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    We have heard here about extra ten knots from eprops.
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    Fosterville gold mine, the richest in Australia. Passed over on the way up to Pyramid Hill today.
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    They are heavy and no practical use these days if you have GPS instruments.
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    I still have my Compass return tickets to Sydney.
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    Not indiscriminately at all, it is designed to kill the f… Russians!
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    Here's Our First Close Look At A Ukrainian Light Aircraft Turned Long-Range Kamikaze Drone - The Aviationist
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    Yesterday I had a really interesting conversation with a couple who believe that the government is spraying chemicals into the atmosphere. They live in Sydney and have seen the evidence in the sky. Not only big planes, they have seen small planes flying a pattern and leaving a fog behind. I asked some questions: who are the commercial pilots who do this work, how does one get a job? where are the specially fitted planes kept? how do they stop aviation enthusiasts taking pictures of the planes? where are the chemical storages and how do they load the planes? and so on. but nothing would change their minds. They KNOW it is happening. It is frightening to see how easily logic goes out the window and minds are taken over by nonsense. I guess that is how Russians support Putin.
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    I was impressed by the gen 4 in the Parkes display. Hadn’t seen one before.
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    Ring Rod Shearer at Bendigo Aircraft Maintenance. If he can’t help he may put you onto someone.
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    Saturday morning
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    Will be there in an hour!
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    I saw the prototype in 2014. It seemed like vapourware but they actually made it work. A shame it isn’t viable.
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    I will be there on Saturday. My opinion - fuel type truly doesn’t matter. I run on unleaded, but use Avgas when I must. It is less than 20% of the time.
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    Commentators say it looked like 50 kg of explosive. A Foxbat could carry 300 kg that far!
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    I have it done too, they grind it centreless which is amazing to watch.
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    Did we just hit a silent cop? He is now!
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    When I saw my first Carbon Cub I fell in love with it but thought $220,000 was ridiculously expensive.
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    My previous post suggesting 350kg of explosive with standard fuel tanks seems to be right. With that extended range the payload would be 300 kg. A friend tells me the standard autopilot will get the drone to within a few metres of target if GPS is available.
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    Can I drive in and watch? Will be in the area.
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    Speaking of sweaty nightmares, years ago when I gave up flying for a while, I used to have a repeated dream where I was flying from France to England over the channel then would suddenly remember halfway that I didn't have a current licence. I cured it by going back and getting current! Still have never flown in France or England.
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    Have had a couple of Minis and loved them for their quirks. A car for fun but not practical for me, I am more of a Landcruiser type.
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    It is useful for identifying the active runway 10-20 miles inbound when there is traffic but no radio calls.such as Benalla or Tocumwal glider ops. Just need some plane on OzRunways doing circuits and you know.
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    Denys Davidov said today that he can now talk about the Foxbat, has known for some time that they were being used. He said they had autonomous versions for surveillance before the war.
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    I agree with the criteria. The other factor is purchase cost. I am very happy with my Vixxen but appreciate that many people cannot afford one. The equivalent composite airframe might be a CT, also expensive.
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    The Foxbat is an existing design that works. Remove the non-essential bits and you are left with a reliable drone. I saw one commentary today that said they will hit the bridge with ten Foxbats.
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