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If you have VR headset and Computer with a decent GPU to drive it ( I have an HP Reverb G2 driven by an RTX 3080Ti) and it is p[ossible to purchase modules thatg allow walk around inspections!

Yeah and they are now screwing local Airborne customers that need spares by telling them 'sorry no help here'! time to spread the word to their potential gyro customers that this is not a manufacturer/dealer that you want to do business with!

Last I - or anyone - heard they were moving their manufacturing capability offshore, their website is still up so I will assume that they are still selling aircraft. Is that the case?

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That is an option, however I want to be able to take the missus flying with me, so a two place kite is required. The Nano lite would be easy to get around as I have a 4wd ute so it would be easy to get in and out of that.

I have a strange link to the Sling Aircraft. One of my instructors - Steve Roe - had a hand in the design of the sling back in the early 00's

Good Morning, So where are the trike pilots near Sydney hangaring or storing their weight shift microlights? I would like to return to the pasttime of low slow flying in a weight shift microlight but where to keep said aircraft seems to be quite a problem in the Sydney area.

I can understand the need to regulate commercial drone operations and ensure that commercial drone operators are aware of the safe operating requirements for their usually substantial drones, but who are CASA kidding with a requirement to register any drone over 250 grams in size?

"Anway, who needs economy - it's aviation, and everybody knows we're all rich! cheers Riley" Hahahaa Yes we have all made our '2 Mil'

Thanks Bob, Good useful information that! Sorry for the Thread Hijack Robert!

So what sort of hours do your 'well inspected' 503's rack up?

So what would a 912's timex be, 1500 hrs??

Thanks Nev, so like anything else in life the determining factor is cost, ie which is more cost effective, REbuild or REplace.

So just slightly off topic here, a timex engine is one that is time expired, to be overhauled/rebuilt or one that is to be relegated to the 'never to fly again' use for ground fun pile?

Steven, depending on what you buy (Motherboard and RAM) it will probably cost you in the region of $1100-00 to upgrade to the Corei7 proc. This is - as I am sure you are aware - due to the fact that the Corei7 uses the lga1366 slot and not the lga 775 slot that the Core2 duo and older intel procs use. The new x58 Mobos also use triple channel DDR3 so you will be wanting to buy the newer memory too! A good place to get all the components for the upgrade would be HOME PAGE - Unleashed I.T. Great Value Computer Products, they have very very good prices and from what I can gather they are a whole lot more reliable than MSY international Cheers!

Well the first way in which you could handle the trim setup situation is a rather brutal one. First aquaint yourself with the current trim state of the aircraft you're 'flying' and then identify the trim correction(s) that need to be made. A crucial part of this process is identifying correctly which control input - I fly with a Thrustmaster HOTAS so there are a 'few' control inputs you can make your selection from - you need to make and the control orientation required. Here comes the brutal part! JUST LET GO OF THE JOYSTICK and trim until the porpoising of the aircraft has disapeared!!!:ah_oh: Having flown sims for a number of years now the process is a whole lot more automatic and co-ordinated for me now. I sometimes perfrom 'trim take offs' for fun! Some of the simulator aircraft (Aeroworx Beech King Air 200) just like their real world counterparts, won't take off unless the trim is correctly set!

Tomo You might want to have a look here and modify one of these for your purposes Dual Line Parafoils | Sport kites

Years and years of hard work planning and dedication!!!! Luckily he has made molds of everything as he has gone through the creation of the model!:thumb_up:

What a great way to earn a living!!!:thumb_up: Florida police use motorised paragliders - Telegraph Criminals may be used to looking over their shoulders for police, but a new crime-fighting tool introduced in Florida means they will now also be looking above their heads. By Jacqui Goddard in Miami Last Updated: 9:23PM BST 09 May 2009 Officers in the town of Palm Bay are being sent aloft on motorised paragliders to act as spies in the sky, in a first-of-its-kind mission codenamed Operation Soar. Suspended beneath parachutes wearing lawnmower-style motors on their backs, they will patrol the skies looking for burglars, car thieves and missing children, equipped with radios, cameras and GPS navigation systems. The seats of their unconventional aircraft have been specially bulletproofed and the officers have standby parachutes, to protect against criminals who may be tempted to use them for target practice. The paraglider patrol idea was hatched after hopes of launching unmanned drones to conduct aerial surveillance over Palm Bay were shot down by the Federal Aviation Administration, due to safety fears. "Our agency is pretty innovative, we like to think out of the box and experiment with new ideas. The more we fly these paragliders, the more uses we'll find for them," said Lieutenant Joe Eakins. The $25,000 (£17,000) petrol-powered machines, purchased using proceeds from the sale of criminal assets, can fly at speeds up to 63mph and at altitudes anywhere between two inches off the ground and 18,000ft. Lt Eakins and his colleague, Lt Mark Renkens, will generally operate at around 400ft, on the lookout for trouble below. They will also assist in search-and-rescue operations, photographing crime scenes, assessing damage after disasters such as fires and hurricanes - and even in keeping an eye out for sharks loitering off Palm Bay's beaches. "We can see a lot from the air and it's an easy and inexpensive way to bring aerial search capabilities to everyday law enforcement," said Lt Eakins. "By being more visible from the air than on the ground, we hope our aerial presence will also be a deterrent."

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