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I think he might be Living in a termite mound. Nev

Easy to be tempted but Look Harder. You don't want to Be the CAUSE of other Peoples deaths. A Seabee doesn't land that fast and done right it's Minus the Wind. It's also Built like the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Nev

When it stops it will settle on the correct and same numbers unless you Move the Plane. That amount of vibration would damage Most Instruments.. It's not acceptable. Nev

Ther's a few here who for personal reasons would welcome the demise of RAAus. I am NOT one of them as I Believe it is still needed by a lot of People who want to fly cheaply. Have they done a Good job NO. but with a lot of People involved "Friends"? They sure don't need enemies. This ROT has been over Many Years of Failure and there's plenty of Blame to go around. It was the CASA that originally Proposed it so MUST share some responsibility whether they Like it or Not. Perhaps they don't like the Idea anymore. IF that IS the case we SHOULD ALSO KNOW. . It's crunch TIME. Right Now. Nev

That needs either stronger Magnetism or vibration Isolation. Stay in the circuit. It's just an ornament as it is. Nev

Knocking out tiny Motors in Large Numbers is Materials Plus Bu@@er all , Like anything else. You can engineer out Human error or the Monday Motor. Robots don't get tired or have to go to the Loo. It's easy to go all Nostalgic but then Only the rich can afford the article. My first Model Motor A FROG 150 cost 4 pound ten. Half a weeks wages at the time. I saved for Ages to get it.. Nev

Magnetic compasses never go around and around except in B grade Movies.. If turbulence is so Bad why Be in the Air or Look for a better level? It's fundamental to Pick a visible Point on track ahead of you and ensure you pass near to over it when you Initially set course. Landing somewhere or return to Base is Part Of Navigating. OK we know this is a while ago but things can still be Learned from a lot of things. Revisit what you did and WHY? The Only Persons who haven't Made Mistakes, haven't Made Anything. It's called Experience. Nev

They lose the Impact when most of it is Made up. Hand made stuff is Too expensive. Aeromodelling wasn't a cheap exercise once larger Motors became the norm for Control line and Balsa become the Main Material used. The usual CL motor became 5 cc+. Nev

ALL journeys Have a first step. Welcome HERE. Nev

You average the oscillations of the Magnetic compass .The fluid in it damps the Movement . It's caused by Magnetic lines of force DIP and covered in "Turning and acceleration errors" theory. Maybe your instruction had a few Holes in it. ? Nev

Looks dangerous. Like the Cure is worse than the disease. Nev

On the thread topic, the demise of the RAAus has been a long process and It's problems were evident from the early days and what the current situation is/ was Highly predictable. It was to great extent set up to Fail. It's all about Liability. Nev

You are Meant to visually make sure your track takes you over Points ahead of you. When there's nothing like that available you only have the compass of course but that's open water or desert. Where was your WAC chart? Gyro instruments always Precess . Today there's google earth to Plan with. Makes it Like you've been there before especially useful Near the destination. aerodrome for circuit Orientation. Nev

Now you are talking about something different. Turns with your eyes CLOSED. Nev

Spatial. I wouldn't know what is causing those sensations you tell of. The aeroplane related experiences are from turns and acceleration. Nev