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Area-51

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  1. 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 👨🏻‍✈️
  2. 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! 😀
  3. 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.
  4. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/pilots-discretion-from-sportys/id1571051265
  5. Is it electric? Looks battery powered... has a sun emblem on the side; so must be solar powered...
  6. Can anybody confirm the idle speed for electric powered aircraft? I keep coming up with "zero" ☹️
  7. 🤔 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 🤷🏻‍♂️
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. How they function, what's great about them, and performance challenges present
  11. Research "Flightship" and you will discover what caused the project to be renamed and owner to relocate overseas. Its a great concept for many reasons, and hope they succeed.
  12. Which one gets me front switch in Milwaukee County Sheriffs Office?
  13. The blue oil hose could be a Parker aviation grade product line; google the reference numbers on the hose. You might want to check the Bristell parts catalogue to see what is factory under the hood. Anything 'on' the motor including fuel pumps is required to be Rotax factory spec. Anything running 'to' the motor needs to be Bristell factory spec. So check first before assuming things have been mod changed without a log book entry. Its quite possible the fuel supply line is Bristell factory installed.
  14. So there will be a university and petrol station as well on the island? What about a strip club?
  15. When will the incubation, sorry confiscation, sorry, correction, sanctuary, damn dit it again... when will the contamination, far out... Let's start again... When will the quarantine huts be settled at each side of the border?
  16. Sav only needs 50' to land and take off with a good head wind
  17. Boundary island must surely have two pubs 🤷‍♀️🤷🏼‍♂️
  18. Its possible the flex line was fitted when the blue oil hose mod was installed due to components clashing. If your engine is a certified red label version, without required mod cert approval, it is no longer certified. Unless there is a log entry the high pressure fuel flex line should be regarded as an unknown, and unless it can be identified as a high pressure fuel line then it would be prudent to replace it with a verified known spec component. Just because it looks right does not always mean it is. The last aircraft I purchased, after having a bit of a poke around, I realised the previous owner should not ever been allowed near any tools; which motivated giving the aircraft an entire and thorough scrutiny and expunging of all remaining badness. If the aircraft is 24 registered then return it to factory spec and maintain your insurance cover.
  19. The article mentions boeing 🤷🏻‍♂️
  20. Maintenance means parts replaced were manufactured by boeing. Only house getting off the hook at the moment is jabiru; appears they are enjoying a well deserved respite from being a general aviation punching bag.
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