dan3111

thanks for that but have a new vhs myself , i would be your new best friend if you found a copy of those video,s at your mums place cleaning up . cheers daniel

These two video,s where put together in Brisbane using footage of south east flyers and well worth watching . I will have a look at that site . Daniel

Golly you know how to stir up the hornet nest . Half the crashes I have seen in AUF (RAA ) registered aircraft the pilots had both ppl and raa licences . So not sure it,s a training thing as if they have both licences they should be twice as good .

I think you maybe referring to a Subaru powered GA aircraft it rev,s quiet hard in it,s cruise speed .

HI There I used to have a copy of a two video ( on vhs) . They where call (Ultralight flying at it,s best) part one and part two each around 30 mins long . I loaned them to somone years ago and you know the story Can,t remenber who . Now would love to just buy to new ones but here is the problem the maker of the film UDO BACHCHAT has passed away years back . he used to fly and red and yellow sky Fox out of Archerfield . ANY ONE got a copy out there i can copy . i can swamp some other video,s back as payment . Cheers daniel

Hi 503 i have been flying since late 1980'' . There was the odd ultralight pilot death year to year but rare we new the pliot but we saw a shit load of crashs every weekend which never made it to the news as a lot of flying was done out of paddocks. I have seen props come off ,wheels come off , planes that have stall turned into the ground seen them fly throw power lines and fences ground loop list goes on . The two stroke motor,s of the elary days stopped many times a year weather you liked it or no as they had points and bad cooling etc . But all those weekend after weekend of thrills and spill,s some how the pliots walked way out of the dust storm they made with there smash you never saw a fire after impacted . I have become worried over the last few years as we have increased aircraft numbers and have got better 4 stroke motors higher G rated airframes increased take of weight greater fuel load and on the limit stall speeds . But now we seemed to have decreased the number on pliots that walk away increased fire risk after impact . I have always had friends say you must have a death wish flying those,s and have away had the answers to calm them down not these days have no answers . Now over the last few years there as been quiet a few well know people i have met go in the last few Terry and Wayne which was not in a rag and tube machines and these two guys wear best of the best aerobatic high skilled pliots and where just taking off at the time nothing else like we all do . You do wonder how we can make it all a little safer . cheers daniel

I was flying over there today and they had a few big model up flying today at that turf farm .

Wayne was one last of the great pioneer ultra lighters and he few beside a lot of the other greats of the first movement of hard core early day flyer . , like Bob Goodie ,Scot winton , BIll knight which all set records many times over. I first met Wayne at mt tambourine field around 1990 he put on a great show just 20mins before a mother of mother storm came throw and wiper my aircaft out . He gave me a list of places in could get part from to help me out I was only 17 at the time and gave me some much needed advice on boom tube replacement . You will be missed . Daniel

Hi there I have always owned two strokes and have got a 912 s for the new project and since have been looking for tips and things about these engine and there is so much to learn on these engines and a lot of traps that can catch us all out . . I just thought I would start a thread on the 912 engines that people can post there tips and things they have seen for there own eyes only (not here say) or bull shit ) . I will start with a few things I have seen for my self on friends 912s. 1. That seen two ing coil modules on the same engine give up (one probably stop working before the other just wasn't,t notice until second one stop working ) about 2006 engine with 200 plus hours . The engine was hard the start had to turn over many many times when started run ok but , had weak spark . The fix was two new soft start modules . May be start engine on a different coil each time in stead of both to help pick up a crock module . 2. I have seen a 912s with slipper clutch stripped down after it,s TBO had a bend in the crank shaft it had a wood prop strike not long before the strip down . There were rub mark in the cases where the bend crank had been floating around . May by you might get away with a prop strike at idle that,s about it . 3 I have seen two seats of carby rubbers look good on the outside but separated from backing plate on the inside real trap to reck your days flying . Cheers

I have seen two cases of low hour 912s not staring easy and grinding away to start and after alot of testing it turned out to be the modules boxes failing at low revs only . It seems that one goes before the other then is not discovered until the second one goes down the track so then no go for you that day . It has been said it,s a good idea to only start a 912 on one mag at a time alternating between the two each time you go flying . Doing this may help pick up a crock module before the second does and you are stuck . Having said that not sure if they would give up in flight after this happens to the modules but would push my luck with a hard starting one .

It,s really sad to here this happen so close to home and we have had the worse 12 months up here in the last 15 years one every three months or so , it,s early days in this investigation what went wrong with this plane , you most likely rule out weather but . So comes down to a few different things that could have happened to cause this . I don,t know about this case because no one seen her go in at all so a bit of guess work will have to take place with the investigation with the fact they dig up . In other cases of ultralight crash causing death in north brisbane area a lot of people seem to stop flying the plane when it,s in trouble at about 600 to 300 feet so then spins or free fall into the ground instead of just landing into the biggest bushy tree they can find and hoping for the best . Keep safe cheers

