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Yep. Fire is fairly low on the risk scale when cycling. 😛

Yes. Thermals made of fine merino wool are really good.

It’s just occurred to me (sorry to bring the tone back down) that stockings/thermals/etc are all going to be a disaster in case of in-flight fire. Isn’t it recommended that you should only wear cotton-based clothing in the air because it won’t melt into your skin in a fire? I guess it’s a trade-off. Which is more likely; losing all your skin in a fire or freezing to death? 🫣

I’m in the same position as you, Lyndon, so I asked Jared at RAAus. Here’s his reply. I’m pretty sure that others on this site have already done this too, but I’ll leave them to leap in and comment. If the worst comes to the worst, I can delay the actual claim until closer to June ‘27 (the cutoff date). It just means that the bank balance suffers for a while, but the purchase has to go ahead now while I’m doing all the wiring.

Lucky there wasn’t much weight on that front wheel. It looks like something off my wheelbarrow.

Which parachute do you have? Junkers/Stratos or BRS? I’m looking for some dimensions of the Stratos 601 so I can put the mounting bars in the right spot but I don’t want to buy the unit until I’m almost ready to fly as I don’t want to wast half its lifespan sitting in my shed while I’m still building.

Ski thermals (long sleeve and legs) under your normal warm clothes. If you’re lucky, Aldi might be doing a Wednesday special. Uniqlo also do good stuff relatively cheaply. The only down side it that you’ll rapidly overheat if it’s warm on the ground, although then it’s just a matter of removing the outer layers.

11 degrees? Luxury! We were -2 C on Saturday morning, and that wasn’t abnormal. The heater is being built in from the word go. 🥶

If you do find somewhere in southern (or south of) Sydney, be sure to tell us where. It might be something I look at one of these days.

Is the cooling cap a Sonex thing or a Skippy thing? Where are you picking up the airflow that you’re feeding to it?

Most of the planes I’ve flown have had motorised flaps, but the Jab 55(? - very early model) had the flap handle over your head and I really liked that. Easy to get to and very easy to operate.

yep. Here’s the rules from the horses mouth.

Fair enough. I’ve always read about it on the CASA website, but yes, it is some other government department that’s running the show.

It seems that units that handle both IN and OUT are a rare breed (except possibly when you get to the really high end of the spectrum - a place I don’t inhabit!), so yes, if you want both autopilot and ADSB IN, then the iLevel might be a good choice, but it doesn’t replace your transponder. You still have to get a separate OUT unit. Given that you already have a transponder, you perhaps should just go with a Sky Echo for your ADSB? Alternatively, if you really want to upgrade your transponder, then getting an ADSB OUT equipped one will halve its price courtesy of the rebate. You still have to get an IN device though, which doesn’t attract the rebate (they don’t care if you can’t see others, they just want to make sure that others can see you). As an aside, doesn’t the iLevel autopilot rely on adding extra trim tabs on the wings? Would that cause problems with your 24 reg? I haven’t looked at the iLevel lately, so perhaps it has changed.

This is bucket-list stuff. One of these days… 🤔