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  1. Student Pilot
    It's good we have so many expert fliers on this site that know the answer to everything
  2. Student Pilot
    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
  3. Student Pilot
    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.
  4. Student Pilot
    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
  5. Student Pilot
    Don't they know you can't do that sort of stuff in a nose-wheel?
  6. Student Pilot
    377, 447 and 503's all had single carb options
  7. Student Pilot
    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
  8. Student Pilot
    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
  9. Student Pilot
    Converted Navion?
  10. Student Pilot
    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.
  11. Student Pilot
    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?
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  13. Student Pilot
    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
  14. Student Pilot
    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.
  15. Student Pilot
    Have seen all sorts of tricycles fitted with skis from 206/7s to Piper TriPacers
  16. Student Pilot
    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 ?
  17. Student Pilot
    Fawcett
  18. Student Pilot
    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.
  19. Student Pilot
    OK, makes sense now.
  20. Student Pilot
    The edit function just came up om my recent post, why does it not stay there? Is there a limited time that you can edit after posting?
  21. Student Pilot
    Changed, edit function disappeared again?
  22. Student Pilot
    Ahhhhh just came up on my last post, delayed reaction to webpage update? Probably reflecting my reluctance to embrace new technology
  23. Student Pilot
    I would have deleted the second image but as you can see there's no edit button
  24. Student Pilot
    This one on the register? Used to see it all the time at Bankstown
  25. Student Pilot
    Yoo have good taste in Aircraft Captain
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