Thruster88

I don't have a Rotax 916, yet. Was using the example of the 916 to show how good 98 pulp is in a high compression turbocharged engine with a very high specific output.

I would use unleaded 98 in my avgas burners if it was legal to do so. The Rotax 916 has a compression ratio of 9:1, it runs 50, yes 50 inches of manifold pressure to achieve the 160hp from the same 1352cc as a 912uls. Service ceiling is 23,000 feet. I think that covers detonation and vapour lock.

Using aeroshell 15w50 instead of aeroshell 100 or w100 will help with cranking speed in cold weather. It can be used all year round and may even increase oil pressure in very hot situations.

Lycoming and Continental engines have been proven over a long time period to love running on unleaded fuel just as much as Rotax do. We just need the legal to be in place. Compression ratio is lower in lycons. Valves seats are hard.

You cannot do a CASA licence flight review in a RAAus aircraft because any CASA licenced instructor qualified to perform said review will know the rules.

I heard a pilot in bound to tumut being corrected by another pilot a few weeks ago on the most common ctaf frequency.

It will have a stick shaker, nice.

Aircraft with properly designed flaps such as PA-28 Cherokee or Beech23 musketeer only achieve a stall speed reduction of 4 to 7 knots, these Aircraft have a similar stall speed to a ch601hds. Yes a steeper approach can be achieved. In my experience it makes no difference to ease of landing having flaps.

Aeroshell 100 also changed from black to red bottles in 2014, same formulation.

A storm in a teacup is an idiom that describes a situation where people get excessively angry, worried, or dramatic about a trivial or unimportant matter. It means a minor issue has been severely exaggerated out of proportion

Only broke three windows in the house all other sheds and hangers are good.

Was almost the last flight for my Thruster last night, a narrow mini tornado demolished the old wool shed and 100 ton silo. Picked up a mobile field bin and set it down with minimal damage where 12 trees used to be. Thruster was in the black shade cloth door hangar only 30 -40 metres from the destructive path. Sheets of tin went over a kilometer down wind. Feeling very lucky.

I love my 180hp RV6a, vans total performance is real. Very fast, beautiful control feel, easy to land at the farm strip. I had never even flown in an RV when I bought it, just based my decision on everything I had read about them.

Removing the fuel pump and using a borescope should show if the 4 bearing screws and the oil jet are in place. This may not be an approved procedure.

Looks like only one gear retracted, possibly a big distraction for the pilot. Pilot reports on the mk26 say the performance and handling is something like an RV which the pilot had plenty of experience in.