Area-51

Ok so some update on this subject...

Just pulled out a new 916 lifter from its bubble wrap packet. It appears slightly brighter in colour than the 914's HT-900 ford unit; so will assume that is indicative of a change in base material with a reduction in nickel to chrome ratio; i.e harder wearing.

The 916 measures 0.8742" against the 914's 0.8745"; the really early build 912 80hp lifters measured up at 0.8747"; so we see a progressive increase in lifter bore clearances being dialled in over the years. Fitting the 916 lifters the operating clearance has gone from 0.0001" to 0.0004". Does not sound a lot but after a really light hone things should be sitting pretty within the nominal 0.0005" to 0.0015" nominals.

It would be safe to assume non rotation of lifters has been an operational challenge for quite some time. Let's hope it has finally been sorted by the white coats at the factory.

3 hours ago, spacesailor said:

" own personal space ",

That is bad , your personal space ' ends ' when you get behind the wheel .

Road & fuel / pollution ! Get a " Messerschmitt " two seater car .

They were a comfortable ride .

 

 

I can imagine a row of them stopped at the traffic lights ready to roar away on green .

spacesailor

 

 

RAM culture proved that experiment failed.

Anyway, done with being a cockroach on the ground; better off being a cockroach in the sky

45 minutes ago, spacesailor said:

How many still offer that spare seat ? .

How many cars ' in the rush hour ' have but one person .

NSW has one lane for cars with more than.  one person.

And I know of a couple of drivers who have put " mannequins " in their passenger seat . Just to flaunt that rule .

spacesailor

 

Its not the cars with just one person in them, its the "realestate" that each car occupies on the road, and that is only half of the challenge. Years ago i had the privilege of working with david bentley; he was on the aesthetic design team for the morris mini, minor, 1200, 1800; we had this same conversation. His response in short was this, "the motor car is a place where an individual can momentarily escape into their own personal private space. A sanctuary where they feel safe, in control, free to be who they want to be".  The battle between realestate and personal space is a constant cultural challenge that a few western nations just cannot get through.

Over the decades every time there is a major volcanic eruption i just sigh, watching all that toxic pollution spewing out into the atmosphere, nobody doing anything to try and control it or prevent them from happening each time... i do feel better knowing that youtube tells me the world is going to end in a few more days time 🤔 better get that adsb grant application in before the grid goes down 🤔

Depending on how competent you are expect at least 2hr minimum with another instructor before picking back up on those 4hrs to go solo; if you're proficient and they don't milk you maybe even 1hr; any instructor is going to use that first hour to assess where you are at; and don't forget you may be in an unfamiliar aircraft, so expect to feel a bit all over the shop. Personally i find it takes at least 5hr minimum to get accustomed to any unfamiliar airframe; and that has not changed from day one for me. So if you can get into the same aircraft as before you will reduce the need for familiarisation but miss out on the experience of flying an alternative airframe. Remember the instructor is there to ensure as best as they can that you don't go out and end yourself, so if you get tough love hurled at you at times there is a good reason for it... Learn from every flight.

When you stop learning from every flight its time to stop flying.

Go get your wings.

44 minutes ago, facthunter said:

That's not how it works BUT. The CARBON Cycle in NATURE is Not what it was. WE Thought/ Hoped It was STABLE.  Deforestation is every where you look, Deserts Grow Not diminish..   Nev

Yeah there's the problem right there, "WE thought/hoped it was stable"...

Nature is about as stable as an unmedicated tripolar schizophrenic  alcoholic crackhead in a mental asylum.

no offence intended

1 hour ago, BrendAn said:

its nothing against raaus. i am struggling to get instructors to finish my last few hours. there are more ga instructors in our area .  its either that or i may have to go somewhere like wings out west but its expensive to go away and pay accommodation and fuel etc.

Pay the money and go see dan at wings out west; you will come out the other side with tailwheel ticket and some starter stol experience. Ken out at narrabri will hammer you into good shape pretty quickly as well and you'll pick up valuable nav knowledge along the way; don't expect lazy or sloppy performance to be accepted, you're there to learn how to be a proficient aviator. Lieutenant kingaby at yhec will also show you the ropes pretty well.

some airfields have cheap bunk house accomodation; its not the ritz.

Motor gliders are cheaper to build hours on than ga and ra but you need to pay annual gfa and club fees to get started

How many hours have you left to go on your certificate?

Bare in mind there is chatter on the horizon about Ra access into controlled zones somewhere in the future of things; so if you are doing ga just to access airspace you may be wasting time and money but still be ahead of the curve.

Self declared medical will restrict you to 10000' and 1 pax

How do you delete this stuff???

Neither pilot had retractable rating; only floating hull 🧸

Neither pilot had retractable rating; only floating hull 🧸

One way to p-off a bear... Just be grateful it was not a jabiru.

Every time i fly i feel all warm and fuzzy inside knowing i am helping all the trees and plants upon the earth to breath more co2 and become more prosperous across the earth's surface with their little talked about ability to fart out moisture and oxygen 👨🏻‍✈️

Have done this conversion. The GA cfi will consider total hours of aviation experience in your log book along with any existing airframe and or nav endorsements.

Bare in mind the GA school may want to milk some extra value out of you, so it pays to shop around first.
 

The easiest and cheapest pathway forward to big pants aviation is to complete Ra certificate with navs before rpl conversion which will include both written and flight exams. You can apply for a CASA ARN number on line straight away.

A conversation with any GA flight school will give you a clear picture of the steps required. 
 

Depending where you are located be prepared and expect that you may also require an asic! 😀

2 hours ago, danny_galaga said:

Does it really matter? It's not really the crux of the story...

True, but we are deep enough into the post now to allow for some expected divergence...

The media are clearly at a total loss as to how this was all achievable without hitting any buildings.

Scorned exwife lost porsche divorce settlement case

Hell-E-Cat

Searching for missing cat; cat not found... ☹️

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/pilots-discretion-from-sportys/id1571051265
 

Is it electric? Looks battery powered... has a sun emblem on the side; so must be solar powered...

Somebody has been smoking crack again...

Can anybody confirm the idle speed for electric powered aircraft? I keep coming up with "zero" ☹️

🤔 Rotax officianados recommend nothing below 1800rpm. No idea what Jabiru recommend; very seldom discussed. But Rotax gets plenty of idle discussion on idle speed! Not sure if this is related or answers the question but is probably enough to detract the conversation sideways for a while and eventually enter the subjective area of boeing 🤷🏻‍♂️

Be aware the usb volt meter may not read accurate; the one i installed reads a whole volt higher than actuals; confirmed with external test meter.

The issue with the business model, like most, is that its "cost" incentive driven as opposed to "performance" incentive driven; broadly one of the two above dynamics never end well for anybody due to the presiding entity calling the shots... Someone mentioned the word Boeing; yes, exactly, case in point.