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  1. Thruster88
    The pilot in question Ben, is a friend of mine. I will not say much, there is always two sides to every story. Hopefully you and Ben will have an amicable meeting to resolve the issue. As an experienced pilot, as is Ben, I can say you are not at risk. The wind in cowra today was around 20km/h with a peak gust of 35km/h.
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    Look how long it has taken to get group G up, 2 or 3 years and still not done.
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    Login to raaus, member training, L1 maintenance. Enrol, do the learning module then pass the test.
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    I see that aircraft on FB. If you want something to tinker with, perfect. If you want to fly join an aero club, nice safe well maintained aircraft. $10k will get you 66 hours hassle free flying hours at Cowra aero club, almost the same number of hours the used aircraft has flown in it's 25 year life. Reality v dreams.
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    Under RAAus any owner can do all maintenance on THEIR aircraft regardless of type if it is not used in a flying school, just have to have an L1 endorsement. The "if you built it you can maintain it" thing only applies to experimental aircraft with VH registration regulated by CASA.
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    Have you torqued a Hartzell prop? Open end only.
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    Primary cause of the crash was 1. An aerodynamic stall after the aircraft reached about 15 feet above the surface. Anything else is a casual factor.
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    You will need a condition report done by a L2 Maintenance person. Don't buy until the condition report is accepted by RAAus. Sometimes you have to ask why the aircraft became un registered. Seek advice from experienced people not involved with the aircraft.
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    One should consider the loss of resale value compared to the same aircraft with a Rotax, $4k won't cut it.
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    I believe jabiru factory installed pistons with gudgeon pin offset back to front compared to normal automotive practice. They must have had a reason for this.
  11. Thruster88
    Check that the fuel pump vent/drain hose is not blocked with a wasp nest.
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    If the fuel pressure is normal with boost pump on and low with engine pump only then yes the mechanical engine pump is faulty. This happened to my RV6, the engine still ran fine with just the engine pump but the pressure was very low, new pump pressure normal.
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    I think the student pilot in the Dan video had done the 3? hours required for his PPL when he crashed. He was cross country solo standard. This would make a good video for RAAus student pilots as to why VMC must be avoided. I like Dan's videos because they show the human impact that these avoidable "accidents " have.
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    There are always backup systems on certified IFR aircraft.
  15. Thruster88
    University New South Wales has acquired 6 new Diamond DA40xlt aircraft for their fleet. Interesting that they went with the Lycoming IO-360 that some would call a dinosaur or lycosaurous rather than the FADEC jet A burning turbo diesel of the DA40Ng model. Cutting-edge planes take UNSW to new heights WWW.UNSW.EDU.AU UNSW School of Aviation has acquired six new state-of-the-art aeroplanes, enhancing the training experience for Australia's next generation of pilots.
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    Having read the coroners report it appears to me that the pilot after flying some 40 km down the Keiwa valley either inadvertently or intentionally entered Instrument Meterological Conditions after turning east over the high terrain. The jabiru 230 was then climbed to an altitude of 8697 feet before loss of control. Cloud top were forecast to be around 10,000 The report states the aircraft was not equipped for instrument flight which would be technically true. Some form of Artificial Horizon may have been fitted, a Dynon? Was it a case of, have Dynon I got this.
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    Please explain how aircraft in Australia with numbers on the side are not regulated.
  18. Thruster88
    Reading marko's initial post, he flew 25 hours since the rebuild but didn't say what if any oil consumption was.
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    Oil consumption would have to be very high to cause plug fouling. A Rotax 582 can eat 400ml of oil per hour no problem. Perhaps the real problem is a weak ignition, just a thought.
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    Would be interesting to see how the 912iS performs at altitude. What aircraft has that engine with a constant speed prop?
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    I looked up the pipistrel virus 121, nice performance chart in section 5.9. Ignore the KTAS, the percentage of power and fuel flow at 2,4,6,8,10,12 thousand feet is what you need. Make your own palm sized card with that data for reference while flying at altitude. Interesting how the 55% power fuel flow increases fairly dramatically as altitude increases. Carb not totally compensating, rich mixture? And engine speed (increased friction losses) to get required power at altitude.
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    No however without a performance chart like the one I posted above for the carburetor 180hp lycoming it is not possible to give advice how you should operate your aircraft with its constant speed? Or in-flight adjustable? Propeller at any given altitude. If you have an accurate fuel flow that could guide you while avoiding any low RPM/high manifold pressure limits that Rotax has published.
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    Not a good day for white shorts
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    Metres for altitude, yes of course, we wouldn't want the Chinese or Russians to feel left out.
  25. Thruster88
    AI. Would fool most .
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