Mike Gearon

That’s exactly what I was told while night flying. It was already stressful. ? Somehow it ended up being one of the best parts of learning. I think you’ve got to be prepared to be a little shocked at how little information seems to be available (lights) to fly in remote country airports. Probsbly also makes it the best learning environment.

This I didn’t know. It’s nice to have in the tool box of checks. Almost positive but wouldn’t bet money it wasn’t in King School, either FAA book I read from cover to cover or in Cessna handbook. Expect we are all looking forward to the time when the word “vaporisation’ doesn’t take you straight to coughing and Covid 19

Interesting Jabiru specific no more than 100rpm drop from 2000rpm. That’s 5%. With both plugs being together it’s likely the difference in efficiency of the complete electrics from spark plug backward. If somebody was really bored they could swap components 1 at a time and take notes to determine which particular parts or combination of parts affected the initial 5% dropped side. Based on the Jabiru being plugs together and also potentially dropping you’d then do the same on a Rotax and check if the same thing happened and swapping parts changed the side with the drop. You’d then match parts that have no drop on either side so efficiency of circuit is eliminated. Then flick a side off and see what happens. Then compare plugs together to plugs apart. I think you’d need to be really bored to do it. edited just now..... I see the post with Jab engine identical. Makes the spaced plugs likely more efficient.

Want to fly.... Can’t like most of us. I did have a very enjoyable morning via Facthunter posting this in another thread.....“Almost balances Farri's idyllic flying at Deeral in the Drifter.” Found Deeral on the map. Found some great drifter information. There’s at least 1 of them at Angeles flying club, Philippines. I’ll fly it when back there once the corona has calmed down. Watched the video linked here. Really well done. An 11 minute flying journey I’ve participated in from a Taiwan rooftop. This is as close as I get to flying. Maybe that’s why breakfast on the roof. Signs virus spread is reducing in Australia as a possible destination. USA looks like people fighting for the right to not be told what to do and that’s not going to go well. Might be a while to get to USA and fly. That’s helped

Wasn’t hanging on your every word. I just happened to complete the morning Taiwan rooftop ritual of coffee with Wall Street journal then Rec Flyer check in before getting to work. All good. I’ll get back to work now. Probably lucky I’m in Taiwan and it’s business as usual with just temp checks on getting to work and strict mask on policy around people.

Maybe you could delete my comment above and this one. Up to you.... I’ll explain....It was made when your post appeared without content. Really took me by surprise because it seemed to be saying “Onetrack, you’ve commented and this is what I think” that, being the comment from BLA82. Now your comment has the content you intended (which I might add is well put) my comment is out of place. Whew!

People I know and mix with just don’t talk like this. Maybe it’s my problem. I was also taken aback yesterday when I noticed a onetrack comment on pilots bodies in another incident discussion. Was admittedly insensitive and his post above I thought was an apology and explanation of hope. Reading it again it’s not really saying that or apologising. I don’t understand it either. Might be related to a work attitude and it just delivers here in the wrong way. Who knows. I’m reasonably new to the site and I’ll step away from this. It’s why you go slow and I’ve been trying to.

I wish we could. When I built my house I had to get an 900mm round brass fireplace door machined. In Dandenong, one of the last remaining really large (steam train large) lathes. It was so cool to see it working.

Today. I’ll forget motors and stick with trying to extract the PVC stuck screw from an extruder barrel with a Ukulele heater pad. Not going any better and it’s 1950’s tech with no help from YouTube. Gas torch tomorrow.

Yes. ☺️ I’ve missed the bloody obvious yet again. I guess you’d get somebody who wants to use their arm one last time to throw the rag at air intake.

Is the motor in your CAD a download? I work in Solidworks. Wouldn’t want to be drawing that up. Even a rough non spec would be 20 hours.

The joys of instructing as well! Motorcycle very different. Only similarity is power on can fix problems where it’s a trained response and not a natural one.

Checked the blog. Very cool. Will enjoy watching your progress.

100% agreed minus the part where I was the older brother. Younger brother still talks about me testing the electric cattle prod on his kidneys. Sorry...?

Did your survey. That’s a lot of work you’ve put in. I see the problem with the ladders in your survey pics that don’t go high enough on those really high wing planes. Good luck.

