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  1. rgmwa
    Have a look in the Resources Section on this website. There used to be a very comprehensive set of tutorial notes by John (?) on the old website. Can't recall his name now. Don't know what happened to them.
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    Thanks iBob. It's a standard item in the RV12 kit, and as you say it's probably the change in typical reading that's important rather then the absolute value in most cases.
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    I have a red cube in my plane to measure fuel flow to the engine. It was included in the kit. However the Rotax has a fuel return line so I’ve never understood what value there is in having it.
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    E. 28/39
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    I’m just an ordinary SAAA member, but that’s my understanding. SAAA tech counsellors are interested in ensuring build quality, not whether the plane will be VH or RAA.
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    Discussion of blind spots and comms is all very relevant, but to me the main cause is departing to the south and approaching from the west. Surely the circuit procedure should have had them landing and taking off in the same direction.
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    Nearest airfields that you could try are Bindoon, Northam, White Gum Airpark, Serpentine and Murrayfield.
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    Serpentine.
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    No doubt there will be a number of contributing factors that led to this sad outcome but having landing and take-off flight paths able to cross at right angles must be high on the list of suspects if that was normal procedure.
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    We have six Jabirus at our airfield and probably a similar number of other types with Jabiru engines. On the other hand there are 25 RV's as well as numerous other types. It would be interesting to know if Jabs are under-represented in the West for some reason compared to other parts of Australia.
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    Great advice. I’ve made the crossing three times and many others here will have done it more often I’m sure. It’s fascinating country to fly over but you need to do your homework when it comes to weather (when in doubt, wait it out), fuel, safe places to land, aircraft condition and having the right gear with you.
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    A very similar crash occurred on Julia Percy Island off Portland VIC around the same time. Also four killed on a training flight. That aircraft was an Anson so possibly the Point Cook accident may have been the same type. There is a memorial and plaque to the Julia Percy airmen at the Crags, a.rocky bit of coastline between Port Fairy and Yambuck opposite the Island.
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    The ATSB Commissioner should probably have been more alert to the media's general lack of aviation knowledge and the public's likely perception of homebuilt/kit aircraft, and provided the proper context which the press, hopefully, would have reported.
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    Media reported the engine was a Subaru.
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    I find his intense, monotonous delivery spoils what are otherwise interesting documentaries.
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    Balmy 18 deg, nice sunny morning in the Perth Hills. Working from home listening to the birds outside.
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    Good trip writeup. Nice plane too.
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    An LSA like the RV-12 is quite a lot lighter than a PA28 or C172 and you will feel the difference in turbulence. I haven't flown a PA28 but have a fair bit of time in C152's and C172's. It all comes down to what you're comfortable with in terms of `feel'. I prefer the nimble RV handling which may be what you mean by squirrelly. A C172 feels sluggish by comparison.
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    Maybe there was a problem with the plane or maybe he had a medical issue but I think more likely he just didn’t or couldn’t see the B17 until it was too late. The main question is what went wrong in the planning that put him there in the first place.
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    That sounded to me more like a shocked young kid looking for some reassurance that everything was OK. There were probably enough adults momentarily asking themselves same thing.
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    Commer Knocker?
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    Blohm & Voss BV 141

    rgmwa commented on red750's aircraft in Unique Aircraft

    The pilots must have found the asymmetric view out of the cockpit very strange until they got used to it.
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    Yes, I was thinking of perspex, so polycarbonate could be a problem. It certainly doesn't like hydrocarbons.
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    Silvo works. Be careful as overdoing it will result in visual distortion and may make the problem worse.
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    To add to OME's post re the 1909 model A: Wilbur and Orville devised slightly different flight controls in the Model A airplanes they flew separately in France and the United States for their 1908 and 1909 public demonstrations. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum refers to "The Wilbur Method" and "The Orville Method". In Wilbur's method, the roll and yaw controls were combined on the same lever at the pilot's right hand. A forward-backward movement controlled the rudder, while a sideways or left-and-right motion controlled wing-warping. In the Orville Method, moving the stick controlled wing-warping, while a knob atop the stick controlled the rudder. In both methods the left-hand lever operated the forward elevator to control pitch. Wilbur trained French and Italian pilots using his method, and Orville trained German pilots while in Germany in 1909 for the Wright GmbH as well as American pilots at the Wright Company flight school using his method. In the recent post that linked to the documentary on Thomas Sopwith, he described flying the plane using what was obviously the Orville method. The trick was to remember that forward on the right stick pushed the right wingtip down and pulling back raised it.
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