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  1. ClintonB
    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
  2. ClintonB
    Tamworth is a large enough airport and supports commercial and training, powerlines don’t really affect the dash 8 etc that fly out of here because they climb well and have 2 large turboprop donks, it’s us GA users with 60 year old conts and lycomings that need to worry about sudden stoppages. the 2200m runway is way more than needed, even the 1100 one is adequate for ops normal with reserve. It’s when the fan stops I am concerned about the limited options, and even less now.
  3. ClintonB
    Around our local airport, there are major supply lines 3 poles side by side carrying lines towards gunnedah, and the industrial areas around it. Whenever instructor was teaching about engine out on take and to look for no more than 30 degrees either side of straight ahead, I was always thinking about in that range was full of lines and what a silly place to put them. the airport has been there longer than most of these lines would have been. Now they are building more industrial area to the south parallel to the other runway. There will be no clear area in the circuit other than the runways.
  4. ClintonB
    What a history, and to still be airworthy. a beautiful machine and a great job of restoration
  5. ClintonB
    Kind of country where shanks pony would be best choice for transport, seems to be a common occurrence, then when you see the most dangerous road tv show I would not get on a bus in that terrain.
  6. ClintonB
    I recently purchased Mike Busch book called on engines, it has been a real interesting read so far. His personal aircraft ( a twin) was happily run to 3300 hrs per side, with lots of bore scope and non invasive inspections along the way due to TBO’s listed at 1500. His operation of the engines was a lot different than what is taught, LOP versus ROP being taught as the correct way to run for longevity. Recommendations on using CHT’s on all cylinders instead of EGT on one, which he explains does not tell us enough about the true operations. I will be asking my LAME to have a look and might put CHT monitors on all cylinders. On the hottest day I still never seem to get out of low green on all the factory car style 60 year old gauges. I don’t really have the funds to spend 60k plus on a rebuild for an O 470 in another year or two.
  7. ClintonB
    Getting $500 per 1000kg at moment. Saving dead ones is worth it at the moment.
  8. ClintonB
    Is much planned for Sunday, I was thinking of getting out and about tommorrow.
  9. ClintonB
    Do they have any sort of balance weights for when in flight? Moving free on the ground with no airflow might become difficult once 45 knots is blowing over them. I had 12 hours of my initial flight training in a thruster and do not recall it being heavy ( I was a lot younger and fitter then though).
  10. ClintonB
    Sad about the others, insurance may help, but never seems to cover enough to replace everything and the true loss
  11. ClintonB
    I’ve done it in Hawaii, but when you are the only one in a car park moving, it gets confusing with no one to follow. the road traffic islands and ramps would be a huge burden to change cost wise, driving on the opposite side is the easy bit, the controls being on the correct side for the road lane makes it feel natural.
  12. ClintonB
    There has been a nice one parked at Tamworth lately, I would like to ask the owner for a ride one day, to see the difference from 182 in performance. here’s to wishing.
  13. ClintonB
    I agree, Doing stuff is a lot more fun and interesting, the cessna is a lazy mans plane, feet barely required. raaus planes take a lot more effort.
  14. ClintonB
    There was no discernible sink rate with this slow approach, lots of stol videos I have seen show a high rate of sink to come in over obstacles like trees, high terrain, that they seem to be able to arrest quickly at the flare (maybe with a quick burst of power. as a kid I watched an ultralight above a row of trees near cressy in Tasmania, not moving forward in the wind, thought it was cool at the time. Later on when I first started flying I realised how potentially dangerous it was.
  15. ClintonB
    My Bushbaby is in MPH too, was built and first registered in South Africa. I will try to get another when I am finally able to use it again. Garmin is good for knots and ipad also as a back up for checking progress. Long as you know the right speeds it is fine. cessnas hand book is all in MPH and dial in Knts, it is a pain reading pencil scribbles next to all figures.
  16. ClintonB
    Advice needed for a short notice trip I may have to take. are there any members who live in the Yass area , or my intended track, who could give me a bit of knowledge on area weather and what’s expected by Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week. ( also any properties near there with strips suitable for a bush 182 with big wheels). My trip is for compassionate reasons, only overnight, maybe 2 at most if weather no good to go. I would be travelling from Tamworth probably tracking over Mudgee, Cowra and onto Yass if I can get permission to land at Jindalee, otherwise need to find nearest centre with transport. I will be checking everything available, but as we all know, when are forecast’s completely right. Local knowledge is always valuable. thanks in advance. Clinton
  17. ClintonB
    Shorts and T shirt, I used to wear hiking sneakers when I came back to flying, then one day in work boots it felt awkward. I figured with big old pedals in the cessna I should get used to it. Now it feels OK, and sneakers don't feel weird when used at other times.
  18. ClintonB
    Nice looking machine, any info on how it flew.
  19. ClintonB
    Grab the little sh#ts and flog them. It’s the best way to teach them. This soft nanny state way of dealing with them never works. Little pricks become car thieves and crims next. They might have a little chance of straighten out if they remember what happened when they screwed up last time. You would be doing them a favour.
  20. ClintonB
    Mike from Mojogrip on you tube showing a turbo prop 200hp on an ultra light size aircraft at Oshkosh recently. no radiator required. Was only mock up at moment, but think of the performance. I think 270lbs was quoted install weight (122 kg).
  21. ClintonB
    They are so scary when you are a newbie, when you finally get your head around what they do I lost the fear, but who needs it now with iPad and oz runways.
  22. ClintonB
    Looks lean and mean, might not meet RAAus specs on current wing loading and power😁Lots/0m2 is the rudder going to be small due to speed aspired to?
  23. ClintonB
    Eucalyptus oil or tea tree oil gets rid of sticker residue on cars and caravans skins. Try micro fibre as its grippy soft surface works well without damaging delicate paints. if fibreglass or metal an eraser wheel works, not on soft fabric though. cheers clinton
  24. ClintonB
    Ice does weird things even to cars aerodynamics, we had a minus 4 frost on Monday, my roof bars on triton only make a small amount of cabin noise at around 100km normally, they were solid with ice lumps on them, and the howl was deafening in the cabin all the way to work. They are shaped like an airfoil, but the upset was noticeable. If your wings/struts had that happen I don’t think it would be real great for airflow
  25. ClintonB
    My workshop rained coffee coloured water on everything, every night until I pulled the roof sheets of nd fitted Aircell insulation, now no more raindrops. It is like bubble wrap made from foil. It is not cheap (around 300 for 30m by 1.3m roll) if you get in and do with hanger owner to save on labour it will make a big difference. Knocks the heat out of the shed in summer, which will help with heat sensitive aeroplane parts.
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