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  1. rgmwa
    I practice stalls regularly so don't find them scary because I have a pretty good idea of what's likely to happen. On the other hand you seem to have had a good go at spins, which I haven't, so they would be disorienting for me until I'd had enough practice to feel confident I could recover safely. Really, the scary stalls or spins are the ones that may happen when you don't expect them, and when you may be in a situation where the outcome won't be good. Luckily, so far that hasn't happened to me.
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    I remember my instructor telling me to pick a field inside a 45 degree cone around you. Pick anything further away and there’s a good chance you won’t get there. It’s a rule of thumb of course, and there will always be other factors to consider (eg wind), but it’s probably a pretty good guide.
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    Getting the message across is fine, but if he's going to write a report at the end of this, then hopefully he'll get the spelling and grammar right... or at least rely on the computer to get it right.
  4. rgmwa
    Having learned to fly in one, I can vouch for their toughness too, although the door had a tendency to pop open, and you were literally rubbing shoulders with the instructor.
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    Probably didn't do much for their hearing either.
  6. rgmwa
    A stall is only scary if you’re too low to recover.
  7. rgmwa
    One more item for the checklist.
  8. rgmwa
    ... or take it up.
  9. rgmwa
    Not quite. a Cat 5 gust speed starts at 174 mph and has no upper limit. A 122 mph gust is about the middle of Cat 3, but still strong enough to ruin your day. Also worth keeping in mind that wind pressure varies as the square of the wind speed, so double the speed and the wind pressure, which is what causes the damage, goes up by a factor of four.
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    Apart from medicals, I've had very little interaction with CASA (fortunately). However, although the organisation's management is roundly maligned and probably deservedly so for its culture, legalistic attitude and heavy handedness, I will say that our local CASA guy who runs the regular safety lectures - my only other direct contact with CASA - is excellent. Very helpful and well informed, and I'm sure there are many others in the organisation like him who have a real interest in aviation and are doing a good job.
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    The ASI is an important instrument, so you might as well get the right one for the job. If you can't get yours converted professionally, I'd sell it or just ditch it and put it down to experience.
  12. rgmwa
    Can't help with your query, but here's a link to an earlier thread that may be of interest: https://www.recreationalflying.com/topic/30362-eastwood-tyro-ii-info/
  13. rgmwa
    Took the Thruster out for a run then?
  14. rgmwa
    No problems with an iPad Mini, but I have it on a knee mount that allows air that leaks into the cockpit or through the air vent to circulate around it to keep it cool. I suspect it could overheat otherwise if in direct sun lying on the seat, but it's been fine even on a flight up through the red centre and back over the top.
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    As far as I know, kts is standard terminology in Australia. Having ASI in mph would be annoying, but then in the USA they seem to use both so I suppose it's just what you get used to.
  16. rgmwa
    Found a photo: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.airhistory.net%2Fphoto%2F236398%2FVH-KIL&psig=AOvVaw1J9KLIPX9mX9gryF1Sn4tf&ust=1644234014529000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCMC_t5T_6vUCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAP
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    There’s a Bucker Jungmann at Serpentine in WA that is flown regularly.
  18. rgmwa
    FWIW I’d put a blister over the protruding muffler so it was fully enclosed and reduce the gap around the exhaust.
  19. rgmwa
    Tennis players!??
  20. rgmwa
    Jeans or sometimes cargo pants (for the extra pockets), T-shirt with or without an old windcheater, casual shoes or sneakers. The jeans and pants are OK being cotton, but the rest are not the best for safety. I've thought about getting Nomex or flying overalls, but Nomex is pricey and uncomfortable, and flying overalls seem a bit over the top in an enclosed cockpit. Maybe if I had a Tiger Moth.
  21. rgmwa
    Found it: https://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/mustangs-civil/austcivilmustangs.html Scroll down to AC CA-18 Mustang Mk.21 c/n 1430 A68-105, VH-JUC. Currently based at Tyabb
  22. rgmwa
    Based on 1960 values, that's about $12,500 in today's money according to Google. Bargain!!
  23. rgmwa
    That's the one. I have a vague recollection of being told that it was owned by the guy who owned the servo, but he'd lost his licence or maybe the plane was grounded but there was some reason he couldn't fly it, so he parked it out the front.
  24. rgmwa
    I remember many years ago, around the late 50's or early 60's, there was a Mustang parked in front of a service station on the highway between Geelong and Melbourne. I was pretty young at the time but I think it was somewhere around Avalon on that side of the highway. Anyone know anything about it?
  25. rgmwa

    Breezy RLU-1

    rgmwa commented on red750's aircraft in Recreational (3 Axis)

    Weird looking contraption. It must be like flying a broomstick. Maybe the nose spat stops the pilot being splattered with mud on soft strips?
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