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  1. Thruster88
    Preliminary report from Australian Transport Safety Bureau. No fault found with the aircraft. The position of the elevator trim tab was not mentioned. https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2024/report/ao-2024-002
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    Impossible to say without knowing if the hose is compatible with the end fittings. Aircraft AN fittings and hose can be trusted because they are manufactured to spec. Automotive "AN" stuff can be manufactured by anyone, could be very good, could be junk. This accident comes to mind. https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2020/aair/ao-2020-028
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    I have done rubber replacement on a 912iS engine at work. They definitely have a rigid steel line between the left and right side injection. Not sure why anyone would replace it with a flexible line. Agree with Blue, those clamps on the blue lines don't look right.
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    Bolt some 3-5mm steel plates to your wooden jig and tack weld ends in three places before you cut. Tidying up the tacks at the end of job is easy and alignment is more assured.
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    Turning off the master in any certified VH aircraft definitely means isolation of the battery at the battery.
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    A good test to do now Danny is measure your unusable fuel. Pump all the fuel out of the tank with the boost pump and then catch the remaining fuel from the two tank drains. Always good to know this.
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    You should, must, have tank drains. Could you have an elbow hose barb with hose to the side of fuselage to have drain in convenient position? Providing the hose is level or down hill this will work well. It would be interesting to know how much unusable fuel is in the tank, ie position of the pickup. Should be something like 0.5 to 1 litre. Without a tank drain you can never get water out if it gets in the tank.
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    Reached a max altitude of 6400 before turning back. Propeller not feathered. Great landing.
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    Skippy, if rotax has developed this new oil to maintain the reliability of the higher power, higher stress 915, 916 engines then it must also have some advantages in the base 912 engines which we can agree are very reliable. Is it not worth a few bucks to get better protection of your engine?
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    You can sell or buy an aircraft with numbers on the side without a condition report however the new owner cannot register with RAAus without getting a condition report. For newbies to flying a condition report may seem like getting a maintenance release for a VH aircraft, it is not the same thing.
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    Or the wrong line/gate
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    The boost pump will not help as it is down stream of the gascolator on a bushcat. The gascolator looks like an Andair? Brand. I did service one recently, the drain valve is quite small and could be partially blocked. With a low fuel level there will not be much head pressure at the gascolator. I assume the tank has a low point water drains?
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    It depends how the fuel system is setup. On my Musketeer and RV both low wings with left or right tank selector and a boost pump before the gascolator only the Musketeer has free flow. The RV requires the boost pump to be operating to obtain a sample from the gascolator. My guess is the valves in the RV facet pump have enough spring pressure to stop the free flow.
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    Seems there is no shortage of true believers in the Van's product, the man and the company. I am one.
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    Who would want to be an L2 anymore? One can buy or sell a VH Cessna, or Experimental, regardless of condition, without a valid maintenance release in casa land. Why make it more onerous. I see more aircraft staying in the shed. RAAus registered aircraft have been in decline for some time now.
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    That only makes sense from an engineering perspective due the wing fold. Having owned a low wing RV for 3 years, no you don't get sunburnt, no it is not hot, can have canopy open during taxi and climb is rapid into cool air. Inverting in an off field landing? Yes it is a concern, mitigated by having a reliable engine and plenty of fuel and oil.
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    Maybe
  18. Thruster88
    Have transported quite a few aircraft on a basic car trailer recently. 5P, previous preparation prevents poor performance.
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    I don't think I have ever seen a video of an aircraft stalling and hitting the ground without at least a quarter of a turn of rotation. The rudder can pick up a wing however its purpose is to stop yaw. No yaw no spin. It is not that hard to fly correct airspeed at all times.
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    You could get some corks and put say 500ml paint in sloshing it. Stand on end to drain excess paint.
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    Yours is still on the register as cancelled 2009.
  22. Thruster88
    What we hear on the radio is two aircraft following each other. What we can see "on the screen" is a conflict from the moment the trailing aircraft turns inside the other. This amazing level of situational awareness is available to any pilot even in the most basic of aircraft for a mere $500 while the adsb rebate is available. SkyEcho2 + tablet or iPad = enhanced traffic awareness.
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    Final report out. No fault with the Cessna. Messed up go round with 40° of flap. https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2024/report/ao-2023-048
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    It must be the insurance. No passenger no risk.
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    Does Enroute navigation have the documents, ersa etc, that would be required for a ramp check?
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