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  1. rgmwa
    You're right! Takes me back to my days of reading science fiction, but what I meant was any tablet or phone that is not made by Apple. in other words Samsung, Google, OnePlus, Moto - take your pick. Don't know if this is breaking any website rules but here are the links. I have no connection to the developer or any interest in the software since I'm an Apple user, although I know the developer is based in WA, so it's a home-grown product. From the last email I received: Version 6.0 is a major release which brings a few new goodies: * Implement OpenWeatherMap precipitation overlay on maps * Improved ADS-B traffic display * Generic aircraft instead of individual * Performance enhancements Homepage: http://ninelima.org/efis/download.html FDroid: https://search.f-droid.org/?q=kwik&lang=en
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    Sure, there are more basic systems out there. It just depends what you’re looking for. If you have an Android device there’s even free glass panel software available you can download and try out. I haven’t got the link handy but can get you the details if you like.
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    In my case the Dynon was standard equipment for the RV12 so it’s not a case of trying to convince myself that the cost was worthwhile. I use OzRunways on an iPad mini for navigation and flight planning so the Dynon’s map display is more of a backup anyway. As you say, you don’t need any of that since you can find your way around with a map, compass and watch. But I know which system I’d rather use when flying across the Outback. Arriving at a remote strip with no windsock and being able to see the wind speed and direction at a glance is great. Knowing TAS removes another uncertainty. Still, you don’t need those things for a local flight in familiar surroundings, or even for long distance flights for that matter, but I like having all those features and the other information the system provides. I’d also agree that I don’t use the system to its full capability, but that doesn’t matter. I can always learn more if I want to. Nor do I spend more time with my head inside the cockpit. For me at least, a glass panel seems a good choice these days, even for VFR pilots with RAA type aircraft.
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    Each to his own, but for me: Cost - yes, not cheap but you get what you pay for and you get a lot for the money. You can certainly get by with less for day VFR and local flying, but the extra capabilities come into their own for longer trips. Reliability - the Dynon has a backup battery. The complexity amounts to plugging it in and running an annual test. No big deal. Redundancy - My system was delivered around 2013 with software version 3 as I recall. Version 16 has just been released and the system's capabilities get better with each update. At this stage the tweaks are pretty minor.
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    I trained in Cessnas and had some concerns about the much more complex looking Dynon Skyview when I built my RV12, so I installed a backup ALT and ASI and thought I’d probably go with the analogue display on the Dynon. However, I didn’t and very quickly got used to the ribbon displays and having the wealth of other information available that the Dynon shows, including synthetic vision, maps, wind information, TAS, etc. Never had any problems with readability or reliability. I don’t regret installing the analogue gauges but the Dynon gives you a lot more information. A needle is very quick to read but the ribbon displays are easy once you’re used to them.
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    JG3: Dunmarra Roadhouse south of Daly Waters in the NT has a strip behind the roadhouse with bowsers, food and accommodation (camping and motel units). The owner flies a Murphy Rebel, at least did when I was there in 2018. Also Sandfire Roadhouse on the 90 mile beach in WA. Strip is behind the roadhouse. it's a fair walk with jerrycans, but you can taxy up near to the bowsers along a track if you ask the staff. I got bogged on the way back.
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    The Serpentine bowsers were only installed recently so I assume they will appear in ERSA eventually.
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    Serpentine in WA recently installed a Mogas 95 and Avgas bowser.
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    Anyone can have an accident, and being rich is not a crime, but at the very least I think this shows an astonishing degree of overconfidence given his limited experience and skill level. Sending someone else to take the factory offered training instead of making the effort to go himself doesn't say much for his attitude either. Fortunately he just bent the plane and didn't kill anyone.
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    According to Wikipedia "The M600 has 600 hp (447 kW) and a price tag of $2.82 million." Presumably that's $US. Looks like it might be back to the 172 to practice a few more crosswind landings.
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    How far south west? I think White Gum Air Park near York has RAA for hire. Maybe Bunbury as well.
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    More specifically big Cessna's, small Cessna's, and microlight Cessna's.
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    That was good. Interesting to see what happens after you land at these places.
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    Rotax specify one of the coolant hoses to be a pre-formed rubber hose (it has some sharper bends than the others). Did Floods supply you that piece as well as a length of hose that you have to cut up? My kit was missing the pre-formed hose.
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    Good thing they did a ground check but astonishing that they had to fix such a basic problem. Surely whoever built it must have run a test before they launched it.
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    The US would only help us if they thought it was in their interests.
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    Errors of judgement aside, I thought he kept his head pretty well. Being IFR trained clearly worked in his favour, and even though he was stressed he wasnt panicking and was able to think fairly clearly despite being well outside his comfort zone. Could have ended much worse.
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    What happened to the Do-Maw project? Haven’t heard anything for a long time and couldn’t find the thread. He put a lot of thought into occupant safety.
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    Looks like somebody had the wing plans upside down when they assembled it.
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    No updates since last May? That’s a long time between drinks.
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    Maybe try posting on the Dynon forum?
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    Someone put a lot of work into that manual.
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    Which end of the scale?
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    Saunders-Roe Princess

    rgmwa commented on red750's aircraft in Sea Planes

    ...or 113 mph, not 13
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    The dollar was at $0.82 US when I ordered the first of my RV12 component kits some years ago and thought that was about as good as it was likely to get. Wrong! It kept improving as time went on, and like Yenn, I also got the engine at $1.04 so overall the exchange rate worked out quite well, although not as good as a fellow builder who started a couple of years later than I did and ordered the whole kit in one go at $1.10. Those were the days!
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