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    My latest flight was a scenic trip around Moreton and Stradbroke islands. With a little digging, I found a lot of interesting things about the two islands.
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    The one that gets me is when people do an inbound call from a non standard distance without an ETA. I get the non standard distance bit, that happens a lot at our airfield because our CTAF overlaps another one. It's the lack of an ETA that annoys me. I always set my GPS up on my way home with a simple GoTo. It then gives me my ETA which I use with my inbound call and it tells me when I'll be in circuit. Then I hear someone in a plane whose speed I don't know say “I'm over Jumpinpin inbound…” when I call them and ask for an ETA I invariably get something like “Oh, about 3 minutes from now”, and it looks like I'm 3 minutes from circuit entry. So now I've got to try and spot them, hoping their position call was accurate.
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    I think you can safely tighten that u bolt fairly tight. The cross tube is double walled in that area from memory. It needs to be tight enough that it won't rotate. I had a similar issue on mine that I only discovered after I flew home from testing your airplane. If you look at the very last few seconds of this video as I brake to a stop at the hangar, you'll see the leg swivel a bit. https://youtu.be/H0FZq3KIp9M
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    I recently discontinued the hull insurance on my airplane. If I damage it, I'll pay to repair it. I know that insurance is a “for profit” industry, but IMO lately the profit motive has gotten out of hand. Ithink there are a number of reasons for the rises and not all related to claims. Shareholder returns and executive remunerations seem to be excessive in a lot of businesses and insurance is no different. In any case, I made the decision to “self insure” going forward. If I completely write off my plane, there's a good chance I won't care about it.
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    What are you pushing on to “do the wiggle”? That may give a clue as to what is squeaking. The noise sounds like the fibreglass (or plastic) squeaking to me. Look for rivets chafing or for shiny areas on the frame. Check that all the connector bolts are nice and snug. Don't overtighten them or you'll deform the tubes. Also, check that all the bracing wires are tight. There shouldn't be any slack in any of the bracing wires. Also, check for corrosion around the bolt connections between the tubes. It sounds like the frame is flexing and rubbing on the fibreglass or the windscreen. You just need to find out where it's flexing. You already know which side it's on, so that's half the battle already. Just as an after thought, especially check the tube that supports the lower part of the door and the windscreen.
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    I didn't know him well, but had a long chat with him at The Old Station fly in. He greeted me and treated me as a long lost brother. He knew quite a bit about my Nynja build even though we had never met before that. That seemed to be the kind of guy he was, interested, caring and personable. I was a bit shaken when I heard of his death in what seemed like a preventable crash. If it could happen to someone as experienced as Ross, what about me? RIP Maj. Blue skies and tailwinds.
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    If I was rebuilding a crashed airplane, I wouldn't leave anything uninspected. A little thought would have told him how important bracing structures are in an airframe, and that is exactly what those things are. If he missed those, did he miss inspecting other welds on the frame? And the original owner should be hung drawn and quartered for using zip ties to attach structural members.
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    The expanding air=lower pressure makes sense to me given that the heated air is not contained in a rigid container.
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    Yeah, the mass insanity around the COVID vaccines astounds me. I hope someone in authority is looking closely into where this is all coming from. I think a big contributor is Fox (so called) News. Ironically, Murdoch REQUIRES all his staff to be vaccinated or tested daily, including those talking heads railing against government vaccine mandates. Back on topic, what iBob said about mfgrs changing formulation is the key here. Airplane engines are too critical to safety and expensive to play Russian Roulette with.
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    Took a good mate up for a fly. He goes in Tuesday to have an op on his thyroid. Apart from being a good friend and thus deserving a fly, I wanted to take his mind of the upcoming op for a little while at least. https://youtu.be/niAKRiBYnjQ
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    Is there something on that we don't know about?
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    Mike: Some fun for you. When Greg and I went to do your Nynja's first flight.
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    I had the 100HP engine in mine. When I built it, the difference in price between the 80Hp and 100Hp wasn't enough to justify the loss of 20HP.
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    Yes, that was blindingly obvious in the first proposal. There was a lot of buzzwords and blah blah, but not real justification in terms of safety either for us bug smashers or the heavy metal drivers given in the blurb. I was about to have my say about it but when I read RA-AUSs submission, they pretty much said what I was going to say, and said it better than I could and had more impact than I would have. WRT Class E in the US, you may be better informed than me (I only did a little research while I was there), but I thought that most of the Class E starts at 1200' AGL and in some places goes down to 700' AGL (mostly near airports). I wasn't aware though that a TXponder wasn't required in E airspace there. That you don't require a radio in that airspace really surprises me. Since we travel 3-5 months of the year in the US, I thought about getting a PPL over there so we could rent planes and fly. But in the end decided it would be easier and cheaper to go for joy flights when we felt the urge.
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    Recently CASA started making noises about lowering Class E airspace to something along the lines of what it is in the US. Here's a couple of things about that: a) CASA is trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist here in Oz, that is the traffic density that exists in the US. b) They got royally spanked for their suggestion, but don't assume that this has gone away. They'll likely just get it quietly legislated and then announce it fait accompli. And c) if they do that and you want to fly at over 1,200’ AGL or whatever they set it at, you WILL need a transponder. IMHO, the move to lower E airspaceis a result of a bunch of bored bureaucrats trying to justify their existence. We don't have anything like the traffic they have in the US and we NEVER will. Re ASIC: A total WOFTAM. I had one for three years and was asked for it only twice, once at Dubbo and once at a FIFO airport, both times by some officious little jerk asserting his power.
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    The Legend is manufactured in Czech Republic by a company called Aeropilot. Yes, it was deliberately designed to look like a scaled down C182. It is carbon fibre and the cabin area has an extra layer of Kevlar from the firewall to the rear window. Ours has the normally aspirated Rotax 100HP 912ULS. The BEW of ours is 313KG with a MTOW of 600KG. My wife and I can safely take off with full fuel, 120L, and 35KG of luggage behind the seats. Some more pics In the second pic, you can see (if you look closely) the cargo area behind the seats. It can accomodate much more luggage than we can safely carry. But even then we can carry 35 KG and remain in CG and MTOW. In this video, you get a better look at the luggage space.
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    Some pics of the Legend
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    Stewart:
    I left a comment on your channel. PM me if you want to talk.