Hi all I just thought I would share this it may save a lot of people . Flying with mate ship . What is that ? Back in the the late 80,s I started flying and yes two strokes ultralight,s (scout aircraft ) and had all the early rotax problems to go with them and love to stop . We didn't,t have UHF ,GPS , or just about any thing else just flying mates that stuck beside you and you both looked out for each other . You some times had to land to give advice or hand signals in flight to work together . As we all got 70 kt planes in the 90's we had groups up to 17 flying together on weekend trips and flying together and helping the first timers get there safe.If the first timer weren't,t handling is good we all turned back or landed and regrouped . The group together had people for all different back ground so a lot of flying problems could had been working out . That what made us ultra light pilots normal people with a share of flying . We didn't,t care what speed they did we just sent the slower one off first so we got they about the same time . With all the trips we did got throw in good and bad weather sometime waiting it out together on the ground ,We all helped fixed rotax engines flat tyres and the odd time guided aircraft in safe paddock after engine stops the list goes on but we all got home safe . The main reason it worked well people helped each other and kepted them in line ( the un written rules) if one of the group were putting someone in harms way leaving the brain at home for the day like we all do some days . They where soon told to grow up . How flying has changed people had to go faster and faster aircraft and got more time poor in modern life so there flying only fits in a time slot in there day . It,s not like it used to be using the hole day to get there as a adventure and if we don,t get there it was still fun . People have full time jobs and try to fit they trip in no matter what because they next three weekends are booked for something else they have to do . So this has made more aircraft fly by them selfs not as a group as don,t have time to wait for others in there day . Some tips to help stay alive Fly with other aircraft when tripping .Start of first thing it might turn out to be a long day, Have a plained rout you all understand to follow . Know each others fuel needs before you take of . If you separation have a plain to regroup . If bad weather ring people on the ground at the place you are going to to see the weather there first(as might be a wast of fuel ) . Look out for each other keep sight of your mates . You don,t often here of a group of aircaft lost in weather or crash unless of war planes World War Two and they where ordered to do the mission had no choice to turn back etc a group works together to come up with the safest option for all . When single aircraft go down you are on YOUR OWN AND ALONE !!!!!! . Stay alive and have fun WHERE HAS ALL THAT MATE SHIP GONE Dan .

I was standing on the ground at caboolture at 10am yesterday looking west i couldn,t even see the hostipal 2km at the end of the 24 runway . The weather got worst from them so went home and it rained for over 4 hours then . sad news

If it,s a points model 447 it may pay to get them looked at before doing to much flying if it,s been sitting around the oil pad on the cam dries up .i had one for years Good engine I found taking the points out and buffing them and super polishing them where better then putting new ones in if they were not to pitted. Every time I put new ones in the wear lug on them would have to bed in and you where for ever setting the gap on them . Have fun flying your new plane

The two engines I have seen loose a blade both in lightwings one 582 (in flight gsc )and other 912. ( three bade gsc) both stop straight away carbs fell off and exhaust was only thing left holding the engines in . All mounts broken free they where both lucky polit to live to tell the tail and outlanded with no damage

Probably the safe thing is not to take any passangers then family . It will save money on fuel ,wear and tear on you aircraft , give your better climb and stall speed. Most of all will save you a packet on court cost defending youself after a miss hap just when you are just giving someone a free ride . hope that clears the air .

Hi Back when I learnt to fly scout mk3 in the 80's here was a saying " if you fly low and slow your life will go " they also had another saying to "if the fan stops the pilot sweats " I think they both still stand today . You only die hitting the ground so the further you are away from it the safer and better you will be !! Dan

Casino strip I second that !! The Casino flyers are a great bunch of guys and some women as well with a great club house and meet monthly for a great BBQ on a sunday Lunch ! Great Airstrip well maintance and safe area to fly around big open paddocks every where !! cheers DAN

Coolant Hi I have aways used in my 582 and 618 rotax's for 10 years now a Organic long Life Coolant Called RCP made by PrixMax mixed at 7.5 percent it is not a anti Freeze but they do make a ant freeze product called MEG 95 my Uncle has always used Meg95 in his 912 ul but mixed it at 33 percent. We found after a bit of testing one day if you have to much percentage of glycol in the coolant mix the temp went up by 10 percent in his 912 light wing. But if you run glycol less then 30 percent you can run the rise of causing corrision it's just the nature of glycol at low levels. Most long life coolants only need to be replaced every 3 years so as normal old stuff you got to replace every 12 months. You mad not to use good coolants as the cost of rotax parts are prohibitive as you know.

Mxl I have had a few friends own them and i have flown them the single seat is a great still air fun machine for local flights only NOT A CROSS COUNTRY PLANE .The two place version is very under powered with a 503 motor two up flights ok with one person. Far as construction the air frame there is a lot of bolts holes that tend to enlarge with engine vibration but pretty strong for the light weight they are were built for to meet USA rules .

The Mk1 Boorabee was based at Casino . The Mki Boorabee was based at Casino and Not Caboolture . Very Sad new for every one all round and my heart goes at to all his family. We are all mortal and are all test pilots when we leave the ground in any aircraft never forget that fact. So only pick the best days to go flying and fly as safe as you can or statistics can catch any of us out AT ANY TIME !!! .