Kiwi

I was in a Drifter,  had tw0 20 litres drums plumbed to the bottom tank. Always had planned fuel stops arranged and only had to chase fuel on a couple of trips away. (Diversions and/or whether conditions)

With Narromine and Dubbo close by I don't think fuel is required at Tooraweenah.
I have landed and camped there three or four times.
Great little town. 

Samsung tab a 8".
Never closed down when fitted on the dash of the RANS S6S. 
Same tab on the 140 Cherokee and  it has shut down 3 times, all on 30+ degree days. Two of them when I was doing my BFR.

Pa-28 140 is 24psi by the book, 975kg

Rans S6S I run 20psi

And in the Drifter I run 10psi, any lower and the tyre moves on the rim.

Nearly happened to me once, then I saw the "remove before flight" tag.

20 hours ago, Marty_d said:

Thanks Mike.

 

I might pull a carby off and take it into Enzed.  That way I'll get the right thread.

Don't forget that it's off a "motorbike". 

Some places won't sell you parts if it's for a aeroplane. 

With my 140 the nose is a bit sticky and sometimes the nose comes up when you put weight on the step, and it stays up until you push it back down.

8" Tab A does everything that I need it to.

Maybe....

Boom breaks at engine down tube, elevator jammed, prop cuts through boom, aircraft goes up on nose then back down again creating second bend at the prop strike.

I was of the understanding that one of the Clifton Drifters was a converted 503, but I've been wrong before. ( just ask my wife) Trevor will know.

The Drifters up till the early 1990's had a hole in the top of the boom tube directly under the rear upright, the electrical wires from the engine ran inside the boom tube and exited behind the instrument panel. The hole in the top of the boom is the week point. In the 503 Drifter you can see the boom through the inspection holes under the pan. In the 582 they don't have the inspection holes, the underpan support for the upright brace tube are in the way.

I believe 25-413 is a converted 503

Very sad to see, glad everyone is OK.

I have two Raaus registered aircraft,  one has a transponder one doesn't. 

1 hour ago, Kyle Communications said:

Ycab will soon be introducing landing fees. These will only be for commercial aircraft and flying schools regardless. All receational and private aircraft will be exempt

 

These fees will NOT be going to council coffers they are direct to the aeroclub to provide the huge maintenance bills that are accruing because of overuse of the runways and taxiways

 

This is fair...user pays for those that make money from use of the airfield...this is how all airfields should be run. 

 

Mark

 

I don't totally agree with you Mark. Unfortunately it is not the flying school that  ends up paying the landing fee's, it is the student.

A friend who owns a flying school at a regional airfield calculated it would cost him approximately $65,000 based on last year's landings and increase the hourly rate for training by 10%.

If it has landing fees, I don't go there.

If places like Narromine and Temora don't see the need to change landing fees why do places like Gunnedah. 

9 hours ago, facthunter said:

Missed that then.  I know I always got the direction wrong the first time.. Nev

Nose up, clockwise.

7 to 10 turns anticlockwise on a touch and go. (and I sometimes start the wrong way)

Looks like a pretty big rock to me.

Flybox Propeller regulator
PR1-P

man_PR1P_eng_rev31_45.pdf

My wife took her handbag and am way over MTOW cause of it. 

It's a Gentleman who has the same name, not the one you think it is.

Great bloke and very community minded. He will be missed.

Rip

Thanks Mark

Yes 5500 is max continuous but 5800 is max rpm for no longer than 5 minutes. If you wanted max climb rpm (or 5600) what would /could you set the eprop to?

My aircraft is set to 5650 straight and level and get about 5500 on climb out.

(She's over weight and under powered ☺)

Hi Mark,

Roger Lee from Rotax Owners recommends 5600 to 5650 RPM wide open throttle at your usual altitude, by the look of the eprop they want 5500 max.

Do you know why ?

Could it cause it to go through redline static or on climb at 5650?

Kiwi

" The performance of MR (2020-02-20) Faeta is below expected norms, with both Fiti & E-prop, as to be quit concerning, although the E-prop has made significant improvement - there would seem to be problem with that aircraft."

Maybe they have a calibrated ASI fitted to their aircraft so it differs from the factory spec's.

(Just been a smartarse)

The "r" in the speeds is gear retracted.