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  1. Thruster88
    I don't see any down side with ADSB / SkyEcho2 unless one is a drug runner or tin foil hat wearing type. The positive, there are many more aircraft in the sky than you will ever see. Flying south from the Old Station flyin recently my SkyEcho2 + ozrunways showed three aircraft ahead that we slowly overtook and two behind that overtook us. We were all tracking towards Goondiwindi. All passed within 5 miles but we were only able to see one of them with four eyeballs and knowing were to look. There was no doubt a few more about with no traffic out. Unalerted See and avoid away from the circuit is a BS. Very difficult to reliability see an aircraft at greater than 3 miles, often that is less than 60 second to impact. Area that can be scanned from the cockpit is maybe 40% at best. I find EFB with traffic on a screen makes flying more enjoyable.
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    RAAus should have immediately referred you to the regulator casa. The raaus fees are already high enough without adding to the cost of doing business by time wasting.
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    And nose dive. This cessna is the only aircraft to have ever hit the ground tail first.
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    When renting a car the insurance excess will be spelled out before the agreement is signed by the renter. If that hasn't happened with the student pilot then they would not be liable.
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    OK, have you tried airport metals?
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    I know where there is a good supply of fuselage tubes for Thrusters, they are 4 inch od, not sure of the Drifter size.
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    I believe the jab pilot held a ATPL casa licence. It is far more likely that the radio simply failed. I have a friends aircraft at my farm atm, the radio worked perfectly until suddenly it failed to transmit or receive.
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    Put a trig ty96 in the musketeer about 5 years ago. Works perfectly. The intercom is in the radio and is excellent.
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    If you wait a while they will contact you again.
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    Got to be easy if nosewheel aircraft can do it.
  11. Thruster88
    Yes some skill is required to wheel land a tail wheel aircraft somewhat smoothly. In the vid, "I don't recommend it but this is how it is done"
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    The Alaskan bush wheel tyres would handle semi submerged logs. Have never done it but don't think much skill is required. Very common to see recreational bush pilots doing it.
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    ATSB tells us what happened, ADSB (out and IN) greatly helps preventing it happening to us.
  14. Thruster88
    The Ultracruiser is a development of the heavier Hummel Bird, designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 249 lb (113 kg).[1][3][4]
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    Empty weight has to be under 254lb or 115kg. A honda gx690 is 44kg, strip unnecessary parts and then fit a reduction it would be similar weight. Add prop, undercarriage, instruments and fuel tank leaves not much to build an airframe. That is why it oil cans.
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    Another enjoyable Old Station. Had a great time as first officer in my friend's beautifully restored 1964 Cessna 182. Was good to meet Blueadventures, KRaviator and Corvairkr from the Forum.
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    It would be beneficial to members if raaus had a big list of Frequently Asked Questions about registration, modifications, engine on condition etc.
  18. Thruster88
    Heading up tomorrow in a mates c182
  19. Thruster88
    The a32 vixxen heater works by ducting heated air from the main front mounted engine radiator. There would be almost zero chance of co2 or any engine bay smells entering this system. Perhaps an antifreeze smell if there was a coolant leak?
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    The Cavorite x7 is an interesting radio controlled model. Can it be scaled into a useful full sized aircraft? None of the amazing RC 3d fixed wing or helicopters types have full sized versions
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    The most common and cheapest 912uls is not on the list. If we take the cheapest on the list and divide by 2000 hours it comes to $27 per hour, good value for a commercial operator. how cheap do you want it? Remember liability insurance and other costs associated with aviation would not be cheap. The good thing for home builders is the good supply of very good used ex flying school engines at very reasonable prices, $5k. The most expensive engine on the list, the 916, which would be very very nice in my RV6a is comparable in price to a new experimental lycoming o-320 160Hp engine. You get what you pay for.
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    Would have been a runway excursion or ground loop if it was a tail dragger.
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    Onetrack,I would have to disagree with the "arsey-ist" bit. The guy is obviously a competent pilot. It has been my experience that an aircrafts flight path can be controlled in close proximity to the earth with great accuracy, + or - 1m, even while turning or rolling out of a turn onto the centre line. Practice makes perfect.
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    Just need someone to create a supplemental type certificate, STC. In RAAus land an STC is called a MARAP. The people that develop STC recover the substantial cost by selling the STC to many other people that also wish to modify their aircraft in the exact same way. Example, fit a Allison turbine engine into a Cessna P210 in place of the piston engine. Thus a Silver Eagle in born. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2018/october/pilot/turbine-quick-look-silver-eagle
  25. Thruster88
    Pat, have you bleed the system from the wheel cylinders up using a syringe or pressure bottle? Suck all the fluid out of the reservoir then pump in to the wheel cylinders til no more air bubbles apear in the reservoir. The beringer valve, which I would remove, may have a shuttle valve in it to do what it does so it may have different requirements for bleeding. Need to use the correct fluid as others have said, most aircraft use hydraulic OIL not brake fluid. If the Orings have swollen from incorrect fluid it may be causing the master cylinder to not return fully.
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