Hongie

On 27/03/2022 at 1:21 AM, dominicm said:

At that event we were cleared to 1500 feet

very cool

how high do you go with that?

also, I think he has a handheld radio on him, as you can see that his headset is attached still and flapping around when he bails out. 121.5 would have put him in contact with an overflying aircraft easy enough ( I saw at least one contrail high overhead when he was on the ground )

The youtuber, as far as i can tell, has simply made it up, in an effort to garner views... there is no adsb data available for todays flight from what I can tell. The last adsb data available for WMM (that i can find) is from the 17/10. In saying that, its possible, although i'm not sure if it is the done thing, that the ATSB has contacted the many adsb sites and requested the data to be purged after the fact.

Regardless, it's very poor form of the youtuber to put out a simulation on the day of this happening!

On 27/11/2021 at 6:12 AM, Mike Gearon said:

I was just reading up on 912 cruise RPM.

 

https://www.rotax-owner.com/en/general-tech-discussion/5812-rotax-912uls-cruising-rpm

 

Seems to be in line with what your settings are.

 

 

 

As a point of reference, I operate my 912ULS (RV-12 ELSA with 370 hours) usually @ 5,250 rpm in cruise. I will occasionally cruise @ 5,000 - 5,400 rpm depending on oil temperature/need-for-speed/etc. - I rarely, if ever, cruise below 5,000 rpm. I have set up my ground-adjustable Sensenich prop to yield @ 5,650 rpm WOT at 5,000' (my average cruising altitude) per Roger's and Van's recommendations. This gives me a nice balance of climb and cruise performance.

how often do you cruise at 5000'?

On 24/10/2021 at 5:19 PM, Ian said:

From the CASA website the following endorsements can be added to an RPL. They don't mention retractable gear, centreline thrust etc. If they can be added it might be good to get CASA to update their website.

The following endorsements can be added to an RPL:

• controlled aerodrome endorsement (RPCT)
• controlled airspace endorsement (RPCA)
• flight radio endorsement (RPFR - requires an aviation English language proficiency assessment)
• recreational navigation endorsement (RPNA - requires minimum flight time of five hours solo cross-country.

yes, actually, not sure about RG now that you mention it

On 20/10/2021 at 8:59 PM, APenNameAndThatA said:

I might be wrong, but I thought that an RPL with endorsements and a medical would be enough to fly with three passengers? 

 

My two bob is as follows. Starting RAAus is cheaper. Starting in a VH aircraft can give you more time in type, which will be safer. If you have the extra training for the PPL, it will be safer.

 

GA aircraft have a fatal accident once in 100 000 hours. Fifty hours a year gives a risk of death of 1 in 2000. That is the annual death rate for kids in Australia. (1 in 1000 per year for adults.) So, I would not transport my family in a GA aircraft, especially if I had less than 400 hours. Below 200 hours, pilots are *much* more dangerous. 

 

Disclaimer: I have 150 hrs, and have flown my kids one at a time, from a familiar class D (controlled-ish) aerodrome.   

Yep, RPL, class 2 medical (or greater) and Controlled Airspace, controlled aerodrome and navigation endorsements, you can fly day VFR with a full plane up to 1500kgs mtow. You can also obtain flight activity endorsements such as formation. Aero's I have not looked into for RPL, but design features such as MPPC and RG are also available. RATINGS (NVFR, IFR etc) are not available to RPL holders

On 20/10/2021 at 8:59 PM, APenNameAndThatA said:

I might be wrong, but I thought that an RPL with endorsements and a medical would be enough to fly with three passengers? 

 

My two bob is as follows. Starting RAAus is cheaper. Starting in a VH aircraft can give you more time in type, which will be safer. If you have the extra training for the PPL, it will be safer.

 

GA aircraft have a fatal accident once in 100 000 hours. Fifty hours a year gives a risk of death of 1 in 2000. That is the annual death rate for kids in Australia. (1 in 1000 per year for adults.) So, I would not transport my family in a GA aircraft, especially if I had less than 400 hours. Below 200 hours, pilots are *much* more dangerous. 

 

Disclaimer: I have 150 hrs, and have flown my kids one at a time, from a familiar class D (controlled-ish) aerodrome.   

Yep, RPL, class 2 medical (or greater) and Controlled Airspace, controlled aerodrome and navigation endorsements, you can fly day VFR with a full plane up to 1500kgs mtow. You can also obtain flight activity endorsements such as formation. Aero's I have not looked into for RPL, but design features such as MPPC and RG are also available. RATINGS (NVFR, IFR etc) are not available to RPL holders

19 hours ago, Thruster88 said:

If the wind is 10knots and the vehicle travels down wind at 15knots that is a 5knot head wind I think can all agree. So in a dead calm the same vehicle can travel at 5knots except we can hopefully see that is not possible. 

I dont think that scientist lost 10k, they were just seeing how many would fall for it.

