Mc Guyver

Best to contact Airborne directly for the answer.

This I am sure is to get your contact details to bill you for landing fees?

Using Somersby which is 840ft it makes me think AGL but not sure. The surface winds compare with what we have now. I wonder how we could confirm?

Brilliant site! The heights given I think are AGL?

Unfortunately bad news. SMH reports wreckage found and no survivors. RIP

My condolences to the family. Ray was a very safe and competent pilot and instructor with many hours in all conditions. A true gentleman whom would go out of his way for others. RIP

I heard him calling 5 Miles west of the field @2300 ft. with intentions to glide to Warnervale. Pity he didn't take the fields west of the freeway with a turf farm making a good landing spot. However it is always very easy to comment after the incident/accident from an armchair !

I know of it happening to a 914 fitted to a Gyro so seems to be a problem on all series!

Had a similar problem. I think it is time renew the springs and that should solve the problem!

What do you mean by blown off muffler? Did exhaust pipe crack through?

Bluey, my jiggle syphon is always immersed in the fuel in the funnel as well as in the jerry can, so I don't think there is any chance for static to jump across. You are using a spout on the container with a good air gap for spark to jump across!

1 hour North of Sydney!

I know of A Technam with both CDI's failing on the ground 100HP and also a trike 80HP both also failing on the ground (would not start) Not very reassuring I always do a mag check on shut down.

Hi Porra and welcome. Come and visit when you are down my way!

It is 12:1 Send me a PM

October last year I was at Tyagarah (Byron Bay) and filled up with mogas (unleaded 91 octane) for a 80HP Rotax. 10 hours later, my fuel filter had blocked up. I was fortunate in being only about 3 miles and 1200ft AGL from our airfield, able to restart and limped back to our airfield. I insist that the guys at our airfield practice simulated engine failures regularly. Number one priority being to get your best glide before thinking of anything else. Factory specs of my aircraft: GR 6:1 and I teach 12:1 Almost all of us have a GPS which will give glide ratio, and it is easy enough at a safe height to find the best GR for the aircraft flown.

Hi Bluey, Is it not 80 Mph which converts to 69.5Kts ?

Don't think you will be going anywhere on Sunday if you look at the weather

Probably keeps looking at his shoes instead of his hat:blush:

He is safely on the ground. Unable to move on at the moment due to Monsoons

I did a 2 day course presented by Rainbow Aviation Services of America at Maitland a few years ago. The HGFA brought them over. The presenters were highly qualified and were certified in GA as well as Recreational Aviation, This is the way they recomended we did it

Bluey, not sure how you checked your filter, but you need to wash the element in petrol in a plastic container and then strain the petrol through a very fine white cloth. That way you can then examine the clean element for metalics and see any metalics that have been washed off the element. You need very little space to do it!

Hi Bluey, I have a cutter which is always available