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    https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/shroud-lines-ii/
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    The aircraft was apparently not controllable - that was the motivation for pulling the chute. I wasn’t there and am only relying on hearsay - but I’m not prepared to simply blame it on the pilot. There are a hundred different outcomes in this scenario with or without a BRS. In this particular case, the two occupants walked away.
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    A brief article from 2019… but no recent update on the technology. https://www.motoringweekly.com.au/2019/04/16/the-duke-engine/ Someone is still paying to keep the Duke engines website visible, but early technology businesses are capital hungry and are often times capital constrained. Maybe they are in survival mode between research grants ?
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    Everyone is entitled to their own opinion - and everyone appears to have an opinion about BRS. My understanding is the pilot was a flight instructor with thousands of hours of experience - but I may have been mis-informed.
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    But they had apparently already lost control before they pulled the chute.
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    Thx PMc - as a result of this experience, do you carry anything now ?
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    Lots of talk on this forum about the infamous green slime and CO2 canisters , etc but how big is the risk of a puncture versus how much extra stuff can you realistically carry when you are already at MTOW ? So, just a straw poll to get an idea of how common and inconvenient this situation can be, to then get an idea of how much effort, expense, weight penalty, etc should go into planning for this eventuality prior to an extended flyaway when every kg counts. If you had a puncture…… Where ? Dirt, gravel, grass, bitumen? Resulting cost implications ? (Including unexpected extra accom, etc) How did you fix it ? Did you require local assistance ? What would you do next time ?
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    An oldie, but a goodie. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0oms3r1q6Gs&pp=ygUTU3RhbGxpbmcgZm9yIHNhZmV0eQ%3D%3D
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    Didn’t quite know where to put this little snippet…….. Airlines and aircraft manufacturers in the US will have to put a second barrier in front of the cockpit. US President Biden has signed legislation proposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requiring a second barrier in front of the cockpit and the existing door. This rule was one of the recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission more than two decades ago. The cost of the second barrier for commercial aircraft flying in the US is estimated at US$35,000 per aircraft. This innovation will cost airlines around 505 million dollars over the next few decades. It is stated that the cockpit door cannot permanently be closed due to the need for a restroom, especially on long flights, so an additional safety barrier is needed. Today, flight attendants often block the passage to the cockpit with a food car.
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    Flying Sense - US Navy basic flight instruction 1944 https://youtu.be/8kLxBr_nal8?si=ZoIj-h9FMiHGNff9
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    Mixed units is when it gets absurd though. Having a W&B moment expressed in kg inches !!
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    Quick change battery packs can solve the recharge time problem. There is an Australian company doing that for electric trucks. They can change out a battery pack in around 4 mins. https://www.januselectric.com.au/
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    Life is pretty cheap on the roads too…..and some days the smog is so thick you can’t see the traffic lights. But then again, a red traffic light is there to simply offer a vague suggestion anyhow.
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    Flying electric taxis in China China, China, China……where a ‘one thousand year’ strategic plan can prevail, regulatory approval is swift, community consultation is nil, and return on investment is not essential. An example - China was an early commercial adopter of (German) magnetic levitation high speed rail over 20 years ago, and now intends to both dramatically expand its footprint and its speed. I travelled on the Shanghai Maglev train at 420kmh just after it opened, and the fare was the equivalent of $6. They later had to reduce the speed as apparently the shockwave vacuum created by two passing trains was pulling the elevated tracks together. I remember it being a very sudden and dramatic sideways jolt. Safety ? Pffffttt. !! One way or another, I have absolutely no doubt that China will make this e-VTOL ‘low altitude economy’ a reality. Given the history of high speed rail in Australia, a low altitude economy in Australia probably won’t occur in my lifetime, but it’s still interesting to see where this stuff is headed.
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    And you missed mine. I couldn’t give a tinker’s cuss how efficient your aircraft is. I’ll just enjoy my own flying, which at present is in someone else’s aircraft- so I can’t brag about anything anyway.
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    and I believe Bird Dog’s point was that some recreational pilots don’t give a rat’s left gonad about speed - they simply want to enjoy the view. But if outright $/kt efficiency floats Skippy’s boat, well that’s fine too. Each to their own. Bragging rights ? Not interested.
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    I hear Crookwell airfield is closed ?? A dispute between the leaseholder and the local council ? I don’t have details, just hearsay at this time.
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    In industry they are called ‘bump hats’ as opposed to hard hats. Any PPE store should have them if you are looking for different options.
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    So an inflight structural failure ?? If that turns out to be the case, that BRS certainly paid for itself.
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    Carbon monoxide or Carbon dioxide ?
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    Cuppla jam tins and a really long piece of string.
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    When a nefarious nation chooses to jam our GPS satellites, we’ll all be rooned ! Ill be sharpening my pencil and winding up my wristwatch in anticipation and I’ve been told you can navigate by occasionally looking out the window. ……and I’ll get a crystal set radio to listen to the cricket. 😎
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    Because I have a 12v outlet, but needed a USB outlet, I splashed out and bought this. https://www.flightstore.com.au/design4pilots-pilot-co-charger Doesnt appear to be any method to check calibration, but my thinking was that it was better than nothing for CO detection.
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    If you were to believe some of the marketing material from composite prop manufacturers a fixed pitch prop will deform and perform like a CS one anyhow. Marketing aside, there may be a small amount of truth in there, but it probably amounts to about 3 kts worth.
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    Extract of interview of RA-Aus new CEO by Australian Flying 2nd May, 2024. ……And access to CTA? "We have been told that access to controlled airspace is tied to CASR Part 103, so you’ll have to speak with CASA about that one!"
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