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No way....all these scientists lied to us...I have found the mother load....the real reason for lift beneath your wings!!

At Oakey, I was briefing a student to go solo, I was standing holding the RHS door open, plugged in chatting to him. Unseen by me, a willy-willy dust devil came up behind me across the apron. The only warning was a brief rapid fluttering of my pants (that pants fluttering occurred again a few seconds later....but for other reasons!!), and the next moment the Kiowa door was ripped out my hand, torn off the aircraft and flung about 10M away. Luckily not up into the idling rotor. Inertia and the upset short duration fortunately kept the rotor blades relatively stable. They are vicious.....if you see one on the ground due dust while flying at or close to 500Ft, I suggest avoid it, it can be a violent jolt...

Some recent pics of the beast, all spruced and "anualled" up! 🤑🤙

I get your point about the Drifter low inertia, I do believe that is very valid. I guess we will have to agree to dis-agree, on the point I don't think an experienced pilot needs 5 hours to learn that response. I also get the "pressure liability" thing....again, not that I agree that is the best and only possible option for CPL/ATPL pilots. I have done an hour solo so far in my Skyfox-G. I enjoyed it so much, it should be illegal. I look forward to the other solos, so be it.

Not sure what point you were trying to make with Gazelle being "easiest to fly on the register"? Any aircraft can kill you. Any aircraft can autorotate if mishandled. I know from my military flying, what a "challenging" aircraft is. In a nutshell, it would be nice if this general rule was a bit more specific, like depending evaluation by your instructor, you may need UP to 5 hours conversion training, not you MUST do 5 hours. I would rather do 2.5 hours dual, then be assessed good to go, have my CPL validated, rather than 1 hr dual and then have to go boring holes in the sky solo, for another 4.

That's every pilots nightmare.....!

Possibly, but one thing I'm also considering is installing a small fire extinguisher in the cockpit, BUT, clearly this will have to be safe (not go off inadvertently) must be light enough, not potentially foul controls, so...may not be feasible. But it must be bad to have to stand back and watch it burn, powerless to do anything....

Yes I've noticed a drop off in aircraft sales/adverts and general activity in some areas...hopefully this is covid related. Here at Yarram we have a great core of enthusiasts, always someone around for a laugh and chat. Seems to always be an aircraft ot two buzzing around. We've recently got our Gazelle up and running..grassroots aviation is alive and well at Yarram!

I think the Bings are pretty cool, check floats regularly, easy enough with those pop off float bowls. However the fuel pump locarion on a 912 is not the best... I think I will take my Gazelles lower/top cowlings off every 5 or so hrs, to check for leaks, and all pipes and fittings.

Recently I purchased a Skyfox Gazelle in a 50/50 partnership with a good mate. We've operated on a tight budget..., but have had huge fun, getting her going, 5 year rubber kit, annual servicing, were bursting to go flying! I am also well aware, this is all thanks to the existance of RAAus,awesome! However.... Despite 6500 Hrs total flight time, CPL(A), Grade III instructor raring (over 2000 hrs ab initio flight instruction) types such as C150/2, Diamond 40, CT4, to name a few, yet I need to pay for 5 hours training to fly my "low innertia" aircraft. I've done 1.3hours dual, 1hr solo and with my experience, I'm flying the Gazelle as safely and accurately as is humanly possible. Surely....an RAAus instructor could assess when I'm safe....5 hours?? My syndicate partner is not current, has a basic licence, so must stay within 20nm. He will hopefully do his BFR this weekend. After this, hes able to act as PIC. I can fly with him, but only as pax, as I'm still not "qualified". (Great he's PIC, Ive got NO issue with that at all), but is it me, or does that seem a bit ludicrous? Is my frustration understandable? Would be interesting to hear from other CPL's?

Recently purchased a Gazelle tricycle gear. Sharing it with a mate who manages a big veggie farm nearby, he owned a Thruster. Good at swinging a spanner too, has an L1. I’m recently retired from professional flying. She had stood for a while, previous owner seemed to have lost interest? So she needed a bit of love! Big clean up, 5 year Rotax rubber kit fitted, annual servicing carried out and she burst forth out the hangar, like a homesick Angel! Lovely machine, easy and pleasant to fly. I like the fact it is very conventional, centre stick, toe brakes, centre throttle. External “Junkers” 87 Stuka style ailerons which interestingly, seem not to cause adverse aileron yaw, on application but pedal still needed to balance the turn. 3 blade Bolly fitted. Loving it! Have got all my old school boy enthusiasm back! The pics are a bit dated, will add new ones. Wheel rims now much cleaner and nose spat now removed.

Nice! Recently bought one, lovely machine. Hope you find a buyer and get your price.

Recently retired as such from flying for a living as such, mostly military, some civilian. Inow teach ground school to military students and fly for fun, which is just that....outrageous fun! Recently bought a Skyfox Gazelle, which has been great fun.