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  1. facthunter
    Mount Points are designed to fail when extreme circumstances exist to save other Parts of the structure. Most big Turbo Fans are Pylon Mounted under the Wing. Nev
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    Reaching 33,000 has no practical application. It was a Publicity STUNT. Also the CV Bing Carby is NOT specifically designed for Aircraft. It's CHEAP and not properly altitude compensated. Pressurising through it can't help either. You can't beat a properly designed Mixture Control and you can shut down an engine with it much more cleanly than with switches. Mechanic superchargers Don't have wastegates. They have 2 speeds for the supercharger. A wastegate failure Means a lot of Power loss. Nev
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    This is Finger trouble writ BIG. An inoperative thrust reverser should not result in a write off of a Plane. Nev
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    Mon Dieu mais Quelle Horreur! Nev
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    I suppose you all know radio FAIL procedures and all the other stuff. It's not for People who fly "Now and again" either or who don't Do radio well. You are also over a built up area without a Lot of Height Do you have 2 radios? Is your electrical system compliant? Nev
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    We are signed up to compliance. Your VH Licence IS. Your RAAus Certificate is Not CASA HATE granting exemptions for Obvious reasons. Exposure to liability being one.. People get subject to the Court Process thick and fast when aviation accidents occur. Not just by the CASA either. How's the Average RAAus Member going to Handle THAT?? Nev
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    inevitable. It all HAS to be ICAO compliant. No" If's or But's and NO stuff ups. Those flying Blocks of Flats are full of People AND it's a heavily built up area. IF you cock it up you'd wish you'd never been Born. Nev
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    We are ALL doomed then. The Bl@@dy thing is no Help when you try for a Passport either. Nev
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    The fuel manifolds for X feed etc are all there and are pressurised by the Boost Pumps. Large DIA Pipes' The tanks are Behind the Mainspar. The engines normally go UP and over the wing when the rear pin fails. The Pylon is Mounted in 3 Places. 2 at the front. They are designed to fail there if something violent happens. Engine vibration/ seizure, Large "G" force etc. Nev
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    Reverse thrust has to go through an interlock. Normal throttle close to idle, then LIFT Front Knobs and pull to rear for amount off reverse Power. (The Front Part of thrust lever) pivots. The interlock mechanically PREVENTs the Lever Moving till the reversers are Unlocked. IF you wanted to apply forward Power the Interlock works both ways. You can't Physically Push the Normal throttle Knobs forward until the Reversers are set correctly. Nev
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    The Air New Zealand crash was not caused by any fault in the Plane. The Chicago one was faulty Maintenance. Cargo door was an issue on one in Europe.. Nev
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    Big fire there right at the worst time with Likely uncommanded LE devices retracting with loss of hydraulics on the left wing, Big loss of Lift. as well as the Loss of thrust. very dramatic and No hope of recovery.. They are right to ground these Planes at this Point. We will see if it was a faulty Engine changing process. . Nev
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    A Hamilton Standard Hydramatic prop is" Moved" using engine oil pressure but it's regulated by a Governor. It's just a convenient source of Oil. There is a feathering reserve, in case the engine Has Lost Oil Pressure.. . Nev
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    No "Awe Gees" here thanks. Nev
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    Prevention is better than Cure. Nev
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    CASA made it that with W&B, everybody ran out of recency after 2 years and had to be recertified, even the Bloke who would have Known more about it than anyone in CASA doing it all with the SAAA. None of this prevents YOU doing one as a safety check for your OWN satisfaction. IF you find it's way out THEN take steps to do it officially. That would be to the benefit of any future change of Ownership. ie set the record straight.. A tail heavy situation is the Most dangerous. Nev
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    Safe AFFORDABLE flying where you learn to fly mainly by looking outside the aircraft visually in contact with the real world. Lots of gadgets, and a Fancy watch do not a Good Pilot make. Nev
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    IF it can be done with ONE set of scales would that Information NOT be Helpful for some to know? I did NOT say that 3 wouldn't work. Nev
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    It's a RISK. Funny you mention Airbus because an A300 in the US overrun the runway on take off because the trim had gone full nose down. Also the Para drop Porter fatality recently. Autopilots (all of them) have UNSAFE MODES and are a trap for the unwary. IF YOU are NOT properly trained by someone who themselves KNOW. It'd dead easy to take the Pole occasionally and check how far out of trim the Plane is. Good airmanship. There should also be some way to QUICKLY stop the trim. Big stuff has a trim BRAKE and it's really sudden. What's wrong with Manual trim? You need constant practice to use it correctly and It's little Physical effort in the stuff we fly. Nev
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    Why are you worried about Noise? It's only a concern when High FAN speed is on. Nev
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    You Only need ONE set of scales if you do it right .You just set the PLANE up LEVEL. Even what the records show could be wrong IF anything's been changed. I know from experience. BOTH were VH registered. Nev
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    Take a while before you got much Heat from it on a cold day.. It's also a duct through your firewall. Nev
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    THAT advice is worth what you charged for it. That's why VH EXP exists. Stay within the Law or Dog only Knows what you could be charged with. Nev
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    YOUR safety is up to YOU. It's NOT hard to weigh a small plane and work out the balance Point. Nev
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    You should check your Plane, Anyhow to be sure. THAT should be encouraged. Everyone should know how to. Nev
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