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  1. rgmwa
    I don't mind either way but if it makes things easier/cheaper for you, then go for it.
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    Aro is correct. For W&B purposes it depends where you define the zero datum to be for calculating the moment arms.
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    You can put a one tonne weight at the zero datum (pivot point) of a seesaw, and provided both sides are identical the seesaw will remain horizontal. If you hang a weight at the cg position of an aircraft (zero datum for that particular loading configuration), it won't change the balance point either, just increase the total weight.
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    I spent half an hour in a B737 simulator a few years ago. Takeoff and flying around was OK but the best I can say for my two landings was that I didn't crash it. It wasn't that easy, mainly because the sight picture was so different to what I was used to. Luckily I didn't tell the instructor I had my own plane so avoided that embarrassment. I suppose we have all wondered how we would cope if asked to volunteer in an emergency. I would rate my chances of pulling off a landing in a real emergency with no instructor sitting beside me at about 1 in 10.
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    I can only speak from my experience but the practical and theoretical training I received not that long ago at RACWA (late starter) was pretty thorough. W&B and fuel calcs were normal procedure for any nav’s, as you would expect, and also covered in test papers when doing AFR’s. All nav work was pencil, paper, whizz wheel and charts. I don’t know if they use electronic aids in training these days, but I’d be surprised if they didn’t still have a heavy emphasis on the old way of doing things.
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    I also have checklists printed on laminated cards and use them for every flight. It gets my mind focussed and I know that I haven’t missed anything.
  7. rgmwa
    I suspect very few weekend pilots routinely do W&B checks unless the loading is different to normal, in which case you would hope they would. I certainly do when heading off on a long trip and loaded front and back with a lot of extra stuff plus full fuel, but I don't when flying solo locally. I visually monitor fuel usage and fuel flow on every flight, but don't record it for local flying. I do on a longer trip. Of course as with everything, unless you do the paperwork regularly you get rusty. In fact, it wouldn't do me any harm to get my BAK and PPL books out again and get back up to speed, and I'm probably not the only one.
  8. rgmwa
    I’m right handed but learned to fly at 59 in the left seat with left hand on the stick/yoke. It felt quite natural from day one and I’d be hesitant to fly right seat now, although I think I’d soon get used to that too if I had to.
  9. rgmwa
    That's usually where you'll find me.
  10. rgmwa
    How did the fly-in go?
  11. rgmwa
    It would be good to have 5 mins to edit a post for some small typo without the Edited by ... tag in bold appear for no good reason.
  12. rgmwa
    NRMA recently took over SGIO in WA after moving across here a couple of years ago. Buying out the competition.
  13. rgmwa
    Designing an alternative that clearly doesn't work can hardly be claimed to be a safer design. Didn't the manufacturer dispute the claim?
  14. rgmwa
    How to they get away with that? Surely the manufacturer had an opportunity to point out these proposed `safer' design solutions that they should have implemented were not viable?
  15. rgmwa
    Nice work, Marty.
  16. rgmwa
    How would you know if it was invisible?
  17. rgmwa
    That's similar to the one I have. I found the serrations in the clamp tended to score the soft aluminium tubing which I wasn't very happy about, but a single wrap of masking tape around the tube helped a lot. Making good flares is definitely an art. The number of pieces of tubing I threw away could almost have built another plane.
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    Vans supply this for the RV's: https://store.vansaircraft.com/aluminum-tube-035-x-3-8-x-29-coil-at0-035x3-8x29-ft.html
  19. rgmwa
    Looks like a pretty decent set for the price. If it's 37 deg, should be fine. You can easily pay $250-$300 or more for a top brand. Edit: Be careful. I zoomed in on the dies in the link and they have 45 deg stamped on them.
  20. rgmwa
    When were starter motors introduced? That would be a hard prop to swing.
  21. rgmwa
    Make sure you get a 37 deg flaring tool with AN fittings, not the standard automotive one.
  22. rgmwa
    I really enjoyed building and ended up with a new plane. Best of both worlds.
  23. rgmwa
    Ah yes, but it’s not an RV 🙂
  24. rgmwa
    My 12 can take 50lb in the baggage compartment. The current 12’s can take 75 lb as the fuel tank has been relocated. My long trips have been solo so the passenger seat has been available for whatever I wanted to take.
  25. rgmwa
    A Sling 2 is good for 700 kg and would be a nice choice for either weight limit. I've never yet been loaded even to 600kg in the RV-12 on any trip.
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