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crab and kick crosswind landing technique
sfGnome replied to fly_tornado's topic in Student Pilot & Further Learning
Considering the approach speed of those aircraft, it must have been a fair old whack of a cross wind! Notice that most (though not all) still managed to put the nose wheel right on the centre line. -
Doubt that I could persuade 'er indoors to go two years running... Ah well, I'd prefer to at home with a happy wife than at Temora with a grumpy one
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Well, looking down Ian's list of features, I can't see any on the vBulletin list that light my fire, but I do like the alerts system (and the faster loading speed) of the Xenoforo, so that one got my vote.
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You know how shopping trolleys never go in a straight line? I think he's just invented the flying shopping trolley.
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Funny reading a thread and then realising that its 2 years old! My adult children still come home to sleep over on Christmas eve (doubles as the good lady's birthday, so it's double the celebration) and then they sit on our bed in their pyjamas and open stockings. Funny how in some things they're not so keen on growing up... This year will be a bit different though. Our daughter has been living in England and she's coming home in mid January, so Christmas has been postponed by a few weeks. I hope none of you mind the delay.
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My little gnome has followed me through a few forums of interest. I think of him as 'flying' through the woods on this forum, and merely running through them on coolrunning...
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Interesting price on a Savvy in there. Got to be a typo, surely??
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Would leading edge tanks give you CoG change issues as the fuel is consumed, or is it close enough to the CoG to not matter?
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I think that looked like some of my early attempts at landing...
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Hi Maz. I'm happy to be corrected, but isn't the western lane classified as a danger area (D589) up to 1000ft as opposed to the restricted area that surrounds it (R578), meaning that it's not actually part of the military airspace? It's shown very differently to the 'normal' transit lanes like the eastern one on the VTC.
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Ok. Hands up all those who haven't done something that bruised their ego and affected their confidence while learning. Well? Anyone?... Nup, didn't think so. Welcome to the club, Glint!
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Interesting. I have no idea if you're right or not (my experience of instructors being limited to the RA variety), but I have a mate doing his GA FI course at the moment and I can't believe the amount of work that he has to put in.
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I was indulging another passion and racing in a triathlon. Perfect day for it. Flying twice in the next two weeks if the weather holds. Can't wait.
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Streamlined Strut Fairing Material
sfGnome replied to old man emu's topic in Aircraft Building and Design Discussion
I recall seeing a video demonstration (might have been on this site - I really don't remember) showing that a streamlined strut could be many times the diameter of a round one before the drag was equivalent. However, I also can't remember how many times more it was, so just call me Forgetful Jones... -
Streamlined Strut Fairing Material
sfGnome replied to old man emu's topic in Aircraft Building and Design Discussion
I wonder... What if you used the Al flashing to make the shape, and then fixed it to the strut by filling the space between with expanding foam? Block off both ends while you're filling it so that the foam expands against itself and fills the whole area evenly. Not only will it hold the fairing in place, but it will protect it pretty well from dents too. Not sure about the weight, but I can't imagine it being too heavy. -
Since when has that ever stopped a conversation...
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Hey, that's two good things in one day! Number one was spotting the mistake and fixing it in a really clear-headed manner, and number two was requiring a toilet break, thereby making us old blokes think that if it happens to young blokes too, then maybe we're not that old after all...
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I reckon that the question is not "Should I do the FI training?", but "Should I teach after competing the training?". Doing the training can only improve your skills, so it can never be a bad thing. As for the other question, well that's up to your instructor. If s/he throws everything at you and you handle it well, then why not? On the other hand, if you struggle with the strange situations, then even if you hold off the teaching for a while (or forever), you've still learned something more there too. In summary, go for it.
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Bum! Iggy's link makes it clear that clearance will still be required on the new lanes, so the western railway route is still the only path north past Williamtown for RA traffic. Hrmph!
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I taught myself on bungee-launched 2m and 144" gliders. I think it took me a couple of years before the day I came home with them all in one piece. Then I joined a club and got some instruction (!!) and worked my way through various electric craft up to a relatively fast sport/aerobatic one. That's where I really learned to fly in front of the plane, but one day something failed near the ground and it went in hard. I just couldn't bring myself to rebuild it again (again, again...), so I picked up the bits and I never went back. I've still got one little park flyer sitting there looking pretty. Wonder if it still flies after all these years
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The trick with Noise Cancelling Mics is that the two coils are connected out of phase. Any ambient noise hits both coils evenly, and because they're out of phase, the signal cancels. You voice, on the other hand, hits one coil much more strongly than the other, so it doesn't cancel and lives to tell the tale.
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Oooo. Looks a bit draggy. Better get to it with some filler and smooth off the surface a bit...
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No ridicule, Bob. I have a very similar picture taken on the way home from YTEM at Easter, and they were Easter eggs in my case.
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Now here's an interesting comparison to think about. Would it be fair to say that your average high wing has a more 'upright' windscreen than a bubble canopy low wing? Question is, would the additional slope on the bubble tend to deflect the bird rather than stop it dead (so to speak), and thus lessen the breaking force?
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Geez. There wouldn't want to be too many bindiis in the grass when you're landing... Good on you for having a shot at something a bit different.
