Exadios

It may by easy to do a simulated engine fail when you don't have a problem, but it is reasonably well documented that when it is for real there can be a delay of up to 8 seconds before a surprised pilot takes corrective action, which leads to a cascade of problems ie loss of airspeed before initiating a turn, It will feel like the aircraft is turning quickly but in actual fact the aircraft is spinning which again takes time to recognise and correct most lightly the ground and gravity will beat you.RIP

This is standard training for us. Good to see others doing it.

Spot on. Its what's killing aviation in the west, all those non whites and women that live here don't want to spend their money on flying GA in a hostile environment. As we get more women and coloured people in the work force, aviation stands as the last bastion for old white guys.

so, who approves a retirement village at the end of a runway?http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-07/light-aircraft-narrowly-misses-crash-landing-near-casino/4804458?section=nsw

I've flown the old Vee tailed Bonanza, which is a similar machine, . . these had "Automatic" gear drop, for those drivers who forgot to include "Gear Down" in the standard downwind checklist,. . . this facility was, I believe, removed following a couple of court cases, where it either Didn't deploy,. . or deployed too late, or whatever,. . you know the USA and it's profundity of hungry lawyers. . .The panel / control ergonomics can often be another accident waiting to happen, as Nev mentions above, I was always taught to leave the flaps alone until we had turned off the runway, crossed the hold line and stopped. This allows more time to concentrate FULLY on which lever you are pulling or pushing, leaving slightly less chance of inadvertant gear retraction.

 

I'm sure that those of you who have flown many hours in aircraft with retractable undercarriage will all have tales to recount on this subject. and I REALLY DO feel for anyone who got it wrong, referring to the post from Exadios above. . . ( Just as a matter of interest Ex,. . .does your "Handle" infer that whatever bunch of folks owned the aeroplane you scraped, are no longer your Adios ? ! ) sorry, . . not really funny.

 

Whilst flying a lot out of Casey Airfield at Berwick, ( Vic) I heard about a salesman who accidentally retracted the dunlops on the landing ground run at Essendon whilst demonstrating some sort of aircraft for a potential customer. . . OOPS. . . and I personally have very nearly landed a Lake Buccaneer on a hard runway with the gear up and the floats down. . . due to continual distraction from much animated passengers. . ( Yes, I know, I know, . . . totally unprofessional and a poor excuse . . .) let he who is without sin cast the first stone, etc. . . etc. . . so my old mate Jaysus said anyhow. . .

 

Phil

We had a wheel up landing a couple of weeks ago. The only injury was a bruised ego.

I was told over the last weekend that the plane was out of fuel when it landed in the paddock.

In addition to offering fight scoring and live flight display SkyLines now offers a flight planning facility. Also, to come is a competition facility.

That's a fair discount from the $300K for a real good one. Where is it made and how do I know it won't clap it's wings above my head?. ( 10-15K )You pay that for a good pushbike. Nev

Flying with NO fuel cost ? Sure, but the aircraft today are very expensive and exotic. Nev

Thanks Exadios, I found that most interesting.I was interested in the RASP weather software; I became aware of this software through a friend of mine who flys gliders from Beverley.

 

I have started to use the web based service just to get a feel for what conditions will be like where I fly my Thruster, since it is hangared 3.5 hours away.

 

The program has been most useful although I'm still learning how to interpret the charts.

 

Cheers,

 

Pud

XCSoar v6.6 has been released.

Is that related to this http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/11/hacking_aircraft_with_android_handset/If it is, then it's already been denied here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/13/faa_debunks_android_hijack_claim/

The denials in the article are to do with security of the nodes - in particular the FMS. As far as I know nobody has addressed the security concerns raised in this video. It is difficult to see how they can be addressed.

The ADB-S protocols remind me very much of the early (1970s and 1980s) internet protocols where anything went.

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XCSoar v6.5.4 has been released.

XCSoar v6.5.3 has been released.

XCSoar v6.5.2 has been released.

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XCSoar v6.5.1 has been released.

XCSoar v6.5.0 has been released.

Here is a review of iGlide.

If wind can make a 747 jump the chocks, then lighter aircraft don't stand a chance without proper tie downs!