IanR

I was departing Bankstown at 1000ft today and just outside the boundary there was a drone flying at our altitude maybe 200 metres away. My passenger who is a 747 captain (reliable witness ?) also saw it when I pointed it out. I reported it to the tower. They are out there

There used to be two hangared at The Oaks, I assumed (wrongly) that one of them was yours.

Sounds and looks great Ian.Have you moved the Auster to Camden now?

Rgds planey

Flew from Camden to Wagga and back yesterday to visit my son - bit cold early morning hand starting the Auster minus 2 degrees. Well worth it though as the conditions were fantastic - almost no bumps and crystal clear

We have four Cessna 172s - and the weight carrying differs significantly depending on the model. As mentioned the S model has 180HP and the R has 160. They are identical engines with only the prop allowing the 180 to be achieved. We recently converted one of ours from 160 to 180HP. Tach, Prop and airspeed indicator were the only significant changes. The 180HP ones will indicate about 120 knots at cruise and 2500ft

For reference, here is some approximate data on ours

172S G1000 - empty 801, max 1156

172S - empty 768, max 1156

172R with 180HP - empty 764, max 1156

172R - empty 759, max 1113

Thanks IanWhat type of aircraft exactly? Out of all the Liaison aircraft the two I am interested in are the Aeronca Champs and the J-3 Cubs. Never sat in either. And would love to try them on.

Others have mentioned th MK V Auster which is what I have. They came with a lycoming engine originally and are genuine warbirds. Not many of those round. most austere are the civilian types

There are a few in the Sydney area if you are ever down this way

Planning to be there - weather forecast sucks though

I am going to fly the Auster in on Sunday but given the fact that the airshow now goes through to 5pm I am resigned to leaving it outside overnight. Was initially listed as finishing earlier on the Sunday

I missed it too as the east coast weather was really bad all weekend.

VH-ABA rebuild is done. Quite a few people asked to see photos when done so here it is

I was there a couple of weeks ago to refuel. It's an aero refuellers pump that accepts credit cards. Works fine.

A nice full scale Sopwith Baby would suit me I think

He's restoring a D-Day Auster, changing the colour from Cub Yellow to original.Ian,

 

You have to remember that the pigments used back then may not be readily available now. Also, I think that there could be a difference in formulation between RAF colours and RAAF ones, for much the same reason. If I were you, I'd be looking for some component that would take any gloss out of modern dope, and be satisfied with that. I know that you want museum quality, but you might have to bear with 'close as possible". It's the curse of restorers.

 

OME

I managed to get a really good match on the dark earth and dark green camouflage colours.

Can I ask why Ian? Special Project?

Not sure if you intentions but back in my RC days and printing decals, I'd use a paint program to sample the colours I wanted.Anyway your question sparked an interest so with a little googling found this:

 

Cold War RAF Roundel Colours

 

From the thread:

 

"BS381C 538 Post Office Red and BS381C 110 Roundel Blue"

 

There's some discussion about the accuracies of that within the thread but have a read and see what you make if it.

I am having some difficulty narrowing down actual paint colour codes to use for RAF WW2 roundels - hoping someone here may have done some research at some stage. The ones I need it for are the dull red and dull blue

Any use for a couple of old cans of dope-thinners (might be dope but seems thin), Aircraftcoatings.spacesailor

Phones paints have today shipped fabric cement to me made to orderProduct price great frieght great ripoff

Mick

This is the mob that Dent Aviation gets their paint from: www.bccoatings.com.au .They can mix the colours you want in 2-Pack.I got the paint for my bike from them, too.

 

OME

We are almost at the stages of starting the repaint on my Auster into its original colour scheme. Our intention was to use dope over the fabric and two pack on the metal surfaces. Unfortunately the paint supplier who we normally use (Pheonix at Bankstown) is in the process of moving and will not be able to mix paints for another couple of months

Any suggestions on a good supplier I could go to ? We will be getting them to mix based on british standard colours

It that the Kevin Bowe that owned air Whitsunday, many moons ago??

I did mine with Kevin Bowe in Gympie a few years ago - not sure if he is still doing. He uses a Lake Buccaneer flyingboat

I changed from a mini to an Air and love it. Bought a new kneeboard which suits the Air.

But you have to accept that someone else or some event over which you have no control may cause you to wish you had it.