ClintonB

Very sad to hear.

A bit like reading about our RAAF personal sent to fly P40s to Papua New Guinea to fight japs after learning in tigers and low powered trainers. In the book 44 days it was mentioned several were lost on way up coast within hours of takeoff, training had consisted of go read the manual and taxi around.

the true pressures on RAAF pilots were probably much higher than the guy just wanting to have a nice toy, but results the same.

I have been hesitant at taking my children anymore, it is my choice to fly, if something goes wrong, I don't want to be responsible for hurting them or worse.

probably over cautious, 

It is good that this one came out well.

23 hours ago, jackc said:

Sorry, but the wheels fell off in your second sentence, the owner has no obligation to weigh their van, in Queensland unless the rules changed very recently.

In fact to use a truck weighbridge capable of weighing 40 tonnes or so is not accurate weighing 1.5 tonnes, as I have proven.

No caravan manufacturer I know of provides a certified weighbridge certificate declaring tare weight of van at time of sale.

Blame the regulators for poor administration of caravan and trailer weights,  they  just fine you for a breach on the side of the road.

The regulators could fix it but are too lazy......like other regulators I know 😞

 

Jayco weigh each van off the line and attach the ticket inside, no tare on plate due to accessories being added after manufacture are to be allowed for by owner. Lots of vans way over due to soft regulation, weighing one in a hundred and making mid season changes. Not many interested customers in doing research before buying and wanting more and more gizmo’s in their van to best their mates. I have worked in industry for 20 years now. Car sellers not advising in a practical way as turbo pointed out, 1 driver, some fuel and no crap onboard to get 3500kg towing do not help either for newbies only following advertising campaigns.

The Bushbaby has a mix of Subaru, Ford and commodore hoses plus the Rotax one (582 model). I had to machine a joiner to complete the radiator part.

Buy a lottery ticket, that damage should have not been survivable.

great to hear they survived.

Today was too nice to pass up, out to the airport, move 5 planes by hand to get to back of hanger, after that 1 hour workout, Flew out to Barraba landed and had a drink and snack, then home. Not far but fun any way. Need to plan a longer run to do, maybe Narromine and look at museum again. Good to see some water in split rock reservoir. Still a long way to go.

My old charger had a problem with needle valve and float once, because I had modified things fuel was squirting onto hot extractors (from the overflow pipe)with smoke starting. I think luck and a short run stopped a full blown fire starting.

That’s not good,condolences to all families.

a great video to show how bad no visual is, I watched both horizons when he was banking steep whilst fiddling with the tech, cringing at how steep the angle was becoming.
Bushfire smoke is closest I’ve came to fir for real, not a place you want to be. Every noise seems extreme when you lose visual. 
thanks for sharing

On 07/04/2021 at 7:41 AM, red750 said:

Where did you find that shirt Red, I would like to find one.

His project was interesting and looked to be progressing well. Shame not to see it completed or closer.

sometimes things get in the way, I did a hour or two on my Bushbaby on the weekend and achieved some tasks.

now need to make a list so jobs can be completed. 7 years and no air time. Needs to change.

Not been the best weather lately around here. Friday and Saturday looking ok at moment. Might have to bug out and go to airport with a cobweb broom.

On 08/02/2021 at 8:00 AM, Thruster88 said:

https://www.flyer.co.uk/zongshen-aero-engines-available-in-europe/

Still seem expensive if converted to AUD from Euros. I would doubt the risk of failure would be worth it. 

I thought Dan’s whole point was to employ the KISS principle. The yellow tape goes on your minimum manoeuvre speed which happens to be 1.3Vso for a visual reminder of DONT MANOURVE BELOW THIS SPEED, to prevent us over thinking this thing and bending our airplane/selves.

Flightchops channel has an episode on YouTube with Dan explaining this.

I did manoeuvre once below a safe speed, and by some miracle did not kill myself and daughter, if I had marked a speed and knew don’t let that needle go past the line, it very likely would not have happened. I did seek remedial training before next flight where instructor and myself came up with a number that you don’t turn or fly below. It has worked ever since. I will be taping my ASI when I go to airfield next.

I have watched Dan on Flightchops with Steve and recommending the same idea no matter what you fly.

I think next outing I will be marking ASI.

Nice and green up your way.

What’s happening to your air field?

A Great looking trio of planes.

too wet this weekend to do anything here.

beautiful days whilst at work, Murphy doing his thing.

Took TWM on a mid day local flight today alone to build time. Still some brown country out there even with the rain we have had recently. 

Looks a tad twitchy in the air. Put a couple of streamers on a pair of them and you could have control line style dog fights.

Finally, got to strap on the wings today and fly, it might have only been circuits, but boy did it feel good. Might steal away some time tomorrow and take a local jaunt over the dams if the day is good.

What about fitting a pair of the car whistles with high quality mounting tape like 3M or Wurth body tape for vehicle construction. Worst case scenario you end up sounding like a Stuka on final

The club plane I trained in had an issue for a while where it would stall the engine on roll out after landing, it was always a bit un nerving to have the noise stop, even though safe on the ground. They got it sorted and all was good again.

I don’t know if I would like the noise stopped in the air much,

maybe I should find an instructor and try an in air restart up high to experience it for real.

Plane is a great price, but a divorce is $$$$$$$$$. be like taking a new girlfriend home, they have no sense of humour.

I find Armidale to Coffs in a general straight line at 7500 not bad in 182, I do tend to wander from open patch to open patch of high country. I get 120kts and I find 1hr 10m from Tamworth to Coffs around the average, Less than 1/2 of that is tiger country, there are a few strips on properties (oz runways shows them) as a back up. then you can run up the coast at 500 to 1000 enjoying the view.