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  1. sfGnome
    Ok. As RFguy said, time for a mud map (the less muddy, the better 🙂).
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    Is the switch switching both lines of the speaker, or only one? The speaker outputs will typically be differential, so you can’t have a switch in just one line.
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    Are the two radios both wired in at the same time, or are you swapping them in and out and getting the same result for both of them? If it’s the latter, then there a problem with the wiring because both radios won’t have both failed in the same way. If it the former, then perhaps one is loading down (shorting) the other? What happen if only one is plugged into the harness?
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    That’s a really important point. I stopped paying insurance premiums when the kids had left home and we had enough assets to support my beloved (without me there to spend it all on crazy dreams). I have a feeling that there’s not too many of us here who are still in the “I better be covered” age group (BrendAn being a notable exception, I’d guess).
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    Guilty as charged! 😛 I’m a bit of a metric nazi, railing against the use of imperial measurements. So your baby is 8lbs? How heavy is that? About 3.5kg? Ah, now I understand. But pull up at a servo for air, and it’s 42psi thanks. I really should repent and learn a new number.
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    I may be wrong, but it think it died out here when compulsory superannuation came in. Life assurance is essentially the same as superannuation with insurance. I had life assurance when the kids were little, but then let it sit so it still provided insurance but put the dues into better investments.
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    The classic was the Mars probe that crashed because the European part was giving its altitude in metres, and the American part was interpreting it as feet. Oops. In commercial software, we commonly put the units into the variable name, so instead of a variable called ‘height’, it would be ‘height_ft’ or ‘height_m’. Saves a hellava lot of problems. I lived in Ireland for a few years, and while everything was officially metric, everyone talked imperial. Confusing. Drive over the border into Norther Ireland, and it was all imperial. I got caught behind a tourist (I assume) one day who, when crossing the border and seeing a ‘60’ sign on the highway, immediately slowed down to 60kph… 🙄
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    Ah, but then I won’t be around to advise the readers of my demise… 😯 We’ll try to avoid having to deal with that case.
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    Hey, I resemble that! 😝
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    Yep. I had re-do two sets of sill bricks a little while back. In the time it took me, a real brickie could have done the whole side of a house! The plumbing might be not too difficult, but it had to get council approval for the build (back in the day when councils cared about that).
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    “CATL's condensed battery leverages highly conductive biomimetic condensed state electrolytes to construct a micron-level self-adaptive net structure that can adjust the interactive forces among the chains, thus improving the conductive performance of the cells.” How’s that for a marketing manager’s wet dream. Absolutely no idea what that means… 🤷‍♂️ As always though, I remain hopeful of progress.
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    It’s interesting watching this discussion. For years I worked for a company that was trying to do something very commonplace in a completely new, vastly better way - something that all the large established companies had spent literally billions trying to achieve (and failed). The fun part was when we first put a demo video on line, reading all the comments from the experts about how it had to be fake because we were a little, unknown company and couldn’t possibly have done it, and if it was true, then it would never get into production. Guess what? We did, and it did. Just occasionally - though not very often - the online experts are wrong.
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    Definitely in the frame, but (ignoring the never ending and unresolvable arguments about Jab engine reliability), haven’t you just bought a new plane because you decided that there was a problem with the attitude of the Jab company? The other thing that concerns me is that Jab specify that it must be run on Avgas. I know that lots of people use ULP98 on them, but what happens of you want to make a warranty claim?
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    Yep. I’ve built two houses on my own - brickies and plumber the only subbies - so I’m a bit of a sucker for big, long term projects. Last house took 5 years despite me confidently reassuring my beloved that it would take one. Making no promises about this task. 🫣 I will admit that the thought of the family having to dispose of a half-built project if I carked it does bother me, but I guess the solution to that problem is to just not die. So far, so good… 😛
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    This may seem odd, but I’m not looking for quick build. It’s the act of building that I’m looking forward to, even more than the flying (though that’s a pretty good bonus). Having said that, I know my limitations so I’ll be restricting myself to full kits; no plans and raw materials for this little black duck! 😯
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    What load can you take with full fuel and 2 POB? The Tecnam was limited to about 20kg, which is fine for overnighters, but a bit of a problem for a week-long trip.
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    Ah, well that depends… The RA weight increase is a significant factor, because my beloved was never beloved of being limited on the amount of luggage she can pack when visiting family interstate. However, I don’t want to start something on the assumption that it’s all going to (eventually) go through smoothly and end up with a pile of unusable metal if they change the proposed rules. If the weight increase becomes real, then the ICP Ventura looks interesting (though I’d be a bit wary of being the first in Aus to build one). Also, the new Brumby that is being developed is also a possibility - I’d love to support a local - but I don’t know how that is progressing. Maybe an RV? I haven’t looked closely at them to see if any of them fit the requirements. In the absence of a weight increase, then maybe a Sling or an RV12? Lots of options in that area. Still plenty of thinking to do. Our recent move has opened up a possibility (probability!) that has been closed for the last 12 years.
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    Funny how history catches up with you. I am, after many years, in a position to get a shed so that I can home build, and I thought I’d search the archives to see if anyone had advice on shed sizes. Guess what? I asked exactly that question 12 years ago. Time flies! Anyhow, based on the above, I don’t need to ask it again. 🙂
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    I may be strange, but I've used the Airport Bus any number of times when coming to Melbourne and it's always seemed like a pretty good system. In Sydney, we (almost) always use the train, because anything is better than driving in Sydney traffic...
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    No, I’ve never flown a Jab powered anything. As for its handling, I really only have reasonable experience on that plane and a Tecnam - both Rotax powered - so it seemed fine to me.
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    I used to hire 24-4669 which was a Rotax powered 160. No idea where it is now, but if it’s still flying then it should be traceable.
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    Who are you calling a clot? 🤪😂
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    I dunno. You’re sitting down all day Saturday and you’re going to be sitting down all day Monday, a bit of exercise sounds like a good idea. 😄
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    Not dissimilar to the old chauffeurs. Just the hired help…
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    I think what you’re missing is that the government is so incredibly competent that it chooses to appear incompetent so you won’t notice while they’re taking over the world. I know this is true because I saw a web page that said so. Do your own research, sheeple!
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