Motorbikes mostly fix themselves if you add power and that’s pushing from the back into whatever mess you’ve got yourself into. The props even better from the front.

The shocking parts are use of “elderly” and “pensioner” for a 64 y.o.

Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong. Seems the original poster would deeply regret the comments and would wish the post away if possible. That would make this post bullying. Haven’t seen it since school quite some years ago so I’m a bit rusty on bullying. Hence the question.

Most definitely the final word on lightweight flying. The rudder is still foot operated and hand /arm operated ailerons so it’s pretty much an aircraft ?

I googled fogging problems in boats just for the hell of it. Wouldn’t call it conclusive.... let’s go with interesting. Big difference when your boat conks out on departure and somebody tows you in or you start the 4hp backup to get back home. Here is a procedure others seemed to agree with. ‘Spraying it through the spark plug holes is not the way to fog an engine. It has to be running and you fog it until it almost stalls then throw a big rag over the carb to stall it. That way it coats the intake, valves and cylinders. Been doing it for years on the boat engines. Never had a problem’ https://www.yellowbullet.com/threads/dont-think-ill-ever-use-fogging-oil-again-anybody-else-have-problems.2030033/

I’ve been graduating downward from GA to LSA to ultralight. No sure what’s lighter after this. Probably powered hand gliding. My own experience is it becomes more fun and more real as you get lighter and less around you. Especially the wind in the face Quicksilver flying I was doing in Philippines. Good luck and have fun.

It’s posts like this make it all (forum wise) worthwhile. Noted! ??

It’s nice to see your rationale expanded upon.Difficult enough with our/ my own internal dialogue without having to consider a fan club cheering on your potential misfortune. These would indeed be keyboard pilots that are nasty people. A note on that internal dialogue and the subject at hand..... I make a living as an inventor. I seem to pretty much the absent minded one portrayed in movies etc. Wasn’t going to take up flying specifically for this reason. However, I just have to do it better. At home and work it’s strict systems that make everyday life work. Transition points from work to gym to home and emails, invoices etc all have a disciplined approach or it’d be impossible. Living in 3 countries has its own nightmares we won’t go into. Anyway, to stay on track here.... I’m really disciplined in my flying procedures. Go through them in the car on way to airport. Plan carefully. Run checklists precisely. All the stuff we are supposed to do. When flying I’m running the numbers near the airport and ground manoeuvres etc and do allow a bit of relax time to just enjoy the scenery when safe to do so. Back to strict routine when required. I’m also on here looking at things that have gone wrong for others as a learning experience and trying to live it with the pilots that suffered the misfortune that ended up with us writing about them. It’s unfortunate that it’s easiest done when the accident is current and I absolutely get that we need to consider the families and friends. Incidents.... The terrible recent 2 plane accident made me decide not to do IFR training when I return to the USA. I have my GA training and I think I have the discipline if caught in cloud to fly instruments out. I’ve run this in my head and just like in the check ride I’d make very small corrections with a relaxed hand. I’d stick almost completely in the instrument scan while getting 180 degreees about and proceeding back and hopefully out of cloud. The way to pretty much guarantee a spiral dive in my mind would be to panic and stare out the window into the gray mist. I guess that happens and it was stressed and imprinted firmly that without recent training we have just a little time before spiral dive. Helicopter pilot in USA as case in point with IFR training. I’ll just stay clear of cloud and check weather as the main plan. The other theme running here is bloody forums. Still the same from when I used to be heavily involved in one.....A small number of prolific posters. A huge number of lookers (I’m not being critical and may return to onlooker) A number of trouble makers, politicians, practical common sense types and the obligatory comedians. I’m unsure about continuing involvement. My personal criteria is if things bother me as a poster and I’m taking them away to worry over then I shouldn’t be involved. The good still outweighs the bad here. The learning and community sharing is here in abundance And likely worth supporting.

It’d be nice if that wasn’t true. When I was learning to fly there had been an incident at Tooradin somewhat recent past. The pilot bounced then proceeded to porpoise and screwed up the plane. I both distressed and then impressed my FI very early in lessons with a fairly decent bounce and power on go round. Had the pilots accident well learned and procedure ready. I’d really hope that is what’s happening here. Either learning or refreshing rules to fly by.

Homesick, I’d have enjoyed bogging that motorbike. Beautiful area ?