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Thanks to those who recommended the Tuff Jug. It is easy to use and gives a 10 litre fill with no spills. If the filler hole is smaller than the 35mm spout, then you need the extra adaptor as well. My problem is solved!

110 knots is easy, at only 5100rpm,  I haven't tried fine tuning things. I have been focussed on learning to use the autopilot. They advertise 115 kts, but that probably needs 5300 rpm I guess.

My new Vixxen…loving it.

They are still building and exporting aircraft and providing good spares support.

I would ban straight in approaches in busy traffic.

I thought turning final was a standard call. Last chance to avoid a conflict.

Ivan has no knowledge of the sliding shade that may have once been fitted to VH-RSJ.

I have resisted paying for YouTube subscription which claims to remove ads. Has anyone done it, and does it?

Duluth has always been an exciting and romantic place for me, I don’t know why.

Agree, we would like to be more multinational as this would be more interesting to all involved, and the sky is the sky, wherever we fly.

Yes, very high risk of a stroke, burst blood vessel in the brain.

I will ask Ivan, the current owner of the rolled steel joist, how it works. I flew VH-MVF a lot back in the 1970s in Broken Hill and we just lived with it for a while, then painted white the top of the canopy.

The Kittyhawks had armour plate and I’m pretty sure the Spitfires did too. Edit…just checked.. had head and back armour and armour on the glycol tank.

I understand this was a manouver to avoid death, when bullets were hitting your aircraft from behind. There is a good illustration of how real the fear was. At Moresby, bulbs kept blowing in the sights so the fitters installed ring sights at the side of the windscreen. The pilots were reluctant to use them, as it took their head out from the protection of the seat armour plate.

I think it is more than an outside loop. Given the roll rate of these aircraft, it turns into something else in a fraction of a second with full rudder and aileron.

I bow to your knowledge of the subject, but remain confused. Probably because I tried to read and interpret the regulations. 

I have been reading about RAAF fighting tactics. In a Spitfire or a Kittyhawk, a bunt was the best and possibly only way to get a Zero off your tail. In a Spit it was full left rudder, full left aileron, and full nose down. Described as everything in the corner. In a Kittyhawk it could be either left or right corner. Either way, it was a minus 5 g manoeuvre. 
I am trying to visualise what the plane would actually do in a bunt. You would certainly need some altitude to recover.

Can I take issue with the word issue? A C of A is issued by CASA. CASA can appoint agents to process the application but it is still CASA that issues it.

As I understand it, a special CofA is issued by CASA, not RAA. 

1 hour ago, eightyknots said:

Is that a Tuff Jug?

Yes it is. Looks like a great product if it fits in the hole!

This looked like the answer and so I bought one, but the nozzle doesn't fit into the Vixxen or the Foxbat filler. It would, but they have a breather line inside the filler which fouls the nozzle. I tried discharging it manually and got fuel all over the wing as usual! The search continues.

I have been considering a flight to Wentworth and Menindee to look at the floods but worrying that the forced landing options might be limited.

Methusala you will be familiar with this plaque on the wall of the Tumut clubhouse. There was an airshow on opening day and... I was there! My first airshow of many. I remember Tiger Moths doing streamer cutting with bog rolls. Not bad memory for a five-year-old.

A pic from my family album.