling a little weight off the nosewheel ,  that little bit of extra AoA and hence extra drag was enough to severely reduce my acceleration (when combined with the grass and soil) . 

Done the same, too much back pressure, got airbourne, was not happy with performance and pulled of a text book aborted takeoff for real from about 20 feet. Went back and done properly, airbourne in half the distance and climbing. My first time passenger didn’t even take the offer to hop out if worried.

rest of the day went well.

First one in light sport was ok, nervous but went ok. Second time when I moved onto GA, I was so nervous, flew my best on day before with instructor for check out, just thoughts got in my head about this is it at the threshold, I made one circuit, landed and packed up. Next day went back and no nerves, had a great day out. Don’t let your head get cluttered with stuff would be my advice. Your instructor must believe in you or they wouldn’t let you go up alone.

I have never been sick from aeros as a passenger, nor from manoeuvres flying an aircraft. But last week I tried vr with my daughter. I handled the big rotating swing, the roller coaster ride. But I sat on a flat sled, which rocked around and with googles on flying around a city above the skyscrapers on a track that was mapped out with a track, I lost my breakfast. 
some of the stuff I have read about ww2 aircraft, their manoeuvres and lack of training along with poor conditions, makes me appreciate what was done by our forebears. Holding it together under fire, sick from living conditions and away from home. Life was a lot tougher then than now.

He’s definitely one lucky man, that does not look like a survivable impact. Where has the front gone. Does not look like a low energy impact to fold up that much.

Wurth have screwless hose clamps with various sizes in 0.5mm increases as per picture, quality ones, tool is available for fitting and replacing.

ebay list budget ones everywhere in 100 packs for 20 bucks or so.

not sure of their airworthiness for lasting. 
cheers

clinton

If you get further info to the source of this I would be interested. Nothing has come through any source at work as yet, but this stuff affects what I do for a living. Most people don’t realise that the cheap diesel heaters for caravans out there are uncertified and if investigated and found to be the cause of a loss would void insurance. Certification costs money which in turn gets passed on in price of unit. EBay sites just shut down and start again when they have problems.

Mike’s books on aviation engines are very interesting and informative.

Hi Roger,

I have owned a 182 for 6 years, first year 26hrs, second, 18, third 12, fourth 6, fifth 5, this year 1hr. the cheapest ever annual was 4k and change, hanger is 4k pa, fuel at moment is 1200 to fill tanks at a 55lph burn, just to go for coffee run 100km away, insurance 4500pa. Its just got too expensive to justify. The rans is 17lph of premium, plus castrol 2TT in a 4Lt tank. I am going back to an aquaintences farm to fly and store at a few buck a month storage.

I loved flying the 182, it was like my childhood dream to own and fly a "real aeroplane", but it is a financial nightmare just to keep up with all the obligations. I can no longer be honest with myself and say its justified.

At the end i have some fond memories with my kids in it, photos of flying it around and i can say yes i achieved something i set out to do.

Flying should become fun again instead of heartburn inducing thinking about it

cheers

clinton

I am coming back to the dark side and going RAA again, I am purchasing an S14 and would like any input from other operators of same. Being single seat I am going to have to teach myself its nuances with help from the owners notes.

hoping to have it back at home in a month or two.

cheers