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  1. Hi all, I was recently at camden and it was HOT, I mean OAT was reading about 41 C. I have no idea how hot it got inside the plane sitting on the tarmac for a few hours but I got in to fly the plane home at 4pm burned my bum on the hot leather seats, and the Garmin 296 failed to load its database. All of my user way points were there, as was the topographical data, power lines etc. but airspace, licenced airports, wx, and any of my programed routes were inactive and missing. Even when we were well and truly cooled down and cruisng home, the unit failed to load the avaiation database. I was about to ring Garmin in the US late that night when I turned it on and presto it all fixed it self. I will be taking it out of the cockpit on hot days from now on. Also on the same day my EFIS Dynon d100 was reporting eroneous Altitude, for about 20 mins until it cooled and My lightspeed headsets ANR still don't work. They are fried. I will be getting a canopy cover to keep the heat out from now on. Some of you will probably say err...duh of course!!! I put it out there because it happened to me.
  2. Hi there I also use a lightspeed zulu in my tecnam p92 super echo. The intercom/radio is a garmin coupled to a spa 200 itercom. What is your setup in the golf? By the way bluetooth and ipod hook up work brilliantly every time. I can hold a perfectly understandable conversation from 7500ft over mountains and all. Music is brilliant to on my iphone.
  3. I am having persistent trouble with water in both tanks. I have purchased and religiously use MR Funnel as I suspected my supply, I tried topping the tanks as I suspected condensation (I live in southern vic) but eventually have identified the problem as the Fuel Cap on the wings. Being recessed and flush (a good thing) it can store water from rain or washing in the recess for several days or even a week later (a bad thing) and when the hinge cam is opened the water in the cavity can drain down the centre pin into the tank below. ( a very bad thing) I have personally witnessed this happening. It takes me several days and multiple fuel drains to get every last drop out. Any other experiences or fixes out there? Tim
  4. This happened to me last week. I have a p92 echo super rego 5391 so quite new. LAME had a look and it Turned out it was the earth/sender wire on the top of the sender unit. The thumb screw was a bit loose and at higher revs it was breaking contact. :sad:and it is not a lockable nut. I expect therefore it will happen again.
  5. timshel

    Insurance for Tecnam

    Insured now with QBE for 150k ( i have alot of extras) costs a shy over 5 grand. I had less than 40 hours but now have 140. It will be interesting to see if premium goes down next year.
  6. Hi Mazda. All things being equal will be in to camden on Wednesday 28th. Late arvo. So I am expecting CTAF not CTA. I will be comming in from Wagga. I am actually more concerned about wagga than camden due to the RPT there! I have never been to either so should be an experience! I have studied ersa and found it good. I have read sydney basin guide but found more detail in ERSA. Any other reading/tips/traps? Tim
  7. Thanks for the info Guys, I will be planning a trip there in June. Can't wait.
  8. Yep spoke to said organisation - service has been sensational. Very happy with the mods they have made on my plane. Seems sensible and safe and fully approved so I found out!! Nice that they have made a great idea also fully legal. Very happy with plane all round actually.
  9. I read the entire posting. On your suggested website Check this out. http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/03/15/8879_gold-coast-news.html "Sen-Sgt Kelly said the cause of the crash was yet to be determined. "At the moment the investigation is at a very early stage," he said. "The coroner will determine the cause of the accident. He said a bird strike had not been ruled out. "There was nothing foreign found in the cockpit -- in fact, there was very little found in the cockpit," said Sen-Sgt Kelly. "From the wreckage it would appear to be a fast impact at high speed. Both wings are still attached to the plane." It seems that wings falling off is not the cause. Perhaps birdstrike, or some other canopy failure causing loss of control
  10. Hi Sorry to hear about your near miss. I fly regularly with my kids and it would scare the beejeezus out of you, more for their sake, let alone yours. I have a business near camden and eventually I intend to fly my new tecnam from Bairnsdale here in Vic, to Camden, and I am intersted in your advice on Camden genarally and this contra cct business as I have only 40 hrs and no experience with contra cct's. ( I am also taking notes from my CFI's Rec and GA) but your perspective is very relevant to mine it would seem. Also I was kind of under the impression that GAAP aerodromes were out of bounds for Recreational flyers as they are controlled airspace (AIP ENR 1.2), and yet, here you are flying there legally, can you or someone clarify for a newbie/
  11. I have just purchased a Tecnam p92 super echo (RA AUS rego) and whilst awaiting and "awaiting" and "awaiting" delivery was concerned that the assembler here in AUS was replacing the "standard" bolts for wing attachment and undercarriage with "aircraft grade" bolts. He mentioned that the tecnam supplied bolts were carrying the wing and other loads on the thread and not on the shaft and in his mind this was not as strong. I am not sure if this swithc has been approved. I suppose I should contact RA-AUS about this switch and see what the go is. ? Names withheld at this stage.
  12. timshel

    Insurance for Tecnam

    Pretty Sure QBE number is in back pages of RA-AUS magazine. Yep it is - (03) 8602 9900 Head office - www.qbe.com.au/australia/aviation I have a p92 Echo Super due in January. Will look with interest to this thread.
  13. "I understand that the fatality at LV last week end did have a chute. David" You mean the por man in the AVID? I did not see anything about a chute being deployed or otherwise in the reports? Did you read/hear that in the news or did you know the plane? Any ideas as to why it was not deployed? Also does anyone know for sure if the young student in the cessna was solo? If so he/she must have a cool head to land after such a fright. Tim
  14. "Avid" pilot died today (1/12/07) north of Latrobe valley, after mid-air collision with a cessna 172- both on final . I wonder if a chute had have been an option for this poor man would it have saved him..We will sadly have to await facts. I have ordered a factory fitted chute on my new tecnam and would only consider using it in the following circumstances Water ditching... Mid Air collision/ large structural failure.. Accidental entry into IMC (prolonged)..obviously bad airmanship but I would still be grateful. Engine out over inhospitable terrain.. And I will train my passengers to use it in case I am incapacitated.. Otherwise surely a controlled forced landing is preferrable. Some facts I remeber from the Galaxy chutes LSA (600kg) model. Maximum deployment speed 132kt Minimum deployment altitude 300ft but have examples on website as low as 90ft? Cost Approx $7000 AUD fitted. Weight 13kg. Service intervals 7 yrs. There is some freaky video on this very forum whereby the deployment of a chute - A) saved a life for sure b) probably killed someone. It can go either way. I am still keeping mine as the Tecnam has good useful payload.
  15. Mike (aka pelorus32) posted this solution in another thread, give it a go. "Jeppesen Database There was a recent discussion along the lines of "Tyabb [or insert another name] is not in the Jepps database on my new AvMap [insert another GPS] and it should be" There's a partial solution. You will have to work out the settings for your GPS but on the Garmin GPSmap 296 this is how you find places like Tyabb, Tooradin and Wallan: Press the "Nrst/Find" button - this takes you to the airports page; Press the "Menu" button and select "Set Airport Criteria"; Set that dialog to: Runway Surface "Any"; Minimum Rwy Length "0 feet"; and Check "Include private airports" and "include heliports". Press "quit" You will find that miraculously they appear - as Heliports (Coldstream, Wallan, Tyabb, Bacchus Marsh, Tooradin, Torquay) Regards Mike"
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