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    I really like it. Low and slow, short take-off and landing, and 140 litre tanks gives me close to 7.5 hours endurance plus reserve. My previous plane was a Gazelle, which was also great, but the endurance was only around 2.5 hours plus 45 minute reserve, which was ultimately quite limiting.
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    Hi Baz, Sure is. A Savannah S. Whereabouts do you live, and where will you be flying from? Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Baz & , Good luck with your RAA flying! Cheers, Neil
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    Hi

    Neil_S replied to Nico13's topic in Just Landed - Welcome

    Good call, Nico13! Where are you learning, and what plane are you flying? Cheers, Neil
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    Looks like a brilliant line-up. Wish I could have been there! Cheers, Neil
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    I use AVPlan, and have found it intuitive, I have not used OZRunways. The support I have got from Bev and the guys has been excellent - always a key point for any application for me. I also like the AVPlan weather overlay and the Head Up Display that shows height AGL as well as altitude - useful for ensuring I keep 500 ft AGL over terrain, and potentially very useful if I had to make a forced landing. I have used AVPlan for a trip from Archerfield in QLD to Penfield (Sunbury) in Victoria. As commented before, they seem to leapfrog features, so it probably comes down to whichever you feel most comfortable with - both have a 30 day free trial. HTH Neil
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    Hi Bob, My wife and I visited Vancouver last year - liked it very much. Good luck with the Foxbat - I have heard they are very nice to fly. Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Rich, Good luck with your diet - cutting out/down carbs and sugar certainly helped my brother lose a stack of weight, and I believe Paleo goes further than that, so you should succeed! As Tony said, maybe the tooth fairy can help with the cash - how many teeth do you have left? Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Phil, Good to see another Savannah driver on the site Tell us a bit more about your flying - where you fly from, what sort of flying you like, how long you have been flying etc.... Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Mike, Welcome aboard! Do you currently fly, or is the Corby your first venture? Cheers, Neil
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    That is a work of art!
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    Hi Nik, I would love to watch the whole series but am not a Pay TV subscriber - any chance it may come out as a DVD (set)? Or on some other media I can access? iTunes? Thanks, Neil
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    Hi Flyerme, Was one of the museums you tried the Shuttleworth Collection? They have such a range of vintage aircraft they may have a good chance of guesstimating the period and/or aircraft. Alternatively the people at Farnborough have extensive knowledge too. Best of luck - it looks superb! Cheers, Neil
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    Hi, Suggest you could call Reg Brost, the Savannah dealer for Eastern Australia - he would know. +61 418 157 044 Cheers, Neil
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    Good work, Flyerme!!
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    Hi Norm, and I hope you get to fly and enjoy whatever microlight you end up with. Keep us informed of your progress! Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Craig & Hope you find a suitable plane soon! Cheers, Neil
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    Wow!
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    Cool! Thanks for the info! Cheers, Neil
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    Absolutely pathetic. I have sent the link to a number of my UK mates so they can sign, and forward to their mates. For God's sake don't let CASA see it.....
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    With AVPLAN you can buy the Flightace Country Airstrip Guide for $69.95 a year and/or the AOPA guide for $49.00 a year. Cheers, Neil
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    Hi, Not sure what you mean by "real speed" - I meant indicated as on the Airspeed Indicator. As noted I reckon on a True airspeed of about 90 knots, but that will vary with altitude etc. My GPS shows my groundspeed, but I haven't done the fly 3 perpendicular legs, noting groundspeed, then do the maths to work out my TAS from the GPS as per http://www.eaa62.org/technotes/speed.pdf Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Folks, In my Savannah S with 100hp Rotax ULS and 3 blade DUC prop I cruise at 5000rpm and get 85kts indicated. I use 90kts TAS for flight planning, which seems to be fairly accurate so far.... Cheers, Neil
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    I am. Meeting my brother who lives in the UK there too....
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    Gday

    Neil_S replied to Toestub's topic in Just Landed - Welcome

    Good stuff, Nick! All the best with the Navs and other subsequent endos.... Cheers, Neil
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