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    The people who sell them would like that. Nev
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    It's good to be Paid for doing things You'd pay to do, but long Haul and Shift work can take it out of you. You also can't guarantee to be at Places and Organised Sport is out of the Question. Instructing is a worthwhile Pursuit if you don't mind getting bu@@er all for doing it. Nev
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    Nothing I know of would do that, except a well trained Pilot dedicated to Maintaining control and limiting "G" forces and extreme attitudes. Limits of Possible weather effects are ever changing. There will be conditions that No Plane can Guarantee safe Passage without being a special Military thing with Massive Power to weight and high Structural strength..Nev
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    I think the level of concentration required would tire you out quickly. Nev
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    I can't see how your above post relates to anything I have just said. Please desist from this Practice in the future. Nev
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    I personally had many contacts with BP's Chief fuel technologist, who was by far the Most helpful of the Brands I contacted on the Issue that I was investigating. That article reads more like a Promo for their Optimax Products which have additives added to help . Please ignore the Hotter plug advice with aircraft Engines...Nev
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    How would they Know the Cause since the Plane has only just been found.? It was also not very Old. Pan Am was a pretty large show, flying long Routes . Years Later their reputation degraded when they flew B 747's that were never washed. and Qantas Crews refused to deadhead on them because their accident record was poor. They eventually went out of Business..Nev
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    It's really a Las Vegas thing. A place I have No desire to Visit by the way. Never done a cruise either and and not likely to. Too boring and artificial and there's NO escape. Nev
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    What happens in Taswegia stays in Taswegia.. Nev
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    Losing two on one side together, is usually fuel management. They have a very complex fuel feed layout. Nev
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    The TAA ones came from Pakistan. When Parked sideways on a slope the doors couldn't be closed or opened. The fuselage distorted too much. In PNG many strip were sloped. Nev
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    More commonly known as a Bristol Freighter or Frightener in the trade. TAA operated them in PNG.. Nev
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    They are not exactly RARE. They are restored (Completely rebuilt) at Luskintire near West Maitland. Nev
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    Any (Unburned )Tiger moth can be restored to flyable.. Nev
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    They were built for a Purpose. Your opinions are fullsome but still just YOUR Opinion. You act as though no one is entitled to theirs. We all have different likes and dislikes (thankfully) or it would be a Boring World.. Nev
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    Skip is a mass debater. It turns him on. Nev
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    We used to turn the fuel off when taxiing in timed to run out as you lined up in a Row on the DH82. As the engine died the throttle would be opened to clear out the spent gases from the engine. IF it ran out prematurely you had to lift the Tail and push it to the correct position, for all to see. Nev
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    Yes Reds first Post. Nev
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    I've never driven a Morris Oxford. They did nothing for me. Autopilot's have their Place but also their risks and downsides. You have to Know what the risks are. IF you like flying why do you need an autopilot? They are Not cheap A simple Plane can be flown safely with a bare Minimum of Instruments. You are a VFR pilot. Have one gyro Instrument for Emergency A rate turn needle is enough if you are trained. An A/H is better. Nev
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    It hadn't been mentioned. Planes get filled to the Level they require for the Proposed flight. No more No Less. The amount to be added must be a known amount added to a known amount. Gauges alone aren't considered adequate for accuracy. Nev
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    Why not? Because my Security system told me to be careful I've already got one computer that cannot ever be connected to the Net. Nev
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    The topic is NO Avgas by 2030.? Dipping tanks is a positive way of checking fuel Quantity. Sometimes people steal fuel from planes .Nev
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    That Must have been one of the last DC-4 Production as the earlier types had square windows. The Aircraft was to planned to eventually be pressurised but that only happened with the Introduction of the Douglas DC-6 with the More Powerful P&W R-2800 engines, and higher flying Capability. Nev
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    It's certainly similar. Having rudder below the Horiz. stab is good for spin recovery, but a lot of the top part of the rudder is shielded by the Horiz stabiliser in a spin . Being well back and of adequate area it would be fine for directional control, when landing or Taking off. You CAN go through Life without flying a taildragger. In the air it doesn't make any difference .Nev
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    Except it's a Taildragger. The FIN is quite Minimal, also. Nev
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