BJFly Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 Nice couple of days flying. First it was out to a mates property to play in the dirt, then off to Murgon for the fly-in Breaky. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpacro Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Circuits in the Husky with the crosswind at the maximum demonstrated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJFly Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 The adventures of Tweety and the Courier continue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soleair Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Guys,please excuse my ignorance but wing struts attached to the stub axels? How does the suspension work? Sorry, Franco, I've only just noticed your post. As has been said, there is no suspension as such; it's all in the tyres. These are inflated to 8psi. I use the grass strip at my airfield, which is good, but bumpy in places. The lack of suspension does call for a bit of care on landing, but the structure is robust enough to take a fairly hard one, & the tyres allow a bit of give. And at <300kg MAUW with a stall speed of around 30 knots, the energy to be dissipated is fairly modest. It is not easy to make perfect landings, but very satisfying when achieved. And if I wanted something that didn't challenge me, I'd have bought a Cessna 150 - and saved myself money too! But the Max is every bit as much fun to fly as it looks. Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Sorry, Franco, I've only just noticed your post. As has been said, there is no suspension as such; it's all in the tyres. These are inflated to 8psi. I use the grass strip at my airfield, which is good, but bumpy in places. The lack of suspension does call for a bit of care on landing, but the structure is robust enough to take a fairly hard one, & the tyres allow a bit of give. And at <300kg MAUW with a stall speed of around 30 knots, the energy to be dissipated is fairly modest. It is not easy to make perfect landings, but very satisfying when achieved. And if I wanted something that didn't challenge me, I'd have bought a Cessna 150 - and saved myself money too! But the Max is every bit as much fun to fly as it looks. Bruce Perhaps, one day, you'll be able to purchase a sprung hub wheel something like this one I designed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soleair Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Perhaps, one day, you'll be able to purchase a sprung hub wheel something like this one I designed.[ATTACH]48978[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]48979[/ATTACH] Cunning plan. I'll have two, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I first saw that idea here Seems like an awesome idea really. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I'll get serious one day about figuring out a bi wheel locking and release mechanism to stop tail spins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I once saw an advert for something similar but have not been able find it again so they're out there.............somewhere. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJFly Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 Not sure if this video link will work, but will try. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJFly Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=iWnZ1CriUns9QtTi&u=/watch%3Fv%3DkvUmIh6Wbg4%26feature%3Dem-share_video_user 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJFly Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 Short video of the Courier doing its thing. Afternoon flight - Rans Courier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 This popped up on my facebook if anyone is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJFly Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 Here's a video of the Courier making its way to Bundaberg. Courier visits Bundy and Surrounds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJFly Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Latest video of the Courier out and about! Flying the Courier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJFly Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Here's a few pics of Courier exploits over the last couple of weeks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero28 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I've been thinking about tail draggers and nose wheel aircraft .....and what we are doing is emulating birds, and birds are essentialy taildraggers. I haven't seen any birds with a third leg coming out of their chest. :) I made one to see what it would look like and he doesn't look happy. Taildraggers forever. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Hi All,Here's a couple of photo's from a local flight on Saturday. Landed at Secret Spot Number 6. [ATTACH=full]47952[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]47953[/ATTACH] Logging coupe I reckon...kaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I've been thinking about tail draggers and nose wheel aircraft .....and what we are doing is emulating birds, and birds are essentialy taildraggers. I haven't seen any birds with a third leg coming out of their chest. :) I made one to see what it would look like and he doesn't look happy. Taildraggers forever.[ATTACH=full]50947[/ATTACH] That's because his beak doesn't spin around at 2400 rpm. If it did, he might have evolved a nose leg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJFly Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share Posted June 29, 2017 Some in cockpit footage of the Courier doing some paddock bashing. Paddock Bashing in the Courier 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJFly Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 Short video from a couple of days flying last week. 2 Days in the Life Tweety & Courier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJFly Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 Short video of the Courier dropping into local properties. Dropping into Johns & Owens 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJFly Posted August 4, 2017 Author Share Posted August 4, 2017 Latest video, experimented with a new camera angle. Ride along in the Courier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJFly Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 Here's a video of some flying over the weekend. A Weekend flying the Courier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJFly Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 A few photo's from recent exploits! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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