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Sorry I could not make it in the end. Was hoping to be able to drop in at the airport on my way through but had to get down to our place to catch a lift to Tumut that afternoon. Had a Beautiful flight from Tumut to Neriga on Sunday morning though, ferrying a mates trike back to his place. He just got his license and does not have his XC endorsement yet. See you at the June BBQ. . . Cheers, Glen

Tim, Can you confirm it's Saturday. Your post says Sunday - come on Saturday.

OMG Ian, SO MANY AIRSTRIPS SO CLOSE !!! It's normally a 3 hour drive to visit my fathers private strip to get a flying fix. But then Somersby is less than 1 hour away but no spare hangarage available, which fuels my frustrated desire to find a good single seater trike which is simple to transport an set up. Cheers, Glen

HPD, with 3 mile circuit legs that's not suprising. With trikes, (and I suspect high drag UL's like a thruster or X-Air would be the same) crosswind and base legs are merely several hundred metres. Downwind is slightly longer than the airstrip. Where I learned on a 700m strip we were able to achieve 12 circuits per hour. How many circuits per hour can realistically be achieved in a C150? I don't pretend that flying a Thruster/X-Air would be similar to flying a C150 but the basics can be learned and the limiting factor becomes pilot fatique (which the CFI should monitor) rather than boredom. Rgds, Glen

Ian, Might I point out that a trike is a good high wing aircraft . . .;)

15psi for all operations. Cheers, Glen

Likely being less than 70kg empty it probably falls under the Nanolight category, hence requires no rego. Probably adviseable to have a HPL through.

Troy, Tapered tips reduce tip vortices, contributing to greater efficiency.

Need an account with Shell:hittinghead: . . . buy in batches of 12 x 1L bottle.thumb_down Surely they jest. - was it 1st April they told you this? After so much anticipation this is a big disappointment. Rgds, Glen

Or, get of of the laser watches from MI-6. As an added bonus you can zap back at anyone on the ground pointing a laser at you:laugh:. Just try not to burn a hole in your canopy while you're at it.:ah_oh:

I still remember the answer given when I asked the same question many years ago when dabbling with Gliders at Bathurst Soaring Club. (Refering to the tug at the time). I was told that positioning the prop horizontally eliminates the chance of the prop being swung over/driven by the wind. Sounded strange at the time, but if you think about it the ground provides a barrier to vertical air movement. If the prop is placed vertically the wind could achieve optimal angle of incidence to the prop when it blows from a certain direction - although if it blew hard enough to turn the prop over you'd think that would be the last of your worries. Cheers. Glen

"Does anybody know exactly what would be required to get it registered in Aus?" Here in Oz, with a trike you can go with either HGFA or RAAus, your choice would probably be based on whether you wanted to also play with Paragliders & Hang Gliders (HGFA), or have a view to converting to 3-axis U/L's in future (RAAus) Brent, I suggest you drop an email to each. Conatct details can be found on their websites. http://www.hgfa.asn.au/ http://www.auf.asn.au/ Rgds, Glen

"Personally I think that CTA and Formation Flying etc should be kept out of RAA." I disagree with this point of view. My belief is that if a subset of the Recreational flying community has a desire to carry these types of operations then there should be an avenue for training to be able to do it safely and legally. I'm not saying this should be the case for every type of Operations, I also have difficulty trying to comprehend how most U/L's could safely operate in IFR conditions. However, within reason an RAAus pilot should be able to safely transit CTA given the training and subsequent endorsement for it (+approved motor etc). Formation flying endorsement also should not be so quickly dismissed if with proper training it can help promote Recreational Flying. Rgds, Glen

Ahhh , much better, they're much truer now.

Also note that area is Richmond Military airspace. Will need Richmond tower permission, or confirm R451 status with Sydney tower. If I recall correctly Restricted Zone R451 applies SFC/2500. It'll be on the Sydney VTC & VNC.

I've gotten the distinct impression that the comments have been based on GMT time zone.

Perhaps the question should be rephrased as "why would anyone in their right mind . . ." Either way it's a good question. The FRESH!!! air . . . puts hair on your chest . . . the air is smoother the colder it gets (or is it just my arms going numb) . . . the industrial freezer suit rated for -30c I'm wearing is worth it weight in gold . . . as are the polar fleece bar mitts (Thanks Punkinhead) and touring screen (Lore of Flight). We have seen -9c inside our hangar on a couple of occasions when we used to bunk in there, it's a funny sight looking at each other shivering fully clothed inside a sleeping bag, or getting back from flying and not taking the freezer suit off. Cheers, Glen

This new Shell oil was mentioned in the Rotax lecture at Natfly. There have been other threads here which mention the need to exceed 100c Oil Temp in your 912/914 on a regular basis to boil out any moisture. With a 912 trike this works fine for most of the year, but around Goulburn in winter have difficulty reaching 100c, even at MTOW on a long climb. Usually in the low 90's on cruise at those times. Thankfully the humidity is typically fairly low in this area, hopefully it'll keep condensation to a minimum, along with keep it hangared. Rgds, Glen

I did manage to fly in, and wore my NT Floppy hat, as promised.

Find a spare kitchen sink and go find the nearest merry-go-round, or find some other way to make the kitchen sink go around in circles. Oh, and don't forget to bring a bucket for your daughter . . .

Flying a Trike will do it . . .

OMG, The cheap bastards that made my car have substituted an upside down one for the real 710 !!!

Many years back while visiting some mates in Toowoomba, we substitued a cane toad for a potato in a spud gun. It was "Toads in space", but unfortunately for this one the back brick wall of the garage got in the way somehow.:black_eye: SPLAT!!! I don't think a rabbit would fit in the Spudguns barrell.

Hi Red, Just my own impression here . . . the 100hp 912s seems to be having more reliability issues than the 80hp 912, ie, requiring heat paste on the spark plugs and the recent gearbox gears replacement AD which did not affect 80hp versions. The Carbon Sting which went down near Goulburn had a 100hp 912s, which if I recall the report correctly broke a conrod and sheared the crank. Just my 2c worth. Rgds, Glen

Hi Len, Well now I've finally seen what your new XT looks like. I'm sure it's a slightly darker shade of blue than your previous one, and mine. I trust it will serve you well. I think you should give Carl a trophy for making it to Tumut in those conditions (which I narrowly dodged the very worst of myself by flying north). Cheers, Glen