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    One of the things I don't like about the “Crab and kick it straight” method is the precise timing that requires and the other thing is changing from the Crab to the Crossed controls at a very critical point of the landing, ie right at touchdown. If you miss the timing of the switchover, you'll start to drift off the runway, or worse yet, if there's a bit of a bump on the runway (as most I've taken off and landed on have) and you snag a wheel while still crabbing, it can be unpleasant at the least or damage the plane at worst. But in any case, you are still landing with crossed controls. BTW The aileron on the into wind wing is actually up, not down. If the aileron were down, it would lift the into wind wing. Finally, this was not meant to sound snarky and I hope it doesn't. As I said before, cross wind landing technique is a personal choice and it comes down to what works best for each pulot and aircraft. There is no “right” answer.
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    Do birds do recreational flying? The Galahs certainly do! They also hang upside down from powerlines like some lesser skilled pilots.
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    I have a Flight Data FC-10 in my plane. It is good and relatively cheap.
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    If you're flying straight and level and you kick the rudder over, what happens to the wings? I think your statement that the wings stay level is not accurate or true. It doesn't matter if you do that at 10,000 feet or 10 feet, the effect is the same. If you kick the rudder away from the wind, the other wing WILL rise. That is how modern airplanes are designed. Worse yet, it will be the upwind wing and if the wind is strong enough it will lift the wing even more. What you are unconsciously doing is crossing the controls at the last instant. If that works for you, that's good. There isn't a right/wrong answer to this, only a preference dependent on your training and the type of aircraft you fly.
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    I use the wing down method. Because? If you crab in, eventually you have to transition to the wing down (crossed control settings) to straighten up to the runway. If you start with wing down (crossed controls) you fly that all the way to the ground, no need to change methods just as you're about to touch down. Also it presents the pilot (me) with a direct view down the runway on final which I find easier for lining up the centreline rather than an oblique view through the side of the windscreen. HOWEVER, I'm aware that wing down has its limits for low wing aircraft.
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    Hi Gary;

    How are you keeping with all the COVID going around down there?

    Just responding to your latest response to flightrite. I haven't encountered anyone quite as negative as that guy before.

    1. Garfly

      Garfly

      Hey Scott,

      good to hear from you. I've been thinking I should call you for a nice catch-up. 

      I am surviving okay. Actually staying in my little caravan at Taree airport at the moment.

      I was wondering how your eyes are these days.  I had an operation on the right one last year for a retinal tear.  And I was due for one on the left next week to remove a membrane on the macula but that has been postponed due Covid. But my vision is actually okay at the moment.Anyway, the more recent Flying Around vids are reassuring; they show you're back in the sky -saddle.

      I hope that you and Chris are doing well up there.  

      Let's hope the nightmare ends sooner rather than later so we can hook up again.

             g.

    2. Garfly

      Garfly

      Hey Scott,

      good to hear from you. I've been thinking I should call you for a nice catch-up. 

      I am surviving okay. Actually staying in my little caravan at Taree airport at the moment.

      I was wondering how your eyes are these days.  I had an operation on the right one last year for a retinal tear.  And I was due for one on the left next week to remove a membrane on the macula but that has been postponed due Covid. But my vision is actually okay at the moment.Anyway, the more recent Flying Around vids are reassuring; they show you're back in the sky -saddle.

      I hope that you and Chris are doing well up there.  

      Let's hope the nightmare ends sooner rather than later so we can hook up again.

             g.

    3. cscotthendry

      cscotthendry

      Yes, we really miss travelling, both here and overseas.

      Sorry to hear about your eye, but glad it seems to be OK.

      Last year I had my cataracts done (both eyes) so that was another procedure to endure. My eyes are going well at the moment. It has been over 12 months since my last eye injection and that problem seems to be resolved.

       

      We have moved the airplane closer to home and that has made flying easier.

       

      At the moment, we are painting the outside of the house. So that has put a bit of a damper on the flying for the past couple of weeks. We have about a week more to do and then I think we'll fly up to a friend's place in Childers and stay a night or two.

       

      I have a gig skippering on a cruise boat around the islands. The boat is owned by the community center and we carry about 6 or 7 passengers to one of several destinations. I have a cruise tomorrow to an Irish pub. So, staying reasonably busy.

       

      We're starting to look at flights to the US for early next year. Since we haven't been for going on 18 months, we might stay longer than our usual 3 month trip.

       

      How is your little bird going these days? I guess if you're up there you're getting some hours up.

       

      Have you had the vaccination yet? Chris and I have had both shots and we're ready for things to get back to (semi) normal.

       

      OK, that's it from here. Take careof yourself and stay healthy.

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    Here in Brisvegas, you'd get a sizeable ticket for doing that speed through the tunnels!
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