Thruster88

Post. I think we all enjoy seeing what others are doing in the diverse world of aviation. Comments on posts should be kept to a minimum in this thread.

Looks like not everyone got the memo. This happened at Spanish Fork, the Pateys home airfield. Two fight instructor pilots, wtf. Fatal... - Aviation Accidents: "This Day in History" WWW.FACEBOOK.COM Fatal accident... (14/November/2023) - United States of America 🇺🇸 : On November 14, 2023, at about 1009 local time, a privately-registered Cessna 172G...

That was a Lancair 4p, normal looking circuit entry, went off end at speed on the second attempt.

These normally have a lycoming 320,360 or 390 engine. That one looks like a Subaru EJ.

Morgan tail wheel? How much will the paper work weigh?

Yes dry tappet means remove tappet, disassemble and clean with solvent. Normally only done when installing new or overhauled cylinder on to engine. Lycoming dry tappet clearance 0.028 to 0.08 thou. The worry (for rotax 912 people) is how the air gets out of the tappet/ hydraulic lifter when the engine starts. 🤔😂

Your buddy could pitch the current Bolly prop for max power rpm in the climb to see how much climb performance will be gained. No cost and quick to do.

The people of regional and remote Australia would probably rather the $5.43 million was spent on keeping the aircraft that actually work and can fly the vast distances required, B200 PC12 etc flying .

Be sure to use the correct type of fluid for your system. May be car type brake fluid or aircraft type hydraulic oil.

The title of the vid tells one not to watch it.

It did say in the early spiel? about the requirements that the card was only needed if in the secure area of the security controlled airport.

The first descent and climb back to altitude was very obviously under control. The data shows at the end a gradual reduction of speed while maintaining altitude and track perfectly over a minute or two. Aircraft on autopilot with a reduction of power in one or both engines, a stall most likely but why?

Only the altimeter should be used for vertical navigation. All transponders have a fixed baro setting so they are all on the same page. I think the SkyEcho2 would only transmit baro information for height and would not use the gps data for that function.

We need a picture. I have seen bush dweller Cessnas with mesh cable tied over the under wing breather. If the mesh is very fine it might block if wet or hit by a splatter bug.

One thing I have noticed while watching YouTube motorcycle "accidents" is many riders forget how the steering works when faced with a stressful situation. To rapidly or even normally turn left the handle bars must be turned right initially to get the bike leaned over. We do this subconsciously I think. This revelation came to me as at a young age when we bought a honda ATC200 trike. Our neighbor came over for a ride on this new fangled machine and it was quite hilarious watching his initial steering inputs, bike steering don't work with a trike, they steer like a car. To go left steer left. So our new to bikes rider gets out of his modern car with superb steering. All to often we see riders go off on the outside of corners with almost upright position. In aviation terms did they pull back on the stick when they should have pushed forward to un stall the wing with the ground rushing up. Knowledge, understanding and discipline may keep us safe.

If you took the racing line into the round a bout your indicator would not cancel.

The Pipistrel has 2 70kg battery packs that have the same energy as about 14L of petrol. It gets even worse for turbine aircraft. For a fully fuel Airtractor 802 the battery pack would have to wiegh about 8 tons. That is not going to fly.

I would need to see it or at least some good pics. I recall seeing a vid about a sonex, is the tail wheel operated by a single push rod? Differential action came to mind due to the angle of the rod. More left than right etc, good in an aileron system not so much in steering.

In the above vid the Pipistrel alpha electric is just one of three aircraft in their fleet, it probably flies about 10% of the total hours towards a commercial pilots license. At the end Mentor Pilot points out that until there is a quantum leap in battery not much will change in aviation. Cars are completely different and very successful right now.

Good post facthunter, except for the bit about wings folding. Scary stuff, fortunately that is not happening. We need all forms of pilot education to be factual and focused on the things that are causing serious "accidents", nearly all easily avoidable.

We have to think about every takeoff. At Old Station there is a similar land form to lake placid off the departure end of runway when going west. I said to my friend RFguy, we will be turning away from that if the engine fails. In the lake Placid case the right hand turn shortly after takeoff would have put the aircraft in a good position for the extensive golf course north of the field versus a possible under shoot for the runway with the deadly cliff awaiting.

There is nothing impossible about turning an aircraft with a dead engine at 30° bank angle while maintaining best glide speed. Maintaining best glide speed is the important bit regardless of going straight or turning.

Even battery tech that gives cars 2000km range will be of limited value for commercial aircraft. You just need a calculator. Weight is not much of a problem for cars, for aircraft remember the four forces that act on aircraft.

The reporter may have lapped it up, 1000nm commercial flights are now possible with electric. We know the propeller input power required for Cessna Caravan, Beech Kingair, De Havilland dash 8-400 etc. We know how much battery wieght is required to produce the power required for 1000nm flight in these aircraft. Currently they would be lucky to fly 200nm with any useful load. BS doesn't fly.

Whilst every fatal accident is tragic it is important to talk about and learn from them. Mark D mentioned the wagga wagga incident involving smoke in the cockpit, the report below shows how important landing immediately is. (The report was a little hard to find because Wagga Wagga is also know as forest hill aerodrome). It is a very well written account of what actually happened that RAAus did not re write so as to make it totally useless as is often the case with RAAus reports. 19/4/2019 OCC1664 Forest Hill Aerodrome NSW Jabiru J120C Jabiru 2200B After take-off at 700ft AGL a left turn was initiated. Immediately, there was a toxic smell and smo... After take-off at 700ft AGL a left turn was initiated. Immediately, there was a toxic smell and smoke in the cockpit. At this moment, with the aircraft needing to dump about 800feet of height NOW!!, The throttle was cut, the turn was pulled tight, full 'top rudder' was applied and the fuel shut-off valve was closed. A diving full slip was carried out, toward the general direction of the departure RWY strip. This was performed at a speed well above normal approach speed, in an attempt to land as quickly as possible. At or before the half way point of the approach, it became difficult to breathe and see due to smoke and flames. The aircraft was rounded out and forced onto the ground at high speed. After heavy braking, the aircraft came to rest on the centre line, facing 320 degrees, at right angles to the RWY direction, about half way along the RWY.The pilot and PAX disembarked the aircraft via the port door. The aircraft was destroyed by the fire. Suspected cause was a leakage from the fuel delivery system, within the engine bay.