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facthunter

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  1. Yes a GOOD VISIBILITY Colour. Nev
  2. Nice to have a day Off "contemplating" Nature. Nev
  3. Plenty don't, but it Pays to. Salt is Like cancer to Aluminium and unprotected steel. Nev
  4. You are slowing things down for your self. Nev
  5. Full flying tails perched at the top if a slim fin. Not for ME thanks. The more conventional Cessna product Looks better. Not sure that RED Lycoming derivative, was a Howling success. Stroked from the original. ALL BIG Money . Nev
  6. ALL fun till the RUST starts. Nev
  7. This sort of thing doesn't confine itself to Governments. Optus is NOT a Gov't organisation Nor is any government worthy of the NAME able or likely to influence directly the result of Professional advice. They can choose to IGNORE it. Which should have to be explained to the Board of Directors and shareholders. Who wrote the TERMS of REFERRENCE is a good question? Nev
  8. Learning is a complex process. If something is not consolidated, it's not going to Last Long. ROTE learning is one of the Least effective methods.. A schematic of say, a fuel system is better than a Book of words describing it . One where you can Move virtual levers and see where the fuel flows is even better. Same with Hydraulic systems and electrical circuits. . Nev
  9. When you are forced to deal with them (which is the Problem) One or two slowing it down only hurts themselves. Nev
  10. That's not right. There are Planes at HARS and DARWIN that flew there but will never fly again. Nev
  11. You have the ability to "sense" these things by how they LOOK do you? Amazing. ! You have to be kidding. ALL planes have faults. Proper Inspection and Maintenance Keeps them safe especially WHEN they have been flying for a Long time. The Comet looked Pretty but was Fatally weak in the structure particularly the forward Part of the fuselage.. Nev
  12. It is said, " A picture is worth a thousand words" especially to those with a Photographic Memory. Nev
  13. I'm sure that will Help. Nev
  14. Good sign of the right approach. Spending Money on training. Nev
  15. Thunder clouds forming. Nev
  16. IF it works, you can look out through it too. Nev
  17. Why would a dead engine fall away? That's NOT how it works. It's an extreme situation of stress/load for an engine to detach. There could be Maintenance Procedure Issues involved Metal fatigue Violent engine failure where the rotational Inertia of the engines internals is involved. "Flywheel effect", when an engine seizes involves LARGE forces. Nev
  18. It can't be designed to fail and also Have redundancy. There's NO Logic in that. Nev
  19. Whatever previous training He has done will be thoroughly gone over again. That sort of thing happens also with "some" Type endorsements. I t's not unknown for experienced Pilots to FAIL some endorsements. NOT helpful to your Flying career. Nev
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. This is Finger trouble writ BIG. An inoperative thrust reverser should not result in a write off of a Plane. Nev
  23. Mon Dieu mais Quelle Horreur! Nev
  24. 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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