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Flightrite

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  1. Anyone in here own and operate the above A/C? A mate who is not a member here was thinking he’d like to have a closer look at one if on Victoria with a view to buying one? I notice a couple on the market, been there quite a while, maybe not popular?
  2. The most tragic part is that it was totally avoidable🙁We’ll never know obviously but I’m surprised he didn’t pull the power right back once he would have known the A/C was uncontrollable? That’s odd! There’s so many things here that don’t add up? This sort of event will happen again someday, guaranteed!
  3. Looking by the prop it’s a Vee-Dub donk? Not my fav engine.Smart loking machine though👍
  4. Reviving an old thread….looks like this is now for sale?
  5. Your C182 story will sadly become all too common as 100LL marches towards $4ltr, by Xmas I reckon! I expect numerous gas guzzlers to hit the market in the coming months, will be a buyers market! good luck back on the dark side👍
  6. I guess you could carry a tube of Silastic but one has to ask, where does it all end? Perhaps a couple of bags of ready-to-mix concrete, to make a slab for under yr prop during start up?😂😉
  7. In 43 years driving planes I’ve had two flat tires, one on a twin turbo-prop the other an Airbus, I think I’ll not worry about a jack😂
  8. Oh it’s all too ‘heavy’ for me😂 I wouldn’t bother with a jack, as mentioned above, support the leg with whatever you can find and dig a hole under the wheel, old bushman’s trick👍 I’m waiting to see who carry’s an engine o/haul kit at this rate😂
  9. The Oil CO’s are happy that the EP boffins are floundering with battery technology, I think the Oil CO’s are safe for a very long time😂
  10. At least all these weasly idea’s give us a source of entertainment!😂 I just did 450nm in 2.4 hrs, 70l, wake me up when I can do this in some EP fairy machine for just a few cents😂😂
  11. What’s the point of having a non flying membership?
  12. These Challenger fools are dreaming if they think M0.8= 490 kts😂 I know a guy who drives these out of YMEN, they do between 50-100 hrs a year, barely keep current!
  13. Worth we’ll over a $100K. Engine/prop/avionics covers that alone, never lone a pair of new wings! Be interesting to se what it goes for?
  14. A PLB is a given (for me) it’s kept in my flight bag that goes everywhere with me from machine to machine👍 Its a good point though, wonder how many out there have their own?
  15. Interesting point’s there Old K. Attire is something else to consider when flying, especially over various terrains. I guess we each have our own ideas as to what constitutes ‘survival’ should you come down. From a simple mechanical fault leaving you stranded away from home inconvenienced but intact, to a crash in a semi remote area injured and wishing you where better equiped. I probably do carry around too much stuff but then again I’ve always subscribed to that saying……..chance favours the prepared mind👍
  16. Some good suggestions there, as mentioned I take more if I’m going further afield, but what I listed above is permanent in my flying machines, even if I’m in the circuit👍Tie downs should be a Std in every A/C anyway. superglue might be a good idea, kinda like a suture in a tube👍
  17. Just wondering what other plane drivers out there keep permanently in their planes by way of survival gear? Apart from a bottle of engine oil I carry basic stuff in all my machines, first-aid kit being the main one, water, waterproof matches, space blanket, sun cream, mirror (for keeping up appearances) torch (inc spare batts)small blow up pillow, basic tools, multi function knife and duct tape. I add additional stuff if going further afield.
  18. Facty that reminds me of a flight many years ago (probably near 40 yrs ago) where I found myself landing towards the setting sun at YIMT in a C210, (with a bunch of less than sober YBDV race goers who wanted to leave the races quickly, found out later the local cops where looking for them!) with the windscreen covered in bugs, I struggled to line up with the rocky strip (no GPS then), had to abort, tried 3 times, ended up diverting to YBHI & now at night! A WAC chart, whizz wheel and an ADF dancing to a tune I didn’t like! Thank Christ the FS guy stayed back at YBHI for our arrival! The setting sun, the bugs, the enemy!
  19. With the advent of todays gizmo’s to make flying somewhat easier and safer these events should be very few and far between. Avplan, OzzyRwy’s and A/P’s (which are plentiful these days) all help to avoid the “Oh-sh1t” factor…….but then again do they really? Are we relying on modern technology to reduce the level of alertness we might have once had pre the techno crap? Now that’s the question!
  20. The old crash comics from days gone by used to have numerous such stories, most not ending well! Do we ever learn? Humans are not very good at learning by their mistakes, we try and we fail all too often. At least this one ended with just a “phew”!👍
  21. I high pressure doesn’t always mean fine WX especially in winter!
  22. Still think this machine was man’s best flying creation👍 Together with the B747 (both flew about the same time, within weeks of each other) the flying world changed forever👍 Parked next to one in Syd once, my jet looked like it was just born by the mothership🙁
  23. Need a price, that’s the basis of everything for sale😂😂😉 Think I’ve seen this advertised some time ago, obviously needs to be cheap👍
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