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The flying speed appeared to be scale, with a lot of models the speed is too fast to be true scale speed but the Corsar looked right.

The ACTUAL stall speed is different to what the airspeed says, the VG's help control with low speeds and typically increase AOA near stall. There is vitually no difference in stall speed with VG's, only slightly increased control feel at slow speed.

I have seen people struggle learning to fly, no doubt there are some people who should not. Both young and old, oldest I've seen start from scratch was 65, he had a battle but struggled through and used to fly his own Auster. I know another 65 year old who struggled through, bought himself an aircraft with his retirement money then died in that aircraft shortly there after. You can still enjoy aviation without actually flying. I found models great fun, drones are one way of experiencing the 3D world without leaving the ground. I have only flown with a tablet, it is an amazing way of looking at the world. I'm sure the imersive world of 3D goggles would transform the experience. Everybody is different, not everybody is suited to piloting an aircraft. Ultimately it's something you have to decide for yourself, if others who have an idea of such things suggest maybe it might not be for you then to be true to yourself you should take that into consideration when making your mind up. Remember the "Grass is always greener on the other side", piloting an aircraft is not the be all and end all of the universe.

Those flap levers mounted up on the roof are not user friendly, Austers had a similar setup and used to give all sorts of trouble with the lockout button. A lot of Storch features, many of the Oz made one still flying? At a guess over 100K?

Jet Ranger best stol aircraft built

182 good bush machine, better than a 180 cept for rooly rough airstrips

Kitfox/Skyfox/Avid/Gazelle with flaps and ailerons built into the wing rather than the drooped/folding setup that was originally on the Avid copied by Dean Wilson off an antique aircraft. How many designs were cloned/copied/duplicated from the original Avid and claim to be a new design?

Seems common practice with CASA, try getting a medical processed

That's a pretty aircraft. Looks similar to Jessie Anglins Kitten only with a tube 2 spar wing. There have been many derivatives including pups using identical construction, when you think of it nearly all high wing machines are built along Cub lines.

Your choice would be not go over water NVFR on a dark night. If Willy was active then they might have sent the Huey out over the water as part of a clearance. Sounds like the conditions were hazardous to any rotary not just an old one.

Was well after last light and over water VFR, something you would not do if you had a choice. Was he told to stay out of Willy airspace?

In my post that should have read CASA, can't find edit function

I know of 2 people who were illiterate before they started flying training, both learned to read a write to do the exams. One did the old restricted licence the other went on to a commercial career. I myself left school at 16, did a trade then started flying training at 21, have been flying for a living since. Bad schooling is no excuse, if you want something bad enough then you put in the yards. The cost and availability of training is the main impediment now. In the "olden days" every airfield had a family training organisation, also there was constant GA traffic everything from charter, freight, AG and feeder airlines. Now it's very unusual to see a GA aircraft. Shortly CAA will reach it's goal of having no aircraft flying.

Anybody remember Rod Birrels demo in a Thruster? Saw him do 10 consecutive loops low over an airfield as part of his "Sales demonstration"

Heard on the news that there were 2 pilots plus the Nascar driver and his family

Very inneresting, you would think if they can pick out a separated undercarriage leg they would be able to find the substantially larger fuse using the same technology. Unless mebe the aircraft was in landing configuration and struck the water/reef losing a leg and continuing on a further................ To be honest I only half read the article and got distracted by an IQ test in the advertising border. Taking the test I feel it was a setup for click bait as I could only get an IQ of 75, at least it puts me up there with world leaders, Trumpf's IQ is around that ? Sorry to hyjack the thread Gazzafly

Looking at it the rudder and fin shape are different to Luton. There must be hundreds of parasol designs looking similar to this one.

My expirence with HARs was a bit negative. A HARs aircraft had broken down at a regional airfield, we flew over, landed and parked near to take a look. We approached the aircraft where 2 people were working. As we came closer one of the people said abruptly "I wouldn't get too close or you'll finish up with a spanner through the head." Now if there was a danger his warning could have been a bit more civil, we were prepared to make a donation for a closer look but with the aggressive attitude we were taken aback. I know you have to put up with all sorts of numptys around aircraft, we flew in and parked near the HARs aircraft so they would have seen we had some idea about aviation. Seemed to me a heavily government funded museum was just an "Old boys club" for selected few to play with publicly funded toys like they were their own. I might have just struck those on a bad hair day, I didn't think they promoted HARs in a good light. By comparison I have visited Temora many times and each time have been treated very well by staff with pilots, engineers and ground staff all being very helpful and courteous and only too pleased to interact with the puplic. David even mingling with the crown being open and approachable.

Luton Minor, mebe one or two in Straya?

The DC10 carries 40,000 litres and contrary to what some say has a good drop patern. There are tasks for aircraft of all capacities on fires, from medium helis through to VLAT's, they need to be utilised to their strengths. The Canadairs are a very interesting machine, I like the 215's because of the radials and steam driven gauges. Came across these ferrying back to the Prairies from Quebec. Got a guided tour, very interesting, also got a tour through the turbine 415 in Quebec. The instrument panel no where near as appealing to me as the 215.

Nothing apart from the nearly 38 million dollars purchase price!!!!!!!! For that money you could buy around twenty 802's with a drop capacity of 60,000 litres. 10X the load of a 415. Mention was made of 802's not carting 3000 litres, with full fuel they shouldn't but after a couple of loads can carry 3000 litres. Normally work 3.5 hours for a fuel cycle.

The cost of running Temora over the last 20 years would be big dollars. Say what you like about David and his family but the bloke is a passionate aviator and funded everything there. The entrance fee people paid for museum entry wouldn't have covered the taxi fuel of the aircraft. Australians had a chance to see some classic aircraft thanks to David.

Part of his show routine was using beta for a vertical descent, through a mechanical failure he couldn't return prop back into fine. A turbine in beta is only going one direction, down and fast.