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    Adverts pay for Most of the Cost in todays world. Trips to Oshkosh are the spoils of office. It's mostly a sales promotion thing but not REQUIRING of attendance at to perform satisfactorily as an Organisation like RAAus. IMHO. Nev
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    AH ha. One of those people who Jump out of a Perfectly good Aeroplane Eh! Your secret is OUT. AS for the Ground hugging aeroplane... It's Underpowered. Simple. The "Drover" IS a DOG. The fin and rudder could have been larger too. Jump out of it as soon as you're high enough to safely do it. Nev
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    You can tell by where the Elevator sits in flight and the stick will be forward and elevator down.. With a tail dragger the rear will be reluctant to lift off the ground on take-off roll. You should ABORT IF that is the case. With a tricycle gear the Nosewheel won't have enough weight on it and will rotate too easily if trim is normal and want to go to a high nose up pitch.. Having the Book wrong is inexcusable but the Pilot should be alert for anything that is NOT Normal and be ready to STAY on the ground.. Nev
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    I think the poor girl was besotted and would do anything for him.. Nev
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    ANY plane becomes a death trap if the Cof G is too far Back. EVERY Pilot should KNOW that. It's BASIC. Nev
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    The Highest Paid Lawyers work for the Biggest Criminals. Nev
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    Glady's Boy friend looks like copping it . The "ordinary Person" Cannot afford a Lawyer and have His day in court . In any case you won't get Justice. ONLY LAW Nev
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    Always get a second opinion. With flying.... If there's any doubt check it out. Nev
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    Probably a dual Navex. One pilot was an instructor. Nev
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    Is SIN Ugly? I will have to be more careful. Nev
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    No Idea. Nev
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    Yes HE wouldn't have enjoyed the TRIP. Nev
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    They were supposed to be a Land a Matic at the time. Nev
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    Nice to know they are OK and see the People running to help. Looks like a pretty good dual X Country exercise to do. Nev
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    You like to think your choice is good.. People get attached to their Plane, car or Motorbike. Nev
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    I spent a bit of time looking it up. I had NO IDEA. Nev
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    Looks as though it was getting Plenty of work. It had come from the North after getting there around the West of Sydney. Good thing the Motor didn't fail over the water. I never liked crossing Broken Bay. Nev
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    I don't think it can be economically repaired by the looks of it. The OWNER had it on line at Shellharbour. Mona Vale is well up the Sydney North Shore just before you cross Broken Bay. Nev
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    Don't let ME worry you space. DM I think is internet talk. Nev
  20. facthunter
    Looks pretty well constructed. (Typical vans). Marty, Note the rounded Cornered Fuselage. (as is a DH Beaver). I'd have one (RV-15). Can't see why NO dorsal fin. Many planes end up adding them. Nev
  21. facthunter
    MSG is Mono Sodium Glutamate or could even Mean MASSAGE. (The Mind Boggles). Nev
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    I don't think the Drover was based totally on a Dove. It was built only for Australia in 49 I think with 3x 10 Mk2 145HP DH 4 cylinder Motors no superchargers. Used by air ambulance services. Fixed undercarriage and TAILWheel The TAIL is very Un DH in shape. TAA had one at least. Not a lot built and they has a less than Auspicious Career. Quite a lot of them Crashed I can only think they were built to a COST Limit eventually re-engined with Lycoming 180 HP IO 360 motors with CS props .The Doves and Herons were better Planes by far. Nose wheel and retractable. A few Herons (The 4 engined Variant) had their supercharged gipsy 6's replaced with "Flat" Lycomings saving considerable weight and Probably Maintenance costs. Connair and Tasmanian Airways had Herons as I recall. . One thing interesting I recall from a Drover crash Inquiry. The Judge (Or Coroner as the case May be) said. To one of the technical witnesses." Sir, you said THIS plane Has 3 engines. WHICH SIDE has 2 of them" .I've always remembered that. I Know the Heron was flying in TAS. in the early 90s because I encountered One in Wynyard in FOUL weather when I was doing a C/ME /IFR renewal, check in a Beech Duchess. . Nev
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    It's a crazy CON cept. A foolish dream. A plane belongs in the air. NOT on the ground any Longer than it HAS to be. Nev.
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    It could Blow Away the people behind you. Nev
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    Need a land vehicle for that to pay the trip off... Nev
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