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About Marty_d
- Birthday 12/04/1972
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Zenith CH-701
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Tas
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Australia
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Wings!! Bloody annoying trying to get them on and off by yourself, without dropping, scratching, bumping or otherwise damaging the buggers. No wonder all the advice I read says to get 2 people on it. Trouble is I'm generally working on the plane by myself (except for @nomadpete's invaluable assistance with electrical stuff), so I really needed a way to support the wing and be able to shift it up to the fuselage by myself. Some measuring and half an afternoon's building later, the wing tower is born. Braced in all 3 planes and designed to sit on the wheeled dolly that holds the wings when they're off. It's the right size on the top to support the wing cradle, which can be slid back or forward to get some fine adjustment in the vertical height (it's angled to give incidence). I only had time to drop it up to the shed and put the wing on it, didn't have time to attempt a fitting, but it moves ok and seems to put the mounting points at the right height and incidence.
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Ya know, them chemi... chemic... stuff things that like give ya that Cowvid and shit.
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Marty_d started following Murphy renegade??? , Chemtrails , Goulburn Airport for sale and 3 others
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Not surprising, they've elected some real nut jobs. Some of the stuff Marjorie Taylor Greene spouts goes way beyond tinfoil hat.
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Wanna Fly STOL in Part 103?
Marty_d replied to jackc's topic in U.S.A. FAA FAR Part 103 and Basic Flying Machines's Topics
Pardon my ignorance here as someone who is not yet flying - but if you currently hold an RA-Aus pilot certificate because you fly your Aeropup or Jab or whatever, doesn't that cover a 95.10 aircraft too? Or do you need type training, and if so, how do you get that in a single seat ultralight anyway? -
ATSB pushes ADS-B (rebate scheme ends May 31)
Marty_d replied to Garfly's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Wright Cyclone-powered RV... can you imagine the maintenance and running costs of a Sikorsky S-58? -
Zoning only works up until someone who wants it changed is mates with a councillor.
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As Danny points out there's drones and drones. What I was very tongue-in-cheek referring to is a Foxbat filled with explosives which is only required to do one flight. However for the loitering/missile-carrying ones you need reliability over many hours.
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Lugging fuel to your deserted airfield……
Marty_d replied to Freizeitpilot's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
That happens a bit around here. -
We drove past Lethbridge the other day. Not that far from Ballarat which seems to have a sizeable LAME presence.
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Lugging fuel to your deserted airfield……
Marty_d replied to Freizeitpilot's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
It's like every speed limit sign being blank until you pay to see what it is. Utter stupidity. -
You don't need a 2,000 hour TBO if the majority of engines make one flight in the general direction of Russia.
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Lugging fuel to your deserted airfield……
Marty_d replied to Freizeitpilot's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
My mistake, the wrong SAI Global details were presented when I searched them. Intertek is the parent company of Intertek Inform which you now pay money to to access Australian Standards, and they're a multinational headquartered in London. The main point is that Australian standards, which are compulsory to follow in every aspect of manufacturing, materials and engineering, are only accessible by paying a multinational company. -
Lugging fuel to your deserted airfield……
Marty_d replied to Freizeitpilot's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
There's two separate issues there. Yes ignorance of a law is not an excuse, that's one issue. However setting up design standards which everybody has to adhere to, then allowing a private company (based in Chicago) to charge people to access those standards, seems to be stupidity. It's like Parliament making laws then hiding them from the public unless you pay. -
ATSB pushes ADS-B (rebate scheme ends May 31)
Marty_d replied to Garfly's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
There's an article in the latest sport flyer about the Microair ADSB (including In). It stated that even with the rebate it was something like $3,097. -
Beautifully finished. Good luck with your sale.