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  1. Yes he sure did, I was a Mangalore years ago and he told us the story. Glad to hear he's ok, must have been a shock to have it happens again. Thanks for letting us know. fly Tornado suggested they could have been spin testing above MTOW. I think that would be extremely unlikely but certainly may have been at or near gross at an aft CG. That being required for certification I would expect. B
  2. Was Dave Wheatland in the drivers seat this time as in the GA8 that spun in in testing years ago.
  3. Well the APU in the tail must be getting fuel from somewhere! Perhaps that why it was being spayed? So maybe they aren't so dumb?
  4. Hi, all these pilots worried about the fire risk from battery trickle chargers and then are going to jump in that plane and go fly while the battery is hooked up to a 30 to 60 amp battery charger called an alternator and not worry about a battery fire! And the battery could be mounted in the engine compartment at high temperature as well! Hard to figure that out.
  5. I think after no replies for eight years, Dazza 38 has got his answer! B
  6. One RV9A sold last week in Albany and headed East. Still another for sale in Albany. Also one for sale at Jandakot.
  7. Hi, in 4130 you will be unlikely to get true metric sizes. 0.080" is what you will get. That is one thousandth of a inch thicker. Cheers
  8. I find the " This weeks most popular." email good but would like to see it listed in the Forum topics as well. If you sign in to read one of the topics and then go back to the email to see another "most popular",you have to sign in again when you go back to Rec Flying. Thanks
  9. A Pietenpol built by Pietenpol himself is still flying and at Serpentine WA. It is still using a Ford A engine and flys very well with no apparent lack of power as suggested previously. It flew into one of the Langley Park fly ins. For more info. http://www.tavas.com.au/resources/Cxcdfrt98711.pdf Cheers
  10. Hard to believe the company would not have had at least a few cameras running during all test flying. Very poor test program if not these days. They could shed light on the cause hopefully and save the next potential pilot! Here's hoping so anyway.
  11. AD 87 does refer to stainless steel fitting not copper type. It relates to the the stress corrosion that Stainless is very prone to. Very common on yacht fitting, most insurance companies won't insure yachts with stays over ten years old, some less! Fittings can look perfect on the outside and be rotten inside. The AD is not referring to the cable, it's the fittings. That's my take on it. Cheers, Brian AD/GENERAL/87 Primary Flight Control 2/2015 Cable Assembly Retirement Applicability: This AD applies to any aircraft fitted with primary flight control cable assemblies using terminals constructed of SAE-AISI 303 Se or SAE-AISI 304 stainless steel which have total time in service of, or exceeding, 15 years unless the: (a) aircraft is maintained to MSG-3 methodology; or (b) instructionsforcontinuingairworthinessfortheaircraftspecifiesalifelimit for the primary flight control cable assemblies that is less than 15 years of total time in service and the instructions are complied with. Note: Affected terminals include, but are not limited to, terminals manufactured to MS20658 (AN658), MS20667 (AN667), MS20668 (AN668), MS21259 (AN666) and MS21260 (AN669 or NAS650), which may be stamped on the terminal.
  12. Couldn't find a way to concratulate the reporter on presenting such a factual news story about a aircraft incident without sensationalising it or I would have. Obviously a reporter of far above their normal intelligence.
  13. It seems like the "rescuers" didn't know how light these RV6A's are, can't blame them for that. Three guys at most could lift the tail up and have the victims released. I have done that with just one other guy. Same type of plane. Empty weight would be 1,100 pounds at most, plus any fuel. And 360 pound of that is on the nose. The YouTube video appears to show lots of big guys standing around possibly waiting for a crane and news says they were trapped for hours? Hope the outcome is good. I carry a small axe just in case this should happen.
  14. A friend had a Ryco filter fitted to a Jabiru 8 cylinder split around the edge of the filter at the spanner end. Managed to get on the ground without damage but then changed to Champion aircraft filter as used by Lycoming. CH48103 from memory. He had to trim a couple of cylinder fins a small amount to fit it. I know of two other Rycos splitting on Jabs as well.
  15. Not the first Dyn-aero MCR to have a problem with an open canopy in flight. VH-SIP had its canopy open in flight and caused a severe forced landing in a field. Crew survived ok though and it's now back in the air. Aircraft is owned in Western Australia but I think the accident occurred in Victoria.
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