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  1. ............ be interesting to know when the pilot 'confessed' to the instructor about when the fuel was turned off ? * before / after landing * before / after data
  2. 300 - 100 = 200 ............. what would be the designed payload ? (apart from the pilot)
  3. hello Baz You do meet people from time to time that did not 'get it' when coming to flying (instructors no doubt meet them more). Main thing is flying is a detachment from things normal - its great fun - and its a learning thing of things unknown. ................. I recommend you jump in a plane and do / pay 2 or 3 hours of lessons - you'll know from that, or have an idea if you'll fit into 'the slot' Also if you know someone that flies - ask & go for a fly with them - that way there is no learing / instructor obligation - just the fun of it (learning and instruction is / are fun - just a different sort of fun (should be))
  4. @ 0.07 a brisk downwind ........... also in the scheme of things
  5. at time 1.54 ............... whats that on left wing trailing edge ............................... does not match the other wing / difference
  6. not taking anything away from the skill of the flying - a demonstration of skill ? .......... and no offense to the poster but ............ a lot of this stuff on UTube (or whatever) is contrived - at 0.37 the pilot has paper, a pen and a tape measure ................ no less ................ a mathematical calculation to determine (please fill in blanks) Contrived describes something artificial, forced, or unnatural, often appearing carefully planned rather than spontaneous or genuine. It usually implies a negative, disapproving, or "fake" quality in plots, excuses, or situations. Synonyms include artificial, forced, stilted, unnatural, engineered, and affected
  7. the landing strip is at carriage 9 I can't see any reson why some live music - quartet / orchestral perjhaps folk - could not be undertaken at carriage 3 or 4 - maybe also deancing bears at carriage 5 it would be just as relevant
  8. page 23 - rupert red two - autobigraphy of pilot jack broughton 1940 WW2 ............ and Churchill was aluding to the US army that they might not be ready for any future military conflict - the us army tried to counter such allegations and to generate the image of strength; in a highly publisized military exercise in Louisiana between ill trained blue and red forces - one unwanted outcome was concerned a GI from the red force raising a broomstick to simulate a rifle - pointing at a blue GI and shouting 'bang you are dead' - The blue Gi's reply was 'No i'm not - I'm a tank'
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  9. says as a member - dual $ 200 / hour plus $ 10 landding fee 🙂 ................
  10. great opportunity there Skip to quote the hourly rate (dual & solo) - 3 aircraft - simple planes - lots of people - rate ?
  11. there is also this system .............. (don't think it is AI ?)
  12. interesting ................ 1st time I have heard of a 'triple control' M.28 Mark III: Three seat trainer with triple controls for two students and one instructor, powered by 150 hp Cirrus Major 3 and with revised wing section. One built (PW937).
  13. ............... start of a good idea - theres money involved here ............ so there's going to be some rorting - you could put lots of other things in this category to - imagine the whole neighbourhood going to the supermarket in the falcon with a trailer on the back ......... sound like fun to me - imagine having a depot -m where you wait for a car to take you to your advertised destination - imagine hitching a ride with a pollie when they jet overseas to France - etc
  14. yes - OK - Takeoff - and read back instruction - mentioned in this one
  15. .......... I thought so ?? you can carry a pushbike in a plane ................ BUT ........... these push bike lights - when turned on (a switch) - emit a pulse of light that could / might / maybe detract nesting birds - at night
  16. you could try ? .................. the LED lights that go on push bikes cheap as chips - got 4 for $ 15 from ebay - red - probably get white (if that's not being racist) - charge from a USB I reckon ? they would last a day or 2 without charge good pulse of light at night
  17. I'll assume a couple of the following things - purely in the interest of thread chatter - 24 registered planes and their engines - what happens when the engine becomes time expired * its becoming relevant if you entertain buying a 24 registered plane * or perhaps some other type No registered plane - the MARAP process creates paperwork and a fee - (apart from the cost) ............ the intent is then recorded & probably is a good thing in that everyone can see what the 'go' is - a paperwork trail - MARAP is at least doing the job currently (and I hope in the future) - in the case of the 912 - if Rotax are saying 'no going past engine life' .............. then that must clear Rotax of liability - because of MARAP ..........................who is then now seen as taking this liability - if it's RAA - how can they accept that liability - RAA are not engine manufacturers (or is MARAP comparable to GA 'on condition' and therefore acceptable) ................ And - I don't understand why RAA does not clear the air on this subject - its straight rule interpretation - best to hear it from the horses mouth (irrespective of what the rules may say ......... or not say or whoever says it) - RAA to clarify for all to hear - clearly - loud and clear
  18. originally (I don't know how far back) RAA gleefully accepted all those aircraft registrations and fees ................. guessing engine life was never really considered BUT now its been placed out front and is an issue for aircraft owners MARAP is the mechanism and am not to sure who collects that fee. $ 330 for the MARAP fee seems disproportionate compared to an annual rego fee of say $ 235 ........... ?
  19. apologies skip - I thought the 2 'nn' were in the flight safety thread -........................ I now see it in your subject title ! ..............
  20. 'n' lives right next door to 'm' ............ it may not be dyslexia
  21. johnm

    Hiller YH-32 Hornet

    .............. wierd
  22. a noisy neighbourhood .................... @ + time 3.24
  23. `looks like th green suffered no damage ............................. I wonder if golf continued that day
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