Student Pilot

Did a bit of looking, they train there with Seminoles and Archers/Arrows. Looking at the second wreck it had a full flying tail so would be a Piper product.

Looks mebe Seneca? Hard to imagine anybody walking away from that. Other looks like a 172 tailplane, not much left of the pair of them.

Rightio Here's an example of which I speak, see who can identify thus And another example Looks vaguely familiar but.................................

If it's a Quebec aircraft they have all sorts of stuff with aircraft regulations. One of the spots I was working there was an Aeronca with skies fitted. I looked up the rego and because the bloke had rebuilt it he changed the name to something with his name in it. It was an Aeronca. Might bethe same with this machine, different wing area could just be a different sort of wingtip. Ole mates just copied the design and called it his.

Bush Caddy, the one I looked at had wheels but looked a good little jigger. Bloke who built it worked for Bombadier, he left school and joined them, worked his entire working life then retired. He had a hand in BJ design, after retirement went back to proper aircraft ?

Fly the aircraft, usually the uncomplicated answer. If you look at a lot of threads on aviation forums they start with a simple enough statement. That statement is then dissected and miss quoted, the armchair experts then become involved with some theory on how they would never crash and how things should be done better. It's best if you can make the subject as complicated as possible, bringing aviation law into it, that's always good for another couple of pages. Then there's usually somebody who takes offence at a comment/phrase/statement/opinion, personal insults then swap for the next few pages. Ultimately interest in the thread wains, nobody agrees because they know their opinion is right (Or a rite). Fly the aircraft A bit facile but I have nothing to do this afternoon besides waiting with the Batphone, mebe I should find something useful to do instead of pot stirring

It's good we have so many expert fliers on this site that know the answer to everything

With 985 in Beaver it used to take ages on a cold frosty morning for the oil to get to 40C, I would be still sitting purring away and the Fletcher's with their 720's were on the way to the job

Wonder what the gearing on the prop is, does it rev at 2300 revs like a radial does? If it does it won't be any quieter, the noise you hear with a Beaver on takeoff is the prop tips goen supersonic not engine noise.

It doesn't look a lot different to a Garret conversion done a few years ago in Oz, I think it still getting the guts thrashed out of it on para ops somewhere

Don't they know you can't do that sort of stuff in a nose-wheel?

377, 447 and 503's all had single carb options

You statement goes for the whole interwebby Robert. Take the summer fires for instance, everybody knew more than the people who manage/prepare/fight. With so many expurts (Correct spelling for internet know-it-all's) you wonder why the world has the trouble it does

Lyc 720 so plenty of power, lift ton off a 250 metre airstrip at sea level. Can buy them now for around 60K Euro, with fuel flow of around 75 litres an hour in cruise at 115 knots. Just the machine for a Sunday fly for the $200 burger

Converted Navion?

As a bush aircraft a Fletcher would be one of the best, rough short strips, heavy loads, work all day, all week and all year back in the olden days. Mostly carrying more than it's empty weight. It has nose wheel. The undercarriage was less trouble, was better on rougher strips and cost less to maintain than the likes of a Beaver. These days it's not considered a bush aircraft unless it has a tailwheel and flies in Alaska.

What we need is more lawyers to sort out some more regulation on making it more complicated while adding another layer of paperwork to allow another class of weight with more regulation and more CASA oversight. Anybody remember when aviating was fun?

You could hardly say the ex CEO wasn't a success when he retired with a 65 million dollar pay out and a $225,000 US a month pension

The only way to stop such an event is to not land in longer grass, much the same way you would not pull off the side of the road and stop over long grass.

Have seen all sorts of tricycles fitted with skis from 206/7s to Piper TriPacers

What about the Royal Commission into the Banks Skip? With all the criminal activity, gouging and unethical behaviour exposed they are all held to account. Hang on.................nothing has happened. As you were ?

Fawcett

Have you noticed that white van parked up the road from you? Shortly it's occupants will be visiting with you to explain you need to modify your posts to a more Boeing friendly vibe On a serious note, it shown Boeing have entrenched an immoral mindset, everything bartered for the cheapest price no matter what the consequences. Like most of America business, corruption, bullying, intimidation goes right to the top including their despotic political leader.

OK, makes sense now.