Neil deGrasse Tyson would not lightly put his name to something. 

3 hours ago, Hongie said:

afaik, rotax don't have a magneto to generate the power to create a spark (like a traditional aircraft engine al la Lyc/conti etc), they have a coil. The coil needs power from battery/alternator/generator to send to plug to make said spark.

1 hour ago, pluessy said:

self-energised CDI, power is only required for the soft-start modules (ignition retard during cranking):

Live and Learn 👌

afaik, rotax don't have a magneto to generate the power to create a spark (like a traditional aircraft engine al la Lyc/conti etc), they have a coil. The coil needs power from battery/alternator/generator to send to plug to make said spark.

On 01/07/2021 at 10:00 AM, APenNameAndThatA said:

I used to draw on maps and mark things on the map with removable sticky tape. That made flight planning take too long and stopped me taking advantage of iPads. However, I did not want to plan frequencies, calls, XPDR, QNH, and altitudes on the fly, as it were. Too much brain power. My new plan is to velcro a clipboard to my kneeboard and velcro an iPad mini to the clipboard. In the diagram, red is transponder and QNH, green in frequencies, purple is calls and checklists, blue is altitudes and obstacle heights, and black is the rout, airspace boundaries, and 10-mile range rings. 

I'm confused at the QNH call outs of 120.9 and 127.05?

On 24/04/2021 at 7:12 AM, gareth lacey said:

Whats his age have to do with it,ageism working again, condolences to his family

 

Its not “ageism” is just the facts.

Most any police/atsb/ntsb or any other acronym organisation reports in this standard way

”An (insert age) (insert place of residence) (insert gender/s) died/was injured as a result of a (insert vehicle type) crash, at (insert place and time)”

On 10/02/2021 at 6:59 PM, Thruster88 said:

You cannot legally fit a non ADS-B transponder into  an aircraft that currently has no transponder. All new installs must be ADS-B in VH land, RAus may or may not not have that requirement.  

I had heard that all new Tx have to be Mode-S, havent heard mandating ADSB for any VFR aircraft... source please?

Yep they're still here mate

Why? because I called someone out for being a rude inconsiderate idiot?

On 16/01/2021 at 12:44 PM, FlyBoy1960 said:

Some people should never fly, just enjoy going for rides with people and life the dream from the other seat !

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@  the OP,

Mate, just find another school. Yep, may not be as convenient, but carry on regardless, and you will be the better for it. Perhaps, as I think some others have said, ask for your records, and some reasonings. When you get your RPC, go rub their collective faces in it.

ArcherFalls is fun, one way strip. 

Heathrow (the one near Proserpine QLD, not the one in the UK) is fun as well, especially as a young inexperienced pilot 🙋🏻‍♂️

I have a skyview touch and a skyview (non touch) both 10in versions. Absolutely love them, and depending on the type of flying you do, can drive dynon AP servos. Flight plans can be sent directly from avplan/ozrwys to the dynon. I personally dont use the touch functions all that much, but it can be on a occasion handy.

when paired with an engine sensor package, can display (and importantly, log) everything you engine and aircraft is doing at whatever interval you set. EGT/CHT fuel flow, airspeeds ias and tas, g's, etc etc. very useful for analysis after the fact.

12 hours ago, facthunter said:

Over powered and underbrained. You'd have to modify a Kitfox a lot or it'd lose the wings. They are nice as they are. (especially the GAZELLE). Probably the easiest plane to fly ever made. Nev

oh yes, of course he is underbrained... silly me *facepalm*

far be it from anyone to innovate and try to improve/alter or dare I say it Experiment on Experimental aircraft!

and, this is a kitfox 7 SS (design gross 1550 lbs, 700ish kg Link), and as I'm sure you are aware the Skyfox Gazelle (CA-25 variant 1150 lbs, 520kg Link (according to wikipedia, i'm sure i'm be soundly reprimanded if i've got it wrong)) is a similar but quite different.

21 hours ago, Methusala said:

What reason could there be to spoil a beautiful Kitfox with 145hp? They fly perfectly well on 65 (rather small) Rotax ponies via 582.

want to climb faster, cruise faster and takeoff shorter perhaps? just a wild stab in the dark.... 🙄

improvements are welcome. but..

I'm a member (and have been for 20 years) of some forums, that have had the same name the whole time. Aside from a few changes of software, usually functionality and names stay the same. Continuity is what most of us users want.

my 2c. Leave the name as it is, leave the forum to act as a forum, the "feed" style front page is not as useful as discrete forum categories.

Hongie Their comparing S&L speed, not vertical dive assisted speed. ?

correct, as am I

190 knots in the RV.

on 2 wheels and 4, i'd rather not incriminate myself.

I have done a 11.2 1/4 mile on the bike though

There is a Trent Pascoe who is a LAME at toowoomba. Aviation Specialists Toowoomba. He might be